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Mr. Lynch [ Lynch Technology ]
Vassar College
Edpuzzle Interview Lesson
Why Use Edpuzzle?
Some things to consider before using this tool, rationale and reasoning for use.
How can using Edpuzzle benefit your classroom of online instruction?
Rationale 1:
Allowing students to learn at their pace by pausing and rewinding the lesson at their speed.
Rationale 2:
Students answer questions along the way set by the instructor to check for understanding of the material.
Rationale 3:
Multiple Modalities is incorporated so that students may listen to the lesson or watch a demonstration.
Rationale 4:
The use of Edpuzzle incorporates the use of Universal Design for Learning by allowing students ease of access to materials on most devices and gives the instructor the ability to incorporate accommodations in the recording process.
What does Edpuzzle do?
Instructors:
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Edpuzzle allows instructors to record lectures, example videos, video tutorials and step by step examples of lesson content for all content areas.
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Instructors can upload a prerecorded lesson of their own into Edpuzzle to assign to students using the Flipped Classroom model.
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Instructors can choose a YouTube video on their topic and insert it into Edpuzzle for students to engage with.
Students:
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Students can take the lessons via an Learning Management System (LMS), or Website at their leisure within perimeters set by their instructors.
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Students can create their own Edpuzzles as projects assigned by their instructors.
Pro's and Con's to use.
Pro's:
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Show students time on task.
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Allow students to move at their own pace.
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Validates share video content with questions.
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Gives the ability to use and check answers for students understanding of the content.
Con's:
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There is nothing to prevent students accessing shared content of instructors.
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As there is a shuffle option for question answers, it is limited to only answers and not able to change questions per student.
As the Con's allow students to possibly see the content, this should not be used as formal assessment, but as a checking for understanding assignment.
Introduction to Edpuzzle
First steps to using Edpuzzle, an interactive tool for creating and sharing video lessons.
Creating your account on Edpuzzle.com
Step 1:
Head to https://edpuzzle.com/
Step 2:
In the upper right-hand corner click on the button
that says "Sign up" if you do not already have an
account.
If you have an account already simply click on
"Log in".
Step 3:
Click on the option for "Instructor".
Step 4:
Chose to create an account with Google, Microsoft, or your email. The steps will be similar for all options.
Google will ask for your to sign in with your Gmail account.
Microsoft will prompt you to sign in with your Microsoft account (If you have a PC running Windows, you have one already.
Email Sign up will ask you to enter your email address and create a separate password.
Step 5:
Add your Vassar College as your school and choose your
content area.
Once you are signed up, please continue to the next section.
Using Edpuzzle
How to create a simple lesson from a pre-recorded video.
Steps on how to create your first/a new Edpuzzle for your students.
Step 1:
After signing into Edpuzzle, click on the "Add Content" button on the top right-hand corner.
Step 2:
Choose Upload Video to upload a video of your own
creation. Record Video to record one. Create playlist
to create a playlist from videos you have created.
Student project can be used to assign a project to
students.
Step 3:
Choose Upload Video, Select your content from your
computer by clicking "Choose a file..." and selecting
and opening your file. You will have to wait as your
file is uploaded and available.
Step 4:
Click on your video to edit it and then click on "Questions" above your video to start adding questions.
Step 5:
Click on the scroll bar for the video anywhere you wish to add a multiple choice question, open ended question, or note.
Step 6:
Click on "Share Preview" to share this as a link to your course, embed in your course, or you may click assign to assign the video lesson to your students via an LMS integrated course or Edpuzzle course.
Edpuzzle Example
Give the lesson a try for your self below.
Steps on how to create your first/a new Edpuzzle for your students.
Preview:
Live:
Physics Example
This is an example of how a topic could be explained with questions for understand.
Click the embedded Edpuzzle lesson to try a Physics content topic as a student.
This is an example of using a
premade video from YouTube
within Edpuzzle.
Checking the answers
Assign your lesson to a course to view students answers. (Assigning to a course will be covered at a later date.)
Steps on how to create your first/a new Edpuzzle for your students.
Step 1:
Click on your course.
Step 2:
Click on the video you assigned.
Step 3:
Click on the person you would like to view the answers for.
Q&A
We will do this live together.
Edpuzzle Support and Guides
Use the provided link to learn more about Edpuzzle at your own pace.
Exit Ticket
Please fill out the Exit Ticket for this lesson.