Discussion videos for November 30

In addition to viewing the TED Talk posted by Jason earlier this week, please watch the following flipped lessons by some of our 2012-13 group.
We will discuss these lessons in our November 30 Google Hangout.
Please keep in mind that the content of the lesson isn't what is important to us at this time.  We are looking at delivery methods and ways of making the material accessible to students.
Since these videos are on Vimeo, you will need to view them from a site outside of the school network where they are blocked.  If you view them from home or a public hotspot you should be fine.

Mr. Grady's lesson on calculating density

Mr. Marcum's lesson on kinematics

Ms. Conner's lesson on momentum triangle

If you go to Vimeo, you can see many videos from Ms. Connor, Mr. Grady, Mr. Jackson and Mr. Marcum using the links provided on their names.  Feel free to check any of their videos to discuss on the 30th of November as well.
I will look forward to hearing from you on November 30.

3 Rules to Spark Learning

I remembered this video from last May when I started thinking about flipping our November meeting. Mr. Musallam speaks of how it took a life-changing event to shift his teaching to a level that drove students to ask the questions that expanded learning opportunities. As you watch the video, think about your thoughts on learning, asking the difficult questions, and how this endeavor will modify your teaching. Share your thoughts with the group using the comments feature below.

Disable Comments for Videos in YouTube

I checked this afternoon and this is now white listed by WVDE. Feel free to share with anyone that needs the information.

Women's Education (WE) Forum Support of the Flipped Classroom Project

As you are aware, the Women's Education Forum (WE) is supporting our flipped classroom project this year.  Information about the project and the WE group was covered in the October 30 Herald-Dispatch.

‘Flipped’ classroom offers promising results

 

Touchcast Poll Test

Follow the link below to watch a short video and vote for November training.

http://www.touchcast.com/jasonjackson/Touchcast-Poll-Test

A couple of quick guides to adding a calendar, adding pizazz to your site as well as Google site basics:

Adding Pizazz

Creating a new calendar

Adding a calendar to your site

Color and Fonts

Google Basics

YouTube Whitelist through Webtop

Short video tutorial on how to whitelist a YouTube video in WVDE Webtop.

WEEBLY

Jason Jackson reminded me a little while ago about a cool FREE site creator called Weebly. The interface is really easy to use and all the bells and whistles makes me want to leave my Google site and jump on the Weebly bandwagon. I just got my students to access my site through Google so Weebly may be something that I use next year. My advice would be to try different sites out to see which would be best for you, your parents and your students. Happy creating!

Google Site Creation

This 8 minute video walks you through the creation process.

This second video gives the highlights of the "manage site" menu

 Feel free to take a look at my google site: Mrs. Conner's class

Flipped Classroom and Student Engagement

This one showed up in my news feed. A study from Canada shows that students perceptions of learning are different than those of the traditional classroom. They include:

• Increased communication opportunities
• More relevant classroom activities 
• Time to complete homework in class
• More enjoyable learning experience

Brief overview is here:

Student Perceptions of the Flipped Classroom-New Research

Full article may be retrieved from:
Student Perceptions of the Flipped Classroom