Best Interactive Video Apps and Websites

Top Pick

Whether you and your students are making interactive videos, or you just want to create interactive video lessons, there's no shortage of apps and Web-based tools to help you. A host of video-creation apps offer everything from cartoon and stop-motion animation to video slide shows and even video creation combined with coding skills. Beyond creation, why not repurpose some of the great video content that's already out there? A handful of these apps and sites give you the power to annotate and remix others' creations.

Once you've found a great interactive video tool, head over to our Teaching Strategies page which will help you to Get Students Thinking Critically About Video.

Video Annotation and Remix

PlayPosit Visit Website: http://www.playposit.com/ Simple design makes it easy to jump into interactive video	Grades 2-12 Type Website Price Free, Paid Common Sense Rating 4 Teacher Rating 4
EdPuzzle Visit Website: https://edpuzzle.com/ Crop, customize, and remix online videos for your classroom	Grades 3-12 Type Website Price Free Common Sense Rating 4 Teacher Rating 4
Screencastify Visit Website: https://www.screencastify.com/ Easy screen-recording tool facilitates outside-the-box teaching	Grades 3-12 Type Website Price Free, Paid Common Sense Rating 5 Teacher Rating 4
MixBit Publisher: MixBit, Inc. Video-sharing tool lets kids combine original and web-based clips	Grades 7-12 Type App Price Free Platforms iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch Common Sense Rating 3 Teacher Rating Not Yet Rated
Vialogues Visit Website: https://vialogues.com/ Targeted discussions can help make video content more interactive	Grades 7-12 Type Website Price Free Common Sense Rating 3 Teacher Rating 4
Comment Bubble Visit Website: http://commentbubble.com/ Customizable video-response tool allows easy, if limited, student feedback	Grades 7-12 Type Website Price Free Common Sense Rating 3 Teacher Rating 4
MediaBreaker Visit Website: https://mbstudios.thelamp.org/ Free video-remix tool boosts media literacy, presents some challenges	Grades 8-12 Type Website Price Free Common Sense Rating 4 Teacher Rating 5

Tools for Video Creation

Toontastic 3D Publisher: Google Inc Flexible tool hands kids the reins for creative animated storytelling	Grades K-5 Type App Price Free Platforms Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch Common Sense Rating 4 Teacher Rating Not Yet Rated
TeleStory Publisher: Launchpad Toys Direct and star in zany TV shows with fun, easy-to-use movie maker	Grades 1-5 Type App Price Free Platforms iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch Common Sense Rating 4 Teacher Rating 4
ToonCamera Publisher: Code Organa Photo- and video-editing tool captures the world with a cartoon lens	Grades 1-12 Type App Price $1.99 Platforms iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch Common Sense Rating 3 Teacher Rating Not Yet Rated
Shadow Puppet Edu Publisher: Shadow Puppet Inc. Resource-rich video slide-show creator a gem for a variety of classrooms	Grades 2-12 Type App Price Free Platforms iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch Common Sense Rating 5 Teacher Rating 4
Green Screen by Do Ink Publisher: DK Pictures, Inc. Versatile, easy-to-use moviemaker yields great results	Grades 3-8 Type App Price $2.99 Platforms iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch Common Sense Rating 4 Teacher Rating 4
Stop Motion Studio Publisher: CATEATER LLC Simple, straightforward approach to quickly creating basic animation	Grades 3-12 Type App Price Free Platforms Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire Common Sense Rating 3 Teacher Rating 4
WeVideo Visit Website: http://www.wevideo.com Solid editing site makes video creation simple and social	Grades 4-12 Type Website Price Free, Free to Try, Paid Common Sense Rating 3 Teacher Rating 4
AndroVid Video Editor Publisher: zeoxy Versatile must-have creation tool for classrooms using Android devices	Grades 5-12 Type App Price Free, Paid Platforms Android, Kindle Fire Common Sense Rating 4 Teacher Rating 3
iMovie Publisher: Apple Pro-quality HD movie maker is easy enough for beginners	Grades 5-12 Type App Price $4.99 Platforms iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch Common Sense Rating 4 Teacher Rating 4
Videolicious Publisher: The Talk Market Inc Basic video-slideshow creator introduces kids to digital-design concepts, techniques	Grades 6-8 Type App Price Free Platforms iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch Common Sense Rating 3 Teacher Rating 4
Generator Visit Website: http://generator.acmi.net.au/ Well-rounded, hands-on intro to filmmaking	Grades 6-12 Type Website Price Free Common Sense Rating 4 Teacher Rating 4
Animoto Visit Website: http://animoto.com/ Create snazzy video slide shows with simple, flexible features	Grades 7-12 Type Website Price Free, Free to Try, Paid Common Sense Rating 4 Teacher Rating 4
Flipagram Publisher: Cheerful Inc. Easy-to-use video slide show creator has potential for classroom use	Grades 8-12 Type App Price Free Platforms Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire Common Sense Rating 3 Teacher Rating 4
TouchCast Publisher: TouchCast Cool tool takes videos to next level, but some privacy concerns	Grades 8-12 Type App Price Free, Paid Platforms iPad Common Sense Rating 4 Teacher Rating 4
Vidcode Visit Website: http://www.vidcode.io/ Cool coding tool tuned to teen girls' passions aids creativity	Grades 8-12 Type Website Price Free to Try, Paid Common Sense Rating 4 Teacher Rating Not Yet Rated

Video Annotation and Remix

Tools for Video Creation

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