Key Questions You Should Ask Before You Flip Your Class

I am preparing to do a workshop with Icelandic Educators this week and I was asked to give them a list of questions to consider as they begin to flip their classes. As I wrote these I realized that many people could benefit from these questions. It is no doubt an incomplete list. If you have more questions that I should include, please comment and I will add them. Overall Questions What is the best use of your face-to-face class time? Technical Questions about Video Creation: What software will you use to make your videos? Classroom Questions How will you monitor if the students watched the video? Like this: Like Loading...

New Visual: Steps to Create A Blended Learning Classroom November 10, 2014 In the midst of the rapidly changing educational paradigms, teachers are continuously required to actualize their teaching pedagogy in such a way that it melts in with ethos of the new era. Teaching in the 21st century has its own idiosyncrasies that are, to a far extent, different from the ones that shaped instruction in the previous centuries.We are now living in a conceptual age that demands a host of new and complex thinking and cognitive skills and as such teaching priorities have to adjust to accommodate and foster these new demands. Our students are no longer passive containers waiting for their teachers to fill them in with teachable content.They have become active agents who can seek and access information and knowledge through different venues.They are equipped with the power of networks and can in a matter of few clicks crowdsource a topic and come up with all kinds of ideas.

The Best Backchannel Tool Gets Better! | @TodaysMeet Teacher Tools ~ Christopher J. Nesi | House of #EdTech Podcast TodaysMeet is a backchannel chat platform for classroom teachers and learners. Designed for teachers, TodaysMeet takes great care to respect the needs and privacy of students while giving educators the tools for success. Users can join fast and it is easy to start rooms with no sign up, and you can immediately start powerful conversations that augment the traditional classroom. Beginning on November 1, 2014 TodaysMeet will off something called Teacher Tools. With Teacher Tools teacher will be able to: Access Permanent TranscriptsYou don’t have to worry about when a room closes – or closing a room early. TodaysMeet is initially offering Teacher Tools for $5/mo. What is a Backchannel? The backchannel is the conversation that goes on alongside the primary activity, presentation, or discussion. TodaysMeet helps harness the backchannel and turn it into a platform that can enable new activities and discussions, extend conversations beyond the classroom, and give all students a voice. Mr.