What is a Flipped Classroom?Let's visit Woodland Park, Colorado for a quick explanation of what a flipped classroom looks like
"The flipped classroom inverts traditional teaching methods, delivering instruction online outside of class and moving "homework" into the classroom."
This infograph explains the difference between a traditional classroom and a flipped classroom.
RationaleWatch Katie Gimbar explain why she flips her classroom.
"Team teach with yourself" - quote from Kevin Honeycutt. Basically, it means that using multimedia (audio and video) as an instructional tool helps teachers save time in the long run and allows the teacher to focus on individual learning needs and support at the time the student needs it most.
Differentiation - learn and reinforce concepts at home. Students can pause, start, repeat at their own pace. This creates a less stressful environment for students who struggle with new concepts the first time.
Reteaching Tool - review missed test questions, reteach concepts in alternate ways; move at the student's pace while you continue to teach others new concepts. Check out this screencast where a teacher narrates over a preexisting presentation to highlight key points.
Assessment - use audio or video to record tests and written passages for students with accommodations. Scan any documents to screencast as a visual cue to your voice narration. Extended Learning Opportunities - have advanced or GT students create peer-screencasts. Giving gifted students the opportunity to explain or demonstrate a concept or problem helps both struggling students AND the GT student as they have to articulate the process in a clear and concise manner.
Persistent Repository - with a little upfront work and over time, the teacher will develop a library of instructional videos that can be used for future students. It will save time in the long run. Start out small and build over time.
Writing Process Prezi example- You can take a presentation that is already available in a open source, then add your recorded commentary to create a customized screen cast.
You do NOT have to reinvent the wheel... check out this great Substitute Saver - Keep your students on track by using instructional videos when you're gone. Sometimes it is much easier to model the lesson rather than just writing it down. NOTE: This screencast includes 90 seconds of discussion prior to the display of writing on the Smartboard. MakeUp Work File - Keep "absent" students abreast of happenings by recording and posting content into a makeup work virtual folder that they miss out on when gone on field trips, sporting events, club activities, and pull out instruction, plus general excessive tardies and absences. Record key lessons or concepts that students must have access to. Also very useful for struggling students who need repetition at their own pace. Can be posted to your online portal or home page for home access or made available only in your classroom.
More ExamplesThe first two screencasts below were created as a ppt, but modified at the Smartboard.
You can also do handwritten screencasts. They do NOT have to be typed. This is the fastest way to capture any task that you are finding difficult for the students to get.
If you find a website that you would like your students to refer to often at school or from home, then you can provide an overview of the site that can be filed as a permanent reference tool. You can also record yourself reading a book and putting it to scanned images of the book itself.
AccessibilitySo you may ask yourself, how do I put these screencasts together in a package that is easily navigable for students &/or staff?There are many options:
Student Created ScreencastsTechnical Know HowUsing SMART RecorderThe following screencasts show you the following steps:
Using Audacity to Record AudioSetting up LAME Encoder and Exporting to MP3
You can use the following tools for screencasting (both are free for basic tasks). These would be great options if you don't have the SMART Recorder installed on your computer.
If you have an iPad, there are several nice tools that you can use to screencast:
Read more about all three of these tools. Discussion/Feedback |
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