Instructional+Media+Screencast

Instructional Media Screencast

My instructional media screencast is based around google docs. In my virtual classroom, I created an assignment where students had to work collaboratively to create a dialog using the greetings and farewells vocabulary they learned in the previous unit. I did not want the students to have to get together physically but I wanted them to still work collaboratively. Google docs gave me the medium so I simply used my screencast to familiarize them with google docs. Jing allowed me to do so with audio and a visual of the process.

I started by simply showing the assignment that they needed to complete in Blackboard. Aware of the context, I move in to google docs. I show them how to set up an account and how to create a new document. Then, I address the options for sharing their project with the members of their group so that they can get started. Finally, I explain what the final product should look like and where they should submit it.

As mentioned, Jing is highly valuable in this process. Instead of simply have audio, I was able to guide my students through the process of setting up a google docs account and document. Almost instantly, my students came to the understanding of how they can work collaboratively on an assignment. I couldn’t have done with without the audio visual capabilities of Jing.

Reflection In this course, we’ve constantly been discussing Web 2.0. Using Jing for this assignment, I was able to teach using Web 2.0 capabilities. I’ve always been on the other end of the classroom. I’m always the one learning about these technologies. This assignment allowed me break through these new technologies and actually participate in the Internet. I contributed my assignment not only for my own benefit but for that of my students. It was easy to convey my information and most likely will be easier for my students to understand.

Since the assignment and Jing explanation is always available to my students, they can use this instruction as often as needed. In regular classrooms or even in synchronous settings, they may have heard the information or answers to their questions but often cannot re-access this information. Jing is constantly accessible to them. Surprisingly, Jing was easy to download, use, and incorporate into instruction. I had numerous ideas on how I could include it in my virtual classroom. I simply had to narrow down the idea that was best suited for Jing. I don’t know that I have even experienced an inundation of resources before and being familiar with technologies like these has given me this experience. I can’t wait to learn more.

Jing could potentially be incorporated into many different atmospheres and disciplines. I could see teachers using it for purposes similiar to mine; an explanation of an assignment with a visual. I can also see teachers using Jing for instructional purposes as well. I may even record myself ahead of a lesson and use the Jing tool to play the lesson over and over again. I find myself reteaching topics and Jing would certainly save me time and energy. Outside of foreign language instruction, I could see the business world adopting Jing as well. Instead of online conferencing, Jing could be used to simulate what someone would present to an audience if there were meeting with them. It's such an amazing tool because of it's adaptive, innovative nature of providing a visual that's step by step with guiding audio. It's also so easy to use, that I think my students could even research topics and use Jing to present them.

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