Screencast-O-Matic is a
tool to record your screen and audio. It’s cheap, easy to use, and
effective.
There’s not even a program to
install! It’s
free to sign up for a Screencast-O-Matic account, but you’ll be limited to 15
minute recordings with a watermark However,
$15 a year will get you a pro
account with unlimited recordings, no watermark, editing tools, script
tools, additional recording controls and the ability to use the tool outside of
your browser.
You’ll need to allow the JAVA applet to run, but otherwise the startup is easy
and also works on a Mac. Clicking “Start Recording” launches the app, and
you have the option to resize the screen, change the number of screens per
second and turn on the webcam before you hit record. Once you’ve hit record you
can’t change or move the screen, so make sure it’s in the right place! Hit the
Done button when you are finished and you’ll be automatically redirected to the
Screencast-O-Matic app where your file is processing. Then you can export
to YouTube, Mp4, or Google Docs.
