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Adult Ed. , Tutoring through technology

by Les Leonard

Jun 7, 2010

On Demand Tutoring Facilitating the Multilevel Classroom A New Idea for a Familiar Challange

In most classrooms today, each student has different strengths and weaknesses. Students with individual needs often want individual teacher time. With so much demand on raising test scores, we need to meet individual needs efficiently. These students would benefit from having a tutor. Wouldn’t it be great if you had a room full of tutors? We have learned a lot about how to reach our students and we keep learning. How about a new tool? Let’s integrate technology with teacher performance and demonstration to reach students a new way. Most schools have a computer lab or computers in the classrooms. We read about more new technology everyday. Recently, smartboards and digital cameras have been in the news. I decided to try using the computer lab for more individualized instruction. To give the students exactly what they need, I created pre-recorded teacher DVDs for the students to wat...See MoreOn Demand Tutoring Facilitating the Multilevel Classroom A New Idea for a Familiar Challange

In most classrooms today, each student has different strengths and weaknesses. Students with individual needs often want individual teacher time. With so much demand on raising test scores, we need to meet individual needs efficiently. These students would benefit from having a tutor. Wouldn’t it be great if you had a room full of tutors? We have learned a lot about how to reach our students and we keep learning. How about a new tool? Let’s integrate technology with teacher performance and demonstration to reach students a new way. Most schools have a computer lab or computers in the classrooms. We read about more new technology everyday. Recently, smartboards and digital cameras have been in the news. I decided to try using the computer lab for more individualized instruction. To give the students exactly what they need, I created pre-recorded teacher DVDs for the students to watch and take notes from. Teaching videos have been used for years. Why not make some of your own? Using a PC or laptop, projector, Smartboard and a digital video camera, you can create your customized teaching DVDs to use in the classroom. The Smartboard allows a teacher to save entire lessons in advance, thus, saving a lot of writing and erasing time during a lesson presentation. The Smartboard has a recorder feature built in which allows a teacher to record segments that can be played back during the lesson. After a lesson has been saved, a teacher can film the lesson presentation using a digital camera .This allows the teacher to clearly explain exactly what the student’s need throughout the lesson. The teacher made DVD can then be saved to computers for students to view as needed. This allows students to work individually on the areas where improvements are needed.

For example, a Math concept that many students need reinforcement in is fractions. To help these students improve, I designed a lesson on the Smartboard with clear Visuals and sample problems. Then, I filmed the lesson. I went through the lesson just as I would if I were in front of the whole class. I saved the written part of the lesson, web sites to in -cooperate and power points. The DVD is now on the computers in the computer lab for students to use. At first, this process takes some preparation time, but it is well worth it. The students are engaged and happy to use the technology. Each student can play, pause, fast forward or rewind the DVD as they watch and listen through the headphones. The emphasis on individualized needs makes them feel special. The presentation is authentic and meaningful because it is the classroom teacher who has prepared the lesson. One student can work on Math while another studies Language Arts. Thus, in the long run, saving the teacher time and making individual needs more manageable. Les Leonard Johnson City Schools

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