One way I thought might be good for the students to make a vodcast would be to have them use the interactive whiteboard to show the steps they would use to solve a problem. Basically, they could make a tutorial on how to solve the problem. You could do this at the beginning of a unit right after they've learned how to solve it. This would help them learn the strategies and also, if you posted the vodcasts to share with others, it would help parents and students with homework.
Another way to utilize a vodcast in the math classroom could be to have the students create a vodcast after researching jobs that utilize math on a daily basis. The vodcast would be their way of presenting the information they researched. They would follow protocol for typical research projects but the form of presentation would be using a vodcast.
The third idea of utilizing a vodcast in the math classroom could be to assign the students in creating their own real-life application problem. The students would have to be creative and give background on the problem they propose. You could also have them solve the problem during the vodcast. Regardless, they would need to apply the content they are learning to a real-life situation. The questions could then being utilized on the summative assessment if you wanted.
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Great ways to get the students involved.
ReplyDeleteI really like the idea of researching real life jobs for math application. Students are always asking how they will use the skills later, and this is a great way to help them discover the answers on their own.
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