Students Teaching Students

Students As Creators

• There is growing support for empowering learners as creators that demonstrate their mastery in forms that surpass traditional tests and worksheets.
• Online web-based tools are enabling teachers and students to create educational videos with minimal equipment and post-production.

Changing The Environment

• Emerging instructional frameworks are encouraging teachers to use digital tools that foster creativity along with production skills
• In the classroom, educators are observing that the act of creating videos and media can clarify complex subjects

Changing The Environment Cont.

• This trend also implies that educators are increasingly becoming creators, too, and are therefore in the position to lead activities that involve developing and publishing educational content.
• As teachers become more comfortable using media, they can offer better guidance to their students.

Tools for the Classroom

• Camtasia can be used to create screencasts from computers.
• Students can narrate the screencast, teaching others how to navigate programs.
• Students can also use this to narrate through a web based presentation. This can be a very effective teaching tool.
• Screencast-o-matic is does this as well.

Tools for the Classroom

• Students can video themselves in front of a green screen, and edit the video using iMovie, Windows Movie Maker, or Adobe Premier.
• Students can create crash course style videos to present a variety of information.

Tools for the Classroom

• Students who are uncomfortable in front of the camera can create and share podcasts.
• Students can also use digital presentation sites like Powtoons, Prezi, Google Slides, etc to present material.

Tools for the Classroom

• Students can build a website using free sites such as weebly or google sites.
• These webpages can house limitless information, and truly allow students to explore their creativity.

Advantages For Students

• Can work from home
• Can learn from peers
• More "hands on" learning
• More prepared for college and the workforce
• Can be creative and expressive
• Can use devices that they are familiar with, and learn new technology at the same time

Advantages for Educators

• Students more engaged
• Can facilitate learning instead of driving instruction
• Better prepare your students with 21st Century learning
• Students can share and learn from others, as well as experts around the world.
• Projects can be used for remediation.

For more information visit the following:

• 10 Must Have Resources to Teach about Copyright and Fair Use go.nmc.org/copyr
• The Benefits of Students Teaching Students Through Online Video go.nmc.org/stuteac
• Students As Creators: How To Drive Your Students To Be More Than Just Consumers : go.nmc.org/bemore

Reference 1

• Horizon Report: Shift from Students as Consumers to Creators http://cdn.nmc.org/media/2015-nmc-horizon-report-k12-EN.pdf

References 2

• Id. of Gifted African American Primary Grade Students through Leadership, Creativity, and Academic Performance in Curriculum Making and Peer-Teaching http://proxygsuecor.galileo.usg.edu/loginurl=http://search.ebscohost.com/lo... -Confidence and leadership skills were gained through peer teaching

Reference 3

• Peer Teaching to Foster learning in Psychology http://proxygsuecor.galileo.usg.edu/loginurl=http://search.ebscohost.com/lo... -Studies show retention is better with peer-teaching

Reference 4

• Project-based Peer Teaching on Socially Responsible Business. http://proxygsuecor.galileo.usg.edu/loginurl=http://search.ebscohost.com/lo... -It can significantly enhance students understanding and familiarity with concepts