What is Jing? This was the question I had before I started my exploration of Web 2.0 technologies. Once I started exploring I found that Jing is a FREE program that captures images and videos from your computer and allows you to share them. To get started, download Jing by visiting this site.
Once you have downloaded the program a “sun” will appear at the top of your screen. This “sun” serves as your Jing menu. Using this Jing menu you can catch a screenshot of anything on your computer screen. Once you have captured your image, Jing allows you to add many features to your screenshot. Some of these features include highlighting, framing, drawing arrows, and adding text. Here is a sample of some of these features. Additionally, you can record any action from your computer as a video and add audio. Recording actions from the computer would be very beneficial in an educational setting. As a 3rd grade teacher going to the computer lab can sometimes be a nightmare. Creating a video using Jing would allow me to show the students basic procedures in the computer lab, such as how to open and save files.
After you capture your screenshot or video, you have many options. You can save your image or video to your history, email it to friends, post it to a webpage, etc.
If you want more information on Jing, check out the introductory video tour!
Stay tuned for educational uses with Jing!
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Hi Sara.
Sharing Jing screencasts between modern language classes across the world could also be a powerful telecollaborative use of Jing.
For instance, demonstrating a particular software program in another language - such as a Japanese Windows demo with narration by a Japanese student and vice versa by an English speaking student - could bring to life both visually and audibly the differences in common software programs that we use every day all over the world.
I started using Jing last weekend, and I really enjoy this program. It was astonishing to me that I could actually capture what is on my computer screen, and make a video with my own voice doing the narration. I could then send my students to the science website, that I had narrated, and they could then learn more about the earth, sun, and seasons. I did notice a glitch when using this program. While I was creating my video, and using the website, the video would pause without me wanting it to do so. I figured that the video could not handle the animation that was occuring on the science website at the same time. I wonder if it is possible to create videos with animations using Jing?
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