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Tips for using Screencastify

• Add the Screencastify extension to Chrome

• While you are recording the icon has a red button

• You can click red button to pause or stop the recording

• There is an option while you are recording to annotate your presentation (highlight, draw circles around stuff etc). The toolbar will open while you are recording. 

• Lastly - after you finish recording you can name your recording and get a link to find it in your Drive (although, by default it goes straight into a Screencastify folder in Drive)

• Watch a tutorial here about how to use Screencastify

If you have a Mac Air or Pro you will have Quicktime player, which also records screencasts

Tips for using Quicktime Player (on a Mac)

• Open Quicktime Player from your applications folder 

• Choose New Screen Recording

• Make sure your mic is turned on (click the wee arrow to see the mic options. if you choose inbuilt mic you can use the computer mic or your phone headphones if they have a mic

• You can tell if it’s recording because you see the record symbol up on the menu bar at the top of your screen

• Make sure you save your screen recording 

• This tutorial explains the process and shows you how to edit two screen recordings together