To find some more information on the flipped classroom, I turned to Flipboard first. I found many, many great resources, but here are some of my favorites:
8 Great Videos about the Flipped Classroom
This article includes short videos of some of the big names in #flipclass, including Jon Bergmann and Salman Khan, but also includes input from teachers who have given flipped class a try.
Scaling Flipped Learning: Part One and Scaling Flipped Learning: Part Two
Jon Bergmann, founder of FlipCon conferences, discusses the importance of a systematic approach to the flipped classroom, as well as the importance of having support, and shares resources to use when creating videos. Jon also has a Part Three and Part Four to Scaling Flipped Learning.
3 Tools for Substitute Teachers on Sick Days
If you have the technology available (and the substitute is allowed to use it), what better way to make sure your plans get carried out than through a flipped lesson? Carolina Fransen shares three resources that help deliver the content that you want your students to receive.
What is the Flipped Classroom Model and Why is it Amazing?
This article in Forbes contains an infographic that briefly describes the idea behind a flipped classroom and also shares the positives and negatives of going flipped. The authors look into what critics are saying about the flipped classroom and have some entertaining responses.
Next I turned to Twitter. The hashtag #flipclass is even more popular because of FlipCon16, which is a Flipped Learning Conference currently taking place in Texas. While browsing through #flipclass I came upon #flipcon, which brought me to James Pellman. James is a science teacher and his classroom is flipped. He created a Movenote (which is new to me); it is a presentation tool that allows you to show images and record your lecture about those graphics (perfect for a flipped lesson). James's Movenote is entitled "So My Child is in Your Flipped Classroom..." and it talks about the theory of flipped and what to expect as parents. It is a little lengthy but had some good information.
My Flipped Lesson:
Last year I taught a lesson on infographics and created a Google Slides presentation. For my flipped lesson I planned on using what I had already created in Google Slides and wanted to record audio over the slides, but unfortunately my district has restrictions on my GAFE account and I am unable to add the necessary add-on. Then I looked into what I learned from James Pellman and tried out Movenote, but it is not free (and I'm cheap). So I decided to go with what I had used in my EDIM 501 course and use a program called VoiceThread , which allows me to upload slides and record audio over the images. Here is the link to my voice thread of my Infographics Flipped Lesson.
Please let me know if you have any issues viewing the VoiceThread. Also, any suggestions for other ways around recording over something in Slides? I'm wondering if it's because I'm not connected to my district's network. Regardless, I researched some add-ons and apps that would allow me to record and I will definitely be putting in a request for permission to download once school begins.
Here's to planning more flipped lessons for this upcoming school year!