Screencasting Apps for the iPad I recently updated my 1st generation iPad by gifting myself with a 4th generation iPad for Christmas. I had to give this gift to myself because I am the only one who shows Apple the love in my house. It's pretty safe to say that I am completely enamored by my brand new iPad, and mostly it's for reasons other than allowing me to Facebook and tweet from the comfort of my couch. As other teachers who have used iPads for years already know, there are some very cool educational apps out there, and recently I have been exploring various screencasting apps to record lessons for my classroom. I have listed some of the apps I have found below with a brief review of their pros and cons. Explain Everything ($2.99)This is one of my favorites. Below is a nice video that gives you a good overview of the features of Explain Everything that was not made by me, so you know it's gotta be good. Doceri (Free)This is a fully-featured app that is akin to Explain Everything. Update:
Why I Gave Up Flipped Instruction A little over a year ago I wrote a post about the flipped classroom, why I loved it, and how I used it. I have to admit, the flip wasn’t the same economic and political entity then that it is now. And in some ways, I think that matters. Here’s the thing. When I recently re-read the post, I didn’t disagree with anything I’d said. When I wrote that post, I imagined the flip as a stepping stone to a fully realized inquiry/PBL classroom. What is the flip? The flipped classroom essentially reverses traditional teaching. When I first encountered the flip, it seemed like a viable way to help deal with the large and sometimes burdensome amount of content included in my senior Biology & Chemistry curricula. My flipped experiments I first encountered the flip in a blog post. My students loved the idea of trying something that very few other students were doing. We began to shift What was my role? The flip faded away As this shift occurred, the flip simply disappeared from our classroom. No.
Writing: Smooth Sentence Fluency -- Six Traits Assessments Sentence Structure Smooth and Expressive Sentence Fluency Sometimes ya just gotta go with the flow — at least that's the situation most readers find themselves in. When we write, we write in sentences. Beginning with a capital letter, we wind our way over words and phrases until we’ve expressed a complete thought, and then we mark the endpoint with a period, question mark, or exclamation mark. Readers read the same way: they follow the shape of each sentence from beginning to end trying to understand the single complete thought the writer is expressing. In order for readers to do that, your writing needs to flow smoothly from word to word, phrase to phrase, and sentence to sentence. Variety in Sentence Beginnings We can’t start every sentence the same way. In Chores, the writer does a pretty good job of varying the beginnings of her sentences. Variety in Sentence Length and Structure Take a look at the fourth paragraph of Chores: “Bathtubs, ever washed one? A Short Note on Sentence Structure (1) Main Parts.
Skärminspelningar - vad behöver jag? På denna sida hittar du information om hur du snabbt kan komma igång med skärminspelningar. Längst ned på den här sidan hittar du en miniguide - en jämförelse mellan några vanliga verktyg för skärminspelning och deras grundläggande funktioner. Vill du sedan gräva dig djupare in i tekniken och göra mer bearbetade inspelningar kan du ta en titt på sidorna Enkla verktyg och Avancerade verktyg. För att kunna göra en skärminspelning behöver du: en datorett headseteventuellt en webbkameraett manusen mjukvara för att spela in det som händer på skärmen + din röst Hårdvara För att kunna göra en skärminspelning behöver du först och främst en dator och ett headset. Använder du inbyggd mikrofon som eventuellt finns på din dator brukar kvaliteten inte bli lika bra och ovälkomna ljud kommer lätt med i inspelningen. Manus Du behöver veta i förväg vilket innehåll din inspelning ska ha och vad du ska säga. Mjukvara Du behöver en mjukvara för att spela in det som händer på din skärm samt din egen röst.
Research / Research Research on Flipped Learning Looking for original research, case studies, surveys, infographics or our Literature Reviews? What is the difference between a Flipped Class and Flipped Learning? Along with the Four Pillars of F-L-I-P and 11 indicators. Written by the board and practitioners of the FLN. Project Tomorrow and the FLN: In partnership FLN and Sophia Survey of Flipped Teachers (May 2014) The flipped classroom continues to grow in popularity and success. An extension of the Literature Review (see below), this brief looks at new research on flipped learning on college and university campuses. Case Studies Flipped Learning Model Dramatically Improves Pass Rate for At-Risk Students Byron High School, MN: A Case Study (June, 2013) Flipped Learning Model Increases Student Engagement and Performance Literature Review on Flipped Learning (2013 & 2014) The 2014 Extension of the 2013 Review of Flipped Learning (20-page PDF) The Executive Summary of the Literature Review (Two-page PDF)
Guest Post: Sketchnotes for visual thinkers | teaching with technology | Scoop.it Today we have a special Guest Post from Antoine RJ Wright, an avid fan of mobile technology and and iPad user. Antoine has recently been practicing the art of creating sketchnotes during workshops and conferences. Sketcnotes seem like a natural fit for the iPad. Over to you Antoine... At some point last year, I decided that I would start drawing again. My canvas would be the iPad. I guess after three or four of them its a habit. I'm looking to do more of these, and probably break into doing them semi-officially for conferences and workshops. View my gallery of completed sketchontes: Blog: blog.antoinerjwright.com
Åtta gratis screencastprogram Screencasting är en väldigt användbar teknik om du vill flippa klassrummet eller om du vill arbeta med digitalt lärande över huvud taget. Vad är då en screencast? Enkelt kan man säga att det är en teknik som gör det möjligt för dig att spela in precis det du gör på din skärm. Det är perfekt för att spela in dina lektioner om du inte vill göra en presentation med hjälp av stillbilder. Det går att göra inspelningar av dina Powerpointpresentationer, men det är så mycket effektivare och enklare att spela in det du gör direkt på skärmen. Det du behöver tänka på är vilket program du vill använda för din screencast. Ezvid Ezvid ger dig möjligheten att också redigera dina inspelade videor, vilket inte alltid är möjligt i gratisversioner. BlueBerry Flashback Express Recorder Med hjälp av Blueberry Flashback kan spela in din skärm samtidigt som du spelar in dig själv via en webbkamera. Screenr Screenr är webb-baserad. Rylstim Screen Recorder Rylstim är enkelt och lätt att använda.
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