My experience with Jing involved
preparing a PowerPoint presentation on Orchids, and using the PowerPoint slides
as my video capture. Having so much to
say, initially the recording time was well over 6 minutes. Because Jing will only record a maximum of 5
minutes, editing was essential. Because a
viewer may get bored with 5 minutes, additional editing was necessary. This allowed for a lot of script practice in
timing.
Jing would be an excellent
tool to use for a library’s website. Providing
short tutorials on how to reserve a book, or renew your library books online
would be helpful to some people. Because
librarians are often asked to help fill out government forms, short tutorials, section-by-section
of those forms, would also be extremely helpful to patrons. “How To” videos might also be offered on
fixing things around the house, gardening, or car repair. For children, Jing could be used for videos of
storybooks being read with turning pages.
One of the most important
suggestions I would make is to divide the video topics into parts, making
several short videos. It will give you
the ability to expand on the information for each part, while at the same time,
keep the video to a manageable length.
Otherwise an excess amount of time is spent editing down, when you could
be recording. With one assignment, so
much to say, and the unwillingness to eliminate any sections, I was, nevertheless,
able to create a Jing video that I am proud of.
Watch my video on Orchids - The Basics
Brigitte, I loved your Jing video on orchids! So colorful and interesting. I think using Jing for a tutorial is an excellent idea. Since Jing is free, I share your sentiments that it is a great library tool. I used the Sarasota library to show how patrons can access the online languages; but, I didn't see any video tutorials. Back to orchids, I was so surprised to hear that the blooms can be ten feet in size, wow!
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