This means that what you see on the mobile device will be seen on the computer. The solution is to mirror your device to a computer.Note that the vast majority of iPad/tablet apps (if not all of them) do not record the screen - they record inside an app which means you cannot demonstrate accessing other apps, changing settings, etc., something that teachers whose students use iPads need be able to demonstrate via video. I have not yet seen an iPad or tablet app that records video and allows you to edit to anywhere near the capability of Screencast-O-Matic Deluxe.But if you are going to record ANYTHING more sophisticated than a 2-minute rough scribble video then you need to be able to edit.If you want to use an iPad app to record video, go for it.In this day of mobile-everything, you can be forgiven for thinking that this article is irrelevant for mobile device users. For an overview of Screencast-O-Matic Deluxe check out the video below In summary, Screencast-O-Matic Deluxe is super value for money and the ideal screencasting-and-editing tool for the vast majority of teachers embarking on this path. Sure, the professional apps are superior to Screencast-O-Matic Deluxe (and so they should be - they are designed to create more sophisticated videos ) but you are also paying for features that most teachers will never need. (I've created hundreds of videos and this still happens to me!) With Screencast-O-Matic Deluxe you can re-record audio for that section, mute the audio on the section to be improved, import the new audio, and you are done.įeatures 3-6 above are usually the domain of ‘professional’ apps that will cost $100 - $250. Let’s say you’ve recorded a 7-minute education screencast but there’s one section where the words you used are either incorrect or you simply became tongue-tied.

Screencast-O-Matic Deluxe will also allow you to mix extra images and video footage (recorded on your phone, camera or your screen) into your current screencast.

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