Screencast-O-Matic

Screencast-O-Matic is a free tool you can use to record your screen or record a webcam, for a maximum of 15 minutes. In addition, you can record the screen, and display a small picture of yourself (via a webcam). This is sometimes referred to as creating a "picture in a picture". Screencast-O-Matic works on Windows PC's and Mac's. Videos can be published to Screencast-O-Matic or YouTube.

How do instructors use Screencasts?

Instructors introduce themselves to their students
Provide tours of the “online” parts of their class
Explain concepts and demonstrate how to perform math, science or computer lab assignments
Provide Grading/Feedback

What hardware do you need?

Use a microphone, headset, or webcam for recording audio
Use your computer speakers or headset to listen to audio

How do you set-up Screencast-O-Matic?

You'll need to install the software at home, or ask IT to install it at work.
Here are the Screencast-O-Matic Install Instructions for installing the software on Windows 7 using the Firefox web browser

How do you record with Screencast-O-Matic?

Here's a short video demonstrating how to record a video using Screencast-O-Matic.

Where can you upload your videos?

We recommend that you upload your videos to YouTube. YouTube automatically creates closed captions that you can update. And you can easily display a YouTube video using Lessons and Add Multimedia.

Here's a video demonstrating how to upload a Screencast-O-Matic video directly to YouTube.

Resources

Screencast-O-Matic Feedback and Support
What do you get with the Pro Recorder?
Audio Issues? How to change the default playback and recording audio device in Windows

YouTube Tips

How do I change the privacy of my YouTube videos?
How do I edit a video, or add subtitles, annotations, and music to a video?
How do I display my video in Sakai, if I don't use Lessons "Add Multimedia"? Display your YouTube video in Sakai using the Embed Code
How do I upload a video longer than 15 minutes?

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