Task Analysis: Using Zaption to Create Interactive Videos

1. Go to Zaption.com
2. Create an account.
3. Return to Zaption.com and log-in.
4. On the main page, you will work under the section called my lessons and my videos.
5. Click My Lessons.
6. Click create new lesson.
7. Paste URL for video into search press and press enter.
8. Scroll down to the bottom of box and click add this video to my lesson.
9. Press play and watch until you see an area you would like to enter a question.
10. Press pause.
11. Look at the row above the screen and select multiple choice.
12. Drag it to the right panel next to the video.
13. Create the question and answer choices you would like to use.
14. Press play again.
15. Press pause where you want to add another activity.
16. Look at the row above the screen and select discussion.
17. Type in an open-ended question you want students to answer.
18. Press play again.
19. Preview the lesson.
20. Share the lesson by pressing publish.
21. Give lesson a title and press publish again.
22. Show sharing options so students can access the lesson.
23. Hover over and click on present option.
24. Hover over and click the analytics button.

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Action on Screen Script

Hello, and welcome to this Zaption tutorial. Zaption is a
website that allows you to take videos that you want to
show your students and make them interactive! Lets get
started!

1)

First, go to zaption.com, and select log-in to create your

account.

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Go ahead and create your account

3)

Once youve created your account, return to zaption.com

and log-in.

4)

This is the lesson homepage. You will be using this

screen and possibly the video page to create your
lessons. If you have created your own video, you will use
the Video section frequently. If you are using video found
on YouTube, you wont need to use the video section. I
will be using a YouTube video for this tutorial.

5)

Return to the lessons page.

6)

Click on Create New Lesson.

7)

Paste the URL of the video into search box, and press
enter.

8)

You will see the video you want to add displayed. Click
on Add This Lesson to Video.

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This is your editing screen where you will add activities

for students to complete as they watch the video.
Activities such open-response or multiple choice
questions. To start press play, and watch the video until
you see a place you would like to add an activity.

10)

When you reach a point where you would like add a

question press pause. Im going to pause the video here
at the 51 second mark.

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Now, scroll up to the blue toolbar to select an activity add.

I typically use the middle four activities the most, but play
around and see which activities work the best for your
students. Im going to select multiple choice.

12.

Im going to drag and drop the activity I choose in the

sidebar on the right.

13.

Now Im going to add a question and multiple choice

answers. Ill ask (talk and type) -In a unitary system of

government, one central government make

decisions for
a. All of the islands
b. Some of the islands
c. One of the islands
d. None of the islands
14.

Now that Im done with the question, I simply press play

again, the question has been added!

15.

I let the video continue to run until I see another place I

want to add an activity. Then, I simply press pause again.
(Press Pause)

16.

Again, I simply scroll up to the blue toolbar to select an

activity add. This time, Im going to add an open-ended
question. I drag and drop the activity I choose in the
sidebar on the right.

17.

Now, I simply type my open ended question. (Type and

talk)- Where can countries with unitary systems of
government be found?

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Simply press play again once you are finished with your
question.

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Once, youve added all the activities you want to your

video and you are done, press preview to see your video.

20.

If you are pleased with your video-lesson, press publish.

21.

Give your lesson a name, and you are ready to have your
students engage in your video lesson!

22.

After publishing the lesson, you can share it via a link or

embed it in your course page for your students to access!

23.

If you want your students to view the video lesson as a

class, you can use the Present Live mode. Students will
be able to respond to the questions on their own devices
like in Kahoot!

24.

You can check students understanding by clicking on

analytics. This will show you how students answered the
questions.