Interactive Video Tools

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Video instruction is a great way to teach students new information, and we know it's important to check to make sure students understand as they watch. With Nearpod, you can now make any video interactive by embedding questions directly into the video. You can choose to:

Use a pre-made Nearpod interactive video
Make your own video interactive
Make a YouTube video interactive

Example Interactive Video

How to Make a Nearpod Interactive Video

(written instructions Links to an external site.)

Note: All Canyons School District teachers have accounts with access to premium features. Use your @canyonsdistrict.org email at nearpod.com Links to an external site. to sign up.

View the following video tutorials for an introduction to EDpuzzle.

Important note: When making your EDpuzzle account, do not use your CSDDocs account, as you will not be able to receive confirmation emails. Use your @canyonsdistrict.org email instead.

Elementary Teachers: Due to CSD filter settings, EDpuzzles made with YouTube videos cannot be viewed by elementary students on district Chromebooks.

Introduction to EDpuzzle

How to Create an EDpuzzle Video

How to View Student Progress

Skills to Practice

Create an EDpuzzle Links to an external site. account
Create a new video by searching for one on YouTube or uploading one
Crop your video
Record your voice
Leave an audio note
Embed different question types
Create a class
Navigate your dashboard to see your content, classes, etc.

Want to Know More?

View additional video tutorials here. Links to an external site.

How EDpuzzle works for students
How to get students to join a class
How to assign a video to a class

While watching the TED Talk "Reinventing with Videos," you were introduced to Kahn Academy Links to an external site. and what it has to offer teachers and students. Now it is time to look at this valuable resource in more detail!

View "What Khan Academy Offers Students"

Explore a Lesson

Explore this "Counting with Small Numbers" lesson Links to an external site. using the navigation menu to the lesson's left.

Explore Course Offerings

Click on "Courses" in the top left corner of khanacademy.org Links to an external site. to see their course offerings.

Helpful Videos

TED-Ed Links to an external site. is TED's award-winning education platform where teachers can select from a growing library of original animated videos with accompanying online lessons or create their own interactive lessons.

How to Create a Lesson

You have the option to either choose and modify a pre-existing TED-Ed lesson, or build one from scratch.

The video below demonstrates how to create your own TED-Ed lesson from scratch, but these same functionalities are available for personalizing pre-existing TED-Ed lessons to fit your needs.

Skills to practice

Searching for a lesson on TED-Ed
Customizing a lesson by:

adding/removing questions
adding/removing additional sources
adding/removing discussion questions

Sometimes videos are a great resource for instruction, whether being used independently, as a part of station rotations, or even for a flipped classroom. The most pressing question is: How do we hold students accountable for watching a video?

Simple! Embed the video in Google Forms Links to an external site. so students must answer questions as they watch.