Screencast-O-Matic is available to all University of Minnesota faculty and staff, and to students EXCEPT those students who have suppressed their directory information. When a directory-suppressed student authenticates and is sent to the dashboard page on screencast-o-matic.com, they receive a blank screen. Work is in progress to allow directory-suppressed students to access Screencast-O-Matic.
- Download and setup recorder
- Existing Users of Screencast-O-Matic (e.g. Morris campus; Extension; CCAPS; UMNTC CLA, etc.)
- Usage Notes
Download and setup recorder
- Go to https://screencast-o-matic.com/uofminn
- Log in with your University of Minnesota Internet ID.
- From the Screencast-O-Matic - University of Minnesota page, click Download Install and follow the prompts.
- Return to https://screencast-o-matic.com/uofminn and click Start Recorder. Depending on your current computer settings you may get prompted for various information:
- If you see a dialog box with various options select either Team Plan or Site License. On the following screen, enter uofminn and then click Submit.
OR - The application will open and you should see a dialog box to Enable Pro Recording using 'uofminn' Site License?:
Click OK and you will be launched into the recorder.
- If you see a dialog box with various options select either Team Plan or Site License. On the following screen, enter uofminn and then click Submit.
Note: After download you may be prompted to download a Screen Recorder Launcher as well. This enables the recorder to be launched right from your browser and is a one time download. If you are prompted click on the link and follow the instructions, and then go back to the Screencast-O-Matic page to click on Start Recorder again.
Existing Users of Screencast-O-Matic
If you are part of an existing site license for Screencast-O-Matic (e.g. Morris campus; Extension; CCAPS; UMNTC CLA, etc.) you will need to perform some steps to switch over to the UMN site license; the steps are below.
Existing users - macOS
- In the Finder, from the Go menu pick Go to Folder
- Under Go to the Folder, enter ~/Library then click Go.
- From the Library folder, located "Screencast-O-Matic-v2" and move it to the Trash.
- Empty the Trash.
- Return to the Installing Screencast-O-Matic steps above.
Existing users - Windows
- Go to Control Panel > Uninstall a Program
- Double click on Screen Recorder Launcher. When complete, click Close.
- Return to the Installing Screencast-O-Matic steps above.
Usage Notes
Recording Tips
- Be mindful of what you are recording, especially if you are sharing with a widespread audience. When the recording interface loads, there is a checkered box around the recording area that notes, "Recorder will record anything that happens in this frame."
- If you are using MacOS Catalina, you may need to enable recording for Screencast-O-Matic:
- Open System Preferences
- Select Security & Privacy
- Select Privacy.
- Select Screen Recording.
- Check that the Screencast-O-Matic application is checked.
- Restart your computer to finalize the changes.
- Open System Preferences
Do Not Publish to Screencast-O-Matic.com; Save to Desktop
The UMN site license does not include storage space on Screencast-O-Matic.com.
- To save a recording to your computer, from the Options panel, click Save As Video File.
- In the pop-up window, update the publish options, then click Publish to save the file to your computer.
Additional Information