Adapter for Apple TV

The adapter for changing HDMI into VGA with audio is made by Kanex. The model is ATV Pro. It is listed as $59.95 on the company website, but can be purchased elsewhere for less. Amazon currently has it for $37.18 as of this morning.

Thanks for spending your Friday evening with me. All of you are on the right track with your flipped classroom and I look forward to seeing the successes.

Sample Flipped Lesson for Math

Next year, I will be teaching 7th grade math. I was thinking about paring down a concept to a simple form. Next Generation Standards are available from West Virginia Department of Education so I decided to put together a sample of one lesson for you to peruse. I combined resources I created with some online pieces that students can access.

This lesson would be the use of mathematics for a real world situation. It ties directly into West Virginia Next Generation Standards.

Solve real-life and mathematical problems using numerical and algebraic expressions and equations.
M.7.EE.3		solve multi-step real-life and mathematical problems posed with positive and negative rational numbers in any form (whole numbers, fractions, and decimals), using tools strategically. Apply properties of operations to calculate with numbers in any form; convert between forms as appropriate; and assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies. For example: If a woman making $25 an hour gets a 10% raise, she will make an additional 1/10 of her salary an hour, or $2.50, for a new salary of $27.50. If you want to place a towel bar 9 3/4 inches long in the center of a door that is 27 1/2 inches wide, you will need to place the bar about 9 inches from each edge; this estimate can be used as a check on the exact computation. (CCSS Math.7.EE.3)

Finding Discount from Jason Jackson on Vimeo.

Link to Khan Academy Practice

Screencasting Part 2

Richard Byrne posted some information on his blog for additional free tools for flipping your classroom. His guest blogger, Brian E. Bennett, breaks it down based upon uses. Some of the tools we have discussed in class and other were mentioned in the previous post on screencasting. Investigate and see if there are any you can use for you project.

Screencasting

We talked about video editing during our last meeting but I did not touch on screencasting for a computer. Screencasting allows annotation and narration of what is shown on the screen of a computer. This procedure used to be based in software that needed purchased. It is now done with Web 2.0 tools for free. I found this article this morning from Susan Oxnevad. She offers some benefits of screencasting below and some of the services that provide options for screencasting.

Why One Math Teacher Flipped

The Beginning

Welcome to the home for the Marshall University Flipped Classroom!

After two meetings, I think we have made substantial headway into how we will create the flipped classroom model. The ideas for content are flowing and the discussions on how to build or harvest lessons are nearly completed. By the next meeting, we should have the answers we need as far as resources that need acquired by some in the course.

The first item that has come up since we last met is conflict with our next session on November 3. Steve let me know that the West Virginia State Science Conference is the same weekend. With a room of science teachers, this may be a big issue. We may need to reschedule if several will be at the conference.

Questions? Comments? Fire away!