I love the idea of an interactive video. It gives the opportunity for the user to answer questions and engage with material as it is being presented. This makes the video more aligned with the positives of zoom or even a classroom. It provides more incentive to follow along and engage with the video as it is playing. This may translate into the viewer retaining more of the information as it breaks it into segments and encourages them to respond to the content as they are consuming it. It also gives opportunity for videos to become even more multimodal. If during a video I am able to go explore relevant text, images, or websites and return to the video it allows the ability to be presented information in a variety of medias and formats.

However while attempting to set up HP5. I have run into a number of technological difficulties. Mainly the extension has been loading for hours and I have not been able to create my interactive video yet. So it will be coming soon! It opens discussion for the room for error when relying on technology. Everyone is has heard “hang tight everyone we are experiencing technically difficulties”. So how can we as teachers mitigate these difficulties and make sure technology is helpful rather then a hassle. I think the first thing is taking the time to become familiar with the tool and do a trial run before getting up in front of a class or a group of people. This also will allow you to be in the moment while teaching as opposed to figuring out technology on the spot. It is also important to have a plan B if something doesn’t load or work. How can you pivot and achieve the same objectives?

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