Here is the video of me editing the video: Teachers Are Professionals Once it’s done uploading, the link to the screenshot or video is automatically copied to my clipboard so I can simply Control V paste. Selecting Share in Snagit allows me to choose Google Drive. Bonus, you won’t have to hear “I missed that, can you do it again?” The GIF animation loops infinitely, students can watch the demo as many times as they want.Īs an added bonus I can easily save the screenshots or videos to Google Drive. More time for students to be doing work, less time watching you use the Internet. Notice I was able to cut down the 43 second video to 8 seconds. You want your animations to be under 20 seconds, but also students do not need to see the mistakes or loading time. I paused to figure out how I would put in the equation. I scrolled down to see if there was something I should be looking at. Notice in this 43 second video I was putzing around. Snagit makes is easy to edit the video to cut out all the mouse dragging, Internet loading, things you clicked on by mistake, etc… Everyone is just sitting there… not learning… waiting for the Internet to load. How many times have you been showing something and the site is slow to load. Let’s be honest, the Internet is not always so fast at loading. DRAG the animation from Snagit into your Google Doc. Boom, your screencast is an animated GIF. On the playhead is a button that says “GIF.” Click it. Choose video record rather than screenshot and record your using a digital tool.

You will notice I am demonstrating above the dragging of the screen capture from Snagit into a Google doc with a GIF animation. Drag from the tray onto whatever platform you are using that allows you to add images. Below the screen capture is the tray of images. Literally, DRAG the screenshot from Snagit onto a Google Doc, Slides, Office, tweet, etc… straight from Snagit. Use a callout to point at the login button.

Take a screenshot of what to click on for logging in. Instead, incorporate the tech requirements students will need to use into the directions document for the activity.

Use your valuable time to work with students on content. I encourage teachers to NOT take time to demonstrate how to use tech. Download SnagitĬlick here to view educator pricing and download a free trial. The site license is a lot cheaper, I highly recommend schools get a license for their teachers. Snagit is not free, but it is also NOT a subscription. Let me start by saying that Snagit does not work on Chromebooks.

It allows me to take screenshots, record video, and crazy super easy create animated GIF’s.

Snagit 13 tutorial for gif