TOP 100 TOOLS
Jing
Jing
is the always-ready program that
instantly captures and shares images and video…from
your computer to anywhere.
| Website |
Jing |
| Cost |
Free; Pro version available for
$14.95 a year |
| Availability |
Download (and share online for
free at screencast.com) |
|
Platform |
Windows or Mac |
|
2007 ranking |
- |
|
2008 ranking |
26 |
|
2009 ranking |
20 |
|
Directory of
Learning Tools
|
Screen
capture and screencasting tools |
Comments from those who selected it as one of
their Top 10 Tools in 2009
- makes making screencasts and sharing them as easy as
can be
Herman Post
Comments from those who selected it as one of
their Top 10 Tools in 2008
- "I
use the video capture relentlessly to teach my students
how to handle web tools and show our IT dept the
problems I am having!"
Jane
Challinor
- "Capture video from your
screen or take quick snapshots. Use this free utility to
create instructional videos (<5 minutes). TechSmith will
even store these flash files on their server. A REAL
winner."
Leigh Zeitz
- "I never heard
of this wonderful little tool until I snooped around the
25Tools site. It is too good. I capture screens and
paste them into my slideshows for tomorrow’s class. It
is so easy and sits at the top of my screen, hovering
and ready for action."
Lissa Lord
- "I love the idea that student
can automatically screen capture their work! While they
are limited to only five minutes, student can create
great presentations in little segments!"
Beth Ritter-Guth
- "I'm finding I'm using this more and more.
It's similar to Wink, Captivate and Snagit. However, where these are great for producing
finished, polished products, Jing just sits there for
when it's needed and works quickly. It's ideal for
producing "disposable learning objects" (not my term,
but it's starting to appear more frequently). If I need
to show someone how a software function works, I capture
it (either as a single image or a movie - with
narration, then can choose whether to publish it to TechSmith's
Screencast.com site, to my own ftp site, or
to a file. It's simple. It's easy to use. And my clients
think it's great.
"
