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= Jing Assignment –Using Jing to Teach a Software Feature : Teaching Scratch  = Project due: 11 November 2009 Practice using Jing by creating a presentation teaching how to use Scratch. You have to demonstrate a feature of Scratch, ie how to use loops, how to change backgrounds, how to create a script block, how to create a script to move a sprite.
 * Aim: **

Now that you have completed the Scratch project, you have been asked to share your Scratch knowledge with other students. You are to make a presentation that teaches your fellow students how to use a feature in Scratch. The presentation must consist of an image capture, a video capture and voice narration.
 * Situation: **

Each task below describes the minimum requirements needed to achieve. You can gain a higher grade by doing work beyond this minimum.

Use Jing to capture an image related to your presentation. Capture an image of part of Scratch and annotate the image. You may want to capture a script block, the image editor, the block palette or some other part of Scratch.
 * Task One – Image Capture **


 * You must capture at least one image.
 * You must use drawing tools in Jing to describe parts of the image.

Use Jing to capture video displaying information related to the topic. Demonstrate how to use one of the features of Scratch.
 * Task Two – Video Capture **


 * The video must be at least one minute long.
 * Must have audio, use the cursor to point out specific parts of what is being presented.

Create a wikispace page for your Jing image and video. Write a brief introduction to Jing and describe the feature you will presenting. Add the image and embed video to the webpage.
 * Task Three – Publishing **


 * The page must have a description of the feature you are showing.
 * The page must have the image captured and annotated in Jing.
 * Video must be uploaded to Screencast or Voicethread.
 * Video must be embedded in web page.


 * Check out the following presentations for some ideas! **

[|Use Jing to Make a Modern Scrapbook] [|Video] [|Jing and Product Demos...] [|How Jing Helped Me Explain a Fun Game to Others] [|Video] [|Jing on Flickr and more... (Someone describes his pet bird)]

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