Edpuzzle 101 +

Google Classroom

Getting Started

Objectives of Presentation

This presentation serves as an introduction to Edpuzzle.

Teachers will learn how to:

• Set up an Edpuzzle account
• Sync with Google Classroom
• Create or edit a video lesson: trim, voiceover, notes, and questions
• Access easy-to-read data
• Use Edpuzzle to enhance a lesson

What is Edpuzzle?

• Take any video
• Embed your own assessment questions
• Track your students’ progress

Why Edpuzzle?

It’s easy and powerful!

• Increase student engagement by transforming videos into active learning experiences
• Increase student autonomy but also hold students accountable
• Save class time for deeper learning
• Connect with Google Classroom to post assignments and sync grades

Let's Create an Account!

1. Go to edpuzzle.com
2. Click Sign Up
3. Select I’m a Teacher
4. Sign in with your school Google account
5. Add your school, year group, and subject area
6. Open your email and verify your account

Let's Make

Your First Video Lesson

Selecting Your Content

You can use any video to create a lesson with Edpuzzle!

• Your own screen recording
• Edpuzzle Originals
• Videos uploaded by other educators
• Your school channel
• YouTube videos

New Screen Recording Chrome Extension

• Record a tab, entire desktop, or just webcam
• Trim a video – beginning, end, or even middle!
• Misspeak when recording? Use voiceover to replace the audio for a section!
• Add notes and questions
• Assign your video lesson!

Edpuzzle Originals

Introducing a library of high-quality video lessons that are created by our team of expert teachers!

• Curriculum-aligned
• Academically rigorous
• 1,000+ videos
• Ready to use!

Finding a video

Search for any topic or YouTube video

Your saved/

edited videos

Upload a video from your computer or create a screen recording

Refine your search

Once You Have a Video

• Click Copy to save a copy to your My Content.

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• Click Edit to save a copy to My Content and begin editing.

Creating Your Video Lesson: Cut Video

1. Drag the blue bar
2. Click Add Cut
3. Click to watch the trimmed video

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Edit the beginning, middle, or end of a video and add as many cuts as you like.

Creating Your Video Lesson: Add Voiceover

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1. Click the Voiceover tab
2. Click Start Recording
3. Record your voiceover
4. Review your voiceover by clicking

Add voiceover on a screen recording or any other Edpuzzle Hosted video!

Creating Your Video Lesson: Embed Questions

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Embed multiple-choice or open-ended questions to check students’ understanding.

To Add a Question:

1. Click the Questions tab
2. Select the type of question you would like to add
3. Add your question
4. Click Save

Audio Responses

Creating Your Video Lesson: Add Notes

• Click the Questions tab
• Select Note
• Add a note anywhere in your video!
• Click Save

Record an audio note

Use notes to add external links, images, next steps, additional information, or objectives.

Assign

Your First Video Lesson

Adding Classes from Google Classroom

1. Click the + button to add a new class
2. Select Google Classroom and choose your class(es)
3. Enter your course details and click Import Classes

Adding Classes from Google Classroom

• Click the + button to add a new class
• Select Google Classroom and choose your class(es)
• Enter your course details and click Import Classes

Now we’ll import your students!

• Click your Class
• Click Class Members
• Click Import Students

Assigning Your Video Lesson

Now it is time to assign your video lesson!

1. Select a video from the Discover page or My Content
2. Click Assign at the top of the page
3. Select one or more classes
4. Add your assignment details
5. Turn on Post on Google Classroom and click Assign

Digging into Data

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Explore data by individual student, class, or across all assignments.

• Click any assigned video lesson to see an overview
• Click a student's name to see individual performance
• Click the Questions tab to see a class breakdown by question
• Use the Gradebook to track performance across video lessons

Grade open-ended responses here too.

View

from Google Classroom

View from Google Classroom

Edpuzzle seamlessly syncs with Google Classroom, so assignments and grades appear all in one place!

• Assignments automatically post to Google Classroom
• Grades sync to Google Classroom
• Students can easily access assignments and grades in Google Classroom

How Can I Use Edpuzzle in My Class?

Flipped classroom model

Choice boards or hyperdocs

SEL

Differentiated lessons

Formative assessment

Live Mode

Audiobooks

Project-based learning

Live Mode

• Use with any Edpuzzle assignment
• You show the video and control the pace
• Students respond to questions on their own devices
• Students can still access the assignment independently afterwards

Student View

Teacher View

Ideas for Live Mode

Experience a poetry reading

Review a video lesson that students completed as homework

Observe a science experiment

Showcase student work

Go on a virtual field trip

Student Projects

Students can:

• Select a video

(screen recording coming soon!)

• Get creative with adding questions and notes
• Engage higher-order thinking skills

Teachers can:

• Create authentic learning experiences
• Feature student projects in a class library or assign them to a class

Ideas for Student Projects

Analyze a poem, including meter and rhyme

Demonstrate how to solve a math problem

Students prepare and present their own TED talks

Record an experiment, then explain the findings and conclusions

Session

Q & A

Have more questions?

Let’s chat!

Trainer Name / Email

Chrome Extension

Choice Boards

Audiobook Lessons

Flipped Classroom

Project-Based

Level 2 Training