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Jing Benefits in Our 21st Century Classroom
Screencasting, which is presented in sound and picture form for students whose learning style accommodates this, is a relatively new form of literacy that is used to connect with and stimulate student thinking in all levels of education. Educators would want to use as much digital literacies that the classroom environment encourages to help students appreciate screencasting as it engages and motivates them to learn. It is imperative for educators to see the importance and benefits of using Jing in the classroom. This tools proves to be quite effective in the classroom and is able to reach all learning styles (Kay & McDermott, 2012). With the presence of computers in almost every household today, students are becoming ever more familiar and fascinated with the many Web 2.0 tools that are available to them. Students know how to ‘Google’ topics for research papers, to obtain information on any topic of interest, Email, use Twitter, Youtube and Facebook and other social networks to communicate with other. Therefore, if we as educators are to meet the needs of our students, we must challenge ourselves by keeping abreast with the latest technologies on the market. What is ‘priceless’ about using Jing? The fact Jing aids struggling readers to become better writers. These students will be able to record themselves as they summarize when retelling a story, relating step by step what had occurred in the beginning, middle, and end of the story. Screencasting has made it so much easier for this population of readers to become successful readers (Kay & McDermott, 2012).
Jing is one component of the new wave of Web 2.0 technology that is being introduced in our 21st century classrooms. It is a fun and exciting way for educators to reach their students. Jing is Mac and PC compatible and are very useful as information placed on them can be played repeatedly by both teacher and student. Jing is free to the beginner level; however, to fully take advantage of the tool, the service can be purchased. This Web 2.0 tool is simple and easy to use and has wonderful management tools to make it easy to create an interesting tutorial (for teacher and student) or introduction to a lesson, and prompt for a test and/or assessment tool. Teachers can take the opportunity to provide students with homework assignments, project descriptions, and assignments tips and/or clarifying (Price, 2010). A chemistry student can utilize Jing by briefly discussing covalent bonds and sharing images during the presentation (Price, 2010). Jing, the Web 2.0 technology tool is best used in the high school and higher educational settings.
Price, J. B. (2010). Screencasting on a shoestring: using jing. Reference Librarian, 51(3), 237-244.
Screencasting, which is presented in sound and picture form for students whose learning style accommodates this, is a relatively new form of literacy that is used to connect with and stimulate student thinking in all levels of education. Educators would want to use as much digital literacies that the classroom environment encourages to help students appreciate screencasting as it engages and motivates them to learn. It is imperative for educators to see the importance and benefits of using Jing in the classroom. This tools proves to be quite effective in the classroom and is able to reach all learning styles (Kay & McDermott, 2012). With the presence of computers in almost every household today, students are becoming ever more familiar and fascinated with the many Web 2.0 tools that are available to them. Students know how to ‘Google’ topics for research papers, to obtain information on any topic of interest, Email, use Twitter, Youtube and Facebook and other social networks to communicate with other. Therefore, if we as educators are to meet the needs of our students, we must challenge ourselves by keeping abreast with the latest technologies on the market. What is ‘priceless’ about using Jing? The fact Jing aids struggling readers to become better writers. These students will be able to record themselves as they summarize when retelling a story, relating step by step what had occurred in the beginning, middle, and end of the story. Screencasting has made it so much easier for this population of readers to become successful readers (Kay & McDermott, 2012). 
Jing is one component of the new wave of Web 2.0 technology that is being introduced in our 21st century classrooms. It is a fun and exciting way for educators to reach their students. Jing is Mac and PC compatible and are very useful as information placed on them can be played repeatedly by both teacher and student. Jing is free to the beginner level; however, to fully take advantage of the tool, the service can be purchased. This Web 2.0 tool is simple and easy to use and has wonderful management tools to make it easy to create an interesting tutorial (for teacher and student) or introduction to a lesson, and prompt for a test and/or assessment tool. Teachers can take the opportunity to provide students with homework assignments, project descriptions, and assignments tips and/or clarifying (Price, 2010). A chemistry student can utilize Jing by briefly discussing covalent bonds and sharing images during the presentation (Price, 2010). Jing, the Web 2.0 technology tool is best used in the high school and higher educational settings.
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References
Kay, G. & McDermott, P. (2012). Do you jing? How screencasting can enrich classroom teaching and learning. Language and Literacy Spectrum, 21, 12-20.
Price, J. B. (2010). Screencasting on a shoestring: using jing. Reference Librarian, 51(3), 237-244.
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