FINALLY, an easy way to take a video on YouTube and turn it into a lesson. TedEd has the tools to add questions, text you type, and links to go along with that video. There are even built-in tracking tools a la Khan academy. After creating an account, it took me less than 5 minutes to set up a lesson with one question and additional links. The “make-a-lesson-in-real-time” possibilities are great! This is post from Anya Kamenetz at co.exist.com [EF]
TED-Ed’s new free platform allows anyone to “flip” any video on YouTube by adding custom content to play alongside it, making it possible to turn any piece of video content into a teachable moment.
This morning, the TED conference expanded their TED-Ed initiative with a new set of interactive features, created with $1.25 million of corporate support, designed to make it easier for teachers to build video lessons. What’s cool is that anyone can use this simple platform to pair any video on YouTube–not just TED Talks–with custom content. TED calls this “flipping the video,” a clear reference to the idea of “flipping the classroom” popularized by Sal Khan’s Khan Academy and others. Basically it means making students responsible for lecture-like content outside of class via video, freeing up classroom time for discussion and individualized work.
FULL POST: TED-Ed’s New Video Tool Allows Anyone To Create Video Lessons Online
POST SOURCE: Co.Exist
ALTERNATE ARTICLE: New TED-Ed Site Turns YouTube Videos Into ‘Flipped’ Lessons from Wired.com
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