Tech Tip Tuesday: Tools to Use with Instructional Videos

Whether you are "flipping instruction" or using video to spark discussion, these two tools can help to engage your students while also providing you with formative data about their level of understanding. 

Annotate Already Existing Videos
Using VideoANT, anyone can add annotations to any publicly accessible YouTube video. To do this, copy the URL of a video and paste it into the VideoANT annotation tool. Then as the video plays, click the “add annotation” button when you want to add an annotation. To have others annotate the video with you, send them the VideoANT link. You are the only person that has to have a VideoANT account. Your collaborators do not need to have a VideoANT account to participate in the annotation process with you. Nathan Hall wrote a complete run-down of all of the features of VideoANT. He also posted a how-to video. Read his post and watch his video here.

Incorporate Online Discussions of Videos

Vialogues is a free service that allows you to build online discussions around videos hosted online and videos that you have saved on your computer. Registered users can upload videos to Vialogues or use YouTube videos as the centerpieces of their conversations. In the video embedded below, a short overview of how Vialogues works is provided.

Content in this post adapted from Practical Ed Tech with Richard Byrne