{"id":16445,"date":"2021-10-19T09:34:09","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T13:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/?p=16445"},"modified":"2025-01-23T12:25:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T17:25:54","slug":"5-ways-to-use-interactive-video-in-the-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/5-ways-to-use-interactive-video-in-the-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"5 ways to use Interactive Video in the classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Teachers, we\u2019re entering a new frontier &#8211; interactive videos. This digital media allows teachers to boldly go further than we\u2019ve ever gone before. Information right at our fingertips that immerses students deeper into content with just a click of a button. Simple to use, Nearpod\u2019s Interactive Video feature guides classroom discussions, assesses student understanding, and hands control over to kids. Buckle up and take a journey with me as I share with you the wonders of interactive videos in the classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Interactive Video: Nearpod Essential Tips and Tricks\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OSewV9f17H0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-ways-to-use-interactive-video-in-the-classroom\">5 ways to use Interactive Video in the classroom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-assessment\" style=\"color:#00a8ff\"><strong>1. Assessment<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Finding a meaningful<a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/formative-assessment?oc=Interactivevideoblog21&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=nearpod&amp;utm_campaign=Interactivevideoblog21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> assessment<\/a> feels like looking for a needle in a haystack. It\u2019s worse when you have to come up with your own assessments &#8211; no pressure. Sometimes you just need something easy but relevant to the content. With Interactive Videos in Nearpod, assessment and engagement make a perfect combo like PB and J. What\u2019s absolutely fabulous about using Interactive Videos as assessments is they\u2019re versatile for any occasion.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow these steps and tips when creating an Interactive Video lesson:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1. When you\u2019re creating an Interactive Video lesson, place a question at the start to pre-assess prior knowledge.&nbsp;<\/li><li>2. Add a question in the middle of the video to act as a formative assessment, gauging student understanding.&nbsp;<\/li><li>3. Afterwards, look back at the <a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/203701949-How-to-access-post-session-student-responses-with-Nearpod-reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post-session reports<\/a> and see which students may need reteaching.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>My absolute favorite is to use an Interactive Video as an exit ticket. Students watch a short video tied to the subject content, answer questions, and you get quick reports telling you how well the lesson went &#8211; awesome, I\u2019m sure! Nearpod\u2019s Interactive Video feature even allows for different question formats: multiple choice or open-ended.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.05.37-AM.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.05.37-AM-1024x488.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.05.37-AM-1024x488.png 1024w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.05.37-AM-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.05.37-AM-768x366.png 768w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.05.37-AM-1536x732.png 1536w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.05.37-AM-500x238.png 500w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.05.37-AM.png 1632w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.05.44-AM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.05.44-AM-1024x477.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.05.44-AM-1024x477.png 1024w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.05.44-AM-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.05.44-AM-768x357.png 768w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.05.44-AM-1536x715.png 1536w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.05.44-AM-500x233.png 500w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.05.44-AM.png 1702w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/formative-assessment?oc=Interactivevideoblog21&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=nearpod&amp;utm_campaign=Interactivevideoblog21\" style=\"background-color:#00a8ff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about formative assessments tools<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-whole-group-teaching\" style=\"color:#00a8ff\"><strong>2. Whole Group Teaching<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you\u2019re a primary teacher like me, you spend a lot of time at the carpet. Engagement and purposeful questioning are key to herding a room full of kittens. They\u2019re cute but you gotta hook \u2018em. I\u2019m not artistic, so my anchor charts look like Picassos. I also write down great discussion questions in my lesson plans, but often don\u2019t ask them at the right time or forget asking them altogether. It\u2019s great using the <a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360047105172-Teaching-in-Front-of-Class-mode-with-Nearpod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Front of Class<\/a> mode with Interactive Videos because the pauses in videos act as discussion prompts, guiding lessons in targeted ways. It makes me pause to allow students to reflect on what I\u2019m teaching. They get opportunities to think-pair-share, answer individually by calling on students to select answers, or answer as a whole class. To save me even more time, Nearpod\u2019s library already has pre-made interactive videos in multiple subject areas &#8211; ELA, math, science, and social studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/t\/market\/init?oc=Interactivevideoblog21&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=nearpod&amp;utm_campaign=Interactivevideoblog21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Finding a video <\/a>is easy. Here are a few steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1. Click into Nearpod library<\/li><li>2. Select \u201cVideos\u201d in the filter<\/li><li>3. Select grade level and subject<\/li><li>4. Choose an Interactive Video for your upcoming lesson<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.05.54-AM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.05.54-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16461\" width=\"297\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.05.54-AM.png 770w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.05.54-AM-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.05.54-AM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.05.54-AM-768x762.png 768w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.05.54-AM-228x226.png 228w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.05.54-AM-500x496.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.06.01-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.06.01-AM-1024x599.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.06.01-AM-1024x599.png 1024w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.06.01-AM-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.06.01-AM-768x449.png 768w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.06.01-AM-500x292.png 500w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.06.01-AM.png 1526w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/t\/1-nearpod-original-F145958?oc=Interactivevideoblog21&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=nearpod&amp;utm_campaign=Interactivevideoblog21\" style=\"background-color:#00a8ff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Explore Nearpod Original videos<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-station-activity\" style=\"color:#00a8ff\"><strong>3. Station Activity<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/interactive-video?oc=Interactivevideoblog21&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=nearpod&amp;utm_campaign=Interactivevideoblog21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Interactive Videos<\/a> are perfect station activities. Leaving students on their own when using either an interactive notebook or craftivity is dangerous. Younger students struggle to read directions, and let\u2019s be honest, older students ignore them. What you thought would be a simple, independent activity turns into utter calamity. With Interactive Videos, you can record a video of yourself making the interactive notebook or craftivity for students to follow along to in real time. Insert questions, checking on student progress to help maintain balance in the universe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Creating your own video is straight forward:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1. In your Nearpod library, click \u201ccreate\u201d then \u201cvideo\u201d<\/li><li>2. You can upload your own video or even pull videos from places like Youtube.<\/li><li>3. Once you upload your video into Nearpod, \u201cadd activity\u201d to create open-ended or multiple choice questions.&nbsp;<\/li><li>4. Save your question and add as many questions to the video you feel are necessary.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.10.42-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.10.42-AM-1024x440.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.10.42-AM-1024x440.png 1024w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.10.42-AM-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.10.42-AM-768x330.png 768w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.10.42-AM-1536x659.png 1536w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.10.42-AM-500x215.png 500w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.10.42-AM.png 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.10.50-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.10.50-AM-1024x365.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.10.50-AM-1024x365.png 1024w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.10.50-AM-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.10.50-AM-768x274.png 768w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.10.50-AM-1536x548.png 1536w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.10.50-AM-500x178.png 500w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.10.50-AM.png 1700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.10.58-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.10.58-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16470\" width=\"639\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.10.58-AM.png 988w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.10.58-AM-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.10.58-AM-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.10.58-AM-500x275.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.11.10-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.11.10-AM-1024x344.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.11.10-AM-1024x344.png 1024w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.11.10-AM-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.11.10-AM-768x258.png 768w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.11.10-AM-500x168.png 500w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-19-at-9.11.10-AM.png 1448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-distance-learning\" style=\"color:#00a8ff\"><strong>4. Distance Learning<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/distance-learning-guide-lessons-that-work-for-in-class-virtual-learning-hybrid\/?oc=Interactivevideoblog21&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=nearpod&amp;utm_campaign=Interactivevideoblog21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Distance learning<\/a> &#8211; challenge accepted! I\u2019m sure we\u2019re all in agreement that students learn better in the classroom, but our world changed. Teachers must maximize learning done outside the classroom as much as possible. Embedding responses into videos maximizes student learning as much as possible through distance learning. With ordinary educational videos, what stops a student from clicking play and leaving the room? As much as I hate to raise my hand on this one, I\u2019m guilty of doing it too. Interactive videos place more accountability onto students to truly listen and watch videos that expand their knowledge from home. Teachers monitor completion through Nearpod reports and see which students not only understood the content but completed it too.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/distance-learning?oc=Interactivevideoblog21&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=nearpod&amp;utm_campaign=Interactivevideoblog21\" style=\"background-color:#00a8ff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about Nearpod for distance learning<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-student-created-videos\" style=\"color:#00a8ff\"><strong>5. Student-Created Videos<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Technology evolves and expands in ways that make my head spin, and it\u2019s up to educators to ensure students are well equipped to enter this vast land of technology. Also, students learn better through application. Using student accounts in Nearpod, students create their own interactive videos! Giving students the opportunity to create interactive videos through Nearpod aligns with ISTE (International Society for <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Technology in Education) standards. Such videos make students \u201cknowledge constructors\u201d and \u201cinnovative designers.\u201d It\u2019s also engaging and empowering to students. They are given opportunities to be creative and showcase their skills.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students can make videos by following these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1. Click \u201cCreate\u201d and then \u201cVideo\u201d<\/li><li>2. Search and upload videos through Youtube, Google Drive, etc.<\/li><li>3. Edit the video using \u201cTrim\u201d<\/li><li>4. Choose a spot in video to \u201cAdd Activity\u201d<\/li><li>5. Create\u201cOpen-Ended\u201d or \u201cMultiple Choice\u201d questions<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>In order for students to make their own interactive videos, student <a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/4405246098964-How-Student-Accounts-are-created\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accounts must be enabled by the administrator.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*Note: this feature is available for School\/District accounts. 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It\u2019s worse when you have to come up with your own assessments &#8211; no pressure. Sometimes you just need something easy but relevant to the content. With Interactive Videos in Nearpod, assessment and engagement make a perfect combo like PB and J. What\u2019s absolutely fabulous about using Interactive Videos as assessments is they\u2019re versatile for any occasion.&nbsp; Follow these steps and tips when creating an Interactive Video lesson: 1. When you\u2019re creating an Interactive Video lesson, place a question at the start to pre-assess prior knowledge.&nbsp; 2. Add a question in the middle of the video to act as a formative assessment, gauging student understanding.&nbsp; 3. Afterwards, look back at the post-session reports and see which students may need reteaching. My absolute favorite is to use an Interactive Video as an exit ticket. Students watch a short video tied to the subject content, answer questions, and you get quick reports telling you how well the lesson went &#8211; awesome, I\u2019m sure! Nearpod\u2019s Interactive Video feature even allows for different question formats: multiple choice or open-ended.&nbsp; 2. Whole Group Teaching When you\u2019re a primary teacher like me, you spend a lot of time at the carpet. Engagement and purposeful questioning are key to herding a room full of kittens. They\u2019re cute but you gotta hook \u2018em. I\u2019m not artistic, so my anchor charts look like Picassos. I also write down great discussion questions in my lesson plans, but often don\u2019t ask them at the right time or forget asking them altogether. It\u2019s great using the Front of Class mode with Interactive Videos because the pauses in videos act as discussion prompts, guiding lessons in targeted ways. It makes me pause to allow students to reflect on what I\u2019m teaching. They get opportunities to think-pair-share, answer individually by calling on students to select answers, or answer as a whole class. To save me even more time, Nearpod\u2019s library already has pre-made interactive videos in multiple subject areas &#8211; ELA, math, science, and social studies. Finding a video is easy. Here are a few steps: 1. Click into Nearpod library 2. Select \u201cVideos\u201d in the filter 3. Select grade level and subject 4. Choose an Interactive Video for your upcoming lesson 3. Station Activity Interactive Videos are perfect station activities. Leaving students on their own when using either an interactive notebook or craftivity is dangerous. Younger students struggle to read directions, and let\u2019s be honest, older students ignore them. What you thought would be a simple, independent activity turns into utter calamity. With Interactive Videos, you can record a video of yourself making the interactive notebook or craftivity for students to follow along to in real time. Insert questions, checking on student progress to help maintain balance in the universe. Creating your own video is straight forward: 1. In your Nearpod library, click \u201ccreate\u201d then \u201cvideo\u201d 2. You can upload your own video or even pull videos from places like Youtube. 3. Once you upload your video into Nearpod, \u201cadd activity\u201d to create open-ended or multiple choice questions.&nbsp; 4. Save your question and add as many questions to the video you feel are necessary. 4. Distance Learning Distance learning &#8211; challenge accepted! I\u2019m sure we\u2019re all in agreement that students learn better in the classroom, but our world changed. Teachers must maximize learning done outside the classroom as much as possible. Embedding responses into videos maximizes student learning as much as possible through distance learning. With ordinary educational videos, what stops a student from clicking play and leaving the room? As much as I hate to raise my hand on this one, I\u2019m guilty of doing it too. Interactive videos place more accountability onto students to truly listen and watch videos that expand their knowledge from home. Teachers monitor completion through Nearpod reports and see which students not only understood the content but completed it too.&nbsp; 5. Student-Created Videos Technology evolves and expands in ways that make my head spin, and it\u2019s up to educators to ensure students are well equipped to enter this vast land of technology. Also, students learn better through application. Using student accounts in Nearpod, students create their own interactive videos! Giving students the opportunity to create interactive videos through Nearpod aligns with ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) standards. Such videos make students \u201cknowledge constructors\u201d and \u201cinnovative designers.\u201d It\u2019s also engaging and empowering to students. They are given opportunities to be creative and showcase their skills.&nbsp;&nbsp; Students can make videos by following these steps: 1. Click \u201cCreate\u201d and then \u201cVideo\u201d 2. Search and upload videos through Youtube, Google Drive, etc. 3. Edit the video using \u201cTrim\u201d 4. Choose a spot in video to \u201cAdd Activity\u201d 5. Create\u201cOpen-Ended\u201d or \u201cMultiple Choice\u201d questions In order for students to make their own interactive videos, student accounts must be enabled by the administrator.&nbsp; *Note: this feature is available for School\/District accounts. To learn more about our license types, visit our Pricing Page. 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