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I work at a large school and have been experimenting with cheap and cheerful solutions. If on Windows 10 check out the built-in Game Bar (designed your let you record games) if on Mac Qicktime will let you record the screen and mic.

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Yeah, Quicktime does seem like a good option if just recording screen with mic audio is desired. I think that there would be some benefit to being able to see the professor at least from time to time, to make the experience more personal. But perhaps this could be accomplished just by having a small photo of the prof in the corner, by the course name or something.

I use screencast-o-matic, because it is so easy to use and very affordable, to make videos that I upload to Youtube. I have a dynamic microphone, Audio-Technica ATR2100-USB, which has been working well for years.

https://screencast-o-matic.com/tutorial/welcome-to-screencas...

Does Quicktime save as compressed MP4? Last time I used it for a 30 minute video it saved as uncompressed mov by default. I was not impressed, and while I know how to re-encode, most people don't.

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