Jing Image

The Jing image capture and annotation application is a very useful and user-friendly tool.  It was quite easy to understand the tools and use them in various ways.  The Sunshine menu on the corner of the computer screen is clever and is a constant reminder of the image capture capability just hanging out, waiting to be used.

I can imagine using this in the classroom often.  Perhaps to point out specific facts about an item or even create a graphic organizer by leaving the text boxes blank and having the students fill them in.  I appreciated the ease of use because students would be able to pick this up quickly and would enjoy using it for assignments.  Jing is certainly a benefit to visual learners like myself.

I used Jing to create the math study image shown below.  I find using visual tools to break apart information is extremely helpful in the learning process.

NETS used:
2a: Design lesson plans using Jing to promote student learning and creativity.
3d: Model use of current tools like Jing to locate and evaluate information.