Jing is not only a program that allows
you to instantly capture images and record video on your computer then share
them with others but it is also a great tool to use for to teaching/instruction
by screening recording only almost anything. At first I got confused on how to
use JING, yes the instructions were there and seemed easy but I had so many
questions and did not know where to get the answers so I continue to search
online in hopes to get some clarification. I found the answers to my question on
online pdf document called “Capturing a Video Using Jing”. Not until this class
I had heard about Jing and after visiting the website I realized that this type
of media would probably work well for creating at first a fun brief
instructional video about Pluto the once planet now a dwarf planet. So, I
started writing my script I was thinking about my target audience, and I
thought this would be good for 7 to 8 graders, and then came trying to tie
together the capture images annotated with text,
arrows, and color and then turning it into a
video. It was not an easy project since I first had to capture, save, then
transfer to word document, change its background to color and then start all
over again and video. So, I called this video the “Pluto Dilemma”.
After I was done creating this video, I
went back to the Jing website and realized that this is not the project that I
wanted to turn in for Module 7. I went back to the drawing board and thought
about other projects that I had done in the past for the library and in some
way impacted the library patrons so the use and need for E-government came to
mind and with that thought I started on my 3 to 5 minute script on how to teach
patrons and other individuals on how to access E-government from the library’s
website. For this project, I decided to
go with Miami-Dade Public Library’s website because it is the library system that
I have worked for in the past and I am more familiar with. I thought on who
would be my audience for this video, and remembering who I have helped in the
past accessing the library’s E-government site, I would say that my audience
are the unemployed and seniors. This was
not an easy video to do and I ended editing and re-doing the video about 10
times, I found that I had to cut a lot on my script just to make it to the end
of the time allotted. I finally got a product that I was satisfied with but I
think that my video “E-government
at Miami-Dade Public Library” would have been more complete if more time
was allowed. E-government at Miami-Dade Public Library is an area of work that
can be improved and I see myself creating other videos as a continuation to this
first one.
I think that with time I will be able to improve the quality and
quantity on the use of Jing and create more substantive videos that will
probably allow for more whistles to be added.
In the meantime, I will continue to
explore Jing’s possibility, at this time I cannot make any constructive
criticism on its value since I am only basing my experience on its free version
that is limited on functionality. I will say that it was easy to follow and the
instructions are very elementary (even though at first I was a little scare and
did my own research on how to use its site).
While Jing free version is limited to 5
minutes, it should not come as a surprise that it took much longer time to put
it together. I had to read my script
several times and make some minor changes and record it a couple of times to
try and get a good take. The great part of this whole experience was that it
was simple to do from a technical perspective and the result can be viewed over
and over again.
The most important question to answer
is how can instructional presentations assist in enhancing learning outcomes?
By using both visual and audio content, they engage the visual and the auditory
learner. It allows for viewers to easily rewind and replay this instructional
video. I think the one interesting thing about this instructional video is that
it can be used constructively if placed on the library’s website; viewers can
see from any computer, 24/7 and perhaps take notes and when they again visit
our library’s website they can always go back to the video and replay.
The
other good thing is that this is just the first of many other instructional
videos on E-government but also other instructional videos can be made about
the library’s webpage, instruction on specifics such as how to use other
library resources such as Ask a librarian, or a specific catalog such as EBSCO.
In conclusion Jing not only is it a tool that can be used for many fun ideas
such as a video recording of a children’s storytelling video, but also you can
teach how to draw, make origami or even how to cook a dish and display again
the video at the library’s website.
