VideoQ

How to turn class recordings into review material students can ask

Schools often record classes, but reviewing them usually means hunting through long videos for one explanation. This guide explains how to use VideoQ to turn class recordings into review material students can ask questions about.

VideoQ team · Updated

Why recordings alone are hard to review with

Watching a missed lesson from the start takes time, and revisiting one explanation before an exam means remembering which lesson covered it. If a student can put the question into words, VideoQ points them to the moment it was explained.

How to divide courses

The AI answers from the videos in a course. Too broad a course can mix in explanations from other units, and too narrow a course can miss related ones. Group videos in the units students would ask about together, such as a subject, term or exam range.

The same video can belong to several courses, so you can divide by unit first, then create a separate course covering an exam range.

How to introduce it to students

A share link is the simple way to reach a whole class. To limit access to enrolled students, use member invitations.

  1. Upload the recordings and group them into a course.
  2. Try the questions you expect, and check the answers and cited moments.
  3. Send students the share link or invitations.
  4. Ask them to check answers against the cited moment rather than taking them at face value.

Using question history in class

The course owner can review question and answer history and export it as CSV. If questions cluster around one point, it may be worth revisiting next lesson. Questions from invited students show a username and email address. Questions through a share link do not identify who asked.

What to confirm before you start

If recordings include students’ voices or images, check how your school’s policy applies. The course owner can read questions, so we recommend explaining this to students and guardians. AI answers can contain mistakes, so treat them as a route back to the teacher’s explanation rather than a replacement for teaching.