Edpuzzle

Edpuzzle is designed to give you and your teachers an opportunity to take learning outside of the box and to make it a more fun and interactive experience.

The way that Edpuzzle works is simple:

• Your teacher creates a video lesson and assigns it to your class.
• You watch the video and answer the questions posed along the way. Multiple-choice questions are graded as you answer them and open-ended questions are graded later by your teacher.
• You can rewatch small sections or the entire video as many times as you want or need.
• Your teacher monitors your progress, responses, and grades from their account.
• That’s it!

You can watch your video lessons from any device, anywhere which means that completing assignments is as easy as logging in and clicking “Play.”

How to create an account
If you want to start creating your own amazing video lessons using Edpuzzle, you'll need to create an account. If you haven't already, follow these easy steps:

• Click the blue "Sign up" button and then click on the "I'm a teacher" button.
• Sign in using your BCM Microsoft account and then create a password (be sure to write it down).
• To stay up-to-date, we recommend selecting the option to receive notifications about your account and improvements to Edpuzzle.
• Make sure to check your inbox (and spam folder) for the verification email. This will give you full access to all of Edpuzzle's features.
• Congrats! You just created your account!

Here’s a quick video tutorial to walk you through the above steps.

If you're just getting started with Edpuzzle, make sure to sign up for our free Level 1 beginner's course.

1. Log into Blackboard and select the Ultra course you want to assign a video lesson.
2. Under the Details and Actions menu on the right, click on Books and Tools
3. Select Browser all Course Tools
4. Select “Edpuzzle” from the drop-down menu.
5. Log in with your username and password
6. In the “Name” field, type in a name for your assignment.
7. Under “Grading,” type in the maximum number of points in the “Points Possible” field (i.e. 100, 10, etc.).
8. Decide if you want to set a due date, and then click the “Submit” button.
9. Now, you’ll see the name of your assignment – click on it to open your Edpuzzle My Content library.
10. Select the video lesson you want to assign.
11. Click the blue “Assign” button.
12. Choose whether you want to prevent skipping or turn on closed captions using the toggle switches next to each option.
13. Click the blue “Assign” button to confirm your choices.
14. After the assignment is published, click the ellipsis (...) to the right of the assignment post and select “Edit” from the drop-down menu that appears.
15. Make sure that the “Create gradebook entry for this item” option is checked. This will allow grades to sync from Edpuzzle to Blackboard.
16. Click the “Save” button to confirm your assignment settings.
    1. If you’re using Blackboard Ultra, after saving the assignment, select the three dots next to the Edpuzzle lesson, then choose “edit”.
    2. In the side panel that appears, select “Create gradebook entry for this item”.
17. Now your Edpuzzle assignment will appear for your students right from within Blackboard!

Edpuzzle is 100% free for teachers and students. Their goal is to never charge a teacher for using Edpuzzle because, as former teachers, they don't think you should ever have to pay out of pocket for the resources you use in class.

With their free Basic Plan, you can store up to 20 videos in your account. Some teachers, however, have hundreds of videos stored in their accounts! Here's how you can do it, too:

• Refer your colleagues to Edpuzzle. Are you enjoying Edpuzzle? Share the love! For every teacher you refer who creates an Edpuzzle account and verifies their email address, both of you will receive space for three more lessons. You can invite them here.
  • Via email: Send email invites directly to your colleagues.
  • At a workshop or conference: Include your unique referral URL on the whiteboard and make sure to let your colleagues know that by registering through this link they'll get extra storage space!

If you're not able to share Edpuzzle or get your school to subscribe to Pro, you might consider getting an individual Pro Teacher license to enjoy unlimited storage space. 

As a teacher, you have access to all of the features Edpuzzle offers. There is a limit in terms of storage space, however, and each teacher can store up to 20 videos in their account.

What counts towards your storage limit?

Everything stored in "My Content." This includes:

• All of your video lessons, whether you've uploaded them yourself or found them in any of the channels we offer.
• All the student projects you create.

What doesn't count towards your storage limit?

• Folders: create as many folders as you need to organize your content.
• Assignments: assign a lesson to as many classes as you want, as many times as you like. Assignments don't count towards the limit.

Can I increase my storage limit?

Yes, and it's easy to do! Check out our article on how to increase your storage space.

When you reach your storage limit, the extra videos you create will be grayed out and placed under the "Unavailable content" section in your "My Content" library.

You won't be able to edit or assign these videos to your students unless you increase your storage space.

To learn more, check out our article on how to increase your storage space.

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