Edpuzzle is a great learning resource on both the student and teacher side. Teachers are able to choose videos (whether it is their own, a YouTube video, etc.). They are then able to add questions to the videos to make sure their students are paying attention and are picking up the important information from the videos. It is free and the website says that Edpuzzle is used by more than 50% of US schools. They have a YouTube extension, an app, and a blog, so there is something for everyone.
I have used Edpuzzle a lot in the past, mostly for my high school Spanish class. My teacher would choose a YouTube video with Spanish speakers talking about something relating to the subject she was teaching at the time. She would add questions asking about all sorts of things ranging from just general content to deeper meaning. This platform really helped her to see which students were struggling, which ones needed more time, etc. It also made it easy for her to give us participation points, because Edpuzzle automatically grades the multiple choice questions. When she added short answer questions, all she had to do was go back into Edpuzzle when we were done and give us a grade herself.
From the student perspective, when we were given Edpuzzle assignments, I knew it would be a good day. Edpuzzle was a lot more interesting than the standard reading and writing assignments. I would pay a lot more attention, and I found myself learning more when I was listening to the app and answering questions right away. On top of this, Edpuzzle is extremely user friendly. All I had to do was open the app, choose my class and assignment, and the video popped right up on the screen. Overall, I personally really like Edpuzzle, because it was something different than the normal day to day activities we would usually do in class.
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