Screencasting Tools

I find myself answering a lot of questions on screen-casting tools for teachers or students to use, so here are a few.

Screen-casting on iPads or Samsung Tablets

I find myself answering a lot of questions on screen-casting tools for teachers or students to use.  A year ago I would have recommended EDUcreations, Showme, and even Explain Everything,  but there is a new app in town that I like even better for Apple or Samsung devices.

IPEVO Whiteboard is now my new favorite.  It doesn't have all the bells and whistles, but its simplicity is what teachers love. Here is the best part....there are no usernames, logins, passwords, it is free, etc.  All students have to do is open the app, create a screen-cast, and it will automatically save to their camera roll.  Let me say that again.  "There are no usernames, logins, passwords, etc.  All students have to do is open the app, create a screen-cast, and it will automatically save to their camera roll."

Again, I like other screen-casting tools, and there are times to use the other apps I mentioned above, but IPEVO is screen-casting at its most basic and simplest form.

Screen-casting on Computers

Screencast-O-Matic is a well known site for recording your computer's screen.  There is nothing that you have to download or install.  To record your screen, follow the few steps below.

• Click on "Start Recording"
• Click on "Record Screencast"
• There may be a button that says, "Launch Protocol".  This must be ran to allow recording to take place.
• Lastly, a window will appear with all of the screen-casting tools.  You can drag the dotted line window to record any part of the screen.  You also have the ability to record yourself through your webcam (if you have one).  
• When done recording, hit pause, and then done.  This will bring up 3 ways to save your video:  Save as a video file, upload to Screencast-O-Matic, or Upload to YouTube.

This process cannot get any easier and it will give you a nice recording in no time.

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