Screencastify Tutorial
1. Go to Google Chrome on your computer.
2. Look at the top of the browser. Press
the small red triangle with the camera in
it that is located in the top right corner.
3. Upon opening the extension, a set up
page will appear. This will prompt you to
give access to the microphone/camera
and sign in to your google account.
The neat part about this is that you can
Automatically save to your Google Drive.
4. Now to record. Open up any content you will need for your
presentation (PPT, Google Slides, Keynote,etc.) and minimize
it for quick access.
5. Select the Screencastify icon from the Chrome browser tool
bar. The menu should pop up that looks like this.
6. Settings: Select Desktop if you are using PowerPoint or
Keynote (recommended). Select
tab if you are using Google Slides.
7. Select your Microphone source and specify your
audio levels.
8. When you are ready to begin, select Start Recording. (If you have multiple screens, you will be
asked to choose which screen you’d like to record)
9. Once the recording is over (you only have 10minutes
max per recording), select Stop Recording (stop button).
10. You will then be re-directed to your recording
and it will automatically be saved in your Google Drive.
11. Give your recording a title (refer to image below). It will
also show that the video was uploaded to Google Drive. From Google Drive, you can move it to
another file location, save it, view it, or whatever else you may need to do.