To create videos in Google chrome I have found that there are several tools you need, if you want to do this for free. First, you need an extension for capturing the video. Second, you need an app or a website for editing the video you have captured.
Capturing the video.
There are 2 extensions I use to capture video, screencastify and skiblz cam. Skiblz is limited in that is only captures video, no sound, but you can create as much video as you want. Skiblz will record what you do in your browser, so you can be creative in the silent movie manner. Screencastify allows you to capture video from your web browser tab, your webcam, or your desktop. This will capture audio and video, but there is a 7 minute limit for free accounts.
Editing the Video
Up until recently, I had only used wevideo for the editing of videos. The tools available in wevideo are comparable to some of the page software video editors. you can add menus, background sounds, transitions between video segments, voice-over, etc. Recently, youtube has altered their uploading of video content page and included an editor. Prior to publishing videos it is possible to edit videos, capture videos, or even create a slideshow from images. There is music available to use as background sound, transitions for video segments, subtitles, etc. For a great synopsis on this, here are some places I read about before trying it out myself. Youtube Teaching Resources. Slide Shows with Audio on Youtube.
Now, to be perfectly honest, as much as I love Chromebooks there is no combination of app or extension I have found that rivals the video tools on the iPad. Should you have one of those, I highly recommend iMotion HD for stop motion video creation, and Touchcast for creating professional videos (both free). As my district has gone with a mass adoption of chromebooks, I can figure out ways to do everything I want to do with the free video creation and editing tools on the chromebooks.
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