Beyond the School Walls
Creating A Virtual Classroom Space
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Why is this Important?
- New testing schedules will last for a month and you will not have your full student load each day.
- We cannot lose a month of valuable instructional time.
- By going beyond the walls, students can review material multiple times if needed to learn.
- Teachers can spend valuable classroom time doing higher order activities with students.
Creating Flipped Classrooms To Enhance Education
How can we accomplish this?
Use tools that are
- already familiar to teachers
- easy for students and teachers to access
- require teachers to spend no more time than they typically would to plan a lesson.
What Tools Can We Use for Lesson Access?
Basic Flipped Classroom Outline
- Students watch an instructional video the night before class.
- Give a formative assessment at the beginning of class.
- Homework becomes classwork/projects/ discussion so students have the teacher present to answer questions during their application of the lesson.
- End the class with another formative or summative assessment.
Level 1 Classroom Web Pages
Teachers Post
- Handouts
- PowerPoints
- Videos
- Practice Activities
- Used to give students access to resources but there is no collaboration or accountability.
Level 2 Class Notebook
- No additional sign in required to access
- Easy to organize lessons
- Post videos, links to other tools,
- Allows for Student Collaboration
- Students can turn in work in the student notebook
- Teachers can grade work and give feedback
- Office Mix allows teachers to use Powerpoints they have already created and view analytics to see who is watching
Content Tools
Office Mix https://mix.office.com
- This is a free add on to powerpoint that allows you to make your existing powerpoints interactive. You can add questions, simulations, in app white board
- Analytics provided for Office 365 users via the Office Mix website.
EdPuzzle https://edpuzzle.com/
Educanon https://educanon.com/
- This site allows you to add questions to existing videos.
- App can be added to Edmodo group for instant LMS integration. Provides Analytics.
- Basic version is free.
Zaption https://www.zaption.com/
- This site allows you to add/trim multiple videos to create a learning tour.
- Teachers can add text and a questions in a variety of formats.
- Provides analytics.
- Basic version is free.
Level 3 Edmodo
- Does require an additional set up and log in
- Looks like Face book or other social media tools
- Provides instant communication between students and the teacher
- Assignments, polls, quizzes, and activities through snapshot
- Can make small groups for remediation or enrichment
- Can track your classroom's progress on assignments and quizzes
Content Creation
Interwrite- installed on all RCS computers
- Screen capture software
- Teacher is recording his/her authentic lesson
- To have voice over will need a microphone
- How to video
Screencastify https://www.screencastify.com/
- Chrome Plug in
- Screen capture software
- Need microphone or Web Cam for voice
Educreations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oer20QtZdMo
- Ipad only app that uploads to website
- White board that allows the teacher to add his/her own content
Explain Everything https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lupVle5m-iY
- App for multiple platforms-Apple/Android/Windows tablets
- Will work on a PC with Windows $10
- Cost is around $3.99
- Explain Everything is an easy-to-use design, screencasting, and interactive whiteboard app that lets you annotate, animate,narrate, import, and export almost anything to and from almost anywhere.
- Create slides, draw in any color, add shapes, add text, and use a laser pointer. Rotate, move, scale, copy, paste, clone, and lock any object added to the stage
- Add new or existing photos, videos, or import PDF files from OneDrive or Dropbox. Export MP4 movies or editable .explain project files directly from your device.
- Can export video files as an MP4 and upload to the Office 365 video channel
Overcoming Roadblocks
Resources provided by Kayla Weller
- How can I get parents, students, and administration on board? http://flippedinstitute.org/files/tips-for-introducing-topics-k-12.pdf
- How do my students apply what they’ve learned the next day? http://flippedinstitute.org/files/using-class-time-differently-k-12.pdf
- What kind of problems am I going to face? http://flippedinstitute.org/files/practical-considerations-k-12.pdf
- What if students don't watch the videos? Part I: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1MKpyVPilI
- Part II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI8XqRDB8v4
- What about student with no access? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoNlL3Plx-g
- How does a teacher manage disruptive students? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f6AuWuXG2g
How Do We Support Our Teachers
- Help them start small with tools that are familiar to them.
- Model flipped lessons by providing online Professional Development.
- Provide workshops for them to create flipped lessons.
- Help teachers network with other teachers who are flipping their classroom or work together to create and share flipped lessons.