2. Overview
Looking for a way to share your ideas instantly?
Jing is a simple and free Web 2.0 tool to enhance
your fast-paced online conversations. Jing tools
allow the user to capture what you see, record
what you do, and send your screenshots and videos
all over the web.
http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html
3. Getting Started
Get started with Jing by clicking the link below and choose:
Getting Started
Once you have
downloaded and
installed the free
version of Jing, go to
screencast.com and
create a free account.
4. The Jing “Sun” and Screencast.com
Once Jing has been downloaded the Jing “Sun” will appear on your desktop. You can
easily move the Jing “Sun” by clicking on the “Sun” and dragging to a new location.
To capture an image:
Place your cursor over the Jing “Sun” and click Capture
Use the link below for Jing Tutorials.
Jing Tutorials
Use the following link for Screencast Tutorials. Screencast Tutorials
5. Annotating a Screen Capture
Use the Jing tools to annotate your capture.
The capture above illustrates a frame with text to
annotate the weather report on a computer desktop.
The Jing tools provide the user with a comment tool, text tool, font choice and size,
highlighting and framing.
6. Sharing a Screen Capture
Upload your screen capture to screencast, save the capture to your
computer, or copy your capture. The “buttons” to perform these tasks are
located on the bottom tool bar of the capture.
http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html
7. Creating a Jing Video
Record and narrate what’s happening on your screen.
Begin with a screen capture, then click “capture video”, wait
for the count down to begin, then record your voice while
performing tasks on your computer. You need a microphone
to record your voice, and you also have the option of “no
sound”.
8. Share a Video
Upload to screencast or save to your computer.
http://www.screencast.com/#
9. Delivering Online Education Using Jing
Teachers using Jing are designing and exploring creative applications of
technology to promote student learning. Jing would allow teachers to model
digital-age work and learning by providing screen captures and videos to deliver
content. Some possible suggestions for integrating Jing in online learning
include students creating video lessons to teach concepts to classmates or even
to teachers, teachers providing feedback on major assignments, or recording
short videos showing the steps to solving complex problems and post them for
students to review (Grand Canyon University, n.d.). Screencasts can assist
learners in navigating a web environment and multimodal tutorials allows the
learner to watch and watch again (Literary Research Association, n.d.). Jing is a
tool that has unlimited potential. As users have explored the many options, the
results are amazing. For example, teachers may ask students to explain a task to
demonstrate mastery and provide an alternate way to communicate with
parents. Anyone can use Jing to connect with tech support so they can see what
exactly is going on, and embed videos and images to blogs, websites and wikis
(UNC Charlotte, 2010). Too, searching the internet for how-to videos yielded
several videos for using Jing within Blackboard. In my view and personal
experience, I had an instructor use Jing to assist with an Excel project that
included statistics. My success on the project definitely weighted on having the
screen recording available.
10. Pros and Cons
Jing is free and easy to use, 2 GB of storage available, and a privacy option to
secure videos for specific individuals or groups. It’s easy to define an area to
capture or record.
Ranganathan & Nygard (2010) state, “Although the free version of Jing
Software can be used for quick tutorials of producing such simulation
tools, each recording video session cannot exceed more than five minutes
with the free version. For any extended Screenshot capture, one has to rely
on other purchase software Snagit 9 or JingPro” (p.6).
11. Future for Jing
As with many Web 2.0 tools, Jing is free with limited features. So
TechSmith, the website to choose a tool that will fit your specific needs
offers upgraded versions. To better meet the needs of
customers, TechSmith retired Jing Pro to the free version of Jing. After
listening to customers, a choice was made to use Snagit, a tool that ends the
five minute video limit. Snagit is the perfect tool for MPEG-4 video and
youtube uploading. Of course there is a one-time fee, and the possibility of
receiving a discount for educators, colleges and universities
(TechSmith, 1995-2013). Users of Web 2.0 tools must be willing to adapt to
changes that are made by the tool designers, and frequently review the Web
2.0 tool sites for updates.
12. Conclusion
“Because Web 2.0 allows users to interact with one another or within the
group rather than passively consuming information, these tools are an ideal
match for online instruction” (Tunks, 2012). Therefore, instructors using
Web 2.0 tools, such as Jing, with careful planning and meaningful integration
will most likely affect student learning and engagement in a positive
manner.
As online courses increase in popularity, the need for instructors to
communicate, support and personalize learning is essential. I believe there
is a right way and a wrong way to implement Web 2.0 tools in courses. In my
opinion, there needs to be scaffolding and connections within assignments
to enhance student understanding.
13. Reference
Grand Canyon University Center for Innovation in Research and Teaching.
(n.d.) Technology teaching tools. Retrieved from
http://cirt.gcu.edu/teaching/tools/jing
Literary Research Association Research and Repository. Digital text and
tools. (n.d.) Retrieved from
http://sites.google.com/site/textsandtools/techtutorials//screencasts/jing
Ranganathan, P. & Nygard, K. (2010). Computer (jing) based teaching in
virtual engineering laboratories. International Conference on Engineering
Education. Retrieved from
TechSmith.(1995-2013). Retrieved from http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html
Tunks, K. W. (2012). An introduction and guide to enhancing online
instruction with Web 2.0 Tools. Journal Of Educators Online, 9(2),
UNC Charlotte. (2010). Teaching with technology. Retrieved from
http://guides.library.uncc.edu/content.php?pid=319548&sid=2634434
