Video
Notes as a Support for Telementoring
in a Knowledge Forum Classroom
Robertson, Hewitt, Messina and Scardamalia
¥Students
who have poor reading or writing skills can still interact with mentors;
¥Video conveys emotional content (through facial expressions and voice)
¥Video
notes allow children to display classroom artifacts to mentors
¥Students can create and watch videos when it is convenient for them (unlike real-time
videoconferencing)
¥Video notes can be replayed over and over again and shared among students.