Jing

What is Jing?

It is a computer software program used to share images or movies with others on the Internet. It has a number of uses, both for business collaboration and enhancing the online conversation or social networking sites. With Jing, users have the ability to create an image of an item that appears on their desktop, it also provides the ability to make videos that show users completing a series of steps useful for instructing others. Jing allows users to add text or draw items like arrows on images to provide labels or captions.

How to use Jing in my classroom? 

• Great training video for quick and easy access for students. 
• recording lessons that students can access anytime, anywhere.
• making videos to help the substitute teacher and students if the teacher have to miss class. 
• Live Demonstrations; demonstrate how to use the features of a program. 
• Tutorials; explain a difficult concept or idea. 
• Address a common misconception about a task. 
• Answer frequently asked questions. 
• Assignment Tips: Highlight important or commonly misunderstood aspects of an assignment.

References:

Davies, F. (2013). eHow tech. What is Jing?

Elizabeth. (2010). How to use Jing in your classroom? I love EdTeach.

Koepke, K. & Koop, B. (e.d.) Using Jing in Your Classroom. Created by CATL:http://www.uwlax.edu/catl

I created a brief Screencast about how to use Google Translate in translation, it is one of several options  the new technology offer to the students to use the electronic dictionaries; especially the student who learn a foreign language. By experience, these kinds of dictionaries are too important in facilitating and improving the translation quality and saving time when we use them effectively and efficiently.

Click here to see how to use Jing: Quick video tutorial