Fusion Finds http://jgarton.edublogs.org Educators Integrating Technology Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:42:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 This Blog Has Relocated http://jgarton.edublogs.org/2008/09/13/this-blog-has-relocated/ http://jgarton.edublogs.org/2008/09/13/this-blog-has-relocated/#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:42:46 +0000 Janetta Garton http://jgarton.edublogs.org/?p=468 This blog has moved to http://fusionfinds.wordpress.com/. If you subscribe via email or a reader you don’t need to do anything. You will continue to automatically receive the new posts with no “service interruptions.” If you have bookmarked/favorited/tagged this site you will need to update that URL.

]]> http://jgarton.edublogs.org/2008/09/13/this-blog-has-relocated/feed/ 1 Willard Tiger Blog http://jgarton.edublogs.org/2008/09/11/willard-tiger-blog/ http://jgarton.edublogs.org/2008/09/11/willard-tiger-blog/#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:01:21 +0000 Janetta Garton http://jgarton.edublogs.org/?p=466 Some of our teachers prefer a more basic blog to use to communicate with parents and students. They don’t need all the bells and whistles of Edublogs. I’m recommending that these teachers use our Tiger Blog tool available through our web-based Tiger Mail. This software is hosted locally on one of our servers. You will find it to be very dependable, fast, and easy to use. If you can send an email, you can do this.

Here are a few example blogs published by Willard Teachers:

I have published a short Tiger Blog handout and set of screencasts. To view a screencast click the title below:

If you need further assistance with using the Tiger Blogging tool, please let me know.

Image Credit: Britain Going Blog Crazy by Annie Mole

]]> http://jgarton.edublogs.org/2008/09/11/willard-tiger-blog/feed/ 0 Need a Snapshot of Your Screen? http://jgarton.edublogs.org/2008/09/09/need-a-snapshot-of-your-screen/ http://jgarton.edublogs.org/2008/09/09/need-a-snapshot-of-your-screen/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:01:12 +0000 Janetta Garton http://jgarton.edublogs.org/?p=461 Snippy can help. Snippy is a screen capture tool. This free download doesn’t require installing. Just download the small, executable file and double click it to start snipping. You will see a pair on scissors available in your Taskbar notification area on the right side.

Just click these scissors anytime you need to capture something on your screen. With a click and drag select the area to be copied to your clipboard. Open Word, or another application and paste. Viola! An image of your screen capture appears in your document. You can also right click on the scissors to access the settings. That’s it. Very simple. Very easy to use. Here’s a very short screencast on how to download, start, and use Snippy.

I use SnagIt for my screen captures. Since I spend a lot of time publishing handouts on various tech tools, I need something with more features. SnagIt is awesome. If you are often capturing snapshots of your screen, this tool is worth purchasing. There is a 30 day free trial available for download.

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