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Screencasting Tips
- What is your why? Establish your purpose for creating videos.
- Limit your videos to under 5 minutes. Need it to be longer? Consider breaking it up by topic.
- Personalize it by including your webcam image in one of the corners of the screen.
- Test your video on multiple devices, if possible. Test your access in an incognito window.
- Get comfortable with one tool. Don't feel like you need to be the expert on them all. Teaching is overwhelming enough as it is.
- Make sure your videos are accessible. Viewers have various abilities and your videos need to have captioning. Pro Tip: Use the built-in Google Slides captioning!
- Think about the best way to make your video available to your audience. Let it live online (no need to download), set appropriate privacy/access settings, and send the link!
- Tips on how to look good on a webcam :)
Screencastify
Use the Screencastify Chrome Extension to record your screen.
- FREE - Click Here to add Chrome Extension
- https://www.screencastify.com/products/screen-recorder
- Runs on Chrome for Windows, Mac, Linux and ChromeOS
- Record Desktop, Browser Tabs, & Webcam
- 30-minute video limit
- 10 videos max saved in the Screencastify library. Save completed videos to Google Drive or upload them to YouTube and free up space
- 10GB video storage
- 1 active assignment per user
- 30-minute export max
- Pause/resume playback
- Drawing Tools: Focus, Drawing, Highlight, Mouse effects
- Saves to Google Drive
- Share in Google Drive, Google Classroom, YouTube
- Shortcut keys! https://help.screencastify.com/article/158-master-keyboard-shortcuts
- Educator Resources from Screencastify
- 50 Ways to Use Screencastify in the Classroom
- 25 Tips to Increase Student and Family Participation in the Classroom
Become a Screencastify Certified Educator!
Wherever you are on your Screencastify learning journey, there is a certification for you!
Visit this Screencastify Course page to find quick, informative, and engaging certification courses. Earning a certificate shows mastery and gives you the skills to improve your practice and help your colleagues and students. Good luck!
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