What to Record with...

See the items below that can be used for recording.

With some options, you can share your computer screen. Nearly all the options below can work with Google Meet and Zoom withh the exception of the camera.

Webcam

Webcam use will allow you to record your class using, Google Meet, Screencastify or We Video.

The beauty of using a web cam is the ability to share your desktop screen which can be easily projected to an in classroom display and also within the video.

Drawbacks are that webcams are limited by a short usb cable.

Chromebook

Chromebooks allow for a portable camera solution that will allow you to record to cloud based storage. Use Google Meet, Screencastify or We Video to record your lessons.

The best part of using a web cam is the portability of the battery powered Chromebook.

The drawback to using a Chromebook is that the shared screen within is not shared with your projector or Smartboard.

iPad

Recording to your iPad offers recording to your device locally and then you can upload the video to Google Drive, We Video, Youtube or another Cloud based service.

The best part is that the iPad camera allows for portability with camera location as well as the ability to zoom in and out during the recording as needed.

The drawback is that Screencastify does not work on an iPad

Cell Phone

Recording to your cell phone offers recording to your device locally and then you can upload the video to Google Drive, Wevideo or another Cloud based service.

The best part is that the Cell Phone camera allows for portability with camera location as well as the ability to zoom in and out during the recording as needed.

The drawback is that Screencastify does not work on an mobile device

Camera

Recording your classroom lesson to a camera is a common solution as well.

Recording quality and Zoom ability are a camera's greatest strengths.

Drawbacks are that in most cases additional devices will be need to share and or edit the videos.

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