How to Create Free Video Tutorials

This past week, I've been in a tech workshop for faculty at the University of Cincinnati.
(Yes, even I need to broaden and sharpen my skills!)

So I'll be sharing some of the more interesting tools and tricks I learned here at
NO RULES.

The first tool that I love is Jing. Jing
takes a picture or a video of what you see on your screen, e.g.:

If you're an instructor, speaker, or expert of any kind, you'll probably find Jing
invaluable for its teaching and demo applications.

Here's a quick example of a VERY basic tutorial I did for my writing students on signing
up for a Wordpress blog. (You can
also watch this on Jing by clicking here.)

What are a few possibilities for this tool?

Whenever it's more effective to SHOW, rather than tell through words, consider Jing.
Or, sometimes it's easier to talk through a process (or a critique) rather than writing
it out.

Since Jing is free for basic funtionality, you have nothing to lose by experimenting!
(Below is a screen capture from the Nyan
Cat video that I've annotated.)