Edpuzzle FAQs

If you're in the wrong classroom, or you want to leave a classroom that's not active anymore, you'll need to ask the teacher of that particular class to help you with this.

You can share these articles with them for instructions about how they can help:

https://support.edpuzzle.com/hc/en-us/articles/360009934972-How-do-I-remove-a-student-from-a-class

https://support.edpuzzle.com/hc/en-us/articles/360009934912-How-to-move-a-student-to-another-classroom

Here are some common issues and how to fix them:

I forgot my username or password.

How do I leave a class?

How do I redo an assignment?

If the video won't play, your progress isn't being tracked or for any other issue, let your teacher know and ask them to reach out to the Edpuzzle support team.

They can contact the Edpuzzle support team using the "Contact us" button to the right of the search bar on the Help Center page or review the list of articles to see if we have already have one which addresses your issue: https://support.edpuzzle.com/hc/en-us.

If you already have an Edpuzzle account, logging in is super simple! Follow these steps:

Click the "Log in" button at the top of the homepage.

Select "Log in as a student."

Then you have two options: sign in with Google, or sign in with Edpuzzle by entering your username and password.

Choose whichever options suits you best, enter the required information and youre all set!

Note:If your teacher uses Google Classroom, then you'll need to log in with the "Log in with Google" button and using the same email as your Google Classroom account.

You might also be interested in our article on how to create an Edpuzzle account as a student.

Its really simple to join a new class through Google Classroom!

If your teacher uses Google Classroom to connect to Edpuzzle, you don't need a class code. Instead, you'll be enrolled automatically, as long as you're logged into the same email that's connected to your Google Classroom account!

If you've never created an account, check out our article on how to log in using your Google Classroom account.

Note for teachers:Google Classroom connected classes don't have a class code. If your student is being asked for a class code, please refer to this article: https://support.edpuzzle.com/hc/en-us/articles/360009936312.

For students, assignments are grouped into three categories:

Due AssignmentsThis tab shows assignments that are currently active or due in the future. There are two sections:

"In Progress" shows assignments that are currently active. It also shows assignments you haven't completed yet but whose due dates have passed.

"Upcoming Assignments" shows assignments that have start dates in the future. You can't access these videos before the start date.

No Due DateThis section shows assignments that don't have a specific start and due date.

CompletedThis section shows the assignments that you've finished.

Once you've finished editing your video, you can assign it to a class or save it for later.

To access these options, click the blue Finish button in the top right corner on the editing page. From here, you can:

Save the video for later by clicking on the "Later" button.

Assign the video to a class.

Don't worry, you won't lose your work if you close the page by accident while editing your video! Video lessons are automatically saved every five seconds so you don't have to remember to click "Save."

If you want to change your username or password, you can do this in the "Settings" tab. Find this page and change the details using these steps:

Click on the user icon in the upper right-hand corner.

Click on your name.

Next click on "Settings."

Here you can change your username or reset your password.

Click "Save changes" once you've finished.

https://support.edpuzzle.com/hc/en-us/articles/360010173011-How-do-I-change-a-student-s-password-or-name-

Note: You can't change your username and/or password in the Edpuzzle app. You'll need to use an internet browser in order to proceed.

If you've forgotten your username or password, then you'll need to ask your teacher to find your username or reset your password for you. Here's the link to an article explaining how they can do this:

Have a Google Classroom account but having trouble finding your class on Edpuzzle?

No worries - its an easy fix and typically comes down to one of these three common situations:

1. You're not logged into Edpuzzle with the same email registered to your Google Classroom.

If you're logged into the wrong account, log out and log back in with the correct email associated with yourGoogle Classroom. Make sure to log in by clicking "Log in with Google."

If you don't know which email this is, ask your teacher what email they have on their end.

2. You created a new account by accident using an email different from your Google Classroom email.

Similar to the above solution, log out then log into Edpuzzle under the correct email. Make sure to log in by clicking "Log in with Google" andselecting the email address associated with your Google Classroom account.

3. You're not on the Google Classroom roster or weren't on the roster when the class was imported.

To fix this, your teacher must invite you to their Google Classroom first before going to Edpuzzle and syncing the classrooms. Please ask your teacher to check out the article below on how to do this.

If you're still having trouble, ask your teacher to contact the support team at Edpuzzle well be happy to help!

Note for Teachers: Google Classroom connected classes don't have a class code. If your student is being asked for a class code, please refer to this article: https://support.edpuzzle.com/hc/en-us/articles/360009936312.

If you need to delete a student from your Edpuzzle class, you'll need to follow these steps:

Click the My Classes tab in the top right corner.

Select the class with the student you'd like to delete.

Select the Students tab.

Find the student account you want to remove and click the ellipsis button (...) to the right of their name.

Click the Remove from class option from the drop-down menu.

Confirm your removal(s) and youre done!

If you need to remove multiple students at once, check the boxes to the left of the students' names and select "Remove from class" from the bar at the bottom.

Removing students is helpful if they've created an extra account by mistake. However, doing so will delete that student's data from that class so be careful when deleting students!

You might also be interested in our article on how to edit a student's name or change their password.

If youd like to move a student to a different class, youll need to remove them from their current class and invite them to the new one. However, this will delete the student's progress from their original class.

Follow these steps:

Click the My Classes tab in the top right corner.

Select the class of the student you'd like to move.

Select Students.

Remove the student from the class.

Go to the new class. Click the blue Invite students button on the right side of the page.

Give the new class code or link to the student you want to add to that class.

This can be done to multiple student accounts at once by checking more than one name and sending the class code to as many students as you need to. Once the students have joined the new class,you'vesuccessfully transferred them from one class to another!

Take advantage of Edpuzzles seamless integration with Canvas to keep all of your video lessons and grades in the same place!

In this article, you'll find sections on:

I. How to Integrate Edpuzzle With Canvas

II. How to Assign a Video Lesson on Canvas

III. How Students Can Use Edpuzzle Through Canvas

IV. Troubleshooting the Edpuzzle Integration on Canvas

I. How to Integrate Edpuzzle With Canvas

Set up the integration yourself by following the steps in this article, or forward it to your IT admin or tech support person to install the integration for your whole school or district.

To integrate Edpuzzle with Canvas, you need to follow these steps:

Log in to Canvas, go to Courses and select a class.

Click on Settings from the white menu bar on the left.

Click on the Apps tab.

Search for the Edpuzzle app in the App Center (type it in the search bar or scroll down until you find it), and click on it.

Click on the blue + Add App button. This will open a pop-up window.

Now you'll need two pieces of information: theconsumer key andshared secret. Here are the steps you need to follow:

To find this information, open a new tab or window and log in to or sign up for Edpuzzle (see our article on how to create an account ).

Click on your circular profile icon in the upper right-hand corner, select your name from the dropdown menu to go to your profile, then click on the School tab ( https://edpuzzle.com/profile?tab=school ).

In the LMS dropdown menu at the bottom of the page, select Canvas.

If the consumer key and shared secret are already filled out, skip to step 13. If not, you'll need to enter the domain.

The domain is the URL you use to access Canvas (hint: this is usually in the format of "yourschoolname.instructure.com").

Once you've filled out the domain, click the Generate button to get your consumer key and shared secret.

Now go back to Canvas.

Enter the fields for Consumer Key and Shared Secret and click the blue Add App button.

Refresh the page, and now Edpuzzle will appear in your list of external apps!

If this doesnt work, just ask your IT admin to follow these exact same steps from their Admin panel in Canvas. You may not have permission as a teacher to add external apps.

Once Edpuzzle has been added to Canvas, all you need to do is select the course of your choice and then click on Edpuzzle in the side menu. Youll be prompted to log in or sign up and away you go your Edpuzzle class is all set up!

II. How to Assign a Video Lesson on Canvas

To assign an Edpuzzle video lesson on Canvas:

Go to Courses and choose the course youd like to assign an edpuzzle for.

Select Assignments from the white menu bar on the left.

Click the blue + Assignment button.

Give your assignment a title, and in the Submission Type drop-down menu, select External Tool.

Click the Find button, which will open the Configure External Tool pop-up. Select Edpuzzle.

This will open another pop-up window showing your My Content on Edpuzzle (or prompting you to log in if you haven't done so already).

Select your video lesson by clicking the eye icon in the middle of the video.

Click the blue Assign button, which will return you to the Configure External Tool pop-up.

Click the blue Select button to confirm your assignment and close the pop-up.

Then you can set your due date and click the blue Save button to save the assignment (which won't be visible to your students), or the gray Save & Publish button to send it to your students.

Now your video lesson will appear in your list of assignments on Canvas!Your students will start to appear as they click on the assignment link.

Best of all, once students complete the lessons their grades will automatically sync with Canvas!

Note: If you're a teacher using the Canvas app, please note that you won't be able to view edpuzzles using a mobile. On the other hand, you can watch edpuzzles if you're using a tablet.

III. How Students Can Use Edpuzzle Through Canvas

Your students will be able to log in to their Canvas accounts and complete your Edpuzzle video lessons right from there! Here are some things to keep in mind depending on the device they're using:

For desktop: Students simply need to log in to Canvas and click on the assignment(s) to view your edpuzzles.

For tablets: Students can use the Canvas app to view your edpuzzles.

For mobile: Students will need to use both the Canvas and Edpuzzle apps. When they go to watch an edpuzzle through the Canvas app, they'll get a pop-up prompting them to download the Edpuzzle app if they haven't already, or if they have, students will be asked to open it in the Edpuzzle app. When they're finished, they can return to the Canvas app.

IV. Troubleshooting the Edpuzzle Integration on Canvas

Here are some common issues that may come up as you're using the Edpuzzle integration with Canvas and how to solve them.

Invalid Canvas Domain

This issue occurs when the Canvas domain that has been registered to Edpuzzle doesn't match the actual domain on Canvas.

The Canvas domain is the URL address that refers to the accounts for a specific school. It sometimes looks like: "yourschoolname.instructure.com" but can take other forms in some configurations.

Please contact [email protected] with the following information:

Your consumer key.

The correct Canvas domain.

To find your Canvas domain, please open your Canvas account and look at the browsers address bar. That URL is the domain. (*If your school uses more than one Canvas domain, contact us at the support email address listed above.)

To find the consumer key, follow these steps:

In Edpuzzle, visit your profile.

Go to the "School" tab.

Scroll down to the section "LMS LTI integration" and select Canvas from the LMS dropdown.

The consumer key will appear below the domain field.

Where can I find student projects?

At the moment, the student projects feature is unavailable with the Canvas integration.

Why aren't my sections appearing in Edpuzzle?

If you've set up various sections of the same class in Canvas, when you look at your Gradebook on Edpuzzle, all of the students will appear as if they were in the same class. This is because we don't have a sections feature on Edpuzzle, but don't worry your sections and gradebook in Canvas will still work perfectly!

Canvas Features That Aren't Available With the Edpuzzle Integration

A few features aren't supported with the Edpuzzle Canvas Integration. These include:

Speed grader. You can still easily grade your students' answers by going to the assignment and clicking on "X answers to be graded."

Reusing, cloning or importing a previous class. For Edpuzzle assignments, this feature isn't currently available.

Don't see your issue on our list? Reach out to us at [email protected] and we'll be happy to help!

If youre not sure of your class code for Edpuzzle,don'tworry! There are two ways to get into the class:

If your teacher has shared a link or an embedded video with you, simply click on it and click Join once the pop-up appears.

If you don't have a link or video, youll need to ask your teacher or another classmate for the code. Let them know that they can find it here:

Teachers: By clicking the "Invite students" button in the upper right-hand corner of the "My Classes" page.

Classmates: On the "My Classes" page, in the upper right-hand corner.

If your classmate doesn't see a class code, please ask your teacher to check if you're enrolled in the same class in Google Classroom. Also double-check to make sure the email on your Edpuzzle account and your Google Classroom account match, otherwise you'll need to log out and log back in with the correct email.

If you haven't done so already, check out our article for help on how to create an account.

Note for Teachers: Google Classroom connected classes do not have a class code. If your student is being asked for a class code, please refer to this article: https://support.edpuzzle.com/hc/en-us/articles/360009936312.

In this article, well walk you through how to set up the Edpuzzle app on Schoology. Youll be able to assign Edpuzzle video lessons and your students can watch and complete them right from Schoology.

In this article, you'll find sections on:

I. How to Integrate Edpuzzle With Schoology

II. How to Assign a Video Lesson on Schoology

III. How Students Can Use Edpuzzle Through Schoology

IV. Troubleshooting the Edpuzzle Integration on Schoology

I. How to Integrate Edpuzzle With Schoology

Set up the integration yourself by following the steps in this article, or forward it to your IT admin or tech support person to install the integration for your whole school or district!

Here's how to install the Edpuzzle app :

For IT admins:

Log in to Schoology and click on theapp center (the icon in the upper blue menu bar with four squares).

Scroll down and click on Edpuzzle, which will open a new page.

Click on the blue "Install LTI" button and choose "I agree" from the pop-up window.

Select "Add to Organization."

This will open a new page. Click on "Configure."

Now youll need two pieces of information: the consumer key and the shared secret. Here are the steps you need to follow:

To find your consumer key and shared secret, open a new tab or window and log into or sign up for Edpuzzle (see our article on how to create an account ).

Click on your circular profile icon in the upper right-hand corner, select your name from the dropdown menu to go to your profile, then click on the School tab ( www.edpuzzle.com/profile?tab=school ).

In the LMS dropdown menu at the bottom of the page, select Schoology.

If youdon'talready see the consumer key and the shared secret, click the Generate button.

Enter this information back in Schoology.

Now click on the "Install/Remove" button, select "All Courses" and also check "Course admins only." Then click the "Submit" button.

For teachers:

Log in to Schoology and click on theapp center (the icon in the upper blue menu bar with four squares).

Scroll down and click on Edpuzzle, which will open a new page.

Click on the blue "Install LTI" button and choose "I agree" from the pop-up window.

Deselect "Add to my homepage" and select the course you want to add Edpuzzle for as well as the "Couse admins only" option below each course. Click "Install."

Now youll need two pieces of information: the consumer key and the shared secret. Here are the steps you need to follow:

To find your consumer key and shared secret, open a new tab or window and log into Edpuzzle.

Click on your circular profile icon in the upper right-hand corner, select your name from the dropdown menu to go to your profile, then click on the School tab ( www.edpuzzle.com/profile?tab=school ).

In the LMS dropdown menu at the bottom of the page, select Schoology.

If youdon'talready see the consumer key and the shared secret, click the Generate button.

Go back to Schoology.

Open up your course and click on Course Options, then select External Tool Providers. Click on the Edpuzzle external tool. A pop-up window will open allowing you to enter the consumer key and the shared secret, then click Submit.

Note:You may not have permission as a teacher to add external apps, in which case you would need to request this from your IT admin.

Once Edpuzzle has been added to Schoology, all you need to do is select the course of your choice and then click on Edpuzzle in the side menu. Youll be prompted to log in (to sign up, visit edpuzzle.com first), then just click "Ok" and away you go your Edpuzzle class is all set up!

II. How to Assign a Video Lesson on Schoology

To assign an Edpuzzle video lesson on Schoology:

Go to Courses and choose the course youd like to assign an edpuzzle for.

Click on Materials.

In the Add Materials drop-down menu, select Edpuzzle.

This will open a pop-up window showing your My Content on Edpuzzle.

Select your video lesson (click on the eye icon in the middle of your video).

Click the blue Assign button, which will return you to the Materials page.

Now click on the gear icon to the right of the assignment you've just created and select "Edit."

Check the Enable Grading box in the pop-up window, select a category for your grades (i.e. homework) and click the blue Save Changes button. You can optionally set a due date at this point. (Note:You do NOT have to enter the consumer key and shared secret!)

Now your video lesson is ready for your students on Schoology!Your students will start to appear as they click on the assignment link.

Best of all, once students complete the lessons their grades will automatically sync with Schoology couldnt be easier!

Note:If you're a teacher using the Schoology app, please note that you won't be able to view edpuzzles using a mobile. On the other hand, you can watch edpuzzles if you're using a tablet.

III. How Students Can Use Edpuzzle Through Schoology

Your students will be able to log in to their Schoology accounts and complete your Edpuzzle video lessons right from there! Here are some things to keep in mind depending on the device they're using:

For desktop:Students simply need to log in to Schoology and click on the assignment(s) to view your edpuzzles.

For tablets:Students can use the Schoology app to view your edpuzzles.

For mobile: Students will need to use both the Schoology and Edpuzzle apps. When they go to watch an edpuzzle through the Schoology app, they'll get a pop-up prompting them to download the Edpuzzle app if they haven't already, or if they have, students will be asked to open it in the Edpuzzle app. When they're finished, they can return to the Schoology app.

IV. Troubleshooting the Edpuzzle Integration With Schoology

Here are some common issues that may come up as you're using the Edpuzzle integration with Schoology and how to solve them.

Linked classes. If you're teaching the same class to multiple sections/periods, you may be using linked classes on Schoology. Be aware that if you're viewing your students in Edpuzzle, they'll all appear in one large class rather than in your separate linked classes (however, your grades will be sorted correctly in Schoology, so don't worry).

Another side effect is that you should NOT use the dropdown menu in Schoology to click on your different sections, since all the students will appear in the same class (the first section listed). If you accidentally use the dropdown menu and click on another section, this will create a new class, which you'll need to delete by selecting "Class options" and "Delete class" or by going to Edpuzzle and deleting the section with no assignments.

Students are being asked to verify their email addresses.When you set up the Edpuzzle integration, if you didn't click "Course admins only" (see section I, step 4), your students will be asked to verify their email addresses. You'll need to go back and repeat the installation process in section I, this time making sure to select the checkbox for "Course admins only."

Ican'tsee my students names. This can happen if there's a configuration error with the integration between Edpuzzle and Schoology. Contact us at [email protected] and we'll help you fix the issue!

Any questions? Contact us at [email protected].

After you've created your class, you'll have several options to manage it. This article will show you how to delete or lock your class and edit your class name.

Delete a class

If youd like to delete a class when youre starting a new semester or when you no longer need it, you can follow the steps below. However, once you delete a class, the class data will be lost.

Click the My Classes tab in the top right corner.

Select the class you would like to delete.

Click the Class options button on the right side of your class, and a drop-down menu will appear.

Click the Delete class option.

Confirm that you want to delete the class and youre good to go!

Lock a class

For better security of your class, you can lock it to prevent other students from joining it, even if they have the class code. This will lock access so that no new students can add themselves and retake assignments. Heres how:

Click the My Classes tab in the top right corner.

Select the class you would like to lock.

Select the Students tab.

Click the Lock classroom button on the right side of the page.

Edit a class name

Onceyou'vecreated your class, you can still edit the class name. Follow these instructions:

Click the My Classes tab in the top right corner.

Select the class you would like to edit.

Click the Class options button on the right side of the class, and a drop-down menu will appear.

Click the Edit class name button.

Type in the new name for your class.

If you don't remember your username, you'll need to ask your teacher to find it for you. You can share this article with them which explains how to find usernames:

https://support.edpuzzle.com/hc/en-us/articles/360010173011-How-do-I-change-a-student-s-password-or-name

To learn more, check out our article on how to change your password while logged into your account.

Its really easy to join a new class if your teacher has given you a class code!

If you already have an Edpuzzle account:

Simply log in as usual.

Onceyou'vedone this, just click the Join class button. If you're enrolled in other classes, the button will be found under the "My Classes" column to the far left.

Youll then be asked to enter your class code given to you by your teacher, then click "Find Class."

Your class's name will show up, so once you click "Join class," you'll be enrolled and ready to go!

how to enter your code when you create your account

If you haven't created an Edpuzzle account, then check out our article on .

Closed-captioning is available for any video that has been originally captioned by the service the video has been pulled from.

Enabling closed-captioning

When you assign your video lesson, you can select the option to "Turn on CCs" to enable closed-captioning.

When a student watches a video lesson which has closed-captioning, a CC button will appear. Click the button to enable/disable the subtitles.

Enabling subtitles in different languages

Some videos may be subtitled in different languages. To go through the options, click the CC button.

No captions available

If the video doesn't have any available subtitles, the "CC" button won't appear at the bottom of the video.

Setting closed-captioning as a default

If you always want closed-captioning to appear when available, just click on your profile icon in the upper right-hand corner, select your name from the drop-down menu, and click on the "Settings" tab. Under "Closed Captions," toggle the button so the green checkmark appears. That's it your preferences will be saved automatically!

If you don't remember your password, you'll need to ask your teacher to reset it for you. You can share this article with them that has instructions on resetting a student's password:

https://support.edpuzzle.com/hc/en-us/articles/360010173011-How-do-I-change-a-student-s-password-or-name

You might also be interested in our article on how to change your password while logged into your account.

With Edpuzzle's Live Mode feature, you can project your video live in front of the whole class while students answer in real time on their own devices!

To start a live assignment, select a video from your content and assign it to a class. Then, from the assignment screen, click the blue Go live! button.

To enter your live assignment, your students just need to log in to their Edpuzzle accounts and go to your class. This will automatically take them to your live assignment. When all your students are ready, click the blue Start! button and the video will play on your projector screen.

The questions will appear on your students screens as well as on the projector screen. Youll see how many students have answered the question so you can decide when to move on.

When you click on Continue, students will see any feedbackyou'veincluded for the questions on their screen and the correct answer for multiple-choice questions. On the main screen, you can click on Show responses to display the results in percentages for the whole class. Nameswon'tbe shared so your studentswon'tbe embarrassed if they get a question wrong. You decide when times up and when to move to the next question.

To finish the assignment, click Exit live. You can also quit the assignment at any moment. (You'll be automatically exited from live mode after 3 hours if you forget to click "Exit live.")

You can access your students grades by clicking on the assignment or from the gradebook.

Note: At the moment, live mode isn't compatible with the Android app. If your students are using smartphones or tablets, they should use the web version on their devices rather than the mobile app.

Any questions? Contact us at [email protected].

It's not possible to turn a teacher account into a student account. Instead, log out by clicking on your profile icon in the upper right-hand corner and then "Log out," or go to https://edpuzzle.com/logout and then sign up as a student.

If you need more help, check out our article on how to sign up for Edpuzzle as a student.

You can connect your Edpuzzle account to your Google account and Google Classroom in two ways:

Connecting your Google account when signing up

From the homepage, click the "Sign up" button while logged into your Google account.

Select "Sign up as a teacher" or "Sign up as a student" accordingly.

Click the "Sign up with Google" button and select your Google account when prompted.

Now your new account is automatically connected to Google! You'll be able to use the "Log in with Google" button for added privacy and security.

Connecting your Google account from settings

Log in to your Edpuzzle account with your email and password.

Click the circle icon in the upper right corner and click on your name in the drop-down menu.

Click on the "Account" tab and scroll down to the section labeled "Connected accounts."

Click "Connect" and select the same Gmail address you use for your Google Classroom.

With Google and Google Classroom integration, you can:

Post assignments directly to Google Classroom from Edpuzzle

Import your students from Google Classroom into your Edpuzzle classes

Link and embed Edpuzzle assignments in Google Classroom

Log in using the "Log in with Google" button

Sync your grades automatically

Note: Your account email and your Google Connected email can be different!

The Edpuzzle flipped classroom basically consists of assigning your students video lessons to watch at home and using class time for more meaningful activities. Students learn the basic concepts of the lesson at home using Edpuzzle videos, which they can watch at their own pace. This gives the teacher more time in the classroom to work on other activities that will reinforce students' understanding of the topic. Edpuzzle makes the flipped classroom work. Keep reading to learn how!

Math or science

Math and science are usually taught in two parts: theory and practice. Many teachers complain that the curriculum is so broad that they spend most of their time covering the theory and never have enough time to incorporate problem-solving or projects that allow them to apply their knowledge. Here are a few ways that videos can help:

Assign videos about basic theory.We've created tons of videos covering basic theories in all subjects. You can find them in the "Curriculum" section. Assign one of these pre-prepared lessons to watch at home and use class time to clear up any doubts or push the students to learn key concepts in more depth. Students can watch as many times as they need to, so there's no need to use class time explaining the concept.

Use videos to show how to solve problems.Assign a video explaining the basic process to solve a problem, giving your students the chance to practice before coming to class. You can then use class time for a more challenging version of the same problem.

Engage your students with videos.Share documentaries, lab experiments or any other videos to surprise and engage your students. Collect the questions/reactions/opinions they may have while watching the video and use that data to drive your time in the classroom.

Share class rules via video.Usually, teachers spend a lot of time explaining and repeating class rules (behavior, lab security). Record a video and embed questions to check for understanding. You can use the same video every year, saving you time.

Languages

Teaching a language is a huge challenge. Reading, writing, speaking and listening ... teaching them all in a limited amount of time is almost impossible. However, video lessons and the flipped classroom will make your life much easier. Here's how:

Check for listening comprehension.Forget about CDs you can use any video available on YouTube and embed questions to check for understanding. Include open-ended questions to work on writing skills or multiple-choice for vocabulary checks.

Start a debate.Share an interesting topic using a video from YouTube. You can embed an open-ended question asking for their point of view and use those responses to start a debate in class.

Use videos to simulate travel.You may not be able to physically take your students to a country where the language is spoken, but you can go there virtually with a video, allowing them to explore the culture and listen to native speakers.

Share new grammar and vocabulary. There are thousands of videos that cover grammar rules or vocabulary. Use Edpuzzle to let the students learn these concepts at home and use the time in the classroom for practice.

Social studies

Social studies standards are constantly changing and are so broad that it's hard to cover all the necessary curriculum with a limited amount of time. It's also hard to be an expert in every area. Use Edpuzzle to:

Bring in the experts.There are plenty of expert TED Talks available on a wide variety of social studies topics. You can assign these videos to watch at home and ask the students for their point of views or to summarize the content. Use class time to develop key ideas or answer any questions.

Bring books to life.Use videos to enhance the content students read. Reinforce topics they've just learned or build on that topic using digital content. There are great resources already available online. You can embed a few questions to check for understanding, and use class time to discuss and share.

Turn your slides into videos.There are many online tools that enable you to quickly record slide presentations and upload them to Edpuzzle. You can now assign your lecture as homework, and you can use the time saved in the classroom to answer questions or work on projects.

Free tutor for your students.There are excellent video resources on Edpuzzle that are free to use. With one click, you can use the fantastic videos from Crash Course or Khan Academy to give your students an alternative way of learning the concepts covered in class or reinforce particular topics. With Edpuzzle, you can hold your students accountable and easily identify any questions or concerns.

Special education

Special education students need individual attention, but it can be hard to cover the curriculum and provide extra one-on-one time with the students. Here are some ways Edpuzzle can help:

Create learning stations.We recommend putting together two or three stations and rotating your students. For your video station, equip your students with headphones and have one or more videos ready. By using headphones and visual resources like videos, the students enhance their focus and retention of information. The other stations can have worksheets, hands-on projects, or involve one-on-one time with the teacher. That will give you extra time to provide individual attention to your students.

Discuss behaviors.Many special education teachers spend a lot of time explaining real-world scenarios. It may be hard for your students to visualize that specific situation or the context. Using video lessons can provide a visual example of a particular social situation.

Other

No matter what subject you teach, you can take advantage of Edpuzzle to harness the power of videos in your classes. You can also use Edpuzzle for:

Substitute teachers.If you're sick or traveling and you want your students to continue learning even when you're not there, you can assign a few video lessons to complete while the substitute teacher is there. You can hold them accountable, read their responses, and continue without interruption when you get back.

Creating an in-class flipped classroom.If some students don't have access to the internet at home or you want them to take advantage of the laptops/tablets available in the classroom, we strongly recommend this method. The in-class flipped classroom is a rotation station model where one of the stations is for viewing Edpuzzle video lessons. Every 15-20 minutes (2-3 videos) the students will move to the next station. You can set up different stations where the students learn the same concept using different approaches: peer-to-peer learning, writing/practice problems, teacher lecture, project-based learning or hands-on experiments.

ASL. American Sign Language teachers love video lessons because it's a visual resource to learn how to sign. What's more, the fact that you can embed questions ensures that the student understands the context of the conversation or the meaning of a specific sign. You can even assign the video to watch at home and then monitor student progress and viewing history.

Physical Education.Coaches and PE teachers love video lessons and have been using them for many years to review techniques and strategy, and motivate their students. With Edpuzzle, you can finally hold these athletes and students accountable. You can use a video that explains the basic rules of a sport that you want to practice with your students, or you can assign a specific offensive play that you want to cover during practice. The possibilities are endless!

Professional Development. Teachers are also students, but when it's time to do professional development, you're probably tired or thinking about the million other things you have to work on. You can flip PD by assigning videos to watch at home and use class time to respond to questions and allow teachers time to plan how they'd like to implement new concepts in their classroom. You can supervise the work and brainstorm with them.

Music. Videos are an excellent audio resource. Many music teachers use Edpuzzle to cover instruments or musicals. Depending on your students' level, you can assign videos to practice at home and use the class time to practice as a team.

Tips

In a flipped classroom, it's important to understand two things that we'll explain more in depth:

Students love YouTube, but learning from a video is a skill they need to develop.

Change requires patience.

Teach students how to learn from a video lesson

We strongly recommend explaining your objective in flipping the classroom to your students, their parents, other teachers and your principal. If they understand the final goal, it will be easier to get them on board.

During the first classes, you can assign videos to watch in the classroom. You can either watch as a group or have students watch individually. Identify and celebrate desirable learning behaviors before the video, like pausing the video, rewatching certain parts of the video to improve understanding, how to sit properly in front of the laptop and how to take notes.

Then, once the students have practiced a few times with the video and understand the behavior expected of them, we strongly recommend assigning one or two videos per week to watch at home. Measure the number of assignments completed and get feedback from the students on the length of the video, the difficulty of the questions and the content of the lesson.

After one or two units you won't want to go back to the traditional way of teaching!

Change takes time

Many teachers think that they have to flip all their lessons. That's simply not true. We recommend flipping one or two units your first year and working in a few more in the second.

Having someone else in your department or school that wants to flip their class is also very helpful. Sharing content and best practices make the whole process much easier.

Students might be reluctant at the beginning - they have to pay attention to the video and respond to questions, and it's no longer an easy passive experience for them. However, in the long run, students will start to see the change in their understanding and grades. Don't give up you will see results!

Before you get started, we need to validate your email address which helps us make sure you are who you say you are and keep your personal information safe. You'll need to follow these steps:

If you're new to Edpuzzle:

When you sign up for Edpuzzle, we'll send you a verification email. To verify your email address, you need to:

Check your email.

Open the Edpuzzle verification email.

Click on the "Verify your email" button or on the link.

This will open a window confirming you've been verified. You're all set!

If you don't receive the email within five minutes, please check your spam folder.

If you've already signed up for Edpuzzle, you can confirm your email by following these steps:

Click on this link to go to your profile: www.edpuzzle.com/profile.

Click on the blue "Send link" button, under the "Account" tab.

Check your email (make sure it's the same one you used to sign up for Edpuzzle).

Open the Edpuzzle verification email.

Click on the "Verify your email" button.

A window will open confirming you've been verified!

If you don't receive the verification email within five minutes, please check your spam folder.

What if I don't receive the verification email within five minutes of signing up or clicking on "Send link?"

First, check your spam folder. If you use Outlook, you should check your quarantined folder.

If the email isn't there, go back to your Edpuzzle account settings by clicking here: www.edpuzzle.com/profile.

Change the email address associated with your account to a different one where you can receive emails.

Click on the blue "Send link" button. You should receive an email within five minutes.

If you're still not receiving the email, your school may be filtering out these messages. You'll need to have your school's IT department whitelist our [email protected] email address in addition to any other potential filters which could prevent Edpuzzle from working properly. Please send this article on technical setup issues to your IT admin to fix this.

Once you've completed these steps, click on the "Verify your email" button in the blue banner at the top of the page.

Open the email, click on the "Verify your email" button, and you'll be all set!

Please note that if you update your email address, this will become your new login email for Edpuzzle.

Keep in mind that updating your email address won't affect your connection with Google Classroom.

Just in case you were curious, here's some information about why we ask you to verify your email address:

To verify your identity

To recover your account in case you lose access to it

To contact customer support regarding changes to your account

To validate parental consent

To make sure that you're the only one using your email address

If you already have an Edpuzzle account and it's your first time completing an assignment please follow these steps:

Make sure you're logged in with the same account you created, especially if you joined the class already. To do so visit www.edpuzzle.com/logout and log back in with the same username and password you created previously. If youdon'tremember, ask your teacher!

Click the link or the embedded video given to you by your teacher.

Click the "Join" button if this is the classroom you want to join.

Once inside the class, youll be able to see all of your assignments for that class!

To complete your first assignment on Edpuzzle, you need to create an account.

Note for Teachers: Google Classroom connected classes don't have a class code. If your student is being asked for a class code, please refer to this article: https://support.edpuzzle.com/hc/en-us/articles/360009936312.

To see your students' progress on a video, that video must be assigned to a class and your students must be using the proper type of device to watch it.

It's possible to share a video without assigning it, but you won't be able to see students' progress. If you want to assign a video, embed to an external site, and track progress, you can do so by following these steps:

Assign a video to a class.

Go to the "My Classes" tab and click on the assignment.

Click "Share assignment" on the right side of the page.

Use the assignment linkor embed code to post it to your site.

Note: When students use these links or go to your external site, they'll be asked to log in so we can identify who is doing the assignment before they can watch the video and answer the questions. Students must have an Edpuzzle account for this option.

Another reason that your students' progress might not be showing up is if they're not using the right tools. We usually recommend that students watch videos using:

1. iPhone and iPads: iOS App

2. Android Smartphone or Tablet: Android App

3. Laptops and desktop computers with Chrome (latest version)

If you've assigned a video and your students are using the correct type of device, but you still don't see their progress, please email us at [email protected] we'll look into the issue!

Sharing assignments is easy if you use Google Classroom and have already imported your classes into Edpuzzle.

You can post assignments directly to Google Classroom from Edpuzzle in one of two ways.

First method:

In the "assign" pop-up window of a video, select the classes you'd like to post your assignment to Google Classroom for.

At the bottom of the window, click the button next to "Post on Google Classroom" so the green check mark appears (not the red X).

Click the blue "Assign" button and you're done!

Second method:

Go to your Google Classroom connected class in Edpuzzle.

Click the assignment you wish to post to Google Classroom.

Go to the right-hand side of the assignment's page and click the "Post on Google Classroom" button. Now your assignment will be available directly on Google Classroom!

Note: If you want to schedule an assignment for the future, remember to set a start date BEFORE you post your assignment to Google Classroom.

For more information, check out our article on what to do if you've accidentally assigned a video that needs to be edited.

If you'd like to embed a question in your video, click the "Content"tab at the top right of the page and check the box below the video you'd like to use. Then select "Edit" from the bottom menu, and follow these easy steps:

Click on the "Quizzes" buttonat the top of the editor.

Using the timeline below the video, find the spot where you'd like to pause for a question. Click the green question mark in the box below the timeline.

The question editor will appear to the right of the video.

You can enter:

Open-ended questions

Multiple-choice questions

Comments

To add multiple questions at the same point in the video, click the "+" icon at the top-right of the question editor (next to where it says "1 of 1").

After you've added your question(s), you can click the play button to confirm that they appear in the video at the right spot. If the timing is wrong, you can drag the question box along the timeline to the left or right until it's perfectly timed!

If you want to learn more, check out our article on how to grade those questions once your students have watched the lesson.

If you're logged into your Edpuzzle account and trying to join a new class, there are two ways to do it:

If your teacher gave you a class code:

1. Click the Join a class button on the left side of your screen below any existing classes.

2. Enter the class code your teacher gave you in the box that appears.

3. Click "Find Class."

4. Your class's name will appear, so once you click "Join class," you'll be enrolled and ready to go!

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If your teacher uses Google Classroom to connect to Edpuzzle:

If your teacher uses Google Classroom to connect to Edpuzzle, you don't need a class code. Instead, you'll be enrolled automatically, as long as you're logged into the same email that's connected to your Google Classroom account!

Note for teachers: Google Classroom connected classes don't have a class code. If your student is being asked for a class code, please refer to this article:.

In this article, you'll find some basic troubleshooting to help you handle some of the most common issues when using Edpuzzle with an LMS.

#1) I can't log in and I'm using Safari

Safari has a feature called Prevent cross-site tracking. This feature prevents LMS' from being able to connect to Edpuzzle and can generate multiple errors such as not being able to sign in.

If you're using Safari on Mac:

Open Safari.

From the top bar, click on "Safari" and then on "Preferences..."

In the new window, go the "Privacy" tab.

Uncheck the "Prevent cross-site tracking" option.

Log out of your LMS and close Safari.

Open Safari again and log in to your LMS.

If you're using an iPhone or iPad:

Go to the "Settings" app.

Scroll down and look for Safari. Tap it.

Look for the "Privacy & Security" section.

Toggle off the "Prevent cross-site tracking" option.

#2) I can't log in and I'm not using Safari OR #1 didn't work

Please make sure that you have cookies and pop-overs enabled by following the steps mentioned here: I can't log in / sign up.

#3) I can't connect Canvas with Edpuzzle: Canvas Invalid Domain

This issue occurs when the Canvas domain that has been registered to Edpuzzle doesn't match the actual domain on Canvas.

The Canvas domain is the URL address that refers to the accounts for a specific school. It sometimes looks like: "yourschoolname.instructure.com" but can take other forms in some configurations.

Please contact [email protected] with the following information:

Your consumer key.

The correct Canvas domain.

To find your Canvas domain, please open your Canvas account and look at the browsers address bar. That URL is the domain.

To find the consumer key, follow these steps:

In Edpuzzle, visit your Profile.

Go to the "School" tab.

Scroll down to the section "LMS LTI integration" and select Canvas from the LMS drop-down.

The consumer key will appear below the domain field.

If the error you're experiencing isn't listed here or you need any further assistance, please get in touch with us at [email protected].

Resetting an entire assignment for the whole class is useful if you're reviewing material at the end of the year to prepare for a test.

Here's how to reset an assignment:

Click on the "My Classes" tab.

Select the class where the assignment is located.

Click on the assignment. how to reset an assignment for an individual student

Reset the assignment for the whole class by choosing "Reset all answers" (one of the options from the menu on the right).

Alternatively, you can take a look at our article on .

With Edpuzzle, you can easily embed your video assignments on your website or LMS!

How to use Edpuzzle with your favorite LMS

If you use Canvas, Schoology, Moodle, Blackboard, Powerschool or Blackbaud, among others, you can enjoy all the benefits of Edpuzzle from within your LMS!

With the Edpuzzle integration, you can share your video lessons with your LMS classes, and your students will be able to complete them right in your LMS. They don't even need to create an Edpuzzle account!

Check out these articles to guide you through the set-up process:

How do I connect Edpuzzle to Canvas?

How do I connect Edpuzzle to Schoology?

How do I connect Edpuzzle to Moodle?

How do I connect Edpuzzle to Blackboard?

How do I connect Edpuzzle to PowerSchool?

How do I connect Edpuzzle to Blackbaud?

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected] for help!

Embed edpuzzles on your blog or website

You can embed edpuzzles into virtually every website or blog. Your students can watch the video from one place, and you'll collect the progress report and responses in Edpuzzle.

To find the embed code, you just need to follow these steps:

Go to the "My Classes" tab and select the class you shared the assignment with.

Click on the specific assignment you want to embed.

On the right, you'll see the first option "Share assignment." Clicking on it will open a pop-up that gives you the URL and the embed code.

Click the blue "Copy code" button.

You can paste the embed code into the majority of blogs and personal website platforms (i.e. Blogger, Google Sites, etc.). It will also work forvirtually any LMS on the market (i.e. Haiku or Edmodo).

If you're a WordPress user, you can share the assignment with a link which will redirect your students to Edpuzzle (the embed feature isn't currently supported).

If you need help embedding your lesson into your LMS, please let us know by contacting us [email protected].

With Edpuzzle, importing the grades from an assignment is a breeze. In fact, it's virtually automatic!

Below you'll find more detailed information about exporting grades for your specific LMS.

Google Classroom

Grades are exported automatically for your students when they complete an assignment and you grade all of their answers. You can also manually export grades at any time by following these steps:

From the home screen, go to "My Classes."

Select the class from the menu on the left that you'd like to export grades for.

Select the assignment from the list of assignments.

From the menu on the right, click on "Export grades to LMS" and you're done!

Keep in mind that when you export your Edpuzzle grades to Google Classroom, they'll appear in one of two ways:

"Returned." This means that the assignment on Edpuzzle was completed by the student and graded by the teacher, including open-ended questions. This grade will be visible to the student on Google Classroom.Note that grades will be exported automatically once a student has completed an assignment and all the questions have been graded.

"Draft." This means that the assignment on Edpuzzle either was NOT completed by the student or that the teacher still has questions to grade. This grade will NOT be visible to the student on Google Classroom.

To change the grade from "Draft" to "Returned" so the student can see it, you can simply type in the grade in Google Classroom and change the status manually to "Returned."

Note: When you export Edpuzzle grades, don't worry if they appear as "Not turned in" on Google Classroom. This is simply because students didn't have to manually turn in the assignment on Google Classroom since you exported their grades for them from Edpuzzle.

Canvas, Schoology and Moodle

Grades are exported automatically for all the assignments you create directly from your LMS. Just click on the course and go to the gradebook. Here are the steps to view your gradebook for each LMS:

On Canvas and Moodle, click on the "Grades" tab.

On Schoology, click on "Gradebook."

Once in the gradebook, a dash or a white space means that the student hasn't completed the assignment yet. Open-ended answers will count as a "0" until you correct them.

Grades on Edpuzzle range from 0-100. On your LMS, however, you can configure how many points you want to award each assignment, and the gradebook will automatically make the conversion.

You can also manually change your students' grades in the gradebook, but those changes won't be visible on Edpuzzle.

To reset the progress for one of your students, follow these steps:

Go to the assignment in your LMS.

In the Edpuzzle window, find the student, click on the "..." button next to the student's name and click "Reset progress."

Now, to make this change show up in your LMS gradebook, go back to the assignment view on Edpuzzle and click "Export grades to LMS." This will manually sync the grades to reflect the changes.

If you need any additional help exporting grades to your LMS, don't hesitate to contact us at [email protected].

At the moment, you can only have one attempt at the questions during a video lesson.

If you want to include more detail about your answers or change them, we recommend that you write them down to give to your teacher.

If you'd like to redo the questions in the video lesson, you can ask your teacher to reset your progress. Share our article with your teacher on how they can reset your progress.

Note:It'sa good idea to ask your teacher what they would like you to do when you want to change an answer.

Absolutely! To upload your own videos, go to the "My Content"page and follow these steps:

Click on the blue "Add Content" button.

Select "Upload a video" from the drop-down menu. Terms of Service

From here you can either drag the video file into the box with the dotted line or choose a video file from your computer by clicking "Choose a file"

Once you've selected your file it will automatically start uploading and appear in "My Content" under the "Content" tab.

Edpuzzle supports many video formats including AVI, MOV and MP4. All uploaded files must be under 1 GB in size.

Note: Content you upload must not infringe on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.Edpuzzle reserves the right to identify and terminate users who violate this law per our .

What is parental consent? Privacy laws and/or regulations often require that parents (or legal guardians) consent to or are notified prior to their child's personally identifiable information (PII) being disclosed to a third party.

In the field of edtech, this means that teachers and schools must have proven parental consent before students provide any personal information to third parties, like Edpuzzle. The fact that teachers cannot invite students to their Edpuzzle classrooms without confirming parental consent, combined with the impossibility of creating a student account without a unique class code or link, ensures that Edpuzzle does not collect any data it should not be allowed to collect.

When is it necessary to obtain parental consent?

As a general rule, parental consent may apply to different age ranges depending on state or regional law.

In the United States, student privacy is primarily governed by two federal laws: the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

FERPA generally prohibits schools from disclosing personally identifiable information from a student's education records to a third party without written consent from the parent (or the student if over age 18). At the same time, however, FERPA allows for exceptions under which student PII may be shared without consent. One of these exceptions is the "school official exception," under which schools may share student PII with designated school officials with a legitimate educational interest. Third parties may be considered school officials if they are performing a service for which the school would otherwise use employees. Schools define who constitutes a school official with a legitimate educational interest in their annual notification of rights under FERPA.

COPPA protects children under the age of 13 who use commercial websites, online games and mobile apps. While schools have an obligation to make sure the services their students use treat the data they collect responsibly, COPPA ultimately places the responsibility on the online service operator. At the same time, COPPA generally does not apply when a school has hired a website operator to collect information from students for educational purposes for use by the school. In those instances, the school (not an individual teacher) can provide consent on behalf of the students when required, as long as the data is used only for educational purposes.

In the European Union, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) states that the processing of a child's PII is only lawful when the child is at least 16 years old, although it allows for Member States to lower the age provided that it is not below age 13. Currently, the age limits are the following:

Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Romania and Slovakia: minors under 16.

France, Czech Republic, Greece and Slovenia: minors under 15.

Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Spain: minors under 14.

Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Sweden and the UK: minors under 13.

According to the GDPR, schools are considered data controllers and are responsible for ensuring that student data is processed accordingly. In other words, schools from the EU must obtain parental consent prior to disclosing PII to any third-party service provider from children under the age limit determined by each Member States law.

In Canada, according to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), consent is valid only if it is reasonable to expect that the student whose personal information is collected would understand the nature, purpose and consequences of the collection, use or disclosure to which they are consenting. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) has taken the position that, in all but exceptional circumstances, this means anyone over the age of 13. In other words, disclosure of PII of children under age 13 must be previously authorized by the children's parents or legal guardian.

Where do I get it from? Contacting your IT admin or anyone at your school responsible for data protection should be the very first step. If you are not part of a school or in the unlikely event that your school will not take care of parental consent, you should request it for EVERY student that you invite to Edpuzzle.

What if I don't need parental consent or am exempt from obtaining it?

If you are not planning to use Edpuzzle with students in the above-mentioned age ranges, parental consent is not required in your case, or any legal exemption applies to the obtainment of parental consent, you can simply select the "No, its not required by my local laws(e.g., because of my students' age or legal exemptions)." option when asked if you have parental consent.

Parental consent permission slip templates

For schools in the United States or the European Union/EEA, respectively, Edpuzzle provides a template to help schools obtain parental consent, where applicable (attached to this article).

Nevertheless, its up to schools to determine how best to use the template, to complete it with their own contact information and information about the services they enable, and to share it along with Edpuzzles Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

SCHOOLS IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND COMMUNITIES HAVE DIFFERENT REGULATIONS AND APPROACHES, AND EDPUZZLE CANNOT ADVISE YOU ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO YOUR SCHOOL. YOU SHOULD OBTAIN ANY PARENTAL CONSENT THAT MAY BE REQUIRED BY YOUR SCHOOL IN A MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE LAWS OF YOUR JURISDICTION.

Have questions about parental consent? Dont hesitate to contact us at [email protected].

If you or your students are having trouble accessing YouTube videos through Edpuzzle, take a look at this list of common issues and their solutions.

Issue #1: Your school is using a filter

If you get a white screen, sad face or a message that says The connection was reset when trying to watch a video, then your school needs to whitelist www.youtube.com for teachers and www.youtube-nocookie.com for students.

Contact your IT admin, and share our article on how to whitelist YouTube at your school as well as our spec sheet with them.

If thisisn'tpossible, you can assign the videos to watch at home, where your students will use their own internet connection.

Finally, you can always record and upload your own videos in My Content > Add Content > Upload a video.

Issue #2: Restricted mode

If you get a message that says, Video unavailable. This video is restricted. Try signing in with a Google Apps account, youll need to check the following:

Make sure you approved the video on YouTube while logged in with your teacher account.

Log into YouTube with your teacher account and turn off restricted mode (at the bottom of your profile icons drop-down menu).

Have your students log in to youtube.com using the email address associated with their school accounts. Double-check thatthey'renot logged in with their personal account at accounts.google.com, and make surethey'relogged in on their Chromebooks or Chrome browser with their school account.

Share the Edpuzzle spec sheet with your IT admin to make sure there are no filter issues.

Issue #3: Student stillcan'tsee videos even after following the steps in issue #2

Very rarely, some studentsaren'table to view YouTube videos on Edpuzzle because of their channel configurations on YouTube. Your student will need to do the following:

Visit https://www.youtube.com/account_advanced.

Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the DELETE CHANNEL button. This should solve the issue!

Issue #4: Other restrictions

Occasionally, you may see a message that says, This video contains content from [...]. It is restricted from playback on certain sites Unfortunately, this means that the video is restricted for third-party sites, so youwon'tbe able to view it on Edpuzzle.

If you see the YouTube sad face and get a message that the content is unavailable, this could be because of copyright issues, geographic restrictions or because the uploader removed the video. Its not possible to view the video in these cases.

If YouTube isn't an option at your school:

You can upload your videos directly to Edpuzzle. You can do this by going to "My Content" > "Add Content" > "Upload a video." Uploaded videos won't be blocked. Watch this video to learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTngcULHIKU&t.

You can flip your class. This means that you assign the videos to watch at home and you get more time in the classroom.

You can either assign each video individually or assign multiple videos together.

(Or check out our articles on how to post assignments if you're using Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology or another LMS.)

Assigning videos

Once you've edited your video lesson, you can assign it to a class directly.

While in the "Content" tab, click on "My Content" on the left-hand side.

Check the box(es) below the video(s) you wish to assign.

Select "Assign" from the bottom menu.

Choosethe classes you want to assign the video to. By default, the "Assign all" option will be selected which assigns the video to all the students in your class, including any students who may join your class in the future.

If you only want to assign the video to certain students in your class, check the box for the class you're interested in and choose the "Assign manually" option. Then you can select the specific students to assign your video to. (Please note that this isn't available for Google Classroom classes.)

Add a start date, due date and start time, and choose if you want to prevent skipping, turn on closed-captioning or post on Google Classroom ifdesired.Click "Assign" and you're done!

If you're not ready to assign the video(s), click "Later." Your lesson will be saved for when you want to continue editing or when it's ready to be assigned.

You can also check out our articles on how to assign a start and due date and how to prevent or allow skipping.

If you can't find your school when you're signing up for Edpuzzle, you can always enter your school name into our database!

Just type in your school name in the "Choose your school" window and if no results come up, click the "Add new school" option. You'll be prompted to enter your school's city, and then you'll be all set! Your colleagues will easily be able to join this school so you can start collaborating.

Some videos on YouTube have subtitles or closed captions. If your video assignment has closed captions, you can enable them on Edpuzzle.

To enable closed captions, follow these easy steps:

Go to the video lesson you want to watch.

Start playing the video.

Click on the "CC" button to enable subtitles. Some videos have closed captions in multiple languages, so you can select the language of your choice.

Note: Not all YouTube videos have closed captions or subtitles which is why the "CC" button won't appear if these aren't available.

If you need closed captions, ask your teacher to use YouTube's advanced search to filter videos with closed captions when they search for class videos.

Do you share a class with another teacher in Google Classroom? If so, now you can use Edpuzzles Google Classroom integration to share an Edpuzzle class with your co-teacher.

Follow these steps to set up your shared Edpuzzle class:

Add your co-teacher to your Google Classroom. If you need help, check out Google's article on how to add one or more teachers.

Log in to Edpuzzle and click on the "My Classes" tab in the top right-hand corner.

Connect a Google Classroom class to Edpuzzle by clicking the "Add new class" button from the left sidebar and selecting "Google Classroom" under "Create a new class." Select the Google Classroom you share with your co-teacher and click on "Import classes." (If you already have your Google Classroom class on Edpuzzle, you can skip this step and go to step 4.)

Have your co-teacher sign into their Google Classroom-integrated Edpuzzle account and add the same Google Classroom to their classes.

Now each of you will be able to assign lessons to your shared students, view and grade their answers, and add or remove students from the class as co-teachers!

For more information, check out our article on how to connect your account to Google.

Resetting an assignment for an individual student is useful if you want them to try again or to review the material.

Here's how to reset an assignment:

Click on the "My Classes" tab.

Select the class where the assignment is located.

Click on the assignment. how to reset an assignment for the entire class

Reset the assignment for an individual student by clicking the "..." next to their name.

Then click "Reset answers."

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Edpuzzle has several features that empower teachers to hold their students accountable and make sure that they watch their assignments and understand the content.

Allow / Prevent Skipping

Edpuzzles "Prevent Skipping" feature is a great tool to make sure your students watch the whole video you've assigned them.

To use this feature, check the Prevent Skipping slider as you assign the video.Now, when your student needs to finish watching a video later, they can go back to where they last left off but no further.

Student Dashboard

You can also check the progress of each student on the videos you assigned them. To do this, open the student progress dashboard by:

1. Clicking on "My Classes."

2. Selecting the class you want to track.

3. Clicking on the video assignment you want to track.

The student dashboard has two sections: "Students" and "Questions." In the "Students" section, you have an overview of how much every student has watched of the video, when they were last seen and when they turned in the assignment. Clicking on a student will provide individual data. If you have multiple-choice questions in your video, you'll also have a questions overview, where you can see how many students answered correctly. Click on a question to see the percentage of students who got the right or wrong answer.

Automatic Video Pause

When your students start playing the video on Edpuzzle and switch tabs in their browser, the video will automatically pause until they go back to the Edpuzzle tab. This way, students must watch the video in order to complete the assignment and are not able to do other activities in their browser while the video is running.

With open classes, your students can join a class and complete assignments without an Edpuzzle account!

To create an open class, go to My Classes and click on Add new class. In the new window, add a name for your class and an optional description. Then, select Open under Class type. (Please note that once you choose your class type, you won't be able to change it.)

You can choose to allow your students to create their nicknames or have Edpuzzle automatically create them. If youdon'tcheck the box, students will be asked to enter a nickname when they join. (You can always change this later by clicking on the Class options button.)

To assign a video to an open class, you should follow the same steps as for a classic class. Visit My Content, choose a video and assign it to the class you want. For reference, open classes display the word OPEN to the right of the class name.

To invite students to the class, click on the "Invite students button in the upper right-hand corner of the class page. You can either share the link or class code with your students. Studentswon'tbe able to save their sessions, so if they leave your open class and then join again at a later time, theyll be treated as a new user.

In contrast with classic classes, open classesdon'thave a Student tab. This is because each assignment will generate its own list of students as they join your open class.

Open classes do not include the gradebook feature, but you will be able to see the progress for each individual assignment.

Any questions? Contact us at [email protected].

Keep all of your video lessons and grades in the same place with Edpuzzles seamless integration with Moodle.

In this article, you'll find sections on:

I. How to Integrate Edpuzzle With Moodle

II. How to Assign a Video Lesson on Moodle

Set up the integration yourself by following the steps in this article, or forward it to your IT admin or tech support person to install the integration for your whole school or district!

I. How to Integrate Edpuzzle With Moodle

Follow these steps to integrate Edpuzzle with Moodle:

Log in to Moodle and click on Site administration in the left sidebar menu.

Click on the Plugins tab.

Scroll down and select Manage tools (under External tool).

Under Add tool, click on the hyperlink configure a tool manually.

On the External tool configuration screen, fill in the fields for Tool name (Edpuzzle), Tool URL (https://lticonfig.edpuzzle.com/moodle/admin_config.xml), Consumer key and Shared secret. (The consumer key and shared secret can be found in the School tab in your profile on Edpuzzle.)

For the Tool configuration usage field, select the third option: Show in activity chooser and as a preconfigured tool.

For the Default launch container field, select the Embed, without blocks option.

Click on the Show more hyperlink in blue, then select the Content-Item Message checkbox below the Default launch container field.

Under the Privacy tab, select Always for the fields Share launchers name with tool and Accept grades from the tool. Select the Force SSL checkbox.

Click on the blue Save changes button.

Now Edpuzzle will appear in your tools!

II. How to Assign a Video Lesson on Moodle

Onceyou'veintegrated Edpuzzle, youll need to follow these steps to assign an edpuzzle on Moodle:

Select the class youd like to assign an edpuzzle for from the left sidebar menu.

Click on the + Add an activity or resource hyperlink on the right in the section of your choice.

From the pop-up window, select Edpuzzle and click the blue Add button.

On the next screen, click on the gray Select content button.

A pop-up window will open showing you your available edpuzzles. Select the edpuzzle of your choice and click the blue Assign button which will close the pop-up.

The title of your edpuzzle should now appear in the Activity name" field.

Now you can choose from the two blue buttons: select either Save and return to course or Save and display.

Now your video lesson will appear for your class on Moodle and your grades will be automatically synced!

Take advantage of Edpuzzles integration with Blackboard so your students can watch and complete their edpuzzles directly from your LMS, and grades will be synced automatically!

In this article, you'll find sections on:

I. How to Integrate Edpuzzle With Blackboard

II. How to Assign a Video Lesson on Blackboard

I. How to Integrate Edpuzzle With Blackboard

Just ask your IT Admin to follow these steps to set it up for your whole school or district:

Log in to Blackboard and go to the Administrator Panel.

Click on Register Provider Domain under LTI Tool Providers.

In the Provider Domain field, type in edpuzzle.com.

In the Default Configuration field, select Set globally.

Enter in the Tool Provider Key and the Tool Provider Secret provided to you by Edpuzzle. (Can also be found in the School tab of your profile on Edpuzzle.)

Under Institution Policies, select Send user data over any connection and check all three checkboxes (Role in Course, Name, and Email Address) under User Fields to Send.

Click the black Submit button.

Under TOOL/PROVIDER, select the checkbox next to edpuzzle.com.

From the drop-down menu, select Manage Placements.

Click the Create Placement button.

In the Label field, type in Edpuzzle.

In the Handle field, type in Edpuzzle.

In the Type field, select Course content tool and check the box next to Allows grading.

In the Tool Provider URL, type in https://edpuzzle.com/lti/assignments/launch

Double-check that the Tool Provider Key and the Tool Provider Secret are correct.

Click the black Submit button to finish the set-up process.

Note: Please make sure that you've enabled grading for LTI Tool providers by selecting to LTI Tool Providers > Manage Global Properties > Enable grading.

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II. How to Assign a Video Lesson on Blackboard

For teachers, when you want to assign your first edpuzzle from Blackboard, here are the steps to do it!

Log in to Blackboard and select the class you want to assign an edpuzzle for.

Click on the Build Content tab.

Select Edpuzzle from the drop-down menu.

In the Name field, type in a name for your assignment.

Under GRADING, type in the maximum number of points in the Points Possible field (i.e. 100, 10, etc.).

Decide if you want to set a due date, and then click the black Submit button.

Now, youll see the name of your assignment click on it.

This will open Edpuzzle in Blackboard where youll see all of your content. Click on the video lesson you want to assign.

Click the blue Assign button, decide if you want to prevent skipping or turn on closed captions, and then click the blue Assign button to confirm.

Now your edpuzzle will appear for your students right from within Blackboard!

Need help with any of this? Dont hesitate to reach out to us at .

When you integrate Edpuzzle with PowerSchool, teachers will be able to assign video lessons for students to complete, all right from within PowerSchool!

In this article, you'll find sections on:

I. How to Integrate Edpuzzle With PowerSchool

II. How to Assign a Video Lesson on PowerSchool

I. How to Integrate Edpuzzle With PowerSchool

Youll need to ask your IT Admin to set up the integrationfor your whole school or district by following these steps:

Log in to PowerSchool and go to Domain Control.

Click on the Applications tab.

Select LTI Tools from the menu.

Click on + Add LTI Tool.

Type in Edpuzzle for the configuration name.

In the Host field, enter: https://edpuzzle.com/lti/assignments/launch

Enter the Configuration Key and Shared Secret (find this in the School tab of your profile on Edpuzzle).

Check the Privacy checkbox that says Share names and email addresses with tool.

Click Save.

If the tool is disabled, click on Manage Tool and select Enable.

II. How to Assign a Video Lesson on PowerSchool

For teachers, when you want to create an Edpuzzle assignment on PowerSchool, follow these steps:

Log in to PowerSchool and click on the class you want to assign an edpuzzle for.

Choose Activities from the white menu bar and select LTI & SCORM from the drop-down menu.

Click on the + Add Assignment button, which will open a pop-up window.

Click on Edpuzzle.

Enter a title for your assignment, then click Save & Configure.

Click on the edpuzzle you want to assign.

Whenyou'vedecided if you want to prevent skipping or turn on closed captions, click on the blue Assign button.

In the bottom menu bar, click the Publish button.

A new pop-up will open where you can choose the start date and due date for your assignment, allow late submissions, create a gradebook entry, choose the assignments location on your page and how you want to display the assignment (in a link or embedded in your LMS).

Click Finish.

Now your students can see and complete your Edpuzzle assignment right from within PowerSchool! Once your students have completed their assignment andyou'vecorrected all their answers, you can enter the grades in the corresponding entry in your PowerSchool gradebook.

Need help with something? Contact us at [email protected].

Integrate Edpuzzle with your LMS so that teachers can assign video lessons for students to complete right from within Blackbaud!

In this article, you'll find sections on:

I. How to Integrate Edpuzzle With Blackbaud

II. How to Assign a Video Lesson on Blackbaud

I. How to Integrate Edpuzzle With Blackbaud

Youll need to ask your IT Admin to set up the integrationfor your whole school or district. (If they need any help, they can reach us at the email address listed at the bottom of this article.) To do so, they'll need to follow these steps:

From the top menu, select "Core" then "Settings" (with the gear icon) and finally choose "Learning Tools" from the dropdown menu.

Click on the "+ Add Provider" button on the right, which will open up a pop-up window.

From the "Provider Type" dropdown menu, select "Other Provider."

In the "Launch URL" field, type in this URL: https://edpuzzle.com/lti/assignments/launch.

Find the "Consumer Key" and "Shared Secret" in your Edpuzzle profile under the "School" tab. Enter this information in the "Add Provider" pop-up window on Blackbaud, then click the green "Save" button.

II. How to Assign a Video Lesson on Blackbaud

For teachers, when you want to create an Edpuzzle assignment on Blackbaud, follow these steps:

Log in to Blackbaud and select the class you want to assign an Edpuzzle for.

Select the Assignments tab, then click on the + Assignment button in the menu on the right.

This will open a pop-up window. Give your assignment a title and a description (optional), and then select your assignment type from the Type dropdown menu.

Choose Edpuzzle from the Learning Tool dropdown menu, and click on the blue Save button which will close the pop-up window.

Now click on your new Edpuzzle assignment under Course Work.

On the next screen, click Launch, which opens Edpuzzle.

Click on the video lesson of your choice, and then click on the blue Assign button.

Now your students can see and complete your Edpuzzle assignment right from Blackbaud!

Once your students have completed their assignment andyou'vecorrected all their answers, you can enter the grades in the corresponding entry in your Blackbaud gradebook.

Need help with something? Contact us at [email protected].

If you're a teacher andyou'veforgotten your password, click on "Forgot your password?"under the "Log in" button.

Enter your Edpuzzle email and we'll send you instructions to reset your password.

If you can't find the reset email in your inbox, make sure to check your spam folder.

If you stillcan'tfind it, its possible that you didn't give the same email address that you used to sign up for Edpuzzle or that the email address you used is unable to receive messages from outside your network.

If you can't remember which email you used to sign up, check your email history to see which account received Edpuzzle emails in the past.

If you can't import your classes from Google Classroom or you're having problems when trying to post or update assignments, there could be a problem with Googles permissions.

Usually, this occurs when your Google account's permissions for Edpuzzle have expired. This normally happens at the beginning of the course or after a period of inactivity and means that Edpuzzle isn't able to access the information from your Google Classroom account.

In order to fix these issues, the first step is to disconnect your Google account from Edpuzzle and then reconnect it.Please follow these steps:

Visit your Edpuzzle profile (www.edpuzzle.com/profile).

Scroll down to the Connected accounts section.

Click the Disconnect button next to your Google account name.

Then, click the Connect button and select your account.

Visit Edpuzzle and try again!

If this doesnt solve the issue, please do the following:

Visit https://myaccount.google.com/permissions.

Select Edpuzzle and then click on the REMOVE ACCESS button. You may have to scroll down and repeat the process for multiple sections.

Visit Edpuzzle, and try again. You will need to grant permission again to your Google account.

At some schools, permissions are set by the IT department. In this case, we need you to contact your IT admin and request that they reset your Google Classroom permissions for Edpuzzle.From the Google Admin site, your IT admin should follow these steps:

Select the affected user's account > Security > Connected Applications > Remove Edpuzzle permissions.

Once the IT admin has removed these permissions, you can log back in. Youll be prompted to click the Allow permission button to access Google Classroom and everything will re-sync perfectly.

Note: These stepswon'taffect or modify your existing classes.

You can upload audio files to Edpuzzle, but first they have to be converted to video files.

Here are some online platformsthat convert audio to video files:

Zamzar: https://www.zamzar.com/convert/mp3-to-mp4/

Mp3toolbox: https://mp3toolbox.net/mp3_to_mp4

Onceyou'vedone this, you can upload the video file. To learn more, check out our article on how to upload your own videos.