Tech Tips from the Classroom: ZoomIt
Teaching a course to seventh graders and adults has reminded me of a painful fact of life; my middle-aged eyes (and those of many of my peers) just aren’t what they used to be. Even with a projector and large screen, from the back of the classroom my computer display looks pretty small. After wincing my way through several classes last week, I finally remembered ZoomIt; a handy little screen zoom and annotation tool.
Created by Mark Russinovich, ZoomIt enables users to zoom in on an area of the screen, move around while zoomed, and draw on the zoomed image. The program is very simple to use and includes a number of options, including different pen and text colors, drawing tools, and hotkey customization:
Even if you don’t have need for magnification, the ability to annotate the screen can make presentations more effective and help keep students engaged. As such, I highly recommend giving ZoomIt a try; it’s free, easy, and works with all version of Windows.
