6.8: Conclusion

We began this chapter by noting challenges general and special education teachers face with respect to implementing evidence-based instruction for SWD in various instructional settings. It is very easy to offer technology as a path to supporting students’ needs, but the empirical evidence does not support applications of technology as a student cure-all. With this in mind, teachers and other education stakeholders should prioritize instructional design theory and evidence-based instructional practices when designing or selecting technology to be used with SWD. This will require educators to become technoskeptics, and to learn about evidence-based design principles such as those from Mayer (2009) in order to properly evaluate various instructional products brought to market.

CAPs are an intentionally flexible instructional tool. Students can watch CAPs during class, at home, before tests or quizzes, on the bus, and at other times when they have an opportunity to spend a couple minutes receiving high-quality vocabulary instruction. There is no right or wrong way to watch CAPs, so long as the learner is engaged during the brief vignettes.

Table 6.8.1: Directions for adding embedded questions to CAPs through Qmedia

Step 1: On the Qmediaplayer home page, click “Qedit.”
Step 2: On the right side of the page, click “File,” then “New.” When a confirmation window pops up, click “yes.”
Step 3: Click “Settings” and follow steps below for initial setup. (Other features are available through QMedia. The focus here is on what is most applicable to CAP videos.)
Title	Enter the CAP title (typically the term being taught)
Require user login?	If you want to collect data on individual students, click “true.” If you do not want individual student data stored, leave as “false.”
Media source (Id or URL)	If using a YouTube or vimeo video, enter the entire identifying information of the video. (Eg. For YouTube: For Vimeo: vimeo.com/111015222 The video should now appear in the player pane when you click the preview button.
Stop time	Enter duration of CAP video in seconds.
Initial width % (0-100)	Enter “100”—this feature will make the video fill the browser window.
Step 4: Click “Preview” to save progress.
Step 5: To add assessment questions, click “Content,” then “Edit assessments” and follow the steps below.
Note: In Qmedia terminology, an “assessment” is one stop point in a video that can include one or multiple questions. A “step” is an individual question within an assessment.
Step 5.1: Pause the video in the location you want to add an assessment.
Step 5.2: Click “Add assessment.”
Step 5.3: An untitled assessment will appear. Click “untitled” and rename the assessment. Assessment names are case sensitive and will be used when making data reports.
Step 5.4: Click “Add Step.” An untitled step will appear.
Step type	“Radio” is a standard multiple-choice question. These questions are most appropriate for CAP videos. Radio questions can also be used as true and false questions by entering “true” and “false” as the answer options.
Step Id	Enter the name of this specific question. Eg. “SOL Question,” “True or False,” etc.
Text	Enter the directions for the question. Ex. “Choose the best answer.”
Prompt	Enter the assessment question. Ex. “What is an independent variable?”
If right answer	Enter any message you want the student to see if he or she gets the answer correct. Qmedia has a built-in response if students get the answer correct. What is entered here is in addition to the Qmedia statement.
If wrong answer	Enter any message you want the student to see if he or she gets the answer incorrect. Qmedia has a built-in response if students get the answer incorrect. What is entered here is in addition to the Qmedia statement.
Number of tries	Enter the number of times the student will be allowed to attempt the question.
Allow skipping	Select “true” if students will be able to skip this question. Select “false” if a response is required.
Font size	Select desired font size.
Options	Click “Add new option” and enter each response option for the question.
Designate a correct answer	Put an asterisk (*) in front of the correct answer (e.g., *1776). The asterisk will not appear in the assessment, but it signals to Qmedia which answer is correct.
Step 6: Save Qmedia video by following the steps below.
Step 6.1: Click “File,” then “Save as.”
Step 6.2: In the popup window enter your email address and a password you will use to make future edits and create data reports. The password and email address can be the same for every video you create in Qmedia. Note: Check the “Private?” box if you do not want anyone else to see the video.
To edit an already existing Qmedia video, follow the steps below.
Step 7: Go to www.qmediaplayer.com
Step 7.1: Click “Qedit.”
Step 7.2: Click “File,” then “Open.”
Step 7.3: Enter the email and password information used to save the video.
Step 7.4: Use steps 3-6 to edit. Remember to save the video after editing.
To view video on Qmedia without editing follow the steps below.
Note: Every Qmedia video is assigned a number when it is saved (eg. 103).
Step 8: In an Internet browser, enter www.qmediaplayer.com/show.htm?XXX where the XXX represents the number assigned to the video. (Eg. www.qmediaplayer.com/show.htm?103
Note: This link can then be added to a teacher’s website or sent to students to allow them to easily view the completed video.
Note: The original video uploaded to Vimeo or YouTube will still exist in its original location without embedded questions. To watch videos with embedded questions, viewers must go through Qmedia.