I can definitely see how using Jing could be helpful to show the steps for completing a technology assignment. It would be great to have a video for students to be able to access instead of having to repeat my instructions everytime. Another free download program that can record a video of what you do on the screen is Nvu. I have used it before and would like to try to make a recording of instructions to use in my classroom, possibly how to add a posting to a wiki or blog in the classroom.
I love the idea of having authors or local celebrities read books aloud to students. It would also be a great way to bring authors to the classroom or library without spending alot of money. My big question right now is how to find other people who are willing to Skype with my class. (But I see that the article "50 Awesome Ways to use Skype in schools" is a good resource to help answer that question. I even found a page of virtual author visits!) Over the summer I know that the PBL (problem-based learning) campuses used Skype to invite "experts" to their classroom so they could ask questions about what they were studying - extreme weather.
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