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Great for -   Assessment, Formative Assessment, Presentation, Flip classroom, Classroom Management, Instructional Strategies, Differentiate instructions Have you wondered if your students are actually watching the videos you assign? PlayPosit can provide the answer. Use PlayPosit to embed quiz-type questions, facts, or links to websites in a video you create or a video you find from on site library or sources such as YouTube, TEDx, Vimeo, Khan Academy, and other popular video platforms. From inside Canvas, instructors can create an assignment that requires students to interact with the video they watch. PlayPosit also includes analytics, so instructors can see how students respond to questions. Instructors can even assign students the task of creating an interactive video. Data can then be analyzed on the individual or group level, providing powerful insight into educational trends in the classroom. Using video effectively in the classroom requires switching students from passive to

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