New Resource Exploration: Turning Videos into Interactive Lessons

Videos are great tools for the classroom. But how do you know that students are understanding the video content? How do you know that students are even watching the videos you assign at all? There are some great (and free!) tools that enable you to add questions, include commentary, and track student understanding of the videos.

Edpuzzle – www.edpuzzle.com: Edpuzzle enables you to work with already existing videos from YouTube, Khan Academy, or upload your own. You can add multiple-choice or open-ended questions wherever you decide you want the video to pause. Through the dashboard you will know if your students are watching your videos, how many times per section, and if they’re understanding the content.

Playposit – www.playposit.com: Another free tool, Playposit features an editing platform that allows anyone to easily enrich video (from anywhere on the web) with a variety of powerful interactions. Learners receive live feedback to increase long-term retention, which triples learning efficacy over standard video, according to research cited by Playposit.

Check out these easy-to-use tools to step up your video-based lessons and instruction!

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