Screencasting Your Netslcsd Educational Technology Resources

Recordings of yourself or your computer screen can enhance any class. To help you get started, we tested a dozen screencasting applications and have software recommendations for the most common situations. And for whatever technology you decide to use, there are a couple of tips to keep in mind. Have a look (03:25)!

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The selection below is based on our testing of many applications. This short list is for people who'd like to jump in and get something done right away. We've honed the list for quality and ease of use, with preference given to applications supported by the university.

Software Shortlist

The last screencasting software that I’m going to mention is the OBS Studio. This is another freeprogram for Linux, Windows, and MAC. With OBS Studio, you can live stream over Twitch or YouTube while you record your screen. You can also add existing videos or low-third images into the recordings. You can add your watermark to your videos. May 03, 2019 Screencastify is a powerful screen recorder and screencast maker. It lets you easily capture, edit and share videos. Some of the features it provides include: 'Desktop, browser tab or webcam capture, narrate with your microphone’s audio, customize your resolution and FPS, embed your webcam into the screencast, annotate your screen with a pen tool, focus a spotlight on your mouse, crop your.

• PowerPoint
  • PowerPoint has a pen tool for annotating while recording. And you will need nothing but PowerPoint to screencast a presentation created in PowerPoint. After recording a presentation, simply export to video.
• Kaltura Capture
  • Kaltura Capture is only one of the functions of Kaltura. Kaltura is a video hosting platform like YouTube but private to the University Community. Any video you make can be uploaded to it, but unlike YouTube, the general public will not see it. Videos hosted on Kaltura are easily integrated into Canvas. Kaltura is supported by the University so technical help is available. Kaltura Capture also has a pen tool for annotating while recording! And a whiteboard feature. It can be set to record both the screen and your face simultaneously, and there are editing tools available once it has been uploaded to your personal Media Space so you can trim up the clip, edit out stumbles, and switch back and forth from screen to face if you like. People using Kaltura at Penn State
• Screencast-O-Matic
  • Screencast-O-Matic is a free, easy to use application anyone can download. You can record the screen or the computer’s camera with it. It is recommended here for anyone wanting something simpler than Kaltura because of its decent audio quality and consistent audio/visual synchronization. There is a 15 minute limit on the length of a recording.
• Explain Everything
  • Explain Everything is an inexpensive whiteboard application with pen tools. It can be used to draw on a plain background while recording voice or images, and even entire presentations can be imported and then annotated while recording. It is compatible for iPad and PC but not currently for Mac.
• InkToGo
  • InkToGo is an inexpensive application that is available to anyone for download. It has a pen tool for annotating over anything on the screen, so it is a good option for annotating over an application that does not have its own pen tool. And it also has a whiteboard.
• Camera applications that come with hardware
  • Camera applications that come with smartphones, iPads and computers are an option to remember for recording yourself on camera. YouTube has a phone app to trim clips and directly upload to YouTube. Remember to turn off comments to avoid trolls if you use YouTube to host your video.
• Screen recording functions that come with hardware
  • The recording function that is part of iPads and Macs are convenient and easy. Just remember to turn the internal microphone on.
• Snagit
  • Snagit is an inexpensive application that is available to anyone for download. It will record the screen and your face at the same time. It is included here due to its easy to use editing feature to trim a clip, take out stumbles, and switch back and forth from screen to face. Although the audio/visual synchronization is not reliable, it is not noticeable when recording the screen and might be fine for recording yourself on camera depending on the duration of the clip and the hardware used. If the editing feature of Kaltura Capture gives you trouble, give this one a try.

Software selection is based on hardware and the situation. Six common scenarios are presented in the tables below:

Scenario 1: Full Screen Talking Head
Scenario 2: Record a Presentation, Text, or an Image
Scenario 3: Annotate a Presentation or an Image While Recording
Scenario 4: Draw with a Whiteboard Application
Scenario 5: Demonstrate the Use of an Application
Scenario 6: Record Audio and a Physical Document or Sketch

Scenario 1: Full Screen Talking Head

Scenario 2: Record a Presentation, Text, or an Image

Scenario 3: Annotate a Presentation or an Image While Recording

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Annotating = writing or drawing with a pen on a tablet or touchscreen. Software with a pen feature is required.

Scenario 4: Draw with a Whiteboard Application

Need to record audio and the computer screen with a layer of handwriting done with a pen tool.

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Scenario 5: Demonstrate the Use of an Application

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Scenario 6: Record Audio and a Physical Document or Sketch

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