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