External App: PlayPosit
The Poorvu Center successfully piloted PlayPosit from Summer 2018 running through Summer 2020. As of July 2020, Playposit is available to all courses through Canvas.
Please visit PlayPosit drop-in hours for any questions you have regarding PlayPosit.
PlayPosit aims to increase learner engagement through interactive videos. You can integrate PlayPosit into your courses through the Assignments tool, or the Modules tool in Canvas.
General Information
When using PlayPosit, you will create "bulbs" - which are videos with an overlay of PlayPosit quizzing features. Because PlayPosit integrates with Media Library (Panopto), you can use your exisiting Media Library videos to create bulbs, or you can use YouTube, Vimeo, record a new or upload an existing file.
Below you will find some specific information about using PlayPosit bulbs as part of your Canvas course Modules and/or Assignments.
To begin, if you have not already created a module in your Canvas course, navigate to the Modules tab in your course [1]. Click +Modules [2]

Give the modules a name [3], and click Add Module [4].

In the module you just created, click the + icon to add an item to your module [5].

From the "Add" drop down menu, select External Tool [6]. Scroll down until you see PlayPosit, and click the link [7].

You will then see the PlayPosit integration screen that will prompt you to "Get Started" [8].

You can then create a new bulb to link to the module, or choose an existing bulb that you have already created. Choose the bulb you would like to link [9], and select "Set bulb link" [10].

Select the Learner Experience [11], and choose to Set the Link [12].

You will be sent back to the Canvas module, where you can "Add Item" [13].

You will be taken back to the module where you can view the bulb you just added.
To begin, click on the Assignments tab in your course [1], and choose +Assignment [2].

Give the assignment a name [3], and from the submission type, choose External Tool [4].

Click Find [5]

Scroll through the list of tools until you find PlayPosit, and click on it [6].

You will then see the PlayPosit integration screen that will prompt you to "Get Started" [7].

You can then create a new bulb to link to the module, or choose an existing bulb that you have already created. Choose the bulb you would like to link [8], and select "Set bulb link" [9].

Select the Learner Experience [10], and choose to Set the Link [11].

You will be sent back to the Canvas module, where you can click Select [12].

Back in the Canvas Assignment, click Save, or Save and Publish to finalize the PlayPosit bulb in the Assignment [13].

You will be taken back to the assignment where you can view and monitor the bulb you just added.
Vendor Resources
For assistance with PlayPosit, email Canvas@yale.edu