About this Tool

Use a graphic tablet and stylus pen to draw while recording with Screencast-o-matic, just like you'd draw on your classroom whiteboard to call the students' attention to specific information.

Distance Education has a Wacom tablet and stylus you can use; see more below.

Example

It was recorded by an instructor using the Office Mix add-on for PowerPoint and a Wacom tablet.

Tutorials

See Screencast-o-matic tutorial on the Recorder Draw & Zoom feature.

Creative ideas

If you're a Photoshop user, take advantage of the Layers panel. Prepare drawings or images on separate layers in advance, and then show and hide layers during your screen recording.

Who doesn't love time-lapsed drawing? Check out MinutePhysics, an educational YouTube channel created by Henry Reich that includes time-lapsed drawing. You can speed up or slow down video segments using Screencast-o-matic.

Also see RSA Animates, provided by the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.