Before you begin
Ensure that you've set up the following:
- Install Screencastify
- Pin the extension to your browser
- Select where you would like your videos to be stored
- Castify Storage (recommended) or
- Google Drive
- Set up your microphone and webcam
Once you've set everything up, you may start creating your first video!
Starting a recording
To begin a Screencastify recording, click the Screencastify icon in the top right corner of your Google Chrome window. (If you can't see that icon, click here.) You should see
- Choose what you want to record: This Tab, Full Screen, or Webcam Only
- To capture your voice, turn on the toggle next to Microphone.
- To capture your face, use a webcam recording or turn on the toggle next to Webcam.
- You can also Embed Your Webcam into a Recording if you'd like!
- To change the countdown length, click on the drop-down menu. You can choose a 3, 5, or 10-second countdown, or turn the countdown off by disabling the toggle.
- To use drawing and annotation tools, enable the toggle next to Show Drawing Tools. (The option is only available in Browser Tab and Desktop recordings.)
- Click the blue Record button. You'll see and hear a countdown (if you have one enabled), and then your recording will begin.
Ending a Recording
To end a recording, click the extension icon again (or use a keyboard shortcut) and click the stop button.
When you end a recording, you will automatically be taken to the recording's Video Management Page, where you can edit, save, and share your recording.