Let Your Students Write Help Guides

Why not let your students help other students and your faculty by preparing tech guides? For students who know tech, this is a challenge they'll enjoy. Students in Maine created a Google Docs guide using what looks like the program Comic Life and the free online pdf  viewer called Issuu. Although they could print and distribute their work, by using Issuu, they've posted their guide online and the pages turn just like they do in online catalogs. It looks very professional. Kids are also making video help guides, which can be perfect help sources for all in a school community and beyond. Besides, when kids create for others, they are learning so much themselves not only about the subject being covered, but also about presentation. Once their work is distributed online and offline, it's a plus for their self-image and will look good on college applications as well.

Comments

[dhimes]

That's a great idea. But you probably don't want to let the tech-genius kid write it alone. Make sure a "tech-challenged" student is also helping. Otherwise, you may get something that few people can follow.