Convert a Video or Screencast to a GIF
- Use an existing video or use Screen-cast-o-matic or Screencastify (Chrome) to record a short video
- Upload the video to a free GIF creator: GIFMaker.me
- Using the GIF maker, convert the short video to a .gif file and download to your computer
- Optional: Add text to the GIF using the Gifntext web app and create the new GIF
![Add text to GIF Add text to GIF](https://cdnsm5-ss1.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_825719/Image/Departments/TLI/Instructional%20Technology/GIFs/Adding%20text%20to%20a%20GIF.gif)
Upload GIF to CISD Shared Drive (Lesson Plans>01 Instructional GIFs)
Use the naming convention GIF_Subject_Topic_TEK#
The GIF can be used as an image in Google Sites, Canvas, Social Media, or anywhere an image can uploaded or inserted.