Jing Screencast

Jing is an innovative program that not only allows users to capture images from their screen but to create videos from their monitor as well. These can be extremely useful for creating tutorials or demonstrating processes. Jing incorporates the microphone so you can choose to commentate your video.
The Jing icon has 3 tools that appear when appear when you place the cursor over the small sun icon. The first tool is the capture icon and after you select the icon you can choose the size of your recording area. Jing has a unique way of selecting the recording area, you can simlply click an open window and Jing will record a video of that size or you can click and drag the cursor with the select tool that will allow you to create a video any height and width you choose.
After recording, you can save the screen cast by choosing share- to save the file publicly to a website (mine is http://screencast.com/t/jkRZ5WtoDdQ) or you can save it to your own computer with the save option where you can access it from your local files and folders (my file location/name is C:\Documents and Settings\Trixie\Desktop\Spring12\Pierce\jing\Add_Text_in_Photoshop.swf)- and is saved as a shockwave flash video (swf). You can also access the collection of your screencasts from the second tool on the Jing sunshine icon "History".
The third icon on the Jing sun is called "More" and allows you to access the preferences and help tools.

View my screencast to learn how to incorporate text onto a picture using Photoshop!

This activity most closely relates to the ISTE NETS T Standard 3c: 3. Model Digital Age Work and Learning Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. c. Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital age media and formats This goal is accomplished by providing us with different tools to use to communicate information to others in digital formats.