A colleague mentioned that she was going to visit a nursing program that is using Jing and Snag-it software. Jing and Snag-it are developed by TechSmith, the same company that produces Camtasia. Jing is free. With the really scarce resources for many of us, free software is good.
Snag-it (http://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.asp ) is used for screen capture. The software is available for a 30-day free trial. It is much better than the Print Screen function that we all have with our computer keyboards because you can choose exactly what you want to capture. I use Microsoft OneNote (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/onenote/default.aspx ) software, which is similar. OneNote is available for a 60-day trial. The reason that I like it better, is that the software runs in the background, so all I have to do is to tap the Window+S keys to do a screen capture. I also like the way that OneNote keeps automatic notes about the screen captures, for example, the day, time, and source (if it is a URL) of the capture. OneNote allows me to store the screen captures in a workbook. Those features are really helpful when designing online course content.
Jing (http://www.jingproject.com/) provides the ability to record video of on-screen action and it also can be used for screen capture. The free version of the software is available for both the PC and the Mac. It includes tutorials and is easy to use. The on-screen action video is very helpful for that "teaching moment" assistance. As an example, a couple of years ago I was running into roadblock using a software to access my web site. One of our fantastic support people in the GCSU Web Enhanced Resource (WER) group figured out a work around. He created a short video of the on-screen action and emailed it to me.
If you need a way to capture a part of a computer screen or capture screen action, consider trying Snag-it, OneNote, and/or Jing. All are very easy to use.
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