Sunday, December 27, 2020

 Loom tutorial: Free screen recording, editing and sharing software for educators

Nowadays , Teachers  are using so many online and offline screen recording tools to record lessions for students. Loom is one of the best online tool that  not only enable screen recording but also editing and sharing the recorded videos.

What is Loom?

Loom is a free screen recording application to capture screen, webcam and microphone. Loom enable to record face using webcam, edit the recorded videos and instantly share the videos with the students.

How to use Loom?

Loom is available to use in  three ways:

  1. Mobile App
  2. Desktop application
  3. Chrome extension
1. Desktop Application
Loom is available only for Mac computer in desktop application.

2. Mobile App
Loom app is available only for iPhone and iPad.

3. Chrome extension
We can also run Loom in chrome browser by downloading its extension from chrome web store.
In this tutorial we will record videos using chrome extension.

How to download Loom Chrome extension?

1. Sign in using gmail, search, and download Loom in chrome web store


2. Click on Add to Chrome button


3. Click on extension and then Pin extension to pin loom to chrome browser


Screen Recording using Chrome extension

Click Loom icon in browser to launch loom.

Recording Videos

1. Recoding options

  • 1. Screen + Cam: Allows screen as well as face recoding 
  • 2. Screen Only: Allows only screen recording with Profile picture
  • 3. Cam only: Allows only face recording

2. Desktop or Current Tab
Loom allows to record videos in full desktop mode or only current opened tab.

3. Start Recording
To start recording click on Start Recording button. Then click on Share button to share screen.


4. Stop/Play/Rename videos
Click on circular Stop button. The main Loom window will appear. Rename the recorded video. Click on the video to Play video.


Editing recorded videos

The recorded videos may be edited by applying
  • Trim
  • Call to action
  • Custom Thumbnail

Downloading  Recorded Videos
The recorded videos may be
  • Send to folder
  • Downloaded
  • Duplicated
  • Deleted

Rich Reactions
Students can react to videos using emojis and comments.

Sharing Videos with students
Click on blue Share Link button to copy the link and share with the students using messenger.
Access Control
You can apply Password on videos to restrict others to access and watch videos.

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