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H5P [on the Web]

Web Tool for Creating Interactive Content

H5P is a free, English-language, web-based tool for creating interactive content such as games, multimedia, or interactive learning videos for learning settings. The H5P platform also enables the distribution of content, as well as the adaptation and reuse of existing content from other users.

All content created on the H5P platform can be embedded via an embed code into any website, content management system, or learning platform, such as Moodle.

The content and applications created with H5P are based on HTML5 and are therefore responsive, enabling user-friendly display on all mobile devices.

H5P now also integrated into Moodle

With the Moodle update 3.9 in September 2020, H5P was also integrated into TU Darmstadt’s Moodle. H5P content can be created and edited via the “Content Bank” in a Moodle course and then added as an H5P activity.

Currently, only a limited range of H5P content types is available.

Possible Uses

Teachers can provide interactive teaching materials alongside the course to encourage students’ active engagement with the learning content. For example:

  • Interactive learning videos by adding test questions or additional information to existing video material
  • Creating a learning module with the help of an interactive presentation in which, for example, test questions can be answered or videos can be watched
  • Interactive timeline with embedded multimedia content
  • Interactive maps or images containing additional information in clickable areas
  • Test questions presented either in a traditional format (e.g. multiple choice, cloze text, or drag & drop) or in a more playful way (e.g. as a memory game)

Students can also prepare presentations or visualisations for an assignment in a different – interactive – way.

Practical examples from various disciplines can be found in our “Information and Example Course on H5P” on Moodle.

Overview of Interactive Content Types
Overview of Interactive Content Types
  • On the “Examples & Downloads page” , you can find a good overview of all interactive content types (building blocks) offered in H5P, with examples provided for each one.
  • For every building block, there are instructions on how to proceed.
  • The created content can be saved on the H5P platform and/or downloaded, as well as embedded into other websites and platforms via the automatically generated embed code. It can also be shared with other users.
  • Content created and shared by other users can likewise be downloaded, adapted, and reused.
  • Entering and later displaying the legal metadata (author, source, licence) for all media files used within a building block is designed to be particularly user-friendly.

In particular, the last two functions encourage use in the spirit of OER (Open Educational Resources).

h5p.org

  • English-language, web-based tool
  • Free account creation required (name, email address, password)
  • All content on h5p.org is licensed under the Creative Commons Licence CC BY 4.0 International, unless otherwise stated
  • Upload limit for video files when creating interactive videos on h5p.org is 16 MB; when embedding videos from external public sources, larger files are possible

H5P in Moodle

  • Integrated into TU Darmstadt’s Moodle since the Moodle update 3.9 in September 2020
  • This means no account on h5p.org is required to create and provide H5P content in Moodle; H5P activities are created via the “Content Bank” in a Moodle course
  • Please note! – Currently, only a limited selection of H5P content types is available

This tool is intended as a suggestion to help facilitate digital workflows in teaching and learning. It is freely available on the web and can be used free of charge, at least in its basic version. As it is not centrally provided by TU Darmstadt, we would like to point out that users are responsible for independently reviewing the tool in terms of data protection compliance. Please refer to our guidance for evaluating digital tools with regard to data protection .

If in doubt, please contact the colleagues in the data protection department.