Using screencasting tools to give feedbackīelow you can see a short sample of student work that I created as a screencast on TechSmith Jing. I admit that it took some practice, but the software itself is easy to use and you just need to make sure that any commentary you make in the video is concise and doesn’t exceed the 5-minute time limit. I therefore decided to experiment with TechSmith Jing because it allows the teacher to make short videos, and/or screencast a document from their computer at the same time. I’ve experimented with making voice recordings to give feedback but it can still be difficult for learners to understand exactly the point I’m making. Sometimes it’s difficult to think back to the moment when I marked the writing and to exactly what I was referring to. I often find myself in the situation where I mark and grade pieces of student writing with comments and corrections, only to find when I hand the work back that learners often have questions about the errors and feedback I’ve given. This is why I decided to use a tool like TechSmith Jing to help me give real-time, recorded feedback collated at the time of marking the assignment. Here is a quick video to show some of the features of Jing.A useful tool I have experimented with to give feedback on student writing is TechSmith Jing, a free online video and screencasting tool that can be downloaded to Mac or PC.įeedback is a fundamental element of learning it is the best way for learners to discover their strengths and weaknesses, and for teachers to communicate how changes and improvements can be made. Unfortunately the company retired Jing Pro and instead TechSmith encourages people to look into Snagit if the Jing free version is not able to handle the tasks that it is need for. There was a program called Jing Pro which was the version that people would have to pay for and had extra features. Jing is a free download for a Mac or PC.The free version is great, however it will only allow a person to record for 5 minutes. It is easy to create a five minute tutorial, make screen shots to follow directions, or just to share something. Then the image or video is saved to a computer so that the video or image is easily shared by e-mail, posted to a blog or shared by social media like Twitter. Jing is a tool that can be used to create a snapshot or video of the computer screen.

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