Jing

What is Jing?
//Jing// is screen capture software that captures anything you see on your computer screen as an image or short video, and lets you share it instantly.
 * //Take Screenshots//: Capture an image of what you see on your computer screen.
 * //Record Screencast//s: Record up to 5 minutes of onscreen video.
 * //Collaborate//: Use Jing while you collaborate online so that your points can be easily understood.
 * Best of all, it's **FREE**  to register and get started!

Two Ways To Use Jing
===__Jing for Screenshots __ ===

Capture What You See
The Jing sun sits on your desktop, ready to capture your screen at a moment’s notice. Jing will capture a window, pane, or region with just one click.

Jing Loves to Share
Send your screenshots all over the web. With Jing, you can add an image to your blog, or instantly share your captures through IM, email and more.

Record What You See (and Do) [[image:free-hero.png width="212" height="158" align="right"]]
Select any window or region that you would like to record, and Jing will capture everything that happens in that area. From simple mouse movements to a fully narrated tutorial, Jing records everything you see, and do. And then lets you share your SWF videos with anyone.

**One word of warning: Jing videos are limited to 5 minutes** (so don't plan on telling your life story! :)

**__Create an Account __**

 * 1) Go to the TechSmith website.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Select the Sign Up link in the upper right hand corner.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Fill out the requested information. The user name you select will be tied to all binders you create.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Donwload Jing.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">During the install you need to sign up for Screencast.com. Jing works with Screencast.com—another TechSmith product.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Once Jing is installed, you’ll have a little “Sun” tucked at the edge of your screen. You could just mouse over the Sun and start exploring, or, if you have a couple of minutes, [|watch this video]—it’s the single best place to start.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Directions for completing an image screen capture:

 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Install Jing. The normal installation puts a little sun symbol at the top of your screen.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Make sure that the Word document (or other source) that you are capturing from is visible on your screen, not underneath something else.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Select the left-most arm with the x-mark to do a screen capture.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Click the top left corner then drag your mouse to highlight the area immediately around the picture you want to use. Release the mouse button.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Select the left-most button in the Jing tool bar—the **Capture Image** button. Your image is displayed with some simple edit tools to the left of the inset screen so you can highlight or mark up the image if you wish before saving.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">When you're ready to save the image, select the disk icon in the bottom tool bar and save the image in a clearly named file on your desktop or other known place. You may wish to create a folder for all the images for this quiz and save all the images there.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Repeat this for all the images in your document.


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Directions for completing a video screen capture: **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Right-click the Jing icon in your system taskbar. Several options will appear, such as Capture and History. Select the Capture option to begin using Jing for screencasts. As soon as you do this, a guide will appear for you to choose the screen settings for the Capture mode. Just drag it to the location on your display screen that you'd like to capture. Select whether it should be just an image or video screen capture. Once this has been done, Jing will start capturing the chosen area.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Click the "Stop" button in the pop-up window when you have completed the screen capture. You'll have a chance to watch a preview of the video and decide if you should keep it or not. If you decide that the screen capture is what you want, rename it by typing one next to the "Name" section at the bottom of the preview window.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Save the screen capture video by selecting Screencast.com, FTP, or File. After choosing the best one for your needs, click the "Save" icon. If you choose to have it added to your computer system, a pop-up window will appear. The file will be saved on your computer system in a "SWF" format. In order to successfully play this sort of a file on your computer system, you'll need to have Adobe Flash player installed. In order to save the screen capture video to Screencast.com, you'll need to set up an account with a set amount of storage. This can be done by visiting the homepage and then clicking "Sign Up." Follow the onscreen directions to complete the registration process.

==<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Here is a printable PDF tutorial that is a great step-by-step guide to help you get started. ==

==<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Watch These Video Tutorials to Familiarize Yourself with Jing Image and Video Capture** ==


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Image Capture Tutorial** [[image:jing_image.png width="313" height="276" align="right" caption="Example of an Image Capture"]]


 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Video Capture Tutorial **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">After watching the previous videos, you are ready for some hands-on instruction. Take a moment towWork through this interactive, hands-on "getting started" tutorial **.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Windows Version


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Mac OS X Version

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__**Jing Tips**__

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1. You don’t have to click and drag for the video capture – Jing will also automatically register the size of the browser (if you’re using a browser)

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2. Jing does not resize videos like YouTube or Vimeo would do. Keep that in mind when selecting the size of your video.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3. Save time by editing the “hot” keys so you have easy shortcuts for start, stop, etc.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">4. Use Jing instead of Print Screen! That way you don’t have to do all that cropping – you can just select what you want. You can also spice up your image capture with the text, arrows, highlighting, etc…

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">5. Consider changing your screen resolution to 600 x 800 when doing your screen capture – that is standard for most computers and will present the best quality for your videos.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">6. Remember that on the free version of Jing, each video can be a maximum of 5 minutes.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">If there is anything that you want to know about using Jing, the TechSmith website has lots of tutorials to help you out.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Examples and Resources
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The best way to learn about using screen capture is to look at examples that other people have created.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is an EXCELLENT EXAMPLE of how one teacher is using Jing to assess his students work and then communicate his feedback to his students.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">How Can Jing be Used in the Classroom?

 * ===<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Introductions - At the beginning of the year, teachers and students can create a screencast by creating and narrating a video about themselves. ===
 * ===<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Answering Emails - Sometimes, a long-worded response can become confusing as you try to explain what you mean. By creating a narrated video it becomes much more personal. You could also indicate where to find information or how to work through a process. ===
 * ===<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Explaining Assignments - The complex steps required for some assignments sometimes makes it difficult to give directions so that students understand what they are to do. Jing is a perfect tool for explaining assignments and demonstrating “how to…” do almost anything. When students can see and hear the purpose of assignments and how they will be evaluated, they are more likely to understand quickly what it is they are to do. For instance, you can create a screencast where students can see the grading rubric while you explain each component of the assignment. Students can also listen to an explanation as many times as needed. ===
 * ===<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Provide Feedback on Student Work - After having students digitally submit their work, you can provide them feedback using a narrated assessment of what they have done. ===

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">DISCUSSION SECTION
==<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Use this space to post your questions, comments, and ideas about using LiveBinder. ==

= = =<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">OK, it's time to get CREATIVE! =


 * 1) ==<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Create a Jing for use in your classroom. It could be something that you might want to use for an upcoming lesson, it could be something that you might want to use to explain a resource or teaching tip to a colleague, or it could be something that you might set up as a template for students to use for a project. ==
 * 2) ==<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">When you have completed your Jing, you will be embedding or linking it to the "Shared Resources" page in this wiki. ==
 * 3) ==<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Post your questions, comments, discoveries, and ideas to the Discussion Section on this page. ==
 * 4) ==<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Have Fun and I hope you enjoy the process! ==