JING

Educational Technology Tool ReviewED608

Kate Miller

FEATURES

Screenshots that can be sent to social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, and Screencast.com

Modify screenshots with text, highlights, arrows, or shapes

Instant hyperlinks so you can paste the pictures into an email, instant message, forum, or posting

Make 5 minute videos of things that you see on your screen with narration

POSSIBLE USES

Make brief narrated instructional videos- demonstration lessons, or tutorials Using an on-line encyclopedia Re-teach lab procedures to a student that was

absent Students can get their own accounts and

make their own brief video tutorials How to solve math problems Informational videos- like how to make a craft

or recipe

Technical Requirements

Available for PC and Mac

Broadband Internet Windows XP, Vista,

Windows 7 1GB RAM Jing Pro

PC/ 2GB Ram Jing Pro Mac

Support Simple to use Free on-line tutorial

videos Message Board for

questions Software Key Lookup

tool http://screencast.co

m/t/CQZdaUO76xv

COST

Jing- Free Jing Pro- $14.95 per year

SWF Video (Adobe Flash Video) Webcam Recording

Image modification tools- highlights, arrows, text boxes, and auto shapes

Instant uploading to YouTube

Screencast.com Account (stores your screen shots)

MPEG-4 Videos

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