The drawing tools shortcuts are not customizable. Unfortunately, you are only able to customize the recording shortcuts in Screencastify. So… why not change those keyboard shortcuts to something easier to remember? Something that is customized and makes sense to you? Especially when there are 2-3 buttons that you need to press simultaneously! However, I know this can be challenging for some. So I find memorizing keyboard shortcuts fairly easy. I have a pretty good memory and I’m able to memorize a lot of really random pieces of information. That way, if you forget what one is, you can easily look it up! How Can I Customize My Keyboard Shortcuts? Our suggestion: print out the list of keyboard shortcuts and tape them up nearby when you are recording. So you’ll need to remember the drawing tool shortcuts if you want to make use of them. Unfortunately, only the recording shortcuts can be customized. There are shortcuts for both recording as well as the drawing tools. Except for how to trim videos… I had to look that one up! I find that it is super intuitive and it took me no time at all to figure out the basics.

So you first might be asking, what is Screencastify anyway? In a nutshell, it is a free Google Chrome extension that allows you to record your screen. You can take it a step further by customizing your keyboard shortcuts using the options menu in Screencastify to really maximize your productivity! What is Screencastify? Screencastify includes all these wonderful keyboard shortcuts (and I love keyboard shortcuts!) that can help you save valuable hours of your precious time. I just quickly open up a new tab, click on the extension, and away I go! What I really love about Screencastify is how easy it is to get started and use it. I use Screencastify in so many ways in my classroom. You can use it in so many amazing ways in the classroom, from recording lessons to having your students be creators. Screencastify is an amazing screen capturing extension for Google Chrome.

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