EDpuzzle

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What is EDpuzzle?

EDpuzzle is a free online tool that lets you create interactive video lessons called "assignments". How?

• find, upload or create a video (YouTube, Vimeo and more)
• stop the video at different points and insert your questions, audio, text, images and links
• share your link to your video lesson (and your private instructor code)
• review student participation and answers to your questions
• and much more!

What if I used Zaption?

• If you were a Zaption instructor: When you create your new EDpuzzle instructor account, you'll be asked if you want to import your Zaption lessons. You'll be given instructions for importing your lessons, and the lessons will be converted and added to a folder called Zaption with all of your converted lessons.
• Need more Zaption to EDpuzzle info? Check out Get your lessons from Zaption

How can I learn more and get started?

• View the Demo EDpuzzle (1:13 minute video)
• After you create an id, you can access free public interactive videos

What do I need to use PlayPosit?

• Computer speakers or headset (to listen to the video)
  • Need headset or webcam suggestions? Check out How to Choose a Video Recording Headset or Webcam

What will my students need to view my Zaption lesson?

Your students will need...

• Computer speakers or headset
• One of the following:

1. iPads and iPhones: download the EDpuzzle iOS App (edpuzzle.com/getios)
2. Laptop + Chrome, Firefox or Safari
3. Android phone or tablet + Chrome

• Students do need an account; they should logon to EDpuzzle via Google with their ConnectMail Google account
  • You'll create a class and will be assigned a code for a class. Share the code with your students!
  • You can allow your students to create their own video lessons as well

How do I create an interactive video?

• Logon with your instructor id you've created at: https://edpuzzle.com
• On the Dashboard, at the top, click on Search
  • On the left, click on YouTube, or somewhere else you'd like to search for your video; then type in your search terms
    • Once you like a video, move your cursor over it and click on "Use it"
  • Otherwise, just paste the url of a video
  • Now you'll see four icons at the top, you'll be given the option to crop the video, add your own audio track, add audio notes or add questions; click on the question mark to add questions
  • Play the video and pause it, click on the question mark, and pick one of three types of questions on the right.
  • After creating your questions, click on Finish
  • Add the Edpuzzle to your class, or create the class; add a due date and time, click Send
  • Click on Send, and save the class id to share with your students
  • Beside the lesson, click on Share, and add the link to your Sakai course

• More creation tips:

How do I preview an EDpuzzle after I create it?

• On your Dashboard, click on My Classes, on the left click on the class lessons you want to preview
• Under Assignment, you'll see your EDpuzzle's listed. Click on View as a student

How do I put my interactive video in Sakai?

In Sakai, you can make a link to your lesson or embed the lesson on a Sakai Lessons page.

OPTION 1: Make a link in Sakai to your interactive video

First, get the web address for the lesson

• Log in to Playposit
• On the Dashboard area (Dash), move your cursor over one of your bulbs and click on the Share link
• The web address of your presentation is displayed. Highlight the full address and copy it

Next, you can put a link to your video lesson in Resources, in Sakai Lessons, or almost anywhere else.

• In Resources
  • In the Resources area of your course site, click Add to the right of any folder and choose Add Web Link.
  • In the Web Address box, paste the web address you copied from PlayPosit.
  • In the Website Name box, type a name for the lesson that will appear to students.

• In Sakai Lessons
  • On a Lessons page in Sakai, click Add Resource
  • In the text editor box, paste the web address you copied from PlayPosit. Click Save
  • Now click on the Edit button to the left of the link. In the Item Name, type descriptive text that you want students to click on to access the Playposit video.
  • Optionally, you can type a description as well, such as what you want the students to focus on, or how the video relates to the week's lesson
  • Click Update Item.

OPTION 2: Embed (Display) your PlayPosit video in the Sakai Lessons area

First, get the embed code for the lesson:

• Log in to PlayPosit.
• On the Dashboard area (Dash), move your cursor over one of your bulbs and click on the Share link
• The Embed Code of your presentation is displayed. Highlight the full address and copy it

You can embed the code in any tool that has a Text Editor.

In Sakai Lessons:

• On a Lessons page in Sakai, click Add Text
• In the Text Editor, click on the Source tool button (it's on the third row of tool bars, far right).
• Scroll below all of the HTML code displayed; paste the PlayPosit embed code you copied.
• Click Save.

How do I check my student's participation/answers and grade?

• On the Dashboard (Dash), click on the Monitor button
  • Click on the class grouping the Bulb has been assigned to, and select the lesson.
  • PlayPosit provides a video on how you can view your student participation and answers to your questions
  • Here is an explanation of the Monitor area symbols
• Here is a description of how many points students can earn from different question types
• Can students access a video after the due date? Yes, but it will appear as overdue in their class page.

What can students do?

How do students see what questions they missed?

• According to PlayPosit: As students progress through questions, a tick mark is populated into the scrub bar (the bar below the displayed video).
  • If the tick mark is red, the student got the question wrong.
  • Conversely, if the tick mark is green, the student got the question correct.

According to PlayPosit, there are two options for students to improve their lesson scores:

• On the second time through, students have the opportunity to enter an explanation demonstrating their understanding of the material.
  • Once a student has retaken a multiple choice question using the free-response explanation field, teachers will notice that their answer cells in the monitoring tab are now orange.
  • Clicking on the orange cell will open the student's response and the radio buttons at the bottom can be used to assign zero, half, or full credit for the explanation.
• Through the monitor tab, teachers can reset the student's assignment by clicking the 'X' next to each student's name.
  • The student then can re-attempt the lesson and receive a new score.

Where can I find more info on how to use PlayPosit?

• Visit PlayPosit's Knowledge Base page
• Check out PlayPosit's Feedback & Help page
• You can call PlayPosit Customer Service
• What is the difference between free and PlayPosit Premium?
  • Premium Feedback and Help

Advanced Tips

• How does an instructor reset their password?
• How do I add audio, equations or images?
• How do I assign students to build a lesson/bulb?
• How can I collaborate with my colleagues?
• What if I want to share my video with colleagues for professional development sessions?
• Is PlayPosit accessible?