Student Tutorial Designers

What is a better way to teach a child how to put their coat on than to watch a video of a classmate doing it?  

Students learn so much when they are taught by their peers.  In this blog I had my son demonstrate how to put his jacket on.  My 5 year old took the video and my 7 year old was the one demonstrating how to put his jacket on and then how to zipper it up.

As we know, children love technology.  Some children also love seeing themselves on a screen.  So I thought it would be a great idea to have the children record their friends using a phone or iPad.  This can be beneficial when a student is struggling with a certain task and can not figure out what they are doing wrong.  If they see themselves making a mistake through their video, they can see what they need to change to make it better. Also using video tutorials can help ELL students.  I know with this video my son is telling the steps of putting on his coat, but just having the visual can help.  

For the video application I used an app called Magisto.

This app allowed me to add multiple clips into one video.  For $29.99 a month I wouldn't recommend using it as there are most likely other apps that can accomplish the same look, but it worked for the 7 day trial for this assignment : ).  If you decide to try it out and don't like it, remember too UNSUBSCRIBE or they will automatically bill you.