Monday, March 28, 2016

9 - Flipped Classroom, Poll Everywhere, and PowerPoint

“The Flipped Classroom is an innovative blended delivery model that currently has a following in K-12 and postsecondary education” (chapter 10). The idea of the flipped classroom allows for video casts to be made. These videos were first intended for students to use when they missed class. I do not think that this idea is very efficient. The whole point of school is for students to actually attend class and learn from their teacher. Most students are better off learning in the classroom environment. It is very hard to learn when students are at home (or even anywhere else for that matter) because of all of the possible distractions.

An interesting web-based resource that I might use for professional development is Poll Everywhere. Poll Everywhere is “the world’s first audience response tool for mobile devices.” I used Poll Everywhere in my high school classes very often. We used this tool to take pop quizzes and just surveys to see how students felt about different topics.

I learned a lot from this PowerPoint assignment. I did not know that you could download a PowerPoint template from the internet and it would open right in your PowerPoint application. I really liked this assignment because it is something I will definitely use when I become a teacher. Also, it was very fun to make. I think students really like games because they are learning while having fun at the same time.



6 comments:

  1. I thought the web-based resource you picked was really interesting, I have never heard of that before. I really liked how you explained "the flipped classroom" it was clear and very easy to understand.

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  2. Jill, I think how you taught us about a flipped classroom was really effective

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  3. I think that flipped classrooms can be helpful for students to be able to have more in class time to ask questions so they can grasp the concepts they are learning but I agree classroom time should be used for learning and it is a better environment that allows students to pay attention.

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  4. I never really used polls in class which i think is weird, how often did you use polls in class?

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  5. I thought the same thing about using online teaching guides at home, as opposed to actually attending the class. It is very easy to get distracted in an environment that is not school itself.

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  6. I thought the same thing about using online teaching guides at home, as opposed to actually attending the class. It is very easy to get distracted in an environment that is not school itself.

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