The Third Annual H5P awards are out. Shawn McGirr is a finalist in the Innovative Use of H5P Content Types for his “Vocabulary Practice Using Rebus Puzzles activity. Beyond checking out his great work, you can check out the other finalists. Additionally, you could also check out the Second Annual Finalists. These can be useful to get motivated for what you can do with H5P.

For those not aware, H5P is open source and can create some terrific interactive experiences. (Kids can also create the experiences.) You do need somewhere to post the activities, but that can be Moodle, WordPress, or more. There are all kinds of content types, including: Arithmetic Quiz, Branching Scenario, Cornell Notes, Drag and Drop, Drag the Words, Game Map, Flashcards, Image Pairing, Mark the Words, Interactive Book, and so, so much more.

Lumi has a Desktop editor that allows you (or students) to create H5P activities. Lumi also provides hosting. H5P can also be activated within Moodle or WordPress. Moodle has the advantage of providing scores and such.

H5P material is also very easy to share. Many H5P activities have a “Reuse” button which makes a copy of the activity for you to install on Moodle or WordPress.