WeVideo (formerly PlayPosit)

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Purpose

WeVideo enables you to create interactive video by adding questions, pauses, and comments to a video. They can be used to deliver content or as assignments in Canvas.

WeVideo was formerly known as PlayPosit, a very similar platform. A migration between the tools occurred in December 2025.

Description

You upload your own video file to WeVideo or pull in video from YouTube, 3CMedia, or Vimeo, and then add "interactions" that overlay on top of the video.  As students watch the video, it will automatically pause and present them with a question or annotation and then continue once they have completed the interaction. Interaction types currently available are:

  • Questions: True or False, Multiple Choice, Multiple Answer, Discussion, Fill in the Blank, Free Response
  • Annotations: Pause or Weblink

WeVideos can be graded or ungraded activities. In addition, WeVideo is a great way to monitor your students' watching habits, to encourage them to watch your instructional videos, and to provide both high-stakes and low-stakes knowledge checks on video content.

How to Use

Watch this webinar covering the transition from PlayPosit to WeVideo, detailing WeVideo functionality in Canvas.

Support Resources

Guides and Tutorials

SRJC Resources

Support

Tool Information

  • Functionality
    • Scale: Unlimited class size
    • Ease of Use: Fairly easy to use
    • Hypermediality: Supports the following video file types for different devices and connection speeds: mp4, m4v, mpg, mov, webm, mkv, avi, flv.
  • Usage and Account Set Up
    • Sign up/Sign In: PlayPosit is integrated into our Canvas environment. Access PlayPosit through Assignments in Canvas.
    • Cost of Use: Free limited and pro paid subscription (through SRJC).
    • Archiving, Saving, Exporting Data: 
      • Auto-sync grades: Learner grades are synced immediately with the Canvas Gradebook at the end of a Bulb. As well, instructors can access the rich analytics from any PlayPosit link within Canvas. 
      • Co-instructor collaboration: Multiple instructors, instructional designers, and TAs can access their own PlayPosit content and manage any shared course content, like Bulbs and analytics. 
      • Course copy: Instructors can copy PlayPosit links to recurring courses. The new course and learner roster is automatically synced, and previous data is cleared. 
      • Content Item Message (CIM): Instructors can access and embed their PlayPosit content from the Rich Content Editor of any Assignment, Module, or Page.
    • Data Privacy and Ownership: With user consent, will share information with 3rd party companies. Can adjust settings to keep content private or share with specific others.
  • Technical
    • Fully integrated in Canvas
    • Operating Systems: Web-based tool, can be used on any computer, tablet, or mobile device. Best when accessed using desktop or laptop.
    • Web Browsers: Can view bulbs using the latest version of Google Chrome
      • (if using Safari, Firefox or Edge may need to enable 3rdparty cookies.)
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