Both of those audio improvements can lead to students viewing instructional videos for a bit longer or at least make paying attention a little bit easier.

Adding background music can also have the effect of covering up some of the “ums” and “uhs” that we sometimes make when recording a video. Then, using my Edpuzzle extension, I quickly embed formative assessment questions in the video and assign the videos to my students through Edpuzzle. In the following short video I demonstrate how to add background music to your Screencastify videos.Īdding some background music to a video can help reduce some of the echo or tinny sounds that sometimes occur in screencasts that are recorded without an external microphone. I create instructional videos for my students using Screencastify and upload those videos to YouTube. To add background music to a video that you created with Screencastify all that you need to do is upload the video to YouTube then use YouTube’s built-in editor and library of free music. It makes online teaching more stunning and efficient. With Screencastify, you are able to create a wonderful presentation video file easily. Those methods are fine, but there is an easier way. Also, you may upload the recording directly to YouTube, or export it as an MP4, animated GIF, or MP3. There are a few ways that you can add audio to videos that you make with Screencastify including uploading your video to WeVideo or iMovie then adding a background track. A related question that I got from a reader was about how to add background music to Screencastify videos. Last week I published an article about how to extract the audio from your videos.

Upload screencastify to youtube