Over the past couple of months, I have been playing with EdPuzzle and EduCanon to see what all you can do to help hold students accountable when it comes to watching videos. Sure, I can embed a video in a form and ask questions, but I wanted/needed more. I wanted the videos to pause and ask a question. I wanted to track what students watched. I wanted data. That is exactly what I found in the two apps of EdPuzzle and EduCanon.
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Both of these apps are free and connect to your Google account; both provide teachers with data; both are game changers in the flipped learning realm. Teachers I have shown these to have already commented more students are doing their work because they know they are being tracked.
Which one is better?
It depends on your needs. We are using EdPuzzle to provide student feedback on how often they rewound a video to get an answer as well embed questions. We are using EdPuzzle to hold students accountable to video homework instruction.
On the other side, we are using EduCanon to embed videos with stopping points in lessons so that those students who are able, can move ahead with the assignment. The video stops so that students can do each step at their own pace. Any parent who has gone through the Rainbow Loom phase with their kids know the YouTube method of stop, pause and rewind (SPaR'ing) is how they learned the fancy bracelets. This is exactly how we are providing some video instructions at the younger levels.
Regardless of which one you like better, check out EdPuzzle and EduCanon and make one your own. I know you will appreciate how they will assist you in your classroom.
Which one is better?
It depends on your needs. We are using EdPuzzle to provide student feedback on how often they rewound a video to get an answer as well embed questions. We are using EdPuzzle to hold students accountable to video homework instruction.
On the other side, we are using EduCanon to embed videos with stopping points in lessons so that those students who are able, can move ahead with the assignment. The video stops so that students can do each step at their own pace. Any parent who has gone through the Rainbow Loom phase with their kids know the YouTube method of stop, pause and rewind (SPaR'ing) is how they learned the fancy bracelets. This is exactly how we are providing some video instructions at the younger levels.
Regardless of which one you like better, check out EdPuzzle and EduCanon and make one your own. I know you will appreciate how they will assist you in your classroom.