Screencast Tools
Use the tabs to navigate between different screencasting options.
- Screencast Tools Overview
- Screencast-o-Matic
- Educreations
- Explain Everything
- Loom
- Adding Screencasts to Canvas
So How Do I Start Screencasting?
Now that we've been introduced to screencasting and understand the benefits of both digital video in the classroom and making your own videos, it's time to dig into the "how to" of screencasting. Below is a quick look at the screencasting tools we will be discussing.
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Demo (click lower right corner for full screen) |
Price | Platform | Pros | Cons |
| Educreations | Free |
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| Educreations Pro | (See above) |
$8.25/month |
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The above pros, plus:
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| Explain Everything (Free) |
$0
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| Explain Everything (Educator) |
(See above)
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$3.00/month ($14.99 for the app) |
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| Screencast-o-matic | Free |
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| Screencast-o-matic Solo Deluxe | $18/year |
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The above pros, plus:
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| Loom | Free for Teachers |
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Instructions: Go to screencast-o-matic.com (Links to an external site.) and follow the steps in the tutorial below to record your first screencast using the free version.
Video: Tutorial
(written instructions (Links to an external site.))
Skills to practice:
1. Download recorder for use outside of your browser
2. Choose what to record (i.e., screen, webcam, or both)
3. Move the selection box to capture different parts of your screen
4. Practice recording, including:
- Pausing & resuming
- Previewing
- Starting over
5. Click "Done" & explore your options for exporting your finished video
Features available with Screencast-o-matic Solo Deluxe:
- Upload finished videos directly to Dropbox and Google Drive
- Draw & zoom
- Scripted recordings
- Edit tools
- Longer recordings
- No watermark
Want to know more? Visit Screencast-o-matic's library of tutorial videos (Links to an external site.).
Using Screencast-o-Matic inside of Canvas
Using external tools you can record videos and add them directly to Canvas.
See this document Links to an external site. for written instructions.
Instructions: Download the app on your iPad and following along using the tutorial below.
Note: Educreations also has a vast library of teacher-created videos (Links to an external site.), but making your own can save you the time wasted searching for the right video.
Video: Tutorial
Skills to practice:
1. Start a new lesson
2. Draw in a variety of colors & erase
3. Add:
- text
- an image from your iPad (try resizing it!)
- a different background (such as the grid)
4. Duplicate the page and navigate between pages 1 and 2
5. Scroll down on a page to write more
6. Record, pause, and resume
7. Try adding a photo while recording
8. Save finished video
9. Create an Educreations account with your Google account (@csddocs.org)
10. Play back lesson
Features available with Educreations Pro:
- Save videos to iPad's camera roll
- Import documents and webpages for annotation (includes PPT, PDF, Google Doc)
- Laser pointer tool
- 5 GB of cloud storage & unlimited saved drafts
Video: Tutorial
Skills to Practice:
1. Create a new lesson
2. Write & highlight in a variety of colors & sizes
3. Add:
- Shapes
- Text
- A photo or clipart
4. Play with the zoom feature for an infinite canvas
5. Delete something & undo
6. Try the laser pointer
7. Record, pause, and resume
Additional features with Explain Everything (Educator):
- Unlimited projects
- Unlimited slides
- Unlimited Recording
- 500 MB cloud storage per person
- Shared folders
Want to know more? Visit Explain Everything's library of tutorials (Links to an external site.).