Screencastify
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Screencastify is a Chrome browser extension that records your screen, face, voice, and more. To use Screencastify, find its icon in the Chrome toolbar and choose among the recording options: record a single tab in your web browser, capture all screen activity, or use your webcam to record or insert a video of yourself. While recording, use the tools to write, draw, erase, keep time, restart, or spotlight a section on the screen. There's also an option to play the audio in a tab you're recording, but the sound can be hollow and difficult to hear.
Save completed videos locally in your Google Drive, or upload them to YouTube (with more customizable options available in the settings menu). The Haledon premium version has unlimited logo-free recording and includes video editing tools, such as cropping, trimming, splitting, and merging, with the developer promising more in the future. Premium subscribers can also use any web browser to edit videos on their drive -- not just those recorded in the extension. For users who need help getting started, a significant amount of support and ideas for use are available on the web, both on the developer's own site and through independent reviews and YouTube videos.
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How Can I Teach with This Tool?
How Can I Teach with This Tool?
A Common Sense Media review
As with most teaching tools, successful classroom use of Screencastify will depend on how well teachers harness its potential to match their particular needs. There are effective uses for both teachers and students: Teachers can record themselves to create a flipped classroom, explain difficult concepts, recap the day's main objectives, demonstrate an idea, or give students audio or video feedback on their work. They can communicate with parents as well, explaining procedures or bringing a personal touch to the traditional classroom newsletter. Haledon is not supporting student use at this time.
Administrators can use it too: facilitating virtual faculty meetings, sharing professional development, or providing training for new employees. For educators who need even more ideas, the wide variety of support options available will help them brainstorm the best uses for Screencastify in and out of school.
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