ScreenPal, a screen recorder and video creator

Description: ScreenPal, formerly Screencast-O-Matic, is a screen recording tool for creating, editing, and sharing videos and images. ScreenPal can also capture sound, so users can use it to speak over screen recordings. Moreover, it allows using a web camera simultaneously and adding text, drawings, or even background music. It also offers AI functionalities such as auto-generated video transcriptions, captions, and video summaries, and other functions such as creating quizzes. ScreenPal requires downloading but not creating an account. It is owned by Big Nerd Software.

Evaluation: ScreenPal is a powerful screen recording tool that allows the creation of video materials, among others. With its voice-over functionality, it is suitable for creating tutorials and presentations, or even lectures and commentaries for students. Its website contains many helpful tutorials for teachers to gain an understanding of how the tool works. ScreenPal’s free option has many interesting functionalities that should be enough for classroom use. All in all, ScreenPal is a valuable and easy-to-use tool that can be very helpful in creating educational materials.

Cost: Free + paid plans available.

Respect for privacy Privacy evaluations indicate how a tool handles personal data collection, storage, and sharing, including GDPR compliance and security measures, among others. The ICT-REV team provides them for informational purposes, reflecting our best understanding at the time of review, but assumes no legal responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of these evaluations and encourages users to conduct their own assessments: Medium. ScreenPal collects various types of data for different purposes, among which also marketing. ScreenPal also collects cookies of different natures and sells aggregated data to third parties for users outside the EEA. It has security measures in place such as encryption, password protection, and regular security reviews in place. Screenpal allows users to edit their account information and unsubscribe from marketing communications. Moreover, ScreenPal acknowledges users’ rights to access, modify or erase their data. It complies with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks, and international data transfers adhere to GDPR standards. See more here.

Type Of Interaction: Individual work, Presenting (e.g. lecturing, storytelling),

Content: You supply,

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