I could have taught an entire hands-on seminar in the time it took my laptop to download Jing, but that's by the by. I'm also not entirely sure about the little perma-sun at the top of my screen as I keep thinking I've got a blob of custard on it, but I suppose I can always turn it off when I'm not using it. I decided to try a simple screen capture of a record display from our OPAC, highlighting the document delivery option. In the end I did two, indicating the first two stages of the process (a video would have been better, but see below for why I was reluctant to record my voice). These are the two boringly basic screen caps:
Jing was easy peasy to use and I will definitely use it again if I'm trying to explain an online process. (Incidentally though, I didn't really understand the example given in Jing's own tutorial, as it just seemed to be sharing an unannotated map - in that situation why couldn't I just send my friend the direct link to the map?) I'd also like to explore how it might be used in online library induction/training materials.
Since I got my smartphone I have started listening to quite a few podcasts via Google Listen (mainly The Archers if I'm honest) but the subscription model does make it feel a bit like another lot of Stuff to keep up with, like blogs. As for making them myself, I suspect that I'll be giving ice skating lessons in hell before that happens, because I hate my own voice even more than I hate (for example) James Blunt's. But it might be nice to be familiar with the software considering that other library staff occasionally mumble about wanting to 'do a podcast', and I'm always up for dazzling colleagues with my tedious knowledge of some new geeky process. I won't be downloading anything else tonight though, in case my laptop explodes.
Does anyone in the world like the sound of their own voice? Mine is utterly dreadful in real life (substantially less awful in my own head....)
ReplyDeleteI love Jing, I use it all the time when trying to explain to library staff what to click when they've asked a question. I like how neat the annotations to images are, although normally I am just writing CLICK HERE with a big arrow. Not used video (hate my voice too!)
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