ScreenPal, formerly known as Screencast-O-Matic, is a screen recording and video editing tool that allows users to capture their screen, record video messages, and edit their recordings. Users can record their screen and their image as they record various activities such as presentations, tutorials, or demos. NCC faculty may create their own free ScreenPal account OR request the invite link to join the College's Team EDU ScreenPal account.
The free version of ScreenPal offers a streamlined user experience. Users have access to the ScreenPal site and app to create videos. Free tools include: screen recorder, video editor, annotations, screenshots. and more. Edit your recordings, upload and edit video clips, and save and organize your videos and images.
See the "Additional ScreenPal Resources and Tools " section for both the Free and Team Nash EDU Versions of ScreenPal below.
Access Option 1::
If you find that the free version serves your needs, you may continue to use it (ScreenPal).
In addition to all of the features of the free version, the NCC Team EDU account offers the following key features:
Longer recording time
Enhanced editing features
Chanel creation (like YouTube)
Quiz creation- make a quiz out of your video
AI-aided quiz question creation
AI-created automatic video summaries that appear as an overlay on the thumbnail
AI-created chapter summaries (You do not have to make them yourself as you may currently do through YouTube)
AI-created, highly accurate captions in over 150 languages
Students video responses
Access Option 2:
If you would like to use the integrated, licensed version, you may do so by accessing this Same Sign On ScreenPal invite link.
How To Make the Most of a Video Introduction for an Online Course Good tips for making more generic intro video to be used for multiple courses
Keep videos brief (e.g intro to you-the instructor only less than 5 min, & any other overview/mini-lecture video less than 15 min)
Push them to YouTube for automatic closed captioning for ADA compliance
Try to be relaxed and yourself
Videos do not have to be perfect. The little kinks sometimes add personality and humanize us, and if you have to re-record over and over, you’ll become frustrated and less inclined to make them
ScreenPal Recorder Tutorial (start to finish with the free version)
Video Storyboard brings your PowerPoints, Documents, and/or images to life
ScreenPal AI (Generate titles, summaries, chapters, captions, and text-to-speech)
Communicate and Collaborate with Video and Text Comments (Beta) (Go to video, scroll beneath video, select "view comment" , type comment, or select ScreenPal icon to record response, and select post)
ScreenPal Webinars and Events (Explore upcoming live events and watch on-demand webinars) - May 2025 Updates
Saving, Organizing, and Sharing ScreenPal Content (Detailed Overview, video, and webinar)
ScreenPal Website vs ScreenPal App: Screenpal offers both a website (Screenpal.com) and a mobile app for recording, editing, and sharing videos and screenshots. The website provides a comprehensive suite of tools, while the app focuses on on-the-go recording and editing capabilities. You can download the ScreenPal app and pin it to your toolbar to record videos and to use other features quickly.