EdPuzzle Presentation                 8-24-21                               

....for Teacher Resources

Intro: 

·        Want time to do actual puzzles?  Riddles?  Projects?  Investigations…

Try this…

What is EdPuzzle?   

·        Track your students' comprehension.

·        Check if students are watching your videos, how many times they're watching each section, and if they're understanding the content.

·        It’s self-paced learning with interactive video lessons. Add your own voice narration and questions.

·        Use videos from YouTube, Khan Academy, Crash Course and more. Or, if you'd rather record and upload your own video.

·        Allows you a way to have a “flipped classroom” By assigning your students video lessons to watch at home and using class time for more meaningful activities. Students learn the basic concepts of the lesson at home using Edpuzzle videos, which they can watch at their own pace. This gives the teacher more time in the classroom to work on other activities that will reinforce students' understanding of the topic

Who uses it?

·        Go to “My Network” to view other teacher’s videos from Washburn School District.  Most teachers have tried it 😊  Some have used it a lot…

Fun facts…

·        All Washburn teachers have UNLIMITED storage…. PRO accounts

·        There are some new features:

o   Screen Recording (Aug-Sept 2021)

§  Will this replace ScreenCastify? … not sure?

§  Record and edit videos

§  Students can record and edit their own videos!

How do we use it?

·        Use a pre-made video

o   Where do you look for one?

o   Options: Find a video and Don’t change it … or Change it

§  How can you change it?

·        Trim the videos to make sure your students only have to watch what's necessary.

·        Add required STOPS in the video for…

o   Multiple choice, open response questions, or Notes

·        Add notes, including a scavenger hunt to other web sites

·        Add multiple questions & notes in the same place in the video. 

o   Students cannot move on to the next question until they view/answer the question.

·        Record your voice. According to EdPuzzle, studies show that students pay three times more attention if they hear a familiar voice!

o   Make your own video (Screencastify) and upload it

§  Why????

·        Turn a slideshow or PowerPoint into a video lesson?

o   Not finding the right video for your students? Make your own!

o   Use a screen recording tool like Screencastify or Screencast-o-matic to record yourself giving your slideshow or PowerPoint presentation. Then, you can easily upload the recording to Edpuzzle and use our editing tools to add audio or embed questions.

§  Screencastify

·        Add the extension to chrome

o   Can you use it?

§  For access to unlimited record and edit option…. See Mrs. Hoff?

o   Options: Make your video and Don’t change it … or Change it

·        Record a video of you, of your powerpoint, of your powerpoint with a small video of you in the corner.

·        Save videos in a Google Drive Folder – Screencastify

o   Allow some time to upload videos to EdPuzzle.  Taking a long time?  Have you restarted your computer lately?

o   Get and Stay Organized for tracking student progress

§  Create a new class from “My Classes”

·        Click the “My Classes” tab in the top right corner.

·        If this is your first class, you'll be prompted to click the “Add new class” button. Otherwise, click the “Add new class” button at the bottom of the left sidebar under your list of classes.

·        Choose "Create a new class" where you'll need to enter the class name and select your preferences and then click "Create class".

·        Alternatively, you can select "Google Classroom" from the dropdown menu to choose one of your Google Classroom classes to import.

o   Connect with Google Classroom

§  Do my students need an Edpuzzle account? …to track student progress, yes. It’s easy if you….

§  Import your students directly from Google Classroom

·        When you connect your Google Classroom to Edpuzzle, the roster is automatically imported.

·        Once a class has been imported from Google Classroom, the only way to add more students is to first add the students to the Google Classroom course and then import them to Edpuzzle.

·        To make sure any new students are added to your class in Edpuzzle, follow these steps:

·        Check your Google Classroom to make sure the student is on the roster for the class in question. If not, you'll need to add them before proceeding.

·        In Edpuzzle, select the class in question from the list under “My Classes” in the menu on the left-hand side of your page.

·        Click the "Class members” tab and on the right-hand side, you'll see the "Import students" button. Click that button and your roster should update to include any new students from Google Classroom who have been added since your last import.

o   Can you connect to other places?  Yes…

§  Canvas, Schoology, Moodle, Blackboard, Powerschool or Blackbaud,

§  You can embed edpuzzles into virtually every website or blog. Your students can watch the video from one place, and you'll collect the progress report and responses in Edpuzzle.

o   Just want to use it all by itself without a LMS?

§  EdPuzzle has a …. “PDF for students: How to register & add class”

Get and stay organized

·        Name them carefully…

o   Different ways to do this…

§  Start each video for one class with same letter and include the main topic. 

·        B – 7.1 – part 1 – Ecology

·        B – 7.1 – part 2 – Symbiosis

§  Label and add to folders immediately.

·        Ecology video – in Biology folder

·        Symbiosis video – in Biology folder

·        Create folders for videos

o   To create a folder, click the "Content" tab in the top menu and then click the blue "Add Content" button. Select the "New folder" option. Enter the title of the folder you’re creating and a short description.

·        Moving lessons into a folder

o   In the "My Content" section you can move multiple videos into a folder at once. Simply click the checkbox on each video you want to move and click the blue "Move to folder" tab at the bottom of the page. A pop-up window will allow you to select an existing folder or create a new one. Once you've selected a folder, click "Move". Your videos are now beautifully organized.

What do student’s think of it?

·        Short vs. Long ones

·        Can I redo it?

·        How is it graded?

What are assignment options for teachers?

·        “Live mode” – is this new?  Try EdPuzzle as a class!

·        Student Name

·        How much did the student watch?

·        Grade?

·        Last time watched?

·        When was it “Turned in”?

·        Reset the progress for a student, so the EdPuzzle can be redone

Can my students create video lessons?

·        Yes! If you assign a student project, then your students can create their own video lessons, allowing you to engage with them using project-based learning.

·        To assign a student project, follow these steps:

o   Click on the blue "Add Content" button.

o   Click “Student project."

o   Next, fill in the details for your students.

o   Click “Save project”.

o   Now, the project will automatically appear under the “My Content” tab, below all of your videos.