PlayPosit (eduCanon)

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What is PlayPosit?

PlayPosit is a free online tool that lets you create interactive video lessons called "bulbs". 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
  • review student participation and answers to your questions
  • and much more!

What if I used Zaption?

How can I learn more and get started?

What do I need to use PlayPosit?

What will my students need to view my Zaption lesson?

Your students will need...

  • Computer speakers or headset
  • Preferred: latest versions of Google Chrome (for PC's and Macs)
    • Students can use any device except for Android phones (there is an iPad app)
    • Can use latest versions of Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari
  • Students do need an account; they should logon via Google+ with their ConnectMail Google account

How do I create an interactive video?

  • On the Dashboard (Dash), create your bulb:
    • At the top, click on "Design Video Bulb", then add your questions
    • In the bulb, click on Finish Build
    • Click Assign to assign the bulb to a class, select a due date, and save your changes

How do I preview a bulb after I create it?

  • On your Dashboard, in the upper right, click on Bulbs
  • Click on the bulb's Options link, then click Preview

How do I make my interactive video (bulb) available to others?

In order for others to see your bulb, you must assign the bulb to your class. To do this: Log in to PlayPosit.

  • Option 1: On the Dashboard (Dash), create your bulb:
    • At the top, click on "Design Video Bulb", then add your questions
    • In the bulb, click on Finish Build
    • Click Assign to assign the bulb to a class, select a due date, and save your changes
  • Option 2: If you've already created your bulb (picked your video), on the Dashboard (Dash) at the top, click on Bulbs
    • Click Assign to assign the bulb to a class, select a due date, and save your changes
  • Final Step: Share the link with your students; students that are not yet registered for PlayPosit will have the option to create an account and jump into your class!

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 Actions to the right of any folder and choose Add Web Links (URLs).
    • 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.
    • Click Add Web Links Now
  • In Sakai Lessons
    • On a Lessons page in Sakai, click Add Content, then click Add Content Links
    • In the Item Name, type descriptive text that you want students to click on to access the Playposit video.
    • In the text box, paste the web address you copied from PlayPosit. Click Save

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?

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