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Description

Become a virtual expert by learning a new skill from an online tutorial and presenting it to your friends.

Courtesy of the Scout Association: https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/watch-and-learn/

Resources

Scrap paper
Devices with access to the internet
Large piece of cardboard or flipchart paper to create a video 'frame'

Instructions

Before you begin
-The activity involves everyone working in pairs to research and learn a new skill online and then presenting it, as though they were on screen presenting a ‘how to’ programme or video.
-The person leading the activity should make a cardboard or paper frame to represent the screen for the performance aspect. Either stick pieces of card or paper together to create the frame or cut the frame from a piece of A1 flipchart paper. An old picture frame would also work well.
-Read our guidance on how everyone can stay safe online while researching their new skill.
-Check out Play our game for another way to share your skills.

Watch and learn
-The person leading the activity should ask each pair to watch a short skill video, and decide on a skill in advance so equipment can be prepared for the activity. Examples include: how to tie a reef knot, how to make a fruit salad or how to beatbox. Find examples on the Scouts’ website, or search on a video channel for ‘how to’ videos by adding ‘children’ to the end of the search. Check that the videos are suitable for the age of everyone in the group to watch.
-Each pair should watch the videos as many times as they need to and then imagine how they’d make their own video to show to their friends. Pairs could write down some key instructional points in the video and their ideas of how they might present their new skill on some scrap paper.
-The person leading the activity should ask each pair to create a short 30 to 60 second tutorial to show to the rest of the group. Pairs should remember to greet their ‘viewers’ and explain what they’ll be showing them. Helpers can encourage the pairs to remember the key points of the tutorial. Remind everyone that they don’t actually need to make the item but need to remember the steps and give examples.

Share and learn
-One pair should hold the video ‘frame’ while another pair stand behind it and present their new skill to the rest of the group. Remind everyone that it’s important to respect the person or people teaching the skill by sitting quietly and watching carefully.
-After each presentation, the rest of the group can congratulate the presenters and ask questions if they need more information. Can the presenters answer the questions, or do they need to check back with the original video?

Reflection
-This activity everyone had to try and learn a new skill from an online tutorial and then teach it to others. Congratulate everyone again on their new skills and presentations. Will anyone try out their new skill at home or teach it to someone else? What does everyone think are the pros and cons of learning from a tutorial? For example, you don’t need a teacher and you can watch the video over and over or stop it where you need to. On the other hand, you can’t ask questions and sometimes it’s hard to see properly. Learning something online is a step towards being independent and perhaps starting a new hobby. Remind everyone that they should always check with an adult before watching a tutorial or video online.

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