Use Video Tutorials in your classroom as a way to personalise learning

Use video tutorials in your classroom as a way to personalise learning 

• Make video tutorials of topics for your students. 
• Have students make videos to document their learning or to teach their peers. 

Videos can include recorded whiteboard visuals, voice recording, computer screen visual, a video of yourself or a combination of these.

Sites, Programs and Apps to make video tutorials

Educreations- is a website and ipad app. The great thing about Educreations is that it has a whiteboard type screen on which you can scribble, write, or type while recording your voice. Perfect for making videos in which you would like to model work. 

http://www.educreations.com/

Show me and Explain Everything are other apps which can be used in this way but only on ipads.

Jing- video your computer screen while recording your voice. Perfect for teaching students a skill or demonstrating searching for something on the web. 
http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html

Present me- allows for split screen of you at your laptop and a slide presentation. These can be toggled between to make them a single screen.   

The free account option allows you to make 3 videos per month of up to 15 minutes each.
http://present.me/tour

How can video tutorials be used by the teacher?  

As support for students: Previously prepared video explanations of concepts you are working on in class can be made available to students who would like to revisit explanations you have given during explicit instruction sessions. 

I wish I had the time to go over content with students every time they request but often I might already be explaining or assisting other students when they ask me something that requires a detailed explanation. Rather than making them wait sending students to a video may be enough clarification. Once I am freed up I will check with the student if they require some face to face assistance. 

As extension tasks/lessons: Students who get the concept quickly can view the next tutorial, when you might be occupied assisting others, meaning they do not have to wait for you to have the time to give needed explanations before moving on with their work. 

How can they be used by the students?

Students can make video tutorials demonstrating their learning or to teach other students in the class. If one student gets a numeracy concept quickly while you are working with others that student could produce a video tutorial which can be shared with the rest of the class at the conclusion of the lesson. I am working towards collecting quality student made tutorials to use as tutorials for students to view when they need to revisit a concept.

I am not suggesting we replace what we do with video tutorials but that we can incorporate videos into our teaching practice. Also there is potential for making students learning more personalised with video tutorials. Students who need to revisit explanations can do so on their own if such explanations are digitally available and those who want to move on to new concepts at a faster pace can also do this.