Jing

Jing is free software which can easily be downloaded from www.jingproject.com. Jing enables you to capture anything on your screen from a small part to the whole of the screen, and then save it where you choose, on your computer or uploaded to screencast or embedded on your blog or glog. It could be used as a bit of motivating fun for correcting students written work and maybe maths. Below is an example of capturing and editing a students work. Frankly I'd be horrified to get my work back looking like this.



It has taken me quite a bit of time to work Jing out though. I downloaded it to my computer to see how and if I would use it. The capture feature took me a bit of working out. I think I've got it now but as a busy teacher in a classroom I don't think I would have bothered. The photo capture was quite a process and the download time for videoing was exceptionally slow and not very reliable so I chose not to use it in this blog.
Instead I put in this:



I did this with Jing after a glass of red and really have no Idea how I did it as it took quite a few go's to achieve this. I guess it confirms my opinion originally formed in the class when Jing was presented, that Jing is not really for children and probably not for the teacher unless they enjoy a glass of red!!