EDPuzzle
Description
EDPuzzle is a free online tool that allows users to manipulate personal or web-based video clips from a number of sources and create lessons around them. This tool is useful when designing web-based learning modules because of the extensive options for personalization and differentiation. Your students can control the pacing of the videos and accompanying material, repeating when necessary for practice. EDPuzzle also provides many opportunities for assessment and feedback.
EDPuzzle is a free online tool that allows users to manipulate personal or web-based video clips from a number of sources and create lessons around them. This tool is useful when designing web-based learning modules because of the extensive options for personalization and differentiation. Your students can control the pacing of the videos and accompanying material, repeating when necessary for practice. EDPuzzle also provides many opportunities for assessment and feedback.
Justification for Using this Tool
Justification 1 – Behaviourism
Justification 1 – Behaviourism
- EDPuzzle connects to Behaviourism, as it allows you to create accompanying questions, and both you and your students receive immediate feedback about the results.
- EDPuzzle also falls under ARCS because the video and activity component is interactive and engaging, and it provides feedback.
- EDPuzzle adheres to the Personalization Principle as you have options to create your own videos, or you can choose related videos from the bank and record personalized narration to go along with it.
- You can follow the Segmenting Principle when using EDPuzzle by cropping or pausing the video at key points and posing questions, or providing hyperlinks and diagrams.
Strategies for Use
Strategy 1 - Flipped Learning
This video explains how to use EDPuzzle to flip a grade 9 Visual Arts lesson about graffiti.
Strategy 1 - Flipped Learning
This video explains how to use EDPuzzle to flip a grade 9 Visual Arts lesson about graffiti.
Strategy 2 - Student Videos
Using a Grade 10 History class as an example, this video explains how students can use the Student Project creation function in EDPuzzle to share their knowledge and obtain valuable instructor feedback.
Using a Grade 10 History class as an example, this video explains how students can use the Student Project creation function in EDPuzzle to share their knowledge and obtain valuable instructor feedback.
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Helpful Resources
Resource 1 - Edudemic Review
Resource 1 - Edudemic Review
- This is a review of the pros and cons of using EDPuzzle that compares it to similar tools.
- Follow this step-by-step guide to create YouTube video lessons with EDPuzzle.
- Here is a video guide to creating differentiated lessons on EDPuzzle.
- This link takes you to EDPuzzle's teacher support page, where there are links to a number of assistive video tutorials and helpful blog tips. There is a similar one for students.
References
- Clark, R. C., & Mayer, R. E. (2011). E-Learning and the science of instruction: Proven guidelines for consumers and designers of multimedia learning (3rd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Pfeiffer.
- Pappas, C. (2015, May 20). Instructional design models and theories: Keller’s ARCS model of motivation [Web log comment].
- Smith, B, & Mader, J. (2015). Did they really read it? Science 2.0, 82 (9), 8.
- Tenkely, K. (2014, June 2). EDPuzzle: Like video in the classroom 2.0 [Web log comment].
- Valle, R. (2015, January 19). Boosting classroom engagement with EDPuzzle.