Dr. Desiree Alexander - Formative Assessment in Videos

Dr. Desiree Alexander of EducatorAlexander.com joins the
show to talk about formative assessment with videos in the
classroom. Desiree and I discuss Edpuzzle, PlayPosit, Razor Arts,
Nearpod, and more! Plus, I’ve got a BIG announcement to
share!


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Today’s Guest: Dr. Desiree
Alexander



Dr. Desiree Alexander is an award-winning, multi-degreed
educator who empowers educators to discover and amplify the
intrinsic desire to become innovators in education through
her positions as the Regional Director of North Louisiana for
the Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana and the
Founder CEO of Educator Alexander Consulting, LLC. 
 

educatoralexander.com

Twitter: @EducatorAlex

Facebook: facebook.com/EducatorAlexander

Instagram: @EducatorAlexander

YouTube: youtube.com/EducatorAlexander




Which of the following is less torturous?


Educational Duct Tape Question: 
How can I ensure that my students watched required videos and
understood the content that they covered?



EdPuzzle - edpuzzle.com



Features: Insert questions in the video, see length
of interaction, assess comprehension of content, know
that students have watched the video

Free and Paid options

20 edpuzzle videos for free accounts (Referral code
gives you more videos)

Upload your own videos or pull in from YouTube

Multiple-choice, multiple choice with multiple
answers, extended response, notes, audio notes

Pull from a shared repository of pre-made Edpuzzle
videos to use as is or edit and remake.



PlayPosit - go.playposit.com



Multiple Choice or Check All, Free Response,
Fill-in-the-Blank, Poll

Discussion boards - Students can see and reply to
others’ posts

Insert web content (like Pear Deck or NearPod) -
Explore a website mid-video!

Add your own screen recordings from within PlayPosit

Have audio in your questions

Videos can jump - allows student to skip sections
based on how they answer a question

Free version only gives you 100 views a month



RazorArts - razorarts.com



Text to Video

Interactive Videos (questions, notes, audio, video,
PPT, animations)

Video Activities

Desiree’s Video on RazorArts Text to Video tool -
youtube.com/watch?v=9kZMjDfQLiA



Nearpod Interactive Video - nearpod.com/interactive-video

Google Slides/PowerPoint



Insert video in a slide and have questions after



Google Forms/Microsoft Forms



Insert YouTube Videos in a Form with questions after
it

Google Form Help - Add an image or video to a
question or answer






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