If I ever need to do another screenshare, I will definitely be creating it with Screencastify, it was super quick to add to my Chrome browser and I had the video created and sent within 20 minutes. There are some features that are helpful for teachers, versus features that are more helpful for sales teams and more. When you first add the extension to your Chrome browser, you’ll be asked for what purpose you’re downloading the program. Install the Record extension A Beginners Guide to Screencastify for Educators Record a video chat Access the Editor Access your Submit Dashboard I paid for a license but still see the free version See more Community Forum Check out our Community Forum where you can post questions about technical issues, share ideas, and give us feedback on ways we can improve. You can record sound with your screen capture videos or add annotations to help instruct the viewer even further.

I’ve tried a few different programs that can record video of a screen capture, and this one does all that I need it to do, and a little more. Once you’re done capturing the screenshare video, you can then choose to publish to Youtube, download as mp4, send in an email or you can access the automatically saved video in Google Drive. When you’re ready to start a recording, you click the extension and then choose “record” and a menu will appear in the bottom left corner you’ll see the option to begin recording and pause when finished. It’s a Chrome extension that doesn’t require you to download bulky software. I made a 1-minute video showing exactly how to make this change with Screencastify. I recently needed to explain how to make a change to our newsletter but didn’t want to list 30 steps to follow as a guide.

Screencastify is fast, easy to use and most of all allows you to edit your recordings on the fly. Have you ever needed to explain how to do something to someone on their computer, but couldn’t coordinate a time to do a screenshare, or meet in person? With remote work being the new normal, it’s likely becoming a more common problem. Screencastify, is a long-standing screen recording extension, for Chrome that has recently revamped the service to include new and free users.

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