Ten Tech Tips in a Minute:

Screencastify

Amy Garrett HKIS UP Tech Coach

Video overview: 1 Minute

Ten Quick Tips:

*Note I am using a Screencastify Unlimited account

• Getting set up
• Screencast Browser
• Screencast Desktop
• Embed Webcam Video
• Lengthen countdown prep time
• Drawing Tools
• “Hide” Screencastify Bar
• Trimming clips
• Screencastify Editor
• Sharing Screencastify Videos

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• Getting Set up

• Go to screencastify.com in Chrome browser
• “Add to chrome”
• Click the Pink Arrow Shortcut that appears in the top right of your screen
• Create an account (sign in with google)
• Watch the intro videos HERE to get started!

Getting Set Up

2) Screencast Browser

• Allows you to record what is open in your (Chrome) browser tab
• Pro: reduces visual clutter of other apps or tabs open
• Cons: Limits you to only in browser sharing (ie: no images, other applications etc)

2,3,4) ScreenCast Browser, Desktop, Embed Webcam

3) Screencast Desktop

• Allows you to record your entire desktop
• Helpful if you have images or documents or other offline applications you want to share

4) Embed Webcam Video

• Allows you to Embed your video screen (face!) in the corner of your video
• You can click and drag it to a different location, default is bottom right corner

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*Bonus: �4a) Embed Video in Google Slides!

• Open the google slides you want to share in your screencast in a chrome tab
• Click the drop arrow next to “Present” and select
• Start a webcam with Browser tab and embed webcam
• Pro: Clean polished screencast of your slides!

4a) Embed webcam in google slides

5) Adjust countdown prep time

• Click “more options”
• Adjust your countdown:
• 3,5, or 10 seconds!
• Hooray!

5) Adjust Countdown

6) Drawing Tools

• Click “more options”
• Select “show drawing tools” (tools appear bottom left of your screen by default)
• Allows you to draw or write on the screen while screencasting if desired
• Cursor options: spotlight!
• Pen (change color, draw etc)
• Eraser

6) Drawing Tools

7) “Hide” Screencastify Bar

• When you start a screencast, by default this bar pops up along the bottom of your screen
• Click “hide” to remove that bar from your recording
• (Doesn’t affect your screen cast but it’s a nice option to clean up and remove it)

8) Trimming clips

• When reviewing your video, simply drag the scissors icon at the beginning and end to cut out unwanted sections from your video
• So fast and easy!

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Getting Set Up

9) Screencastify Editor

• Click “Open in editor”
• Trim, Crop or add Text
• Add clips! (Combine two videos!)
• Save in Google Drive when finished

9) Screencastify Editor Beta

10) Sharing Screencastify Videos

• Automatically saves videos into google drive (amazing!!)
• Share Drive link
• (default anyone with link can view)
• Also:
• Share to Google Classroom
• Youtube
• Email
• Embed Code/QR code

10) Sharing Videos

Questions? Ideas?

Feel free to reach out!

Happy to help you with any ideas or questions you may have.

Amy Garrett, HKIS Ed Tech Coach

agarrett@hkis.edu.hk

@agarrett1212 �

HKIS Upper Primary �Home Learning Essentials