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Teaching Students to Teach

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Been thinking about ways to get my students motivated. I came up with an idea I believed would help them to learn and to see how learning takes place. My students had to create a learning template using Powerpoint. They were instructed to teach others how to do something. We started off with a topic as simple as how to brush your teeth. They had to include videos they made themselves using Windows Movie maker as well as find a video online. Lastly, they had to link the PowerPoint to a website that would help give more instruction on the topic.

They began this assignment by choosing a topic and writing down three things they wanted the person to learn. They used these subtopics to create questions which they then answered by linking to the above media.

It was a great assignment. The students as well as myself learned something new about the topics and we even found information that we didn't know existed.

I love educational technology and online learning because they have so much possibility and potential to help students learn in a way which also helps them to become thinkers and producers. Click on the links and enjoy the presentations made for your convenience. Please feel free to comment and suggest improvements.
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