Jing+Project-+Laura

= __ 0verview __ = Have you ever logged on to a Towson computer and seen a little orange ball at the top of the screen. That is jing. The Jing project is a program that allows you to do many things. It can capture screen images or make a short video of your screen computer monitor. It can be shared instantly on the web and through many applications such as twitter, email, or a blog. It is not just a visual aid that can be used; you can also add sound to it. Not only can you show someone something, you can also tell them about it as well. Some possible suggested uses for it are collaboration on a project, narrating photos, or teaching a parent how to use itunes or facebook. =﻿__How Does it Work?__= Jing is a fairly easy application to use. The first step is to download it. You can download a free version on jing from the website []. You must have administrative access on your computer to do this therefore; some teachers may not be able to download on to a school computer. It only takes a few minutes. Once this is done the ball will appear on the top of the screen (it is referred to as the sun). If you move your cursor over the sun, options will appear: caption, history, and more. You can use those options to perform the function you would like.

=__How Could I Use This?__= This tool can be used in many ways. One of its best and most applicable aspects to most teachers is instruction. This example is an instructional video on how to make questions for Active Inspire. If you are giving a professional development course on this or just sharing your knowledge it can be most useful to others as a reference and an instructing tool. Also, it can be used for follow up questions after the professional development.

Example: How do you insert a question and how do you send it to the class?

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The video is simple to make. Once you have recorded your video make sure that it is uploaded to screencast so that the link can be shared with others. It can be saved to a computer as well but it is difficult to embed that file into any type of wiki or email or video sharing programs. Now this video can be viewed by others and shared.