FTT - eduCanon

Embed Interactive Video Into Your Classroom With eduCanon

@joe_edtech

Looking for ways to make classroom videos truly interactive? A history teacher I once worked with recently told me about one of his favorite Web 2.0 tools, eduCanon. According to their website, eduCanon "is an online learning environment to create and share interactive video lessons." 

Here's how my friend Mike uses eduCanon in his classroom:

I use eduCanon for a couple of purposes. One of them is to disseminate information via the flipped classroom model. Students can access the lesson that I've created in eduCanon and watch the video presentation for class discussion the following day. The best part of eduCanon is that during the presentation, kids have to answer a few questions during the video. This serves the purpose of not only checking for accuracy in their viewing, but also as a focus point. It also allows me as a teacher to design questions that are timed to emphasize the points that I wish for them to know. Finally, the questions are required. The video will not go on until the question is answered. It is a creative and interesting way to get started with the flipped classroom model.

You can get started in a couple of steps. First of all, go to educanon.com and create a free teacher account. Then follow their simple steps for building, assigning, and sharing lessons.

Here is a video from Benjamin Levy that further explains what eduCanon is and how to get started:

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Have you used eduCanon in your classroom? Tell us how. OR tell us if you use a different tool for embedding interactive videos in your classroom.