Week 6 Responses

Response to article from Edutopia " 4 Tips for Flipped Learning" By Joe Hirsch

I chose this article because I wanted to learn more about creating quality videos for flipped learning.  I was hoping I would come across some useful tips that I could use for the digital storytelling project.  The article suggested that you ask yourself the following questions before you get started:

1. Once students understand the entry-level information, what will they be able to do with it?
2. What kinds of activities will reinforce these concepts?
3. Will students add value to basic ideas by simulating them through experiments, deepening them through inquiry-based discussion, or broadening them through project-based learning?
4. How will teachers facilitate and monitor classroom collaboration?
5. How will students demonstrate their burgeoning knowledge in these learning laboratories?

The article said there is no point in making a great video if you don't know what you want your students to get out of it.  One of the tips that I found useful was to upload your video to a site where you can monitor student activity.  As the teacher you can see who has watched the video and you can also create questions that the students must answer while watching.  I thought that was great advice.  The site they recommend was "educanon."  The article also talked about something called "Office Mix" where you can turn your Power Point presentations into interactive videos that have quizzes. 

Overall, I found a lot of the information in this article useful and I feel that I have a better understanding of flipped learning.

Response to "7 Things You Should Know About Social Bookmarking"

I had never heard about Social Bookmarking until I started this class.  I was glad to see this article in our course materials for the week.  The article talked about using social bookmarking to share resources on a specific topic with other people.  This made me think about how social bookmarking could be shared among teachers.  It seems that we are always working on our own to discover new things to use with our students.  Social bookmarking would be a great way to share our resources with one another instead of constantly reinventing the wheel.   The article also talked about how social bookmarking can be useful when creating a bibliography or resource list.  I know I will be using social bookmarking when I am working on my projects.