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Using Screencastify to Record Screencasts

Using Screencastify to Record Screencasts

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Screencastify will only work with the Chrome browser.

Audience: Staff, Students

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how to record your screen using Screencastify.

Summary: Screencastify allows you to capture your entire desktop, browser tab, or webcam in a video. You can embed your webcam anywhere in your recording, narrate with your microphone, and annotate using tools within the program. The software runs via an extension in your Google Chrome browser.

Notes:

  • Students should have Screencastify installed on their 1:1 Chromebook automatically. If a student does not have the extension, please contact the Help Desk with the student’s name, email, and Chromebook tag number.

  • For more detailed information on Screencastify, visit the Screencastify user guide.

Table of Contents:

Installing the Screencastify Extension within Google Chrome

  1. From the Screencastify website, click the purple Start creating for free button.

  1. Select Add extension and the extension will begin to download. 

  1. Once Screencastify is finished downloading, the arrow icon will appear in the top right-hand corner of your browser.

  2. Click the icon to get started.

    1. If the arrow does not appear in the top right-hand corner, click on the Puzzle piece icon to see the full list of extensions.

 

Navigating the Screencastify Extension

  • Recording Control Panel

    • The Recording Control Panel is the first thing that pops up whenever you open the Screencastify extension.

      • From the Control Panel, you can choose your screencast settings and record your browser tab, entire desktop or webcam.

  • Main Menu

    • You can access the Main Menu by clicking the 3 bar icon in the Recording Control Panel.

    • From the Main Menu, you can:

      • Manage your account

      • Sign in and out of Screencastify or switch accounts

      • View all of your recordings

      • Customize your extension's options

      • Get help

      • Sign out

  • Video Page

    • The Video Page automatically loads after you end a recording.

    • From the Video Page, you can:

      • Playback the recording

      • Rename your recording (by clicking on the title of the recording)

      • Edit your recording

      • Save and share your recording 

      • Export your recording 

      • Delete your recording

    • When you delete a Screencastify recording, the recording will also be deleted from your Google Drive.

 

  • My Videos

    • My Videos is a library where you can view all of your videos.

    • To access My Recordings, click the play icon in the top right hand corner of the Recording Control Panel or click My Videos in the Main Menu.

    • From My Recordings, you can:

      • View the Video Page for each of your recordings

      • Delete your recordings (individually or all at once)

      • View your recordings directly in your Google Drive

 

Starting a New Recording

  1. Click the Screencastify extension icon in the upper right of your browser.

  2. Choose what you want to record:

    1. Your browser tab

    2. Entire desktop

    3. Webcam.

  3. To narrate over your recording using an internal or external microphone, turn on the toggle next to Microphone.

  4. To capture the audio originating from within your browser tab or application (e.g. from a video being played), click Show more options and turn on Tab Audio or System Audio. 

  5. Turn on the toggle next to Embed Webcam if you want to include your webcam as part of your recording

  6. Click Record.

    1. You'll see and hear a countdown, and then your recording will begin.

    2. When Screencastify is recording, a red dot will appear in your extension icon.

 

Ending a Recording

  • To end a recording, click the extension icon again and click the stop button. 

    • You can also pause and resume a recording.