7 Ways to Use Student Projects With Edpuzzle

There’s a certain magic to projects when done correctly.

You see your students’ eyes light up as you outline the scope of the project, you empower them to choose their own topic which sparks their curiosity, and you can see that they’re more engaged than ever as they go through the phases of research and execution.

How many times have you been blown away by your students’ creativity?

Whether you’re following the project-based learning model or you just want to cap off a unit with a meaningful project, you can use Edpuzzle to bring your next student project to life.

If you haven’t heard of it or had the chance to use it before, Edpuzzle’s student projects feature empowers students to create their own video lessons with questions and notes.

Promote student voice and engage higher-order thinking skills with these seven ideas for Edpuzzle student projects to get you started!

1. Give a TED Talk

Who doesn’t love a good TED Talk? For this student project idea, students become an expert on a topic and give their own version of a TED Talk.

In groups, students create a persuasive TED Talk to inform and motivate their audience regarding a topic of their choice. The goal is to convey the issue’s importance while providing a unique solution.

Then in Edpuzzle, students use a graphic organizer or embedded questions to explore common conventions of TED Talks. Watch their video via Edpuzzle Live or assign it for students to watch on their own for homework.

Finally, you can round out the project with a differentiated writing workshop and speaking and listening feedback for revisions.

2. Create a Video Escape Room

The goal for this project is for students to apply what they learned about the latest unit you taught by creating their own escape room in Edpuzzle.

Copy escape room.

To do this, students will use an Edpuzzle video lesson as their base or record their own, then follow these steps:

1. Find a video that helps the class review the chosen content.
2. Click on ‘Edit’ to add questions to the video.
3. Create a Google Form. The first question should be a note that links viewers to the Google Form to fill out as they complete the escape room.
4. Use this Symbaloo for lock ideas. Try for a minimum of 3 locks.

When students are finished, they can challenge their classmates with questions and see if they can “escape” in time!

3. Do a Book Review

For ELA classes, a video book review is the perfect way to spotlight your students’ knowledge on a book of their choice.

Ask your students to record a video persuading their classmates to read a particular book. This student project can be adapted to any grade level, and it’s a great way to have students teach each other!

4. Record a Read-Aloud

Have students choose a book, or a specific passage from a book, to read aloud to their classmates.

This is great for giving teachers and parents visibility on younger students’ progress, while older students can be asked to add in some analysis in addition to their reading.

5. Analyze a Poetry Reading or Speech

Select a poetry reading or a speech (or have students choose their own), and ask your students to analyze which oratory techniques made it a successful performance.

6. Complete a Video Lab Report

What’s not to love about a science experiment? For this student project, you could provide the students with a video of a science experiment, or ask them to conduct and record their own.

Throughout the video, have students embed questions, notes, or audios to identify the different steps of the scientific method.

7. Demonstrate a Math Problem

Turn your students into the teacher by having them solve a math problem and explain their reasoning.

Students can record themselves in front of a whiteboard, or use screen recording to walk their classmates through the math problem.

So, how will you use the Student Projects feature on Edpuzzle? Share your creativity with our community of teachers on Twitter and make sure to tag us @edpuzzle!