Jing Screencast

As an educator Jing is a great tool. Especially if you are planning on being out of the classroom and need to explain something to your students that a substitute might not be able to, Jing will work wonders. It is a great tool to use wether you are in the classroom, or out of the classroom. If you have a website for your class, you could add the link onto your website as an instructional/study aid to your students. There are a variety of ways that Jing could be useful to an educator.

I chose to do my Jing Screencast on Microsoft 2008 on a MAC computer. As the school I did my student teaching in had Mac computers and the students were using Microsoft 2008, this would be a great instructional tool. In this short video I describe and show some of the options in Microsoft 2008 and compare those options to Microsoft Word used on a windows operating system.




Jing screencast

ISTE-NETS-T STANDARDS

This meets the following standards because you are creating a video that can be used for instruction purposes. The video is a use of 21st Century Learning skills or a production of Digital Age Work. By the use of the video you are encourgaing learning and participation, while demonstrating and teaching new skills.

1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning