This week we are talking about the concept of a flipped classroom and all that entails. A flipped classroom is essentially having the kids learn in a different way. The learning method of choice: videos! They can watch these videos at home as another method of instruction and take what they've learned and apply it by taking notes or asking questions the next time they have class. The use of online tools is rapidly increasing. Giving students the opportunity to have these tools at their disposal can prove beneficial for growth in learning. From interactive stimulations to instructional videos, the students are sure to learn something if they can spend individual time on it and work at their own pace. Then when they come to class they are ready for the lesson and they can ask questions and work through any quick fix issues before its too late.
Switching gears lets talk about open educational resources. They are these really cool pieces of information that are usually accessible to educators far and wide. They can use these resources without worry of a having a license and work on lesson materials, take different pieces of text or media to use in the classroom. They can also evaluate the resources for future research proposals. A very helpful website I found allows teachers from all over to access OER's. It was called: "OER Commons." Not only can teachers pick whatever grade level and topic they like, but they can also sort through different class standards and find the best resource for their class in particular. Its an online public library where they can create, collaborate, and share what they find. Teachers can also build certain lesson plans and publish them for other teachers to use. The website is very helpful, and could be beneficial to any teacher who came across it.
Here is the link to the website! OER
In terms of the two recent assignments we as a class have been working to complete, we have been using Powerpoint and learning to master all it has to offer. This weekend has been very frustrating to say the least. Its one of those weekends that make me realize how much technology frustrates me. There have been a lot of things that are going wrong in terms of trying to use my Mac computer to turn in any assignment, mostly because I'm lazy and never updated my computer for fear of losing any haphazard work. I can't fathom why my computer won't cooperate. But good news is i'm learning as I scramble to figure this situation out. As of now Saturday, November 2nd, the odds are not looking so hot; But that's a sob story for another day. Lets talk about what I've learned. Ive learned so much in terms of creating a presentation. For starters, I had no clue that you could record audio over your powerpoint, I thought that was only on iMovie or something regarding a video editor. Being able to add speaker notes was really cool as well. I also like being able to add animations and make it pop with the topic of my choice. For my presentation I decided to do it on animals and classifying them, I had fun making each side unique. I learned that you could add your own idea to slide master which is so cool because sometimes the layout ideas that powerpoint suggest are a little questionable haha. As we are still working on these two powerpoint assignments, next time in terms of improvement I will just throw my whole mac computer away and do it on windows, because the amount of problems I have had to deal with in terms of saving my work a certain way is very troubling. I definitely learned the word "corrupted," and if I had any confusion on the word, my computer made sure to crystalize it for me. Below is a picture from my Assignment 4 presentation. ;)
(Update I figured it out! Thank goodness for keynote)
November 5th: Today I turned in my interactive powerpoint. Let me just say, I have no complaints. This assignment was so fun to do. Being able to come up with a game and make it interesting was something I would happily spend time doing again in a classroom of my own. I always wondered how powerpoints had buttons that moved from one slide to the next when you clicked on it. Basically hyperlinks myth bust every technical question I have regarding powerpoint.
Below are screenshots from my powerpoints! :
A4:
A5:
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