Jing Image

Hey there!  Jing is really cool! It's free and a great way to share stuff!  It also provides helpful videos on how to use the product!

Here is a link to my Jing image! I chose to make a worksheet about fruits in French. I am working on my MAT in French, and while it is tempting to fall back into what I know best, which is art and art history, I have been pushing myself to be thinking, working and planning more in French! (I've even started talking to myself in French while alone in my car-just to get my brain in gear) I like Jing for activities like this one because it incorporates many different things, to include many different types of learners. It has images, text, diagrams, all sorts of stuff. And I know how to do a video one too-I can't wait for that!

Jing is a great way to screen capture, make a diagram, a tutorial, a worksheet-it's pretty versatile! And a lot of fun to use!  I liked it so much, that I use it regularly in my online course!  But, I pretty much use it for just a way for students to screen capture things, I had forgotten about its many other applications! This has so many uses!  Teachers can use it as an assessment tool, by providing a template that students have to fill in. Students can use it to make study guides! They can also teach a lesson to their peers though Jing. what I like about a lot of applications we learn about in this course are their versatility.  You are never supposed to buy a single-use kitchen appliance-why do the same with your computer applications!

NETS T standards associated with this are:
1) Facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity
2) Design and develop digital-age learning experiences and assessments
3) Model digital-age work and learning

Anything that has a student making original content is creative for me. I like putting learning back into the hands of students and Jing is a good way to do this. Giving them some amount of choice and control can reach a lot of different types of students.  Teachers can use it. Students can use it. It is a good tool and resource for many different things, like sharing information, to study guides. Information sharing is a good way for students who are not particularly computer savvy to get more comfortable in this fast-paced digital age.