We are beginning the fall semester and that may mean some
budget cuts for your library. In case
you had to cut your screen capturing software from this year’s budget, you can
still make awesome videos for your library.
Jing is a free screen capturing software that is very
easy to use. You can create videos up to
5 minutes long and save them to your computer or share them with social media. These videos upload very easily into
LibGuides.
You can also capture images with Jing. One great use for this would be messaging
with patrons. If your library uses a
chat option, you can capture an image, save it to a Jing friendly website (screencast.com), and send the automatically generated link to the patron in
the chat box.
There are also video tutorials to walk you through the process of
capturing and customizing the features so learning how to navigate the software is very easy.
If you create a lot of video tutorials and need a free way
to do it, Jing is a great option.
