Create Video Lessons with TED-Ed

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Hey everyone, we meet again in yet another post~ 

By the way, how has my posts helped you in teaching and or learning? I hope that everything I've written so far has given you new insights on just how helpful technology really is, and that there are plenty of ways to utilize them in the classroom. Today, I will share a SUPER EASY tool to use - possibly the easiest one I've used, so far - which is TED-Ed!


What is TED-Ed?

Now I know that TED is famous for their inspirational talks and videos, but did you know that you can create lessons with them? TED-Ed, with their educational videos, is specifically made to cater teachers and students' needs to teach and learn more, and what better way to get students to remember better than using good ol' videos? Aside from that, TED-Ed also lets you create lessons with the available videos, facilitates discussions and talks, both for students and lecturers. In this post, I will talk more about creating video-based lessons using TED-Ed.

How can I create lessons using TED-Ed videos?

1. Sign up or log in to ed.ted.com

2. To create a lesson, click the Create button and pick A Lesson.


3. Browse from a variety or directly paste a YouTube link.


4. After choosing a video, it's time to add content by pressing the + button. What things can you add to your video, you ask?

  • Let's Begin: add an introduction to your video. Let students know what they will be watching.
  • Think: give open-ended and close-ended questions about the video you chose. You can even help students if they answered incorrectly by selecting the exact time frame when the correct answer pops up in the video.
  • Dig Deeper: put some additional information or insights regarding the video.
  • Discuss: add a question for students to discuss about. Tip: try relating the content to their personal lives and ask them to think critically about the content.
  • And Finally... : add some closing statement to the lesson.
5. After you're done adding the content, be sure to Publish your video lesson. That's it! Your video is now ready to be used. To share the content, you can directly copy the link. Here's a video lesson I created: https://ed.ted.com/on/j92V9NCH


So, super easy, right? This video lesson is self-paced, so it is more perfect to give during asynchronous lessons. However, with its discussion feature, you can also foster students' collaborative skills by discussing in groups. Well, that's it for this post. Hope what I shared today is useful for you💓

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