Well, I think the transformation from book worm to internet worm (and Web tools) continues. I’ve been playing around with Jing for a couple days now just trying to figure out how it works. I then thought it was time to visit a few sites and ended up at Mathman’s site . I viewed the screencast videos he produced for his digital project which are tutorials for his staff. All of sudden I realized that putting together tutorials would save me so much time with my own staff. All this time I’ve been running around helping teachers with SIRS and Gradebook, essentially repeating the same stuff over and over and over. AHHH!!! Well, I put together my first tutorial, it’s a little rough but it’s a start. I’ll be working on two others, maybe a third. I was ecstatic when I viewed it on Screencast. I even forced my husband to watch it. His reaction wasn’t similar to mine, “yeah, it’s good”, he said. Good!!! It rocks!!! Like I said the transformation continues!
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Luis Gutierrez said,
March 25, 2008 at 10:38 am
Hi Rosanne !!
Thanks for your comments on my last post about the minimosaic. For sure I will be participating in the next Mosaic. We are working on our Chilean pavilion. Hopefully you visit our place.
By the way, I think that Jing is a great tool !
Luis
marlene gillanders said,
March 25, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Rosanne, I am awed with your preserverance and learning with the technological tools in this class. You continue to be my role model!
Just to let you know,I’ve decided I’m going to try a school wiki for all my staff where each person can put in events, presentations,important dates, etc.on a monthly calendar, instead of me writing reminders on the staff board, sending staff memos, running around to find and inform them,etc.It gives the staff input with planning and they can see what’s all happening at the school. Wish me luck!
Shaun Loeppky said,
March 25, 2008 at 5:57 pm
Rosanne, I too have been working on using screencasts as a tutorial for our report card program. I’m too shy yet to display my results. How did you come to a screensize that you thought all could see properly on their screens?
Leah Dewhurst said,
March 25, 2008 at 6:15 pm
Rosanne, isn’t it a great feeling once you figure out the program. It can definately be frustrating at times, but in the end, it’s a great feeling of accomplishment. Congrats on your tutorial you created. I started getting into Jing as well, but I just learned how cut paste pictures.
Mathman33 said,
March 26, 2008 at 1:49 am
Glad you checked out my videos and that I could play a very small part in motivating you to make videos of your own. I wish you success as you continue to expand on your skills.
lgatzke said,
March 26, 2008 at 7:55 am
Way to go Rosanne!! This will be very helpful for teachers.
Connie Cossar said,
March 26, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Great tutorial, Rosanne!
Todd Volk said,
March 30, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Rosanne. I too have now experienced Jing. As part of my digital project, I created a screeencast of how student’s can add a storybook to the wiki. I’m sure I can do a better job as I use it more, but I agree there are many useful ways to use this tool. We will begin using SIRS right away and creating a screencast is an excellent way to help staff without constantly holding their hands through the process.
This class has been one of my best professional development experiences in my career. The learning just never ends!