Creating Products to Show and Share Learning. My students produced a lot of media, including podcasts. Before my students scripted and recorded a podcast, they would listen to several sample episodes and critique them. We would make a list of what was really good about the episode and what could be improved. I reminded students of the items on these lists periodically as they worked on their own episodes. Yes, you can tell students what makes a great production. However, having them be the ones to delineate the qualities of a great production is much better.
My students really wanted to create something that was better than any of the samples they listened to. They really wanted to avoid the mistakes they heard others make. Because students might have some harsh criticism of sample projects, I made sure those samples were not by students at our school. Padlet can help capture students’ observations about example media.
Some questions that help guide a discussion about sample productions: What did you notice? TEDxNYED - Alan November - 03/05/2011. "Who Owns the Learning?" - Alan November. Talks from inspiring teachers | Playlist. Professional Development with Alan November | November Learning. LEGACY PROJECT - www.legacyproject.org.