Available for integrations with: Canvas LMS, Schoology LMS, Moodle LMS, Blackboard LMS
As part of the Explain Everything integration with LMSs, Teachers can create “Record a Video” assignments in their Courses and send them to their Students. Students of the Course can complete the assignment by creating a recording, and submit it to their Teacher.
Tip: Don’t know how to create a recording in Explain Everything? Learn how to in the introduction to recording.
Note: This feature is part of Explain Everything’s integration with Learning Management Systems. Learn how to integrate Explain Everything with your LMS.
Teacher
As a Teacher, you can create the “Record a Video” assignment in the given Course and send it to your Students. To submit the assignment, Students will need to create a recording in the project you prepare for them. After they create a recording and submit the completed assignment to you, you will be able to view and grade it.
You can choose to create the assignment from an already existing Explain Everything project or create a new one.
When creating the assignment, a copy of the selected Explain Everything project is made and sent to Students. Students work on their own unique copy of the project when completing the assignment, and then submit it to the Teacher.
Create the "Record a Video" assignment and send it to your Students
- Open the Course in which you’d like to create the assignment.
- In the Course Navigation Menu, select Assignments.
- Select the Add Assignment button.
- Scroll down to the Submission type section.
- Select the drop-down menu and choose External tool.
- In the External Tool Options, select Find.
- On the list of external tools added to your Course, find and select Explain Everything.
- Sign in to your Explain Everything account if necessary.
- In the Select assignment type window, in the Record a video section, select the Assign Project Template button.
- Search for the project you’d like to assign to your Students in the Course — enter the project’s name or its CODE.
- Once found, choose Select on the project’s thumbnail.
- In the Configure external tool modal window, choose Select.
- Add all the required and desired details of the assignment.
- Select Save & publish to send the assignment with all the details immediately to your Students. Select Save to send it to them later.
After the Student submits their assignment, you will be able to grade with the SpeedGrader.
Tip: Want to edit the project before sending it to your Students? Select Edit on the project’s thumbnail after finding one — you’ll be taken to Explain Everything where you can make any necessary changes. When you’re done, come back to Canvas and search for the project you’ve just edited once again. Then, follow the instructions above to finish creating the assignment and sending it to your Students.
Tip: Don’t have a project? Select + Create New Project after choosing the assignment type — you’ll be taken to Explain Everything where you can create one. When you’re done, come back to Canvas and search for the project you’ve just created once again. Then, follow the instructions above to finish creating the assignment and sending it to your Students.
- Open the Course in which you’d like to create the assignment.
- In the Navigation Panel on the left side of the Course page, select Materials.
- In the Center Column, at the top of the Course Materials page, select Add Materials.
- From the drop-down menu, choose Add File/Link/External Tool.
- Select External Tool.
- In the Add External Tool modal window, select the Tool Provider drop-down and choose Explain Everything.
- Enter the Assignment's Title.
- Tick the Enable Grading box.
- Select the Category drop-down — choose or create a new grading category. Enter its name in the field below.
- When you're ready, select Submit.
- In the Center Column of the Course Materials page, search for the assignment you've just created and select it.
- Sign in to your Explain Everything account if necessary.
- In the Select assignment type window, in the Record a video section, select the Assign Project Template button.
- Search for the project you’d like to assign to your Students in the Course — enter the project’s name or its CODE.
- Once found, choose Select on the project’s thumbnail.
You can grade your Student’s assignment after they submit it. You can do it directly under the created assignment on the Materials page of the given Course, or in the Gradebook — you can find it in the Navigation Panel of the given Course.
Tip: Want to edit the project before sending it to your Students? Select Edit on the project’s thumbnail after finding one — you’ll be taken to Explain Everything where you can make any necessary changes. When you’re done, come back to Schoology and search for the project you’ve just edited once again. Then, follow the instructions above to finish creating the assignment and sending it to your Students.
Tip: Don’t have a project? Select + Create New Project after choosing the assignment type — you’ll be taken to Explain Everything where you can create one. When you’re done, come back to Schoology and search for the project you’ve just created once again. Then, follow the instructions above to finish creating the assignment and sending it to your Students.
- Open the Course in which you'd like to create the assignment.
- Select the desired Course section.
- In the upper right-hand corner of the screen, right below the Gear menu, select the Turn editing on button to enable editing so you can create the assignment.
- Select + Add an activity or resource to the left of the selected Course section.
- Find Explain Everything on the list, or use the search bar to find it.
- Once found, select it.
- In the Adding a new External tool window, in the General section, enter the name of your assignment in the Activity name field.
- Reload the page and select the Activity you've just created from the Course section view.
- Sign in to your Explain Everything account if necessary.
- When you're ready, select Submit. In the Select assignment type window, in the Record a video section, select the Assign Project Template button.
- Search for the project you'd like to assign to your Students in the Course — enter the project's name or its CODE in the search bar.
- Once found, choose Select on the project's thumbnail — the “Record a Video” assignment will be created and your Students will be able to access and complete it.
You can grade your Student’s assignment after they submit it. You can do it directly under the created assignment in the given Course section, or in Grades — you can find it in the Navigation drawer of the given Course.
Tip: Want to edit the project before sending it to your Students? Select Edit on the project’s thumbnail after finding one — you’ll be taken to Explain Everything where you can make any necessary changes. When you’re done, come back to Moodle and search for the project you’ve just edited once again. Then, follow the instructions above to finish creating the assignment and sending it to your Students.
Tip: Don’t have a project? Select + Create New Project after choosing the assignment type — you’ll be taken to Explain Everything where you can create one. When you’re done, come back to Moodle and search for the project you’ve just created once again. Then, follow the instructions above to finish creating the assignment and sending it to your Students.
- Open the Course in which you'd like to create the assignment.
- In the upper right-hand corner of the screen, right below the top navigation bar, make sure that the Edit Mode is ON.
- From the navigation bar on the left side of the desired Course, select Content. Make sure you have a Learning Module created so you can create the Explain Everything assignment.
- From the top of the Content window, select the Build Content tab.
- From the dropdown menu, select Explain Everything.
- In the Information section, in the Name field, enter the name of your assignment.
- In the Grading section, next to the Enable Evaluation feature, select Yes.
- In the Points Possible field, enter the desired number of points you'd like to give to your Students for completing this assignment.
- When you're done, select the Submit button.
- On the list, find the assignment you've just created, and select it.
- Sign in to your Explain Everything account if necessary.
- In the Select assignment type window, in the Record a video section, select the Assign Project Template button.
- Select or search for the project you'd like to assign to your Students in the Course — enter the project's name or its CODE in the search bar.
- Once found, choose Select on the project's thumbnail — the “Record a Video” assignment will be created and your Students will be able to access and complete it.
You can grade your Student’s assignment after they submit it. You can do it directly under the created assignment in the given Course section, or in the Grade Center.
Tip: Want to edit the project before sending it to your Students? Select Edit on the project’s thumbnail after finding one — you’ll be taken to Explain Everything where you can make any necessary changes. When you’re done, come back to Blackboard and search for the project you’ve just edited once again. Then, follow the instructions above to finish creating the assignment and sending it to your Students.
Tip: Don’t have a project? Select + Create New Project after choosing the assignment type — you’ll be taken to Explain Everything where you can create one. When you’re done, come back to Blackboard and search for the project you’ve just created once again. Then, follow the instructions above to finish creating the assignment and sending it to your Students.
Student
As a Student, you can access and complete the “Record a Video” assignment created by the Teacher in your Course. In order to submit the assignment to the Teacher in your Course, you need to create a recording.
When completing the assignment, you work on your own unique copy of the project which you then submit to the Teacher in your Course. After you submit the assignment, your Teacher will be able to view your recording and grade it.
Complete the "Record a Video" assignment and submit it to your Teacher
- Open the Course in which you’d like to complete the assignment.
- In the Course Navigation Menu, select Assignments.
- Search for the assignment you wish to complete on the list and select it.
- Sign in to your Explain Everything account if necessary.
- Select Start assignment.
- Select Open assignment — you’ll be taken to the Explain Everything whiteboard.
- Select Start to complete the assignment.
- When you’re done, select the Submit button in the top right-hand corner of your screen.
- Select Submit again to send your assignment to the Teacher. After you submit your assignment, you’ll return to Canvas.
After submitting the assignment, your Teacher can grade it. You can see your grades in Grades in the Course Navigation Menu.
- Open the Course in which you’d like to complete the assignment.
- In the Navigation Panel on the left side of the Course page, select Materials.
- In the Center Column of the Course Materials page, search for the assignment you wish to complete and select it.
- Sign in to your Explain Everything account if necessary.
- Select Start assignment.
- Select Open assignment — you’ll be taken to the Explain Everything whiteboard.
- Select Start to complete the assignment.
- When you’re done, select the Submit button in the top right-hand corner of your screen.
- Select Submit again to send your assignment to the Teacher. After you successfully submit your assignment, you’ll return to Schoology.
After submitting the assignment, your Teacher can grade it. You can see your grades in Grades in the Navigation Panel of the given Course.
- Open the Course in which you'd like to complete the assignment.
- Go to the Course section in which the Teacher created the assignment for you and select the name of the assignment to complete.
- Sign in to your Explain Everything account if necessary.
- Select the Start assignment button.
- Select the Open Project button — you'll be taken to the Explain Everything whiteboard.
- Select the Start button to start completing the assignment.
- When you're ready, select the Submit button in the top right-hand corner of the screen.
- Select the Submit button again to send the completed assignment to your Teacher.
After you successfully submit the assignment, your Teacher will be able to grade it. You can see your grades in Grades in the Navigation drawer of the given Course.
- Open the Course in which you'd like to complete the assignment.
- From the navigation bar on the left side of the desired Course, select Content.
- On the list, search for the assignment you'd like to complete and select it.
- Sign in to your Explain Everything account if necessary.
- Select the Start assignment button.
- Select the Open Project button — you'll be taken to the Explain Everything whiteboard.
- Select the Start button to start completing the assignment.
- When you're ready, select the Submit button in the top right-hand corner of the screen.
- Select the Submit button again to send the completed assignment to your Teacher.
After you successfully submit the assignment, your Teacher will be able to grade it. You can see your grades in Grades of the given Course.