Everybody's a teacher...

There is nothing kids like better than showing off what they know. What better way to do that than through tutorials created by them!

The following is a guest post by  Kelly Wroblewski, a High School Math Teacher, written on the "ShowMe" blog

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Some of our students use the Khan Academy website as a resource to supplement in-class instruction, but some topics were either unavailable or were not tailored to our courses or textbooks. Mr. Kiker and I determined we could use the ShowMe app to create videos similar to those found on the Khan Academy website, but specific to our courses at Austin High. Rather than having students hear their teachers yet again in video, we decided to design a project where the students create the instructional materials. Since we were implementing this project towards the end of the school year, it provided the opportunity for students to review for the upcoming state exam or reflect upon a specific topic from the school year, depending on the needs for that course.

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She makes a great point that the students were creating materials for future classes that did not exist before and were reviewing and gaining a deeper understanding of the concepts in the process.

The following is in a website format, but the students are required to watch and comment on each others' videos.

http://www.carlisleschools.org/webpages/wolfer/videos.cfm?subpage=897997

Middle school students get in on the action as well:
The http://www.mathtrain.com/ website includes class links, a blog and a link to a student created video tutorial site http://mathtrain.tv/.

I have already started having my 8th graders create various technology video tutorials using Quicktime's screencasting tools and iMovie or GarageBand.  My original thought was to create a website this summer with all of these video, but I think I need to expand that to include a blog for students to share their knowledge with others!