Last fall I produced a chart and wrote a detailed comparison of free screencasting tools. In my ranking of free options, Screencastify came out on top. That chart and ranking can be seen here.

Introductions of Screencast-o-matic.
Last year March I published a complete video introduction of Screencast-o-matic. You can see that video.
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There is one that I get asked more often than any other. Normally, individuals ask that due to the fact that they desire to know how Im highlighting my mouse tip in my videos or how Im creating the moving oval cut-out of my webcam.

A Comparison of Other Screencasting Tools.

Usually, people ask that because they desire to know how Im highlighting my mouse pointer in my videos or how Im developing the moving oval cut-out of my web cam.

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One of those cropping options is to utilize an oval. When Im making longer videos Ill also use the clip combining tools, shift tools, and text overlay tools that are offered in Screencast-o-matic.

Screencast-o-matic is the tool that I use to develop nearly all of the videos that appear on my YouTube channel. Screencast-o-matic is available in a browser-based variation and in a desktop “deluxe” variation. I utilize the desktop variation unless Im using my Chromebook..
The deluxe version of Screencast-o-matic is the paid variation that costs $1.65/ month. One of those cropping choices is to utilize an oval. When Im making longer videos Ill likewise utilize the clip combining tools, transition tools, and text overlay tools that are readily available in Screencast-o-matic.