Downloading the ScreenCastify Browser Extension 

ScreenCastify is a Google Chrome extension that will allow you to make videos of your screen presentation or of yourself.  The free version of this tool allows you to record up to 5 min of video that can be stored in your Google Drive account. 

For additional help and tutorials, visit the  ScreenCastify support page 

Downloading and Installing the ScreenCastify Extension

Step 1: Open your Google Chrome Browser on your computer.

Note: You cannot download the ScreenCastify extension on any of the school computers at Naz.

Step 2: Go to the Google Chrome Extension Store.

Step 3: Search for ScreenCastify, and then click Add to Chrome.

Step 4: When you click Add to Chrome, you should get a pop up notification.

Step 5: Click Add Extension.

Step 6: You should see that the ScreenCastify extension has been added in your Chrome Browser in the top right corner of the screen. 

Step 7: When you click on the ScreenCastify browser for the first time, you will be asked to set up camera access. 

Step 8: You will then be asked where you want to store your videos once they have been recorded.

Note: We suggest choosing Google Drive. 

Step 9: In order to be able to save videos into your Google Drive, you must log in to your Google Account.

Note: We suggest using your MyNaz Google Account. 

Step 10: You will then be asked to allow ScreenCastify to create a folder in your drive. Click Allow.

Step 11: Next time you click the ScreenCastify icon in Google Chrome, you are ready to create a screencast!

Note: ScreenCastify only allows you to record videos up to 5 minutes in duration unless you purchase the upgraded version.

For help and tutorials visit the ScreenCastify support page 

To Record in ScreenCastify

Step 1: Click the ScreenCastify icon in Google Chrome and choose what you want to record:

• Desktop: entire screen (you can opt to have webcam show small in the corner)

• Tab: just one tab you have open

• Webcam: what you have your camera pointed at, not your screen

For each choice, you will get options you can turn on or off. Don't forget to click Show More Options

Step 2: When recording your screen, you have some annotation tools (bottom left of recording)

Note: The "X" will removed the annotation tools icon so that it does not appear in your video.

Step 3: While recording, you will see a red dot on the ScreenCastify icon. Click that to stop (or delete, restart, or pause) your recording.

Step 4: When you are finished, the video will open in a separate tab. Here is where you can change the title of your video (top left), as well as edit the length (scissor icons along bottom), and get a link to share (Google Drive on the right).

Helpful Hint: By default, videos are named either with the date/time they are made, or with the name of the page you are recording. Be sure the name is what you want it to be so that you know what the video is.

Step 5: Click the ScreenCastify icon and click the play icon to access your recording. You can also go to your Google Drive ScreenCastify folder to find the video. 

To Link to a ScreenCastify Video

Step 1: Go to your Google Drive and select the video you want a link for. This would by default be in your ScreenCastify folder unless you have moved it.

Step 2: Select the video you want (so it becomes highlighted) and click the Share button at the top - the icon of the person with the plus sign.

Step 3: Now you can share it like any other Google Doc - there is a link you can copy to paste somewhere or you can type the name/email of someone to share it with them.

To Convert Your ScreenCastify File Type

When you create ScreenCastify videos, they are .webm files. 

This is great for linking to or embedding, but you cannot upload this into a program such as Windows Movie Maker if you wanted to edit it. You would need to convert it to an .mp4 file type.

One way to do this is by uploading the video to your YouTube account (which is part of your Nazareth College email) and then download it as an mp4 file!

Helpful Hint: Every Nazareth College email account comes with a YouTube account. To access yours, log into your Nazareth University email account, click the Launcher (9 tiles square) up in the top right by your name/icon and find YouTube in the list.