THE JING THING
A FEW IDEAS ON USING JING
22nd IATEFL Hungary conference
THE JING THING
IATEFL Hungary
GOAL OF THIS WORKSHOP
• Present Jing and benefits of its use.
• Show practically how Jing can be used in the
classroom.
• Offer tips on how teachers can use it for their
professional activities.
The Jing thing
THE JING THING
IATEFL Hungary
WHAT IS JING
Jing is a free, screen casting and screen capturing tool.
It offers also marking up functions and wide sharing
possibilities within a few seconds.
Obligatory resources
Fee
Setup
The Jing thing
PC with Internet connection
Adobe Flash installed
free basic plan
download application from
www.techsmith.com.
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FREE PLAN FOR USERS
• Allows a 5 minute video limit
• Includes saving and sharing via Screencast.com,
Facebook, Twitter, Flicker, embed code
• Provides marking up functions (arrows, highlights, …)
• Is user friendly and free
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THE JING THING
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WHAT CAN TEACHERS DO WITH JING
1. Create tutorial videos for students
• Present how to use a new tool.
• Revise a selected grammar point.
• Show how to complete an exercise or form.
2. Set tasks and homework
• Assign homework/class project/research and explain
what are students supposed to do.
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WHAT CAN TEACHERS DO WITH JING
3. Present your projects/ school/ class
activities
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Talk about your new projects.
Share some well proved activity with other teachers.
Present your class or school.
Show results of students´ work.
4. Edit homework or assignments
• Provide feedback on students´s written assignments
using Jing. Formore inspiration check on Russell
Stannard´s websites.
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THE JING THING
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WHAT CAN STUDENTS DO WITH JING
SOME IDEAS
• Create tutorials as a learning tool for other students.
• Present and evaluate useful websites.
• Present friends of Facebook.
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WHAT CAN STUDENTS DO WITH JING
MORE IDEAS
• Talk about their favourites.
• Give directions thought Google Maps.
• Read a short article with focus on pronunciation.
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THE JING THING
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WHAT CAN STUDENTS DO WITH JING
AND MORE …
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Summarize and article and highlight useful phrases.
Present results of their research or task.
Comment on a selected article/poem/short story.
Tell a story of their favourite historical/
political/social personality.
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THE JING THING
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WHY TO CONSIDER USING JING
Jing:
• encourages creativity
• offers integrated skills practice
• adapts to each student´s language level and skills
• provides focus on communication skills and
pronunciation
• enhances critical thinking and problem solving
• fosters reflection
• allows personalized choice
• promotes learning outside the schools premises
• can be used in lessons of any language you teach
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THE JING THING
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JING ALIKES
• Camstudio
http://camstudio.org
• Snagit
http://www.techsmith.com/snagit.html
• Screen Jelly
http://www.screenjelly.com
• Screen toaster
http://www.screentoaster.com
The Jing thing
THE JING THING
A FEW IDEAS ON USING JING
Lenka Kroupová