Ed Puzzle!!! Technology Tool
Start with Edpuzzle using video for pre-teaching, perhaps pairing videos with text in any content area where students might need scaffolding or supports. Use the voice-over feature to add a few quick checks to read-aloud videos to engage and support struggling readers, introducing vocabulary words (pronunciation, meaning, synonyms) along the way. For math centres, record yourself teaching a concept, and have the kids stop for practice and submit their answers. Want to flip your flipped classroom? Let kids use the tool to create a video lesson, and choose some of the best for their peers to complete on their own. Then, go into depth in class to expand upon what students learned from remixing their videos.
If you're using others' content as a starting point, Edpuzzle's search will suggest high-quality videos from sites such as YouTube, Khan Academy, TED Talks, and Vimeo. There's also the option to choose content from the curriculum library, which is a collection of videos organized by content area.
Overall, Edpuzzle is a way to make video interactive and student-centred. Rather than a teacher playing a video, clicking pause, and then trying to get students to discuss or take notes or interrogate the film based on what the teacher deems reasonable, Edpuzzle puts the student in control. They can rewatch. They can respond to written questions or quizzes. They can click on hyperlinks inserted by a teacher. They can review written comments or audio notes left by a teacher.
Edpuzzle truly takes the viewing experience and slows it down for students and allows them to engage with it individually.
My gifted students, and general education students all enjoy this because they can move along at the pace that's right for them. It allows students to view the video, reflect on it, and learn from it like so many of us adults who take online video courses or rely on online training modules for continued professional development. And it's fun. Viewing a film clip with a purpose or a task switches a student from a passive recipient to an active viewer. My students love this. And so do I!
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