Functions:

Audio Recording: Users can make their own audio recordings. 

          Annotating Text: PDF files can be annotated.

Screencasting: A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a video screen capture, often containing audio narration (Wikipedia).  Screencast-o-matic lets your make brief screencasts on a Windows PC. 

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Comments:

ActivInspire has many features.  Here we focus on its use by students as a 21st Century learning tool that permits screencasting, audio recording, as well as annotation over a PDF document. 

Resources:

Audio Recording:

     ActivTip: Sound Recording

Annotating Text:

     ActivTip: Importing a PDF file into ActivInspire

     Note: regular mark-up tools are available in ActivInspire including the Pen, Eraser, Highlighter, Text tool.  

    As a supplement, the Pen Modifer can be used to annotate with a variety of shapes as well. 

Screencasting:

     ActivTip: Screen Recorder