If your needs are short term, consider using the free trial version of Camtasia (available for Mac and Windows). These apps give you a way to make simple screen recordings that are processed and saved on the web, so you can easily share them from there or you can download them for further editing. Screencasts can be used for a variety of purposes but are most popular for tutorials and for capturing activity on the web for creative purposes.įor more info, see this guide: How to Record What Appears on Your Screen (Screencast) Free Web Apps Please contact IT Services to request access.NOTE: For related posts, browse the tag archive for: screencastingĪ screencast is a video recording of whatever is displayed on the forefront of your computer screen. Camtasia can be used on personal devices by staff who are Pathways 1 and 3.Mac users can download it from the Managed Software Centre.

If you are unable to download the software, please contact IT Services for support.

On University Windows 10 devices, connect to the University VPN, open Software Centre or Company Portal, search for Camtasia and install it on your Windows 10 device.

If you would like to use this software in your teaching but are not Pathway 1 or 3, contact IT Services to enquire about cost for a licence. Getting startedĬamtasia and Snagit are automatically available to Pathways 1 and 3 teaching staff. If you wish to upload any of Camtasia’s interactive content, please contact for advice. If you want to share videos created using Camtasia or Snagit via Blackboard, they should be uploaded to Re/Play.

Communicate quickly and easily by annotating visual media.

Create ad hoc presentations, visual instructions and guides.

Capture image, video or GIF assets to supplement teaching materials.

Provide high quality personal feedback to students.

Create media rich teaching materials using a combination of screen capture and video.

everything on screen and presenter's voice

Camtasia is a screen recorder and video editor, whilst Snagit lets you take screenshots, edit images, and make lightweight screen recordings.

Camtasia and Snagit both allow you to capture what you see on your computer screen.

Camtasia screencast