Features
Video backgrounds for screens
Create a more engaging classroom atmosphere by adding looping video backgrounds to your screens. With Edform’s video-backgrounds feature, you can use YouTube, Vimeo, or your own uploaded videos as the backdrop behind timers, instructions, polls, and all your favorite classroom widgets.
It’s easy to set up and works on any computer or interactive whiteboard. Choose from calming scenes, animated patterns, or subject-themed videos to match your lesson and help keep students focused. Everything is free for teachers with a free account.
Why teachers like it
- Make your classroom screens more engaging with moving backgrounds.
- Help students focus with calming or themed video loops.
- Easy to use with any computer or interactive whiteboard.
How to set it up
- 1Sign in to your free Edform teacher account.
- 2Open or create a screen set for your lesson.
- 3Select a screen and click 'Backgrounds'.
- 4Choose 'Video background' and paste a YouTube or Vimeo link, or upload your own video file.
- 5Adjust the widgets so they are easy to read over the video background (use widget themes if needed).
Tips
- Choose videos that are calm and not distracting, like nature scenes or gentle patterns.
- Use the 'glass' or 'dark' widget theme if your video is bright, so text stays readable.
- Keep videos short (under 2 minutes) for smooth looping.
Questions teachers ask
Can I use any YouTube or Vimeo video as a background?
Yes, as long as the video is public and allows embedding. You can also upload your own video files.
Will the video play sound?
No, video backgrounds play without sound to avoid distracting students.
Can I use video backgrounds on every screen in a set?
Yes, you can set a different video for each screen or use the same one across your screen set.