Introduction

In this article we will walk you through how to use Interactive Video Tool from the perspective of a student.

If you’d like more information on how this tool works, you can check out the overview article here:

Interactive Video: Overview

Tool In Action

Accessibility

We're devoted to making our tools as accessible as possible for all learners - to read more about accessibility in FeedbackFruits tools, check this article: Accessibility: Within FeedbackFruits Tools.

Step 1: Instructions

In this step, you can read the instructions that have been set by your teacher.

Fig. 1: Instructions by teacher

Step 2: Watch video

In this step, you will see a a preview of the video you are going to have to watch. Click Open video to open the video viewer.

Below the video, you will find the in-video activities. These tasks must be completed to finish this step.

Fig. 2: Step 2: Overview

View the video: You will receive a point, the percentage depending on what your instructor assigns, upon completing it.

Question cards: The number of questions you need to answer depends on how many your teacher has provided. Your progress will update once you answer all the question cards embedded in the video by your instructor.

Join discussion: To complete this task, you need to add your own contribution to the video.

Video Viewer

Once you've entered the video viewer, there are a few things to watch out for. Some very basic options are found on the top and bottom of the video player.

Fig. 3: Inside of the video

The image above displays the basic view you'll encounter upon opening the video. On the right side, you'll find the retractable menu bar , where you can view all questions and contributions from both your teacher and peers. You can toggle the visibility of this bar by clicking the red button located in the middle right of the video.

Fig. 4: Red button to view the comment bar

If the subtitle feature is enabled, you will find it in the bottom right corner of the video, along with the speaker, playback speed icon, and full-screen icon.

Fig. 5: Subtitles icon

Fig. 6: Subtitles options

The dots visible on the progress bar indicate annotations or questions added by either your teacher, yourself, or your peers.

Fig. 7: Progress bar on the video

Questions

Questions, both open and multiple choice, may be added by your teacher, and sometimes these will prevent you from proceeding with the video until they are answered (as shown in the screenshot below with a Required question). Questions can also be added by you or your classmates if the teacher allows it during setup by clicking on the plus button in the video progress bar.

Here's a multiple choice question right at the beginning of the video, which must be answered before you can continue viewing. On the progress bar at the bottom, you can see questions marked in advance. All of those marked with padlocks will need to be answered before you can proceed, while the one marked with a dot can be answered at any time.

Fig. 8: Example of a multiple choice question

Once you answer a question, the correct answer may be revealed. You can also check this later in the video by clicking on the question in the progress bar or the menu on the left.

Fig. 9: When the question is answered

You may encounter open questions, such as the example below, where you'll need to provide a text answer. You can type in your response and submit it, or choose Don’t know the answer to skip the question without providing an answer. If this is a graded assignment, you'll also see the percentage of your grade allocated to each question.

Fig. 10: Open question

As soon as you've answered, the correct answer may be revealed (along with any answers that classmates might have recorded), and you will be asked to estimate whether your answer is wrong, almost correct, or correct. Do this by simply clicking the appropriate option.

Fig. 11: When the open question is answered

Finally, to add your question, click the red and white Plus sign on the player's progress bar. If it doesn't appear, move your cursor to the bottom of the screen.

Fig. 12: Plus sign icon

After clicking this, you will be able to choose between creating a multiple-choice question (1), an open practice question (2), or a discussion thread (3). Keep in mind that these options are subject to whether the teacher has enabled them, so they may not be available in certain assignments. Please note that only one of the three options will appear once you make a selection, although all three have been included in one screenshot here for convenience.

Fig. 13: From left to right: multiple-choice question, an open practice question, discussion thread

Enter your comment or question text, and if necessary, provide the correct answer, then click Publish to submit your question. This will be visible to both your classmates and the teacher.

The Social & Summary Bar (Right)

The retractable menu bar mentioned earlier, located on the right side of the screen, offers various functions beyond those presented in the previous screenshot. By default, it displays annotations/questions sorted by location (1). You can also sort them by the time they were added, the number of upvotes, or the number of comments (2). Furthermore, you can use this menu to add comments to or upvote questions (3). When you click on any of the questions listed or on the progress bar at the bottom of the video player, they will be displayed in this menu. If you have already answered the question, you will see the option you selected and the correct answer (4), while if you have not yet answered, you will have the option to select an answer and submit it (5).

Fig. 14: Social/Summary bar

Finally, if you pick your own contribution, you will get the option to edit or delete it by clicking the 3 vertically placed points in the upper right corner.

Fig. 15: Edit your own question

Tracking your progress

In the bar at the top of the assignment you can see an overview of how much of the assignment you have completed and how many elements you can still complete in order to receive a full grade.