Jing Video

As I click on the next assignment, I read it and immediately am discouraged. Yet once again, I complete it and am amazed at the tools I am learning. Creating my video was a lot of fun.  I am going to incorporate this into my lesson plans next week! I find that making cartoons at ReadWriteThink is a way that holds a child's attention. We have made several 'cartoons' in my class and the kids absolutely love when they each get to contribute a page. This tool is also good for the visual learners in the classroom.

The video shows:

1. How to title and author to the cartoon
2. How to select how many pages
3. How to change the scene of the page
4. How to add characters to the scene
5. How to add the text bubbles
6. How to go to the next page
7. How to finish and look at final cartoon book

One can create a video without digital cameras by using Jing. Creating the video was quick and easy. I used the Jing sun (which I never turn off now!) and chose the movie strip icon (the other two prongs are for history and 'more' where you can choose other settings). I was given the option to use the microphone and then there was a countdown. It explained to me that if I needed to gather my thoughts, I could even hit the pause button then continue filming! Once I stopped filming, I could share via screencast and the link was automatically saved in my Jing history. My video is saved as a SWF (shockwave flash object).  I can insert the link into anything I want such as email, blog, or instant message.

ISTE NETS-standard 1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity.
Subset a, b, c, d.