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Website review by Marianne Rogowski, Common Sense Education | Updated April 2018
Screencastify
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Screencastify

Easy screen-recording tool facilitates outside-the-box instruction

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Learning rating
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Community rating
Based on 18 reviews
Privacy rating
82%| Pass Expert evaluation by Common Sense
Grades
3–12
Subjects & Skills
Communication & Collaboration, Creativity
Great for
Assessment, Presentation, Classroom Management, Instructional Strategies
Price:  Free, Paid
Platforms:  Website
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5 images
Choose audio and video options for each recording.
Move the location of the embedded video so that content is visible.
The premium version offers a few post-production editing tools such as cropping, splitting, and merging.
The tool's versatility offers use for almost any screencasting situation.
Take advantage of the tutorial library to learn basic and advanced techniques.

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Featured review by
Hallie H. , Classroom teacher
Classroom teacher
Park School of Baltimore
Pikesville, United States
A great tool for self-paced learning!
I really like Screencastify and screencasts in general because, when used right, they allow students to personalize learning. Students can watch videos multiple times if they need to review, and they can pause videos when they need to take a minute. I like screencasts best when students can watch them and then ask me questions—sometimes I find that students will passively watch videos and not clarify something they don't understand. I don't like that Screencastify has limited their free videos to 5 m ...
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Data Safety
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Users can interact with trusted users and/or students.
Personal information is displayed publicly.
User-created content is not filtered for personal information before being made publicly visible.
Data Rights
What rights do I have to the data?
Users can create or upload content.
Processes to access and review user data are available.
Processes to modify inaccurate data are available.
Ads & Tracking
Are there advertisements or tracking?
Data are not shared for third-party advertising and/or marketing.
Traditional or contextual advertisements are not displayed.
Behavioral or targeted advertising is not displayed.

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