The idea of the flipped classroom
is an instructional design that flips the traditional technique of lecturing so
that student become active learners during classroom time instead of passive
listeners. It requires that student listen to prerecorded lectures before class
and then do more involved discussion activities during class. Basically “flipping”
homework and lecturing. While I think these are an extremely effective way to
learn and would lead to major benefits it requires more attention from the
parents and would be easier for students to fall behind. Here is a link to one
of the class lectures:
Teacher Vision is an excellent resource
for professional development for educators because it is jammed packed with
lesson plans and activities. I love how organized the site is and that it allows
teachers to search by grade, subject and even seasonal themes! In addition, it
also has resources for special needs student.
Despite the broad variety of lesson
plans and the availability of activities the site lacks an interactive side. It
would awesome if teachers were able to chat or post reviews about what their
students liked or showed the most benefit from.
PowerPoint is
hard! My biggest struggle is trying not
to explain everything in the slide and remember that the slides are just a
visual aid! A tool that I learned through the project is how to merge items to
make one picture. This is useful because when you add text to picture you can
move it all around together instead of piece by piece. I also liked how we had
to use a template from the internet. This is a foreign thing to me because I never
realize that there are legitimate free templates that are extremely easily
downloadable. These templates help me with the design side of PowerPoint because
that is another spot that I struggle with. I did not like the Jingle app. I
felt uncomfortable and felt like I am talking to myself. However, I do think
that it is an effective process because it lets the presentation live on
without the presenter.
Its hard to not read from the slides when you are doing the voice over but I agree that its very important that we just use the PowerPoint as a visual aid. Your PowerPoint looks really good!
ReplyDeleteI agree, it's hard to not just read the slides aloud during the voiceover! I really like the color scheme of your powerpoint.
ReplyDeleteI actually had flipped classroom lectures in some high school classes. They were helpful when it came time for studying for the test because you could easily review the lecture. However, you miss out on an interactive classroom experience. I still prefer in-class lectures because I feel I remember the information better. Also, great PowerPoint!
ReplyDeleteI actually had flipped classroom lectures in some high school classes. They were helpful when it came time for studying for the test because you could easily review the lecture. However, you miss out on an interactive classroom experience. I still prefer in-class lectures because I feel I remember the information better. Also, great PowerPoint!
ReplyDeleteI like your comment about how the flipped classroom requires more involvement with the parent. While this could become a positive thing, it could also quickly become a easy way for a child to fall behind in class. I also was uncomfortable using Jing, but I thought it was pretty neat how you could position the video on any point on your screen, so I could have my notes open on the side but you cannot see it in the presentation.
ReplyDeleteI agree, PowerPoint is one of the hardest applications. Basic designs and set up are easy task, but this assignment called for so many little details I found myself overwhelmed.
ReplyDeleteThe idea of a flipped classroom is a controversial one, but with moderation and improvements I believe it could be the new way the classroom operates.
ReplyDeleteThe idea of a flipped classroom is a controversial one, but with moderation and improvements I believe it could be the new way the classroom operates.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a fan of the flipped classroom concept. I like it the old fashion way because then students that are lazy would fall very very far behind on what thy need to be doing in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteI think the idea of the flipped classroom is becoming more and more used today. It is taking the basic use of "read before coming to class" and putting a tech spin on it. I agree though that it would demand more attention from the parents at home to make sure their child will be ready for class.
ReplyDeleteI felt uncomfortable with Jing too! it was super weird just talking into a mic but I think it definitely is an effective tool!
ReplyDeleteI liked your explanation of a flipped classroom. I found it very easy to understand. I also agree with your critique of the website that you found. I think it is very important for there to be an interactive side when it comes to educational websites. I definitely agree about Power Point being difficult and I do like online templates. So many to chose from!
ReplyDeleteI didn't like the Jingle app either! It makes me feel kind of uncomfortable as well, even though I know it has benefits to the students who will be listening. I hate hearing my voice on recording, and it was hard not reading from the slides.
ReplyDeleteGood observation about making the teacher resources collaborative through comments and reviews. Such a website improvement would maximize our collective knowledge (brilliance).
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