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PlayPosit: Creating a Bulb (Interactive Video)

Updated on Aug 06, 2024

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In this article, you will learn the basics for creating a PlayPosit bulb (interactive video) including adding a video, adding interactions, and adjusting settings. For more detailed information on creating bulbs, please visit PlayPosit's Knowledge Base.

Prerequisites

Know how to login to PlayPosit
Have selected a YouTube or Panopto video to make into a bulb (interactive video)

1. Adding a Video

1.1. Navigate to My Bulbs section in the main menu

Image showing to navigate to the menu on the left side of the screen and navigate to My Bulbs below Activity Feed

1.2. Next, select Add New Bulb button. This will open the Bulb Designer in a new tab.

Image showing to navigate in the top left of the screen to the Add New Bulb button

1.3. In the left portion of the bulb designer you will select your video source from available options, Youtube, Vimeo, or Panopto (we suggest using Panopto to record video as PlayPosit's record function is not as robust). For this tutorial, we will show how to create a PlayPosit bulb using YouTube but similar principles apply to all video sources.

Image showing available options: Youtube and to the right Vimeo and below that Panopto

1.4. Select YouTube to insert a video. You can search for a video or insert a URL if you already know which video you would like to use.

Image showing Search YouTube on the top right of the bulb designer

1.5. Select your video and it will appear. Scroll to the bottom of the Bulb Designer and select Customize to enable Captions or Trim and Crop.

Image showing to navigate to the bottom below the video and Title and select Customize in the bottom right corner

1.6. Captions: Turn on available Captions or upload your own captions. Captions are required by ADR for accessibility. Please do your best to ensure all your videos include captions.

Image showing captions options-first is turn on available captions next is upload captions file

1.7. Trim & Crop: If desired, use the Start (green) and End (red) flags to toggle what section of the video you would like to use. Select Done when finished.

Image showing first to navigate to the video timestamp below the video on the left side of the screen where you will find the Start and Stop buttons. Next, select Done to the lower right of the video timestamp.

Success! Your video will appear to the right of the screen and is ready to add Interactions. The Bulb Designer (video editor) will appear to the left.

2. Adding Interactions

2.1. You will now begin to add Interactions to your videos. First, use the time scrub bar to navigate to the time where you would like to add an Interaction. Once you have navigated to your selected time, select the Add an Interaction button.

Image pointing to a circle on the time scrub bar below Apply Template and Add an Interaction. Also shows the play button to the left of the time scrub bar. Third, shows Add An Interaction button below and to the right of the video.

2.2. Alternatively, you can press the Play triangle and watch the video to find where you would like to insert an Interaction. Next, press Pause and select Add an Interaction.

2.3. The available interactions will appear.

Auto-graded options include Multiple Choice, Check All, Fill In the Blank, and Poll.
Manually graded (instructor graded) options include Free Response and Discussion.
Non-graded options include Pause (to include important instructions or background information) and Web Embed (to include supplementary sources like web pages.)

For this tutorial, we will review how to create a Multiple Choice Interaction. The same principles apply to all interactions.

2.4. On the left side of the screen, select Multiple Choice Interaction

Image showing to select Multiple Choice-the first option on the left

2.5. The Editing box will appear. Type your question into the question box. Add as many multiple choice options as you would like. Next, be sure to select the correct answer and select Done.

Image showing first the question box at the top, next below that is Add Answer Option, finally select done at bottom right to the left of the customize button

2.6. Your interaction has now appeared in your video! You can see where your interactions are on the time scrub bar indicated with a small white dot. You can also scroll your created interactions on the left side of the screen. This is where you can return to edit an interaction if needed.

Image showing time scrub bar at the bottom with indicators where your interactions are

3. Review Section

3.1. Once you have finished creating your interactions, you will review and save your Bulb video. Navigate to and select the Review section at the top right of the Bulb Designer.

Image showing the Review button at the top right of the bulb designer (left portion of the screen)

3.2. Change the title of the video if you would like with descriptive course naming conventions. This title is what will populate into D2L. Next, Select the Tags drop down menu. Add Tags to help you search for your video. Add Target Audience or Subject if desired.

Image showing Title at the top of the window. Below Learning objective you will find the Tags drop down menu

3.3. Next, define your Playback options by checking the boxes next to your desired settings.

Important settings to enable that might be useful for all videos: 1. Allow learners to rewind after an interaction appears. 2. Hide learner score upon bulb completion. (If you have included any manually graded interactions such as Free Response, those grades will not be immediately available and can confuse students.)

3.4. Finally, select your desired Privacy Settings. Bulb is Public means anyone can access your video through the PlayPosit dashboard.

Selecting the Allow learners to retake the bulb upon completion will force learners to go through the entire video and questions again for a new score. If it is not selected, students are still able to review the video after their first attempt but don't take the bulb again.

Image showing Privacy drop down menu options with the first option Bulb is Public selected

3.5. Select Preview to view your Bulb. Select Save and Exit if finished.

Image showing Preview and Save and Exit at bottom right of the Bulb designer

Congratulations! You have created your first bulb. It will now appear on your My Bulbs homepage. See PlayPosit: Adding a PlayPosit Bulb to D2L for how to add your bulb to your course.

You are done. Great job!

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