Jing Image

I was very excited to use Jing. I am always trying to use a picture and edit it for the purpose of a lesson and this tool is exactly what I need. I am currently teaching fourth grade students about polygons. They are having difficulties remembering the names of the polygons. Using this tool, I will spot light one polygon and teach a mini lesson at the beginning of every math class. I think taking the time to focus on each polygon will help the students and not overwhelm them. Jing allows me to focus on one shape at a time by using the shape tool to box in the polygon I want to focus on. Then, using the arrows, I can point to the number of sides the polygon has and use text to reinforce what I have been teaching. This particular group of students love technology, go figure! They seem to be more interested in learning material using technology. Maybe if I have time in the morning or afternoon, I will show them this tool. They will be infatuated with it. If you would like to see a bigger version of the image I created for this weeks lesson, click here.

Once I played around with this tool, I was able to easily create images. I did not have any issues using this tool as it is fairly easy to use. The only thing that stumped me was when trying to create a hot key, then I realized you just have to type the keys you want in. I kept trying to click on the box and nothing was happening. Other than that, I had no issues and thoroughly enjoyed learning to use this tool.

In doing this lesson, I followed the ISTE NETS T-2, Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments, and was able to design an authentic learning experience by incorporating this tool to maximize my students learning experience.