Screencast-O-Matic recently rebranded to Screenpal, with a new look and feel website and desktop application. You can continue to use Screencast-O-Matic as is, or update to the newest Screenpal version. See Updating Screencast-O-Matic to Screenpal for more information. Updating the application does not affect your existing username/password, saved content, or settings.
This help article covers using both Screenpal and Screencast-O-Matic (if you want to continue to use the older version). Scroll down to get to Screencast-O-Matic instructions.
Screenpal
When you are finished editing a video and want to add it to Canvas (or elsewhere), click Done editing video.
Click the options icon 
to display a list of options. To add more publishing options (YouTube etc), click the more options icon 
. To save the file for Canvas, click Save as Video File.
to display a list of options. To add more publishing options (YouTube etc), click the more options icon . To save the file for Canvas, click Save as Video File.
When you choose to save as a video file, you are given a list of settings that you can click on and edit. To save the file for Canvas, select MP4 as the file type. Make sure to give the file a identifiable filename and indicate what folder on your computer that you want it to be saved to. Once you are happy with all of the settings, click Publish.
The file will then be published in the folder that you specified.
To upload the video to Canvas, follow the instructions here: https://telhelp.eu.helpdocs.com/canvas-creating-and-managing-content/uploading-media-to-a-module-in-canvas/#Upload_media
Screencast-O-Matic
When you have a recording available which you would like to add to Canvas, you can do so by selecting the option to “Save as Video File”.
This will provide you with a number of options on how you want to save the file
1. Type - the type of video file to be produced. This can be left as an MP4.
2. Filename - the name of the video file you will save
3. Folder - where the file will be downloaded to
4. Cursor - if you want the recording to show and/ or highlight the cursor to the viewer
5. Open Captions - if you want to add captions to the file
6. Quality - whether the file should be a high visual quality (but a larger file size) or a lower visual quality (but a smaller file size).
When you are satisfied with your options, you can press the green “Publish” button
Your file will publish to a video file to the folder you selected
When the recording has published, you can go to your module in Canvas and, under a unit, click on the plus sign on
the right side of the unit to add a file.
To upload the recording, select the File option from the drop down menu, select [New File] and then click on the
"Choose File" button to locate the video recording. Select "Add Item" to add your video
You may be presented with a message stating that the media is being qued for conversion". When this has finished, the recording will be available to students.