1. I could see how students could use the Jing to make a movie or a social studies video or report using the mapping for a geography lesson. They can also take pictures, record videos and share them instantly to anyone they like. This tool for making reports looks like a great way to enhance learning.
2. Skype is amazing! It seems that you see many people on TV use it on programs as they talk to people through their computers and I had the opportunity to work with a colleague that communicates with her children in Mexico that way. I think that we can use it in our classroom to expand our walls to the world and see other cultures. I could see how the classroom could share reports with other classroom in the district or in the country. The classrooms could become "pen pals" and talk to eachother on a regular basis to share experiences, field trips, reports, ideas, etc...
Isn't Skype cool? If you can believe it, I first used something like that way back in 1969 at the Hemisfair in San Antonio. Bell Telephone had a predecessor set up in their pavilion and we could dial each other up and talk and look at a video screen of the other person at the same time.
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