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Safe "blogging" for elementary students.

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This is cool.

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This is so helpful!

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@EPantano

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This is a post from one of eduCanon's co-founders, Swaroop Raju. eduCanon is a platform that makes online videos interactive by allowing teachers to embed questions during the video, so students are actively learning and instructors can monitor understanding in real-time or in preparation for class.
It's been about seven years now since Jon Bergmann and Aaron Sams set off on their journey to make the most of the limited face-to-face time with their students. The two realized that the time the students needed them the most was when they were stuck on homework questions and needed individual help&mdash;thus the "flipped classroom" came to be. In the years since they pioneered the flipped classroom (defined in this post as delivering video lecture as a homework assignment with traditional homework done during class), it would be an understatement to say that the methodology has been polarizing.

Enthusiasts believe that the flipped classroom movement is completely transforming education, while detractors believe that the technological hurdles are too formidable. So where are we right now? Is there any data to support that flipped learning is effective, or even whether a significant number of teachers/administrators are adopting the flipped classroom?

A recent SpeakUP survey (study here) of 403,000 educators, students, and parents found, among other results, that:

25 percent of administrators believe flipped learning has already had a "significant impact" on transforming teaching and learning in their school or district

One out of six math/science teachers are already implementing a flipped learning model

16 percent of teachers are regularly creating videos of their lessons or lectures for students to watch

Almost one-fifth of current teachers have "learning how to flip my classroom" on their wish list for professional development this year

66 percent of principals believe pre-service teachers should be learning how to create and use videos within their teacher training programs

Considering that only a couple of years ago the flipped classroom was a concept touted by only the most adventurous of educators, we have certainly come along way. At the same time, however, it is clear that there are significant (and understandable) reservations from the general teacher population about adopting video in a flipped setting. After all, if one-fifth of current teachers have learning to flip on their wish list, that means four-fifths of teachers either have not heard of this teaching style or do not believe it to be possible within their current classroom setting.

A quick browse of the Twitter hashtag conversations #flipclass, #edtech, and #edtechchat points to two common threads interwoven among voiced hesitancies: 1. 2. Teachers do not have As we've built out

Accountability is a huge challenge. Teachers are, after all, disconnected from their student's viewing experience.

time to do what feels like a complete transformation.

eduCanon, we've kept in mind these two challenges, because we believe that video has the potential to engage and energize students. And we believe that teachers are busy enough&mdash;flipping or blending your classroom should be a seamless process. That is why we've carefully measured the amount of time it takes to embed formative assessments into video through eduCanon, keeping lesson creation under 10 minutes, and we've made sure that the visualization of student performance is simple. Teachers can see who watched the video and what confused their student in one quick glance.

I believe the flpped classroom movement is here to stay, but only if the tools to flip are simple, training is adequate, and technology companies like ourselves work hand-in-hand with teachers to tackle the challenges of flipping.

Follow eduCanon on Twitter @eduCanon123

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Is the Flipped Class Model Here to Stay? - Market Brief

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This is a post from one of eduCanon's co-founders, Swaroop Raju. eduCanon is a platform that makes online videos interactive by allowing teachers to embed questions during the video, so students are actively learning and instructors can monitor understanding in real-time or in preparation for class.

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Cool way to write and share

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Crystal you have been so helpful! I've gotten so many great ideas

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Students can share group work or group projects.

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Love learning all of these formative assessments to implement when I get back to school in August! Thank you! 

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Love learning all of these formative assessments to implement when I get back to school in August! Thank you! 

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This is awesome!

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Students who don't speak up in class may suddenly find their voice here!

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More about flipping with the Flipping 2.0 Book. Many of the authors are at #flipcon15

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Testing one, two

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Another great resource.

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Stephanie Burke - @stephandpony     I love the #flipclass chat on Monday nights at 8pm EST on Twitter

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Stephanie Burke - @stephandpony     I love the #flipclass chat on Monday nights at 8pm EST on Twitter

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is a wonderfully fast read for those flipping their classrooms

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I heart Desmos!

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I didn't post during homework because I didn't have an article.  But I really did look at it I promise.

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I didn't post during homework because I didn't have an article.  But I really did look at it I promise.

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Michigan State University, 220 Trowbridge Rd,East Lansing, MI, United States - See the full schedule of events happening Jul 12 - 15, 2015 and explore the directory of Speakers & Attendees.

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Crystal Kirch's website is an unbelievable resource!

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Glad to get this hands-on experience with these tools as a student

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having a great time at flipcon15

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Katie Lanier, we miss you at FlipCon this year!

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Katie Lanier, we miss you at FlipCon this year!

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This is my post!

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Really new to the flipped classroom, so no articles. Just really happy to be here and learn so much!

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Like @bamaguy1218, I don't have the flipping experience to recommend an article or blog. I do know that edpuzzle is a great tool for viewing videos once you have made them.

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This document has a list of many links to flash blogs created during #flipclass chat. These blogs are varied and have more flipclass and edtech information.

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I've flipped Hamlet for two years in my senior English class, and this year, I'm flipping my two ninth grade enriched classes entirely! I'm still researching and learning, but lately I'm exploring the Tech Tools offered on flippedclass.com

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The site I have used the most is Flipped Learning Network. I particularly like the definition of flipped learning and the four pillars to use as a resource to help explain to people what it is

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Driven by near ubiquitous access to recording and viewing technology and fueled by education initiatives such as Flipped Learning, project based learning and individualized learning, education video use is exploding. If you are a teacher, school principal or district administrator, the need to personally create a video is likely in your future.

To document best practices for creating quality education videos we interviewed Dena Leggett, Ph.D. Advanced Chemistry teacher at Franklin, TN High School. Dena uses the Flipped Learning process to teach Honors and AP Chemistry and has personally created over 400 videos, so she knows a thing or two about education video production! Here are Dena's education video production best practices. (See a sample video from Dena)

The lesson/lecture can be visually presented in many formats, including Word, Google Doc, PowerPoint, etc., to create the main visual element of the video and also serve as the transcription.

Create your videos in a quiet, well lit location. If you will be showing your face, it is helpful point a desk light towards you and avoid bright back lighting (sitting in front of a bright window).

Use quality equipment. Most Windows and MAC laptops and notebooks have the built in features necessary for creating a video. Just make sure the device has a quality camera and microphone. Good sound quality is a must. If the internal mic is not sufficient, use a external USB mic.There are many low cost options available.

Use a screen recording application like Camtasia (about $250) or Screencast O'Matic (free & pro version available) to record your voice, image, and screen. These systems can capture your entire screen or just an area of your screen. Note: It's also possible to create videos using PowerPoint by adding narration and saving the file in MP4 format. This is fine for basic videos, but lacks the annotation and live movement of a screen capture.)

Use an "inking" or annotation application to add notes, underline, highlight, draw, write, diagrams, work problems, etc. Dena uses InkToGo ($20) but there are many others such as Presentation Pro ($20), Presentation Marker ($29.95) and Annotate Pro ($19.95). These inking applications allow you to call attention to areas of the lesson, during the live recording or during the editing process to increase engagement and retention.

Speak with enthusiasm, and if possible, allow your image to appear on screen. Your students will be more engaged and retain more.

After the main video is produced, go back and edit to include images, tables, call outs, to add depth and interest to the production. The recording and inking tools discussed above allow for this level of editing.

Don't strive for perfection. You will get better overtime.

Listen to your students - they will have great feedback. Use it to improve your videos.

Keep education videos to one subject or segment. Subject level videos should be 2-3 minutes in length and the overall viewing time per lessons depend on the age and class level. Older and higher performing students can accommodate longer lengths. Dena keeps total video viewing length at 10-15 minutes for her Honors classes and 20-30 minutes for her AP classes. This means her students are watching several short videos per night, totaling 10-30 minutes in duration.

Dena, also importantly advises to not expect student mastery from a video. She uses her videos as foundation for further learning in the classroom and finds that her classroom time is more engaging and fun as a result. Dena employs the Flipped Learning process, but her tips will certainly make any education video better and more engaging. Have fun!

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10 Best Practices for Creating Quality Education Videos - Flipped Learning Network Hub

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Originally posted on superview.schooltube.com (syndicated with permission) Driven by near ubiquitous access to recording and viewing technology and fueled by education initiatives such as Flipped Learning, project based learning and individualized learning, education video use is exploding. If you are a teacher, school principal or district administrator, the need to personally create a video is ...

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www.flippedmath.com

This is an awesome website with ready made videos and resources for math teachers. The guys who make the videos will be presenting at this same conference! Yay!

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I will truly learn more from this wall than I put in to it. As I'm typing this, I can't think of a Flipped Learning article or blog that I have read or browsed. Sorry for the lack of info, but I'm glad I get to see some resources.

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I have learned the most from the Twitter chat #flipclass Mondays 8-9pm EST , also great book Embedded Formative Assessment, Wiliam

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I have learned a lot from this site. Besides articles, there are videos, webinars, and books.

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I added the link to Fawn Nguyen's page because there is so much information on her page about amazing teaching practices that can be used in a flipped classroom! I appreciate the information as a fellow math teacher.

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Not enough people write about classroom management in a practical and realistic way. But this does! Helpful tips. https://t.co/oXXwOU6xDK

- Michael Pershan (@mpershan) August 9, 2017

Classroom management is hard, and what's "practical and realistic" for one person could be entirely impractical and unrealistic for someone else to follow. Take a math lesson taught successfully at a parochial school in a class of 12 students wearing uniforms and bring it into an inner-city public school in a class of 37 students wearing skins in shades of brown, black, and yellow, and you might find that you need to tweak the lesson a bit.

You and I are two different people. You and I are two different teachers. What irks me may not even faze you. You and I can tolerate different ranges of decibels emitting from classroom activities. You like foldables, and I like baguettes.

Your students are different than mine. The humans in our classrooms are fussy and demanding and moody and social and shy and are constantly muttering under their breath I-hate-this-shit. Good luck with that lesson on factoring trinomials.

Therefore, any advice on classroom management is making huge assumptions about who you are, what your students are like, and what your admins had for breakfast. I don't blame you if after reading a how-to book on classroom management, and you feel stuck at step 4 below.

Unfortunately, the final step of "add small details" is what you must do - like practice, fail, practice, fail, shit, practice, shit, fail again - in the classroom!

No book is gonna help you master this thing. I'm sorry. You don't become a chef by reading cookbooks. You just gotta go into the kitchen, roll up your sleeves, make a big mess, and voila boeuf bourguignon! Or not.

But before you accuse me of writing a post that is completely useless and unhelpful, please allow me to offer just these three tidbits.
Observe your colleague.
Intentionally schedule a time when you may come in to observe a colleague whom you hold in high regard and whom you may ask a thousand follow-up questions. It's equally important that this colleague reciprocates the observation and gives you constructive feedback. Most likely you know this colleague better than you know any author of some book, and of course, you two share pretty much the same clientele. For optimal efficiency, and if possible, choose a time when your colleague has the same students who seem to be giving you trouble. Kids act differently for different teachers.
Know what you absolutely value above all things.
For me, it's respect. Not just respect for me the teacher, but respect for all of us in the room. I don't always handle this gracefully when disrespect unveils itself in my room because it tops my list of all things that make Ms. Win go ape-shit crazy. But because I know this about myself, and being proactive always yields better results than being reactive, I tell my kids of my zero-tolerance for disrespect from the get-go. I say, "I need you to be respectful. That's the only way we are going to get along in here. Before we can do any mathematics or have any fun in here, we are going to be respectful to each other." And may God give me the grace to apologize when I am being disrespectful to my students. I find that doughnuts help them forgive me quicker.
Separate the behavior from the child.
We know this already. But there are adult assholes out there. My hypothesis is that we teachers - and parents and society at large - have allowed the adorable children in our care to morph into assholes without effective intervention. What happened? I don't know exactly, but I do know that we tend to let misbehaviors slide for fear of hurting the kid's feeling or that it's not the best time to deal with it. Well, I always try to immediately find the time and will immediately tell a kid that her actions/words are not okay because while the humans are young, their behaviors are especially removed from their true selves. I'm reprimanding the behavior, but I'm keeping the kid. Being a parent for 22 years and a teacher for 26, I conclude that children are highly manipulative. Not because they think it's a desirable trait, but because they can't drive and have no income, being manipulative is their survival mode of choice.

A few years ago I was sitting in the lodge at CMC-North in Asilomar when someone recognized me from my Ignite talk and came over to chit chat. He was lamenting the frequency in which his students were asking to use the restroom pass. I asked some related questions to learn more before I realized that he wasn't lacking classroom management skills as much as just lacking a good lesson.

So, there's that, step 0 as I call it - find that great math task.

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Not enough people write about classroom management in a practical and realistic way. But this does! Helpful tips. https://t.co/oXXwOU6xDK - Michael Pershan (@mpershan) August 9, 2017 Classroom management is hard, and what's "practical and realistic" for one person could be entirely impractical and unrealistic for someone else to follow.