Problem: Traditional theoretical classes tend to be boring and do not interest students in the 21st century. In order to make learning more exciting and engage students, the platform offers teachers the possibility of adding interactive questions and exercises to online video classes, transforming learning into a fun experience and enhancing the understanding of lessons. The company that created the application is a startup based in San Francisco. 

Solutions: With an easy to use interface, the platform offers teachers the possibility of adding interactive elements such as images, text and questions to videos from sites like Youtube and Vimeo. In addition, the tool analyses user data and gives feedback to educators on how the students interacted with the content and if they understood the key concepts.

The tool has both a free basic account and a more complete, paid-for version. There is also another paid-for option for organizations such as schools and universities. As well as teachers and professors, students or any other person can also create interactive lessons with videos on the platform. There is also the option to make your own videos and post them on Youtube through the tool, which is available in English, French, Spanish and Hebrew. A gallery of classes already created on Zaption makes ready-made videos available to be copied or customized. For example, in a class of about nine minutes on the structure of atoms, a teacher presents videos which explain the theme and adds questions for the students. With classes aimed at students from kindergarten to higher education or specialized training, the tool offers videos from a great variety of themes, such as literature, art and Islamic architecture, as well as up-to-date subjects such as the attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. It is possible to search by categories such as science, math, American history, arts, culture or entertainment, and the tool can be used through the site or with apps for smartphones and tablets.

Outcomes: The platform makes learning and teaching more fun and interactive, which increases the understanding of the students and also the enthusiasm of the teachers. It was elected one of the 10 most innovative companies in video in 2015 by the magazine Fast Company, a publication focused on innovation of the media market. The main reason was that it gives teachers the power to use video as an educational tool.