Flipping the Classroom

Many people have been talking about flipping the classroom, but I feel like it has hit a wall when it comes to implementation. Some of the road blocks are obvious: lack of access, lack of training/PD, and unclear learning targets, but what are other reasons are there for people to take advantage of this strategy? I think the unknown is one of the biggest hang-ups people have in looking to implement this in their own teaching and I've put together a presentation with some resources to help get you started.

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Some of the highlights from the presentation that I find particularly useful are:

• Screenshots/Screencasts/GIFs - I love making GIFS using the program licecap and then inserting them into slide shows to provide simple step-by-step instructions on how to accomplish a task.
• Edpuzzle - Great website I've dove into in previous posts that allows you to do some basic editing and add your own narration, audio notes, and questions to a online video that students can watch at home and come to class prepared to skip the lecture and get right to the active learning. 
• Google Forms - Get creative with features like 'sections', 'Go to page based on answer', and 'data validation' to make Forms way more than a simple survey or assessment tool.
• Google Docs - Hyperdocs/Multi-media texts - By looking at a redesign of how you can deliver content to students using Google Docs you'd come across Hyperdocs which allow for a million variations of individual and group lesson delivery. Check out some of the many templates available online to get started and let your creativity take your students to some amazing places all while learning.
• InsertLearning (formerly DocentEDU) - An amazing tool that I've written about before and with a new look, name and some new features is not to be overlooked as a great way to deliver almost any web content to your students in your own custom platform. 

I made sure to mention the ISTE standards and SAMR and TPACK models at the beginning of the presentation to get people thinking about the "why" when it comes to using any of the tools to try and flip content. I think when we have purposeful use of these tools to deliver content to our students in effective and innovative ways we can really see the benefits of flipping the classroom and how it can impact the work we accomplish with our students. My biggest piece of advice is to start small and focus on one area you really see potential in and branch out from there. If you have any great examples or experiences flipping your own classroom feel free to comment below. Feel free to refer and use the presentation for your own teaching and have fun flipping out!