How to Record Your Screen on Chromebook

If you're reading this post, then you probably use one (or you're thinking about using one) and want to know how to record your screen. Fortunately, screen recording has come a long way since it was invented, and plenty of options exist.

Recording on Chromebook

Chromebooks are a new-ish kind of computer that runs on Google's Chrome OS, a lightweight operating system that uses the Google Chrome web browser as its primary interface.

Think of a Chromebook as a laptop that runs a souped up web browser for an operating system. That might sound fairly limited for a modern computer, but the rapid improvement in web-based applications and technology means that Chromebooks are becoming as useful and as flexible as traditional laptops.

For teachers and students, Chromebooks are a popular choice because they're simple to use, safe, and inherently collaborative (always connected to the internet makes working together way faster than otherwise).

🔔 It's worth noting that Chromebooks are also handy outside of education too. Check out this post about by Zach Grosser on the Figma blog. It explains how you can use a Chromebook for designing apps, websites and presentations.

Screen recording in education

Screen recording has become an essential way for teachers to communicate with students. The rise in popularity (and pandemic-induced spike) in remote and virtual learning has meant that teachers need to start wearing another hat: video content creator.

Fortunately, screen recording makes it possible for teachers to turn their lessons, assignments, and student feedback into videos that students can watch at any time.

Screen recordings are great for this kind of video content for a couple of reasons:

1. You don't need extra equipment. A computer, the computer's mic, and ideally its web cam is all you need to start.

2. Screen recording apps are specifically designed for capturing your screen. The docs, presentations, websites — basically anything you're working on for school — can be easily captured as a video.

So to make screen recordings on a Chromebook you'll need to use something that works on Chrome OS or the Google Chrome web browser. Let's look at some of the options.

Tella

First up, Tella (that's us!). Tella doesn't require any installation, users can start recording videos simply by visiting tella.tv. Tella lets users combine multiple clips into a single video and apply custom backgrounds, layouts, and styling. Videos in Tella can be shared instantly using a link. It's the simplicity of a screen recording with a bunch of neat features that make your recordings fun and engaging.

Highlights:

• Screen + camera, screen-only, and camera-only recording

• Combine multiple recordings as one video

• Simple video customisation

• Instant link sharing

• No installation required

Here's how to record directly in the browser. You can also record with our Chrome extension.