My Distance Learning Savior: EdPuzzle

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    This past spring educators all over the world found themselves in a situation no one would have ever predicted. Teachers had little to no time to prepare the rest of the school year online and sharing resources was crucial. Student engagement was a major concern for everyone and I was finding that when I would assign instructional videos, some students were not watching them and just going straight to the posted assignment. 

    Enter EdPuzzle. 
   
 I had used EdPuzzle so many times before as station activities, but I was finding another purpose during distance learning. EdPuzzle allows teachers to see which students are watching/completing the instructional videos, as well as check for understanding. When students see a teacher assigned an instructional video on EdPuzzle, they know their watch history is monitored and are more likely to watch the video, which is so important when it comes to understanding new content. 

Teachers can voice over videos, add multiple choice or open ended questions, cut videos to the important parts, and so much more. Below is a link for a short tutorial I put together explaining how to sign up and use the basic components of EdPuzzle:




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  1. BeccaJuly 5, 2020 at 6:15 AM

    Carly,
    This is really interesting! I haven't ever used anything like this since I teach such young children. But if we are home again, I think they'd be really interested in doing something like this. I wonder if there is an option to have the questions read aloud. That would be helpful in making my K's more independent. I like the features that show you how much of the video the students actually watch! Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Carly OguschewitzJuly 5, 2020 at 9:16 AM

      Hi Becca!

      I don't think there is an option for the questions to be read aloud but what you can do is voice over the video reading the question and then set it up so the question pops up afterwards. Students can even click "rewatch" to watch that part of the video again where the question is being read aloud.

      Something worth trying with younger grades for sure!

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  2. Priscilla CortezJuly 5, 2020 at 3:55 PM

    Hi Carly,
    Nice tutorial! I used edpuzzle over distance learning too! It was a great tool and I love the premade edpuzzles, so easy to assign for students to do on their own time. Thank you for sharing :)

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  3. Emily SheaJuly 6, 2020 at 2:53 PM

    This sounds amazing! I think we need to have some sort of way to hold our students accountable for the work. I’d love to try this!

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  4. LesleyJuly 7, 2020 at 8:12 PM

    I have never seen this before... sounds like it is more than just surveilance, but a way to encourage independent accountability.

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