EdPuzzle

EdPuzzle allows you to insert quiz questions into videos.

Intro Video

The following video explains a bit more about EdPuzzle.

Create an Account

NCSSM now has an EdPuzzle Pro account. This means you are no longer limited to how many EdPuzzle videos you can create and use in your courses.

Create your account for EdPuzzle Pro (This link requires an NCSSM account)

If you are new to EdPuzzle, you must use this link to create an account in order to get the pro features unlocked.

If you were previously using the free version of EdPuzzle and had chosen NCSSM as your school, your account has already been upgraded to a Pro account.

Create or Find a Video

With EdPuzzle, you can

1. Upload your own video and create a quiz for it

2. Locate a YouTube video, Khan Academy video, etc., and create a quiz for it

3. Use a pre-existing quiz someone else has already added to a video

The following videos will explain the basics of finding videos and inserting quiz questions into videos.

How to Find a Video on EdPuzzle

How to Edit a Video on EdPuzzle to Insert Questions

How to Assign an EdPuzzle Video Lesson in Canvas

To assign an Edpuzzle video lesson on Canvas:

1. Create an assignment in Canvas like you normally would.

2. Give your assignment a title, a point value, and in the “Submission Type” drop-down menu, select “External Tool.”

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

4. 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).

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

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

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

8. 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.

9. 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!

Video Tutorial (Optional): Creating EdPuzzle Assignments in Canvas

Reusing EdPuzzle Assignments in Copied or Imported Canvas Courses

When you copy a Canvas course or import a previous course into a new course shell, EdPuzzle quizzes must be recreated. This is very important. The following video explains how to do this.

Learn More

EdPuzzle has some excellent professional development resources, including courses on topics such as

• social and emotional learning

• personalized learning

• diversity and inclusion

• tech integration

and of course, guides for being more effective with EdPuzzle.