Context
One of the best ways to solidify understanding is to teach someone else. In this activity, students become content creators by making a short explainer video about a math concept using iPad.
Preparation and Flow
Intro (5m)
Watch a short math explainer video (~1 min). This can be similar to a TikTok-style short-form video.
Discuss: “What makes a good explanation?”
Students choose a topic they’ve learned, for example, the Pythagoras Theorem.
Plan and Record (30m)
Use screen recording while presenting visuals and explaining aloud.
Some tools students can explore
Freeform: A powerful digital canvas where students can write handwritten notes on an infinite canvas.
Screen recording on iPad: Students can screen record themselves using tools like Freeform to explain concepts
Clips: Optionally, students can use a tool like Clips to edit the video. Clips is a simple video editing tool on iPad that allows students to quickly and easily cut, rearrange, and personalize a video.
Share (10m)
Students can share and submit the videos they created.
Possible Extension
Share with a Keynote Presentation
Use Keynote to create a beautiful and professional presentation on the topic. My suggestion, possible extension is to keep creating a repository of videos as a class pertaining to different topics instead. There’s a lot to share just by doing this alone. Rich content, and one way to have students checking each other for accuracy and understanding.
Attach up to 5 files which will be available for other members to download.