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So here's the thing about Jing...when people see it for the first time at a trade show, they get upset. Like we've been hiding something from them. It's always, "Where have you been all my life?!?" or "How come nobody told me?"

Well, fine citizens, like a true superhero you, too, can now swoop down to save your loved ones from such a dastardly fate! Here's how:

1. Go to the Jing blog and watch the How Jing Works video. (Starring me!)
2. If you agree that it's a fun and simple way to tell someone about Jing, click one of the sharing buttons below the video to spread the word! (Or use any other method. Except maybe carrier pigeons.)

Tell us a little about yourself and how you're using social media...

I am a middle school math teacher, and I use Camtasia and Snagit in my classroom all of the time. I focus a lot of instruction around the use of social media, including having my students write blog posts, use Twitter, etc. I record daily lessons with Camtasia and then upload them to sites like TeacherTube, SchoolTube, or even my own website, which was created with WordPress.

What's the pedagogical benefit of these social media tools?

The use of social media also allows teachers to give up the power of teacher and become a facilitator. Instead of instruction being teacher-focused, the learning becomes student-focused. This allows students to find resources that fit their learning styles.

Social media tools also help teachers collaborate with one another. Typically, teachers teach the way they were taught. With social media, we as teachers can collaborate much more and share ideas. We can even share video lessons on sites like TeacherTube. In short, it allows teachers to use 'best practices' that lead to better student learning.

Are students able to grasp the technology pretty quickly?

My students are still going through learning curves with the new technology. Most of them didn't even know what a blog was, so we have started from scratch...at the same time having to learn the math curriculum.

But sometimes they surprise me. I had a student absent one day, and we were using the laptops in class (we have several portable labs). The student that was sick logged on to the Ning site and was able to participate in class. That had never happened before, and I didn't see it coming, but it was a very pleasant surprise.

Any other ways you're using social media?

I use it to help my students away from school; they simply jump on Twitter or our Ning site and they can send me messages. I also have a Google Voice number, which they can call and get in touch with me that way.

Sample videos
 

Grab attention in your next presentation with magnified callouts. Highlight important areas within a software application screen, website or photo and turn technical information into eye-catching learning aids.

Learn how to use the Snagit Editor to create a magnified callout graphic and place it into a PowerPoint slide with this tutorial.

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Make your screen recordings portable when you produce them in formats that play on an iPod, iPhone, or within iTunes.

In this tutorial you'll learn how to produce M4V videos you can output to your favorite portable devices.

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Having great audio is just as important as having a high-quality, eye catching video.

In this tutorial video you'll learn how to edit your audio track separately from your video, adjust volume levels, and apply audio effects such as fade in or fade out to grab attention and keep it.

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