A PlayPosit primer

Description of the video:

Playposit is a video engagement tool built into Canvas that allows you to add quizzing, polling, and other interactions to preexisting videos or new ones. You won't find PlayPosit in the left navigation of your course site as you would other course tools. You can add PlayPosit to an Assignment through the external tool submission type and finding PlayPosit and the tools list, you will be presented with a screen that looks like this. Both set link and enter PlayPosit. It'll take you into the PlayPosit editor. This is where your bulbs will be listed. Bulbs are how PlayPosit refers to the interactive videos you create within it. To create a new Bulb, click Add New Bulb at the top left. This should open a new tab. The first step is to select the video you want to add interactions to. You can always use the record feature here to create something new. However, if you've used Zoom or Kaltura, you'll be able to find your videos and the Kaltura option. After the video has loaded, you will have the option to drop in captions and trim the video if you need to cut out the beginning and or segments throughout the video. Select Done when ready and you'll be asked to add interactions. There are several templates to choose from, such as reflective pauses, polling summative assessments, and so on. Of course, if you'd prefer to make your own, you can select no template at the top. While there are multiple question types to choose from, only multiple choice, check all that apply. Fill in the blank, will automatically be graded. Other question types will need to be hand graded within PlayPosit. While building or editing an interaction. If you hover over each question, you'll have the options to change the question type, how the interaction will appear on a pop-out sidebar or a pop up that covers a portion of the video. You can also alter the time in the video where that question appears. Changing the points awarded can be found by using the options menu indicated by the three vertical dots. Once finished, click review at the time. Be sure to take a final look at a couple drop-down menus. Firstly, playback options. This allows you to set rules for how students interact with your video, such as the ability to fast-forward or skip interactions. Secondly, check the privacy drop-down menu to make sure your bulb is that's visible as you'd like it to be. Depending on this setting, others may be able to see what you've created, whether it's at the institutional level, the school or department level, or if it's private to you. Once finished, click Save. You will now see your Bulb and the list from before. Select the Canvas icon next to it to set old link. And you will be asked if you want the learner experience to be self-paced, where the students can view and interact with the video on their own time. Or the second option, live broadcast, where students will complete the interaction synchronously during class time. To View Submissions, analytics, and grade questions that require manual grading. Click on the assignment. You will be shown a new set of options. Select monitor. This will show you scores and interaction analytics for each question. Once you have finished grading free response questions and editing grades, select Sync Grades in the top-left. Syncing may take several minutes depending on class size, but this will update the grades in the grade book.