Description of Assignment 4:
Using Jing and Screencast.com to create screen captures on a computing task.
Jing and Screencast are all the products of TechSmith. To use Jing and Screencast to create screen captures, you have to download the free version of Jing to your computer version. (fortunately, we can use the free verstion~) The combination of Jing and Screencast is a perfect method for creating tutorial, especially for showing others how to using specific software in computer.
I would like to introduce my assignment first before the reflection part.
How to use blackboard, the online learning system in USM is the topic of my Jing assignment. Why I choose this instructional topic? Acturally, for me, the blackboard online learning system is a completely new learning enviroment. Before studying in such an enviroment, what I have to do first is to learn and get used to this online learning enviroment. Fortunately, I have some time to learn it before using it for study. But not everyone has enough time to learn a new learning enviroment before they use it. Under such circumanstance, a clear and professional tutorial video or flash is necessary. That is why I choose this topic for this assignment. Jing and Screencast is the best tutorial tool for starting learner.
To create a good tutorial video/ flash, a clear screen is very important. Jing is just the thing to keep your creation clearly. After downloading Jing to your computer, by clicking the stars on the right-top corner, you can easily highlight or circle the part that you want to make emphasis on. And you can also use the arrows to make any explaination of any concepts to help learners understand.
After knowing the basic operation of Jing, what you need to do for creating the tutorial is to oeprate as what you do for the software, (just as what you will do about a software, like word, powerpoint, open a webpage, etc.). And here is only one thing that you need to pay attention to, make sure that every step you record by Jing is in the frame. Only in this way, your operation to certain software could be recorded.
Another feature of Jing is that you can record your voice simultaneously. When you recording your mouse movements for the software, you can record your voicely explaination at the same time. This feature helps the learner to follow the created instructional tutorial not only by eyes but also by ears, which could enhance the learning effects.
How to use blackboard, the online learning system in USM is the topic of my Jing assignment. Why I choose this instructional topic? Acturally, for me, the blackboard online learning system is a completely new learning enviroment. Before studying in such an enviroment, what I have to do first is to learn and get used to this online learning enviroment. Fortunately, I have some time to learn it before using it for study. But not everyone has enough time to learn a new learning enviroment before they use it. Under such circumanstance, a clear and professional tutorial video or flash is necessary. That is why I choose this topic for this assignment. Jing and Screencast is the best tutorial tool for starting learner.
To create a good tutorial video/ flash, a clear screen is very important. Jing is just the thing to keep your creation clearly. After downloading Jing to your computer, by clicking the stars on the right-top corner, you can easily highlight or circle the part that you want to make emphasis on. And you can also use the arrows to make any explaination of any concepts to help learners understand.
After knowing the basic operation of Jing, what you need to do for creating the tutorial is to oeprate as what you do for the software, (just as what you will do about a software, like word, powerpoint, open a webpage, etc.). And here is only one thing that you need to pay attention to, make sure that every step you record by Jing is in the frame. Only in this way, your operation to certain software could be recorded.
Another feature of Jing is that you can record your voice simultaneously. When you recording your mouse movements for the software, you can record your voicely explaination at the same time. This feature helps the learner to follow the created instructional tutorial not only by eyes but also by ears, which could enhance the learning effects.
(for this assignment, I am sorry to say that I could only provide the link to it, not a flash file that could be inserted into the post, and below is the link: )
http://www.screencast.com/t/7oYemRNFPEs7
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