Jing Image

Two thumbs up to Jing!  Once again, this is a program that I have never used.  I think I must have been hiding under a rock from all of these great technology tools.  I easily downloaded Jing and created an account.  Jing is a free feature that allows users to capture images and even record videos on computers (haven't experimented with this feature yet).  While doing this, you can customize by adding text, shapes, highlights, and arrows.  Plus, you can send your images and videos throughout the internet by saving them to your computer or getting a screencast that is sent to screencast.com for a direct link.  I have found that this will be a great teaching tool to use in my classroom because I can be more specific and detailed in notes and even directions.

I decided to create a graphic that I could use to teach the life cycle in science class.  I searched through Google images to find a perfect image of a frog life cycle.  I used Jing to capture the image and to edit it by using features such as the text tool, the shape tool, and the arrow/line tools. I saved the image to my computer and then uploaded it below. I also took a screencast of the image. Click here to see it!

Learning Outcomes

1. What file types come out of Jing?
   After saving and editing my image in Jing, the file type was a PNG image file.
   
   
2. How / where do you save images on your computer?
   I clicked on the save button while editing my image and saved it to my desktop because it is easy for me to find. However, after I uploaded it, I then transferred it to my EDUC 6305 folder which is located inside my Graduate School folder. There were other options to save to other than my desktop.
   
   
3. How do you access your Jing history?
   To access my Jing history, I ran my cursor over the Jing "sun-like" feature in the top right corner and then clicked on history feature.
   
   
4. What happens if you screencast an item in your history?
   If you screencast an item from your history then it begins to upload to screencast.com and allows you to click on the link to transfer you to the screencast.
   
   
5. How to import Jing objects into your blog posts?
   It was very easy to import a Jing object into my blogpost. All I did was click on insert an image in my blog tool bar. I searched for the saved Jing image on my computer and uploaded.
   
   
6. How do you publish your artifact?
   I published my artifact by screen casting my image and getting the link. I linked my screencast to my blog to publish. I could also upload it to Google Docs or Diigo.
   
   
   7. How do you share your artifact with others?
   I shared my artifacts with others by adding my image and link to my blog. Another way to share the artifact is through social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
   
   This activity relates to the ISTE NETS T standard 3: Model Digital-Age Work and Learning.  It relates to this standard because teachers can use Jing as a digital teaching tool to introduce knowledge in a new, inviting manner.  The neat features allow teachers and even students to put more emphasis on their current learning and technology.