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Introduction
 A picture is worth a thousand words; how often have you heard this adage? Web 2.0 technology makes it possible for teachers and students to harness the power of image and voice with ease. One example of an application that is not web based, but allows for quick and easy communication via the web is Jing. For a quick review of all the great things that can be done with this application, just go to [| Jing], scroll down click on the "**Watch a video to see how**" link for a short tutorial. 

One example of how Jing is being used at Beaver is the English Department is currently creating a Ning social network, [|BCDS Grammar Toolbox], to help students learn grammatical concepts. Each concept explanation comes with a visual example which was created using Jing.

Some Ways to Use Jing in Education, from [|TechSmith's Education Blog] **Student Use:** >
 * **Teacher Use:**
 * [|Give feedback to students] as you record their digital assignment.
 * Capture images from the web and copy them into your handouts.
 * Make impromptu “how-to” videos for parents to explain school-related online resources.
 * Make instructional reference videos for colleagues—like how to access the new grading system.
 * Make quick guides to help students in the computer lab. Put a series of images with annotations into Microsoft Word and print out the handouts.
 * Record educational websites that have exercises for students who might need a little extra help. Show them where to go and what you’d like them to do.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Capture an image or make a video of a portion of exemplary student work and give it to the class.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Assign a weekly “reporter” to make a video of the week’s happenings for the Friday newsletter.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Explain a concept to prove you understand it.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Show why one website is a better reference than another.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Capture and annotate an image for your digital portfolio.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Record a question about what you’re working on for the teacher. Show exactly where you’re confused.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Exercise 1
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Setting up and using Jing & Screencast:

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Go to [|Jing] and create an account, you will also need a [|Screencast] account.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Make a super short Jing on the topic of your choice. You might explain how to use a web-based application or narrate and explore a favorite website.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Post your Jing using Screencast.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Add a blog post to iTeach, remember to include the link in the post.
 * NOTE:** You cannot edit a Jing, so the shorter the capture the better.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Excercise 2
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Creating a Jing for something you will be teaching in the Fall: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Jing should be no longer then 2-3 minutes long, you may need a microphone.*
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Post your Jing using Screencast, then add the link to iTeach.
 * If you need a microphone the library has a few you can checkout and use as needed.

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Stretch Exercise
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Checkout what other New Faculty have posted on their iTeach page, and leave a comment.

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Progress
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