Jing Image

This post is about a pretty neat tool called Jing. It is similar to the snip tool, however Jing allows one to create text and label captured images. This is a great tool for me in that I don't have be present to explain what is happening in an image. Graphs and figures are great, but if one is speaking of artistic examples, it may be hard for a viewer to grasp what corner, or angle one is speaking about. As you know, I am teaching online for the first time this fall, and this tool is exciting to me to be able to better communicate what my students should be getting out of an image, rather than explaining it at length or dry text. We all have learned about different learning styles and if you change one small thing, you could re-engage that one learner who is falling behind. This tool is great for visual learners. To be able to see what exactly the instructor means is refreshing. Personally, charts of this nature can be confusing to my eyes. But to a highly visual learner, this might be just the thing. Thank you Jing!


The ISTE NETS that best match the Jing exercise are:



Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers:

a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.

b. develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress.

c. customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources.

d. provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching.

I really think this tool brings in all learning styles with its capability. If the knowledge of how to use this tool is passed on to the students, then they can be in control of how to best utilize it to maximize study time and habits. They can tailor images, lessons, graphs and charts. It has the potential to be a new note-taking device. I found it easy to use and useful in a number of ways. I hope I get a lot of use out it in the future!