How do I add Interactivity to my WeVideo project?

Learn how teachers and students can deepen learning using WeVideo's interactive video tools, including steps and classroom requirements.

Quick steps

1. Log in to the WeVideo editor and select Interactivity from the top toolbar. 
2. Click Interactive Videos from the menu and then Create New Interactive Video from the top right.
3. Import media or upload your own. 
4. Drag the playhead to the exact spot for your interaction and select + Create new interaction and customize interaction type, location, grading points, timing, feedback, and more.
5. Click Done to publish your interactive video. 

Create an interactive video

1. Select Interactivity from the drop-down menu.

2. Alternatively, select the Interactive Videos tab from the left menu.

3. Select Create New Interactive Video.

4. Select WeVideo as the video host in order to use content you've created in WeVideo. Alternatively, import video content from other platforms. 

5. View the exported projects created in WeVideo, select which project to import, and click Customize. 

6. (Optional:) Select Customize to upload captions.

7. (Optional:) Select Customize to trim and crop using the green and red flags. Click Advanced for precise adjustments.

8. Select Done to import. Add another video in the Video Segments tab to repeat the process.

Add interactions to videos 

There are three ways to add interactions to an interactive video.

1. Apply a pre-formatted template
2. Generate your own interactions
3. Use the AI Interactions tool

1. Apply a pre-formatted template

1. Select Apply Template. 

2. Find a template and click Apply to add it to the video.

3. Click on each interaction to edit and customize.

2. Create your own interactions

1. Drag the playhead to the video location for an interaction, then select Add Interactions.

2. Select the type of interaction to add.

Other interaction types include:

• Multiple choice: Learners choose one correct answer from a list of options. The interaction is auto-graded.
• Check all: Learners choose all correct answers from a list of options. The interaction is auto-graded.
• Free response: Learners answer by submitting their responses in text, image, and/or audio format. The interaction is manually graded by instructors.
• Fill-in-the-blank: Learners receive a phrase that’s missing one or more words. Questions have multiple blanks and multiple correct answers. Press Enter/Return to separate each correct answer. Learners can receive partial credit for their answers. This interaction is auto-graded.
• Poll: Learners select one or more answers from a list of options. There is no right or wrong answer and the interaction is non-graded by default. If points are added to this interaction, learners who answer it receive full credit for this interaction.
• Discussion: Learners post comments and reply to peers in real-time. Instructors can monitor and delete the post if needed. This interaction is non-graded by default. If points are added, learners who contribute to the discussion receive full credit for this interaction.
• Pause: Instructors can pause the video playback to display information.
• Web embed: Embed a website that lets learners explore it without leaving the video.
• PDF file: Upload a file from the device or import the PDF file with the link to the interactive video as an interaction. Learners can add comments, highlight texts, and draw on the file. Annotations are exportable for learners when they download the file. This interaction is not graded by default, but the point value can be changed as needed.
• My interactions: Find and reuse all created interactions in this section.

3. Enter the interaction information and click Save. 

4. (Optional:) Adjust the time code to launch a specific interaction time. For durational interactions, customize the three dots in the Start time or End time sections. If there’s no start or end time, this box will say "Interaction time."

5. (Optional:) Adjust interaction placement from Sidebar to Video. 

6. Repeat steps as needed for each interaction.

3. Use the AI Interactions tool

1. Click the Interactions tab and then Generate Interactions. 

2. Adjust the following settings:

• Time: Select a specific timestamp or spread interactions out throughout the video.
• Number of Questions: Choose the number of questions to generate. If left blank, a random number is generated based on the length of the video.
• Complexity: Select complexity levels for the interactions. There are six based on Bloom’s Taxonomy.
  • Remember: Focuses on the learner’s ability to recall facts and basic concepts.
  • Understand: Requires learners to explain ideas or concepts.
  • Apply: Asks learners to use the information they learn in new situations.
  • Analyze: Encourages learners to draw connections from ideas and information.
  • Evaluate: Learners justify their stance or decision.
  • Create: Learners produce new or original works based on what they’ve learned from the video.
• Interaction Type: Select interaction type.
• Educator Context: Enter additional prompts, including teaching goals, student level, etc., to guide the AI interaction generation.

3. Click Generate Interactions to begin generating the questions. The purple wand icon and outline indicate that AI has generated your interaction.

Limitations of AI Interactions

• Fill-in-the-blank interactions are not case-sensitive, but they are spelling-sensitive. This will impact submission accuracy.
• Media exports must include subtitles to use the AI-interaction generator. See this article for more support.
• The AI enhancement tool is only available for question types compatible with the AI interaction generator, including multiple choice, check all, fill-in-the-blank, and free response.

Enhance interactions with AI

Click Enhance with AI, then select an option from the drop-down menu.

AI enhancement options are:

• Modify with a prompt: Enter prompts to guide AI in regenerating the question.
• Update complexity: Regenerate the question based on updated complexity.
• Replace with a similar question: Regenerate the question with the same question type and updated complexity settings. 
• Translate: Select a language from the list to translate the question and answer options based on the selected language.

Review and finish building interactive video

1. Click Review on the top menu. Edit the video title or update the thumbnail by clicking the current image.

2. Expand the Tags, Playback Options, and Privacy sections for further customization.

3. Click Save Changes after each option.

4. Click Preview at any point or select Save and Exit to complete editing.

Interactive videos remain editable in the Interactive Videos page. Click a video thumbnail to open menu options.

Assign interactive videos to classes

1. Click the thumbnail image and select Assign. To assign multiple videos at once, check the boxes on the left side and click Assign from the top toolbar.

2. Follow the Assign prompts. Assign to your learners, people outside of your organization, or anonymous participants. 

3. Set start and end dates for when the assignment appears in class and when it expires. The end date is the assignment's due date, and it will be blocked after that. If no end date is assigned, the video remains available.

4. Select classes to assign the video and click Assign.

5. Copy the link and share it with learners, or copy the embed code and embed it on the designated website.

6. Click Done to close the window. To find the embed code at any point, click on the thumbnail image on the Interactive Videos page and select Share link. 

Assignments plan and permission requirements

Assigned video access depends on the following user account permissions.

• Assign to learners: For users with student or teacher accounts.
• Assign to professional learning: This option is deprecated. For professional learning, please select the "Assign for learners" option and enroll the participants in the class as learners. 
• Assign to people outside the organization: Anyone can receive this assignment with a link. Users must enter their first and last names before starting the video. This is available for users with a district plan.
• Assign to anonymous participants: Anyone can access with a link. No user information is required. This is available for users with a district plan.

Note: Users cannot log in through the embedded player for security reasons. The embed code option is only available for assignments assigned through the Assign to people outside the organization or Assign to anonymous participants options.

Monitor learner progress

1. Click the thumbnail and select Monitor. 

2. Select the class to monitor. 

The following information lives on the monitor page:

• Learners’ names
• Learners’ scores
• Learners’ assignment status
• Learners’ responses to each interaction. Colored responses indicate accuracy:
  • Green: Correct
  • Red: Incorrect
  • Yellow: Waiting for instructors to grade
  • Gray: Non-graded interactions

3. Click on the learner’s response to view the answer and provide or adjust points to submissions. Provide feedback to free-response interactions.

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