Peer Review

EdPuzzle allows educators to enhance the viewing of videos by adding their own voice overs, audio notes (such as questions or additional comments), and interactive quizzes. Hyperlinks can be inserted.The videos, themselves, are not altered. To take it to the next level, students can be given the opportunity to add comments, annotate, or add questions that creates a higher level of engagement and interaction in the learning process. EdPuzzle certainly supports instruction that is designed for the "flipped" classroom and for independent work.

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Since EdPuzzle is a free assessment-centered tool, teachers and/or students can create interactive online videos using either open-ended or multiple choice questions, comments, audio notes, and audio tracks. Looking under Ed Puzzle's Curriculum header under Content, there are three sections of curated content for Elementary School, Middle School, and High School. Using EdPuzzle with the videos can generate class discussions, debates, and reflections. The videos that are enhanced with EdPuzzle can be used with an entire class or individuals who want or need to move at their own pace. 

Using video is a way to enhance student engagement.  This program makes it easy to pick and choose bits of video content and modify it to meet classroom or student needs. In-video testing tools and analytics help teachers evaluate student learning and teaching effectiveness.

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EdPuzzle is free for teachers to use. (There is a Pro Teacher level coming soon that will cost $6.50 per month and offers storage for up to 20 videos-lessons, unlimited sharing, and tracking of student progress with analytics.) It is easy to join. Once logged in, there are several video channels set up for browsing for material including YouTube, Khan Academy, National Geographic, TED Talks, and EdPuzzle, itself. There is a built-in gradebook and a place creating your specific classes where the videos with EdPuzzle enhancement will be used. There is a built in Help Center that includes several sections with specific information within that section--all clearly labeled. These include: Getting Started, Creating Video Lessons, Assigning Video Lessons, Managing My Classes & tudents, Managing My Students' Progress, Managing My Content, Account Settings, Tips and Tricks, Troubleshooting, and Free vs Pro. There is a search slot at the top of the Help Center page and a link for contacting Ed Puzzle folks directly.

The site and tools within are attractive and easy to start using.  Once logged in, the limited buttons make it easy to see the available content and tools.

The site is structured in a barebones way to help teachers jump right in. The limited options or links on each page make editing videos easy, but may make it harder to find information about the company and account pricing. The information is there, but not front and center like the teaching tools are.