Introduction
- Jing is a free, screen casting and image capturing tool(TechSmith, 2013).
- It also grants marking up uses and wide sharing probabilities within a short time.
- Jing allows a user to design and share editable images and screen casts for easier presentation in different screens(TechSmith, 2013).
- In addition, jing acts as an inbuilt camera in computers as it captures images that appear on the monitor(TechSmith, 2013).
Free Plan for Users
- Allows a 5 minute video limit.
- Includes saving and sharing via Screencast.com, Facebook, Twitter, Flicker, embed code.
- Provides marking up functions (arrows, highlights, …).
- Is user friendly and free (Schiano, 2013).
What Can Teachers do with Jing
- Create tutorialvideos for students:
- Demonstrate how to use a new equipment.
- Revise a selected grammar section in a document.
- Demonstrate how to execute an exercise or form(Koptke, 2013).
- Set tasks and homework:
- Give homework/class assignments/research and narrate what students are supposed to do(Koptke, 2013).
- Present your projects/ school/ class activities:
- Present new projects.
- Share some well proved activity with other teachers.
- Present your class or school.
- Show outcomes of students´ work (Koptke, 2013).
- Edit homework or assignments:
- Provide feedback on students’ written assignments using Jing (Koptke, 2013).
References
Koptke, K. (2013). Using Jing in Your Teaching. Web.
Schiano, D. (2013). Using Jing for Educators. Web.
TechSmith. (2013). A few ways you might use Jing… Web.