Edpuzzle

What is Edpuzzle?

Edpuzzle is a web application that allows you to take instructional videos and make them your own.

How can you make the videos your own?

You can edit the video and crop out parts that you do not need. 

You can record your voice on top of the video. Instead of listening to someone else's voice the students can hear their own teachers voice. This also allows teachers to take out information that was not needed in the video and put the information needed with your own voice. 

You can add audio pauses. This allows students time to work on something and not have to focus on what the video is saying. 

You can also add questions to check for understanding. 

Blendspace

Blendspace is a web application that allows you to create lessons by combining videos and other materials. Teachers can add videos, PowerPoints, photos, and quizzes. It is FREE for teachers. 

Teachers get immediate results from the students when using Edpuzzle. 

Edpuzzle is a great source for when you have a sub in class. You can still give the students the lesson exactly how you want it through Edpuzzle without having to be there. 

Here are several blogs for teachers to go to and learn more about how Edpuzzle is implemented in the classroom: 

-teachingtoday

-Edtech

-#teacherlife

-free resources

- edpuzzle

Edpuzzle is used by more than 50% of schools in the United States. 

Edpuzzle is a great resource for any teacher and all grades.

To get started using Edpuzzle, first you need to know what you want. 

What type of video are you looking for? 

What do you want voiced over the video to teach your students? 

What questions are you going to ask to see what your students learned? 

Do you need to add pauses? 

Are you going to include other materials within your video? 

Key things I learned:

Make sure that no matter what kind of video you show to your class that you always watch it first. 

Make sure you double check your voice over so that is makes sense. 

I will include Edpuzzle in my classroom so that I can implement videos in the class when I normally could not because of the commentary.