Screencast-O-Matic was one of the original free and easy ways to create a video recording of your screen (screencast) that I included in a 2008 eMagazine; these screencasts could be uploaded for free hosting all from your browser with no install and for FREE!

Well during January I revisited Screencast-o-Matic and was impressed by...

  • the improved quality of capture
  • the addition of audio (need a microphone of course)
  • the ability to add screen subtitles/notes
  • the ease of download and/or posting to YouTube etc.

Registered users can still have free hosting and can use the provided code to embed in webpages, blogs, wikis etc.

This has so much potential in the world of providing evidence for assessment that my head hurts!

This is a must try it out at http://screencast-o-matic.com/.

You may find it useful to take a look at this video clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRUw6JTeu-I.