Creator: Eric Marcos | visit site
Grade Range: 4 - 8
This site is part of the Mathtrain.com Project and was created to host student-created math video lessons all in one place. It was created by Mr. Marcos and his students at Lincoln Middle School in Santa Monica, CA. Videos are searchable by topic or by most viewed, most recent, or most discussed. The site is highly interactive and has an option to subscribe to their free podcast through ITunes. In addition to the student-created videos, there are also teacher-created videos with explanations on different math topics. Most videos are under 2 minutes in length making them perfect to use for introduction or review with different math topics. This site runs in conjunction with mathtrain.com.
In the Classroom
Choose a student-created video to use as an introduction for a new math topic. For example, when working with multi-step equations, show one of the student’s videos on the site on your interactive whiteboard as an example of how one student solved the problem. Use this as a springboard to classroom discussions on problem solving equations. There are several videos on the site with this topic, so a new video can be shown each day as examples of different problem solving methods.rnUse the student examples in your classroom to demonstrate how students can explain different math topics, then create your own explanatory video or audio presentations. Have students create podcasts using a site such as PodOmatic (<a href="/single.cfm?id=8094">reviewed here</a>). Or challenge students to create a video and share using a site such as SchoolTube (<a href="/single.cfm?id=9437">reviewed here</a>). Post student work to your classroom website or blog for students to use at home for review.
At Home
Use these videos to help you (and your student) understand topics studied in Math class. Discuss different ideas presented with your student to help them when struggling with different math strands.