EDpuzzle

Have you ever wanted a way to utilize online videos (or your own) in a meaningful way with your students? If so, then EDpuzzle may be the tool for you. EDpuzzle allows you to take an existing video or link, and then add or insert questions to it--and even your own voice--to create a self-paced and interactive lesson. You'll be able to track if your students have watched the video, how many times, and see their answers to your questions. This would be great for a flipped classroom environment, or even as part of an extended lesson. And EDpuzzle even integrates into Google Classroom.

Here's a link to a great review of EDpuzzle from the Edudemic website that you may find helpful.

EDpuzzle Review: Easy to Use Tool Lets Teachers Quickly Turn Online Videos into Lessons

Here is a Prezi that compares EDpuzzle with a similar video tool called Zaption:

If you'd like to learn more about EDpuzzle, just visit EDPuzzle.com.https://edpuzzle.com/

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PlayPosit

What is PlayPosit?

I don't think I can describe PlayPosit better than the explanation given on their website:

PlayPosit is an online learning environment to create and share interactive video lessons. Teachers begin with any YouTube, Vimeo, or TeacherTube video content (screencasts, Khan Academy, Minute Physics, TED, NOVA, etc.) and transform what is traditionally passive content into an active experience for students. By time-linking activities that students engage with as the video progresses the content is segmented into digestible components - increasing student engagement and, through our real-time monitoring, informing the next day’s lesson planning.

You can use PlayPosit (formerly known as Educanon) for your flipped classroom, or simply as a means to make the use of video interactive rather than passive, and/or to make technology use more meaningful and engaging in your classroom. Students can access the videos on any device, and you can add any of seven different question types into a video's timeline to actively engage them. PlayPosit also integrates with Edmodo and Schoology for even more ways to maximize this program.

For more information about PlayPosit, click on the image below to visit their website.

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Blendspace

What is Blendspace?

Blendspace is an absolutely free web tool that allows teachers to assemble a variety of resources (videos, pictures, PowerPoints, links, info from other websites, etc.) in one spot to create interactive online lessons.

Blendspace has a multitude of resources right on their website, but you can also upload your own, and it has an easy drag & drop interface. You can also add text, create and add multiple choice quizzes, and keep track of student responses as well. 

Blendspace would be a great way to create your own lessons for your students, or to share them with other teachers. You could also have students create projects directly in Blendspace; let them teach a topic to the class and learn in a more meaningful and engaging way at the same time--while improving digital literacy to boot.

If you're interested in check out this free online resource for teachers, just click on the image below to find out more.

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