H5P is a new HTML5 editing software that is fun and easy to use. There are 39 tools available using H5P, and you can access it as an activity right in Moodle or go to their site at H5p.org. If you use the H5P site you will need to upload the content to Moodle by going to H5P interactive content in the activities window on Moodle. For an overview of what you can do with H5P click
here
One of the best uses of H5P is for the creation of interactive videos. You can add captions, annotations, quiz questions, buttons and links to a video your previously created or one you accessed on You Tube, Vimeo, Open Video Project, Khan Academy, etc. By having students interact with the content they will be more engaged and learning will increase. You can assign points for the quiz questions so students do more than just watch the videos they become responsible for their learning. For more information on creating interactive videos click
here (basic use defaults) or get more creative using this guide by clicking
here.
As always if you or your department would like a demo or have questions please contact us, Janice Poston (
jposton@bellarmine.edu) or Adam Elias (
aelias2@bellarmine.edu), and we will be glad to assist you or meet with your group. Stay tuned for more to come regarding H5P.