Staff Favorites

These tools are not supported, but they are favorite tools that the Instructional Technology Staff use and LOVE. The GTS staff may be able to offer assistance, however, primary support is usually found on the websites for these tools. Note: The expanations below are purely opinions of the Instructional Technology Staff.

Screencastify

https://www.screencastify.com/

Free tool that allows you to do screen-recording in chrome. You can record your browser tab or your entire screen with one click of a button. Gustavus has limited licenses which allows for unlimited timed recordings and editting capabilities. Please reach out to the GTS Helpline to learn more.

  • Pros: Easy to use, easy way to get information to people in a visual format, records screen and audio, pushes the video to your Google Drive.
  • Cons: Only usable through Chrome. 

ScreenPal

https://screenpal.com/home

Free tool that allows you record your screen, audio and video (optional) for up to 15 min. Gustavus has limited pro version licenses which allows for unlimited timed recordings, editting capabilities, and automatic uploads to YouTube and other sites. Please reach out to the GTS Helpline to learn more.

  • Pros: Easy to use, easy way to get information to people in a visual format, records screen, audio and video, pushes to YouTube, and file format is an MP4 which is playable on all devices
  • Cons: Editing (pro version) is more complex so learning how to do it can be cumbersome.