Solving System of Equations and Youtube

My project was designed for my Algebra 1 classes. The assignment was for the students to create video tutorials on how to solve system of equations. The idea is to create a go to spot for the students who are struggling or just need a little extra help. The students were partnered up and then assigned a problem and a method. Each pair then solved their problem with their method and checked their answer with me. Then the students were to create a video including the following:

• The title with their names and method
• The problem assigned to them
• Why they are using that method and why it is the most effective was of solving
• Solving the actual problem with step by step directions
• A check of their work

From here, the students uploaded their videos to a youtube account that I created for the class. This way they can easily access the videos that are all in one spot.

Here are a few samples of some of the videos that were created.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9WuPVdSsqQ&context=C30e924eADOEgsToPDskJ5AwaInXOS-LLo9Ju90ryY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVf4gHxdtVk&feature=related

I thought the lesson went very well and I believe the students enjoyed it. More importantly, it was effective in assessing their knowledge. I will definitely use this again and adapt it to other lessons. I think in the future, I will assign a few groups at a time for different topics throughout the year. There were a few things that I could definitely improve about the project. Things like creating a rubric for scoring and finding a balance of out of class work vs. in class work.