Eclectic Technology

This post includes the inforgraphic (shown above) as well as additional information on pros and cons of flipping a class.

The sections in the post are:

* Flipped Learning for a Flipped World

* Flipping the Numbers

* Flipping to Engage Active Learning

* Flipping from Passive to Active

* In a Nutshell

You may find new ideas in this post that will allow your learners to be be more engaged

Here is a quick tutorial to teach you how to insert questions into eduCanon. You will need to have a video in mind.
Some additional feature in eduCanon:

* You can crop videos

* You can group videos together for lessons

* You can monitor student progress

"Watch the rest of 3 Minute Teaching with Tech Tutorials on this web page, or by opening this YouTube Playlist."

This infographic/visualization provides six steps that show how to flip a classroom. It also makes it clear that after you work through the six steps you must also review what has taken place, revise as necessary and then repeat.

The six steps are:

1. Plan

2. Record

3. Share

4. Change

5. Group

6. Regroup

But to understand what they mean by each of these you should go to the post. Flipping the classroom takes time, but today there are many locations where you can find great videos that will work for you. There are numerous tools available that help you create videos on your own, or take an existing video and add comments, questions, etc., so that it will meet your needs. If you are considering using video as a way to flip your class in the upcoming school year this post also provides links to additional resources that you may find helpful.

We read about flipped classrooms in the media, but what does that mean? This post will help you understand what the word means. If you believe that it means only “school work at home and homework at school” you will find that there is a much deeper description. You will also find a visual that looks at the four pillars of F-L-I-P:

* F = Flexible Environment

* L = Learning Culture

* I = Intentional Content

* P = Professional Educator

To access a PDF file that provides a detailed description of F-L-I-P plus the visual of the four pillars use this link:

http://flippedlearning.org/cms/lib07/VA01923112/Centricity/Domain/41/FLIP_handout_FNL_Web.pdf

This post not only provides 8 interactive video tools it also a section on "Reviews and Guides for Interactive Video Tools" and "Sources and Ideas for Using Videos in the Classroom."
The 8 video tools are shared as video clips (via YouTube) and include:

* Zaption

* TED-Ed Website Tour

* How to use Vialogues

* Using Metta.io

* Add Questions and Quizzes to YouTube Videos!

* VideoNot.es: Improving How We Learn with Online Videos

* eduCanon

* Huzzaz

Are you considering flipping your classroom or incorporating video lessons? Are you looking for tools that will help you insert questions this post will share five tools with you:

* eduCanon

* teachem

* VideoNot.es

* TED-Ed

* blubbr

Have you seen an RSA Animate video? Are you interested in learning how to make one or better yet, have your students make one? This post provides an in-depth look at how to go about have your students create an animated video that provides them with the opportunity to  practice 21st century skills (quoted from post below):

* collaborate with one another

* synthesize ideas

* create content

* communicate ideas clearly

* use technology

This activity is designed to have your students create content, providing you with materials to use in future classes as well as helping your current students understand the materiial.

The author, Jordan Collier, provides a detailed five-day plan. Day 1 would have you dividing students into groups of three, assign them a section of a chapter in a textbook, and determine the key facts that need to be taught. To read about how to assist them with this and the tasks for Day 2 - 5 click through to the post.

This post is another example of the "Bitesize" PD that Fractus Learning offers. Screencast-O-Matic allows you to create videos a presentation that is on your computer. It is easy to use, and their is both a free version and a premium version. The sections covered in this post are:

1. Instructional walkthroughs

2. Record presentations and slides

3. Flipped lessons

4. Student guides

5. The power of post-processing

In addition there is a short video that provides and overview and links and next steps which provides tutorials about Screencast-O-Matic, flipped learning, assessment and more.

The tools covered in this post by Richard Byrne are:

* eduCanon

* Teachem

* VideoNotes

* Blubbr

* Zaption

* EdPuzzle

* Blendspace

You will find a video tutorial both eduCanon and Blendspace. Bryne describes each tool in detail in his post, making it easier for you to choose which ones will meet your needs.

This infographic shares information from a recent survey on flipped classrooms. It also shares information from two previous surveys allowing you to see how rapidly some changes are taking place. Below are two of the details from the infographic. Click through to see the complete infograhic and learn more.

* In 2012 73% of teachers recognized the term "Flipped Classroom, in 2014 that is up to 96%.

* Close to half the teachers researched have been teaching for more than 16 years - Cool because it shows it is not just the way of young techie teachers.

Please note that the data was collected over 10 days in an online survey by Sophia (the website) and the Flipped Learning Network and 2,358 teachers replied.

Finding great videos that you may use in your classroom takes time. This post provides four videos with a STEM focus that you may choose to use in your classroom. These are often referred to as motion graphics. The ones within this post include:

* The Solar System, Our Home in Space is "an infographic trip through the wonders of the solar system" that allows students to explore the inner and outer planets;

* Measuring the Universe, which combines math and scale and helps students begin to comprehend how vast the universe is;

* For the Love of Mountains, where you will learn more about some of the "extremes" of the earth's mountains;

* Forest (the English version), a "study in ecology and the environment.

I find videos are a great hook for students, providing opportunities for them to quickly engage with the subject and begin to ask questions as they want to learn additional information. These four videos would work with a wide range of ages and are well worth checking out.

Here is a new tool (at least to me) that allows you to create online content. In fact, you can get an educator account and have students also create content (but make sure to have permission from parents for students under the age of 13).

You can get an educator account or your school may want to sign-up. School wide features include:

• Lesson tracking (allowing you to see students progress)
• Lesson sharing and collaboration
• Common Core, NextGen Science and custom standards – helping you align lessons

You can easily

• Add, insert and delete resources from the web
• Group resources, lessons and organize your students
• Add questions to videos

Take a few minutes to click through to the website and check it out. You may find yourself creating a new lesson!