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=**Students as Teachers**=

====Today we will explore ways to maximize student learning, specifically promoting situations where students learn by teaching. This may sound counterproductive because after all how can one learn something by teaching it? ====

====Create a Voki and give your opinion on Simkin’s findings. Give an example of your learning experiences that either supports or refutes what you have read here. Post the link to your Voki on this Wiki in the comment section below. ====

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Rahim's Voki:
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Activity 2: Factoring Quadratic Equations
====Factoring skills rusty? You may first want to begin by watching this tutorial: [] ====

====Create a tutorial using Screencast - O - Matic that explains step by step the factoring process. You do not have to be fully comfortable with the process, just do your best to create this tutorial and post the link to the screen cast in the comment section below. ====

====Once you have posted your factoring tutorial, watch at least one of the other screen casts people have posted. Respond to their post with something you think they should change or something you may have learned. ====

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Rahim's Presentation on Quadratic Expressions:
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Activity 3: What Would You Do?
====Now that we have these factoring tutorials what should we do with them? How could you use student created tutorials in conjunction with a Wiki in your instruction. On the best practices page of this Wiki, post a response to these questions. ====