Jing Screencast

As technology becomes more ubiquitous and paramount to our daily lives, one of the benefits are applications that are built with free usage. Teachers and students can be beneficiaries as they implement more technology into their classroom environment and culture. It is becoming more imperative that communication and curriculum incorporate digital opportunities for today's students. Two products that help in those requirements are Jing and Trello. Below are examples of how both can be utilized in a classroom setting to assist teachers and students. For this example, I used Jing to capture and screencast a tutorial on using Trello. That screencast can be watched here.
Trello is an application that has great benefit to teachers. It can be utilized to build lessons, create class projects, communicate status, and track progress. The benefit to students is that it's a tool that is in use with a number of companies so students will get a head start and gain valuable familiarity with the tool. Below are some image captures of the example Trello board:

 This screen capture shows the Trello board opening.

This screen capture shows the individual cards within a project.









The benefit to creating a screencast is that it can save a teacher time putting together directions or building a tutorial. Building step by step instructions with screen grabs and written out instructions can be time consuming. Creating a five minute video tutorial can save a teacher a third of the time and students have a platform by which they can see and learn the instructions in a more beneficial manner.