Abstract: This three hour workshop will demonstrate how to create a screencast using Jing. A screencast allows for better collaboration and sharing of computer based content. Narrating slide shows and capturing content from your computer has never been easier with these two free* products. Two solutions will be discussed, a software product (Jing) and a “cloud” based product (screenr.com).

Objectives

The objectives of this workshop are to: 1. Help participants set up Jing on their laptops 2. Show participants how to choose and prepare content for the creation of a Jing as well as how to record a narration 3. Show participants how to use Jing as a communication tool 4. Show participants how to screen share with Jing. 5. Show participants how to capture images, video and hotkeys. 6. Demonstrate to participants how to upload images to embed in blogs or websites 7. Show how to share videos by sending to Screencast.com 8. Show sucessful Jings created by preservice history graduates as well as middle and k-12 teachers 9. Discuss how Jings can be used in k-12 classrooms 10. Discuss how teachers can teach their students to create a Jing

Topical Outline

During the workshop we will: 1. Why Jing? what is Jing? What can it do and what does it not do? 1. Introduce Jing and screencast.com. Screencast.com is Tech Smith ( creator of screencast) host site for content. 2. Discuss screen capturing and the idea of visual communication 3. Discuss potential and limitations of Jing 4. Create a narrated slideshow (ppt). 5. Capture and narrate the controlled navigation of a web page 6. Capture and narrate documents, photos, and movies. 7. Compile final screenscasts and discuss sharing options. 8. Discuss free and pro versions of Jing

Prerequisites

The audience should be comprised of beginner and intermediate Jing users. Jings created by k-12 teachers under a Teaching American History grant as well as Jings created by preservice teachers will be shared.

Experience Level

Beginner

Qualifications

Pat Fontaine, clinical assistant professor at UMass Lowell, will facilitate the workshop. Pat has been CoPI/PI on 4 Teaching American History grants that emphasized the use and need for integrating technology in the K-12 classroom as well as in teacher preparation courses. She will share some Jing products and talk about how Jings can be used in different classroom settings. John Wren will teach the workshop. He is the digital media specialist for the Graduate School of Education at UMass Lowell. He has conducted over 30 workshops for faculty and teachers on the integration and application of technology in the classroom. He has also developed on-line photographic libraries as well as virtual field trip CDs.