Screencastify

The Screencastify extension has been pushed out to all teacher Google accounts. To begin recording, click on the extension then choose your recording option and adjust your settings. 

Here are some features built into Screencastify that can enhance your videos:

• Interactive Questions: allows you to embed multiple choice and short answer questions within a video. Students get immediate feedback on their responses and you can view scores instantly.

• Video Analytics: gives you a snapshot of student engagement that updates in real time; also shows you who has watched your video and how many times

• Watch Page: a distraction-free page where students can watch your Screencastify

• Captions: make your videos more accessible by adding captions

• World Languages Captions: provides your viewers with the ability to translate your captions from English into into over 50 world languages and from those languages into English

• Folders: organize your My Videos page with folders and shortcuts

Record your browser tab: This option is perfect if you only want to show your viewers what's happening on one specific tab in Chrome. We use this option most when we want to record over a Google Slides presentation, for example.

Record your desktop: Use this option when you want to show your viewer something outside Chrome (like a PowerPoint) or if you think you'll switch between multiple tabs and/or programs.

Record your webcam: This option is perfect when you just want to speak directly to students, no screen involved.

Note: It's possible to capture the audio from a webpage or computer program (for example the audio from a YouTube video on screen). To do that, you'll need to enable tab audio (in a tab recording) or system audio (in a desktop recording). Both options are available under "Show More Options" before you begin a recording.

When you are finished recording your video, you can use the lightning editor found on the main video page. This is for quick editing to trim the beginning or end of your video. If you need a more robust editing option, click 'Open in editor', which will open up Screencastify's full editing tool. Here you will be able to crop, trim, add text, and more! The video below explores both editing options.

You can share your recordings with the Watch Page link or a Google Drive link. The Watch Page link is what needs to be shared in order to have students answer any interactive questions or use the world languages caption feature. Check out the video below to learn more!

Additionally, you can download the video file, export the audio only to create a podcast, or turn your video into an animated GIF!

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