A look at the various options and tools for flipping the classroom, why this approach can work, and how it can backfire on even the best teachers. Presentation for eVisionary 2013 in Valparaiso, IN

1. FLIPPED
LEARNING:
THE GOOD, THE
BAD, AND THE
UGLY
Anastasia Trekles, Ph.D.
Purdue University Calumet
Stefanie Ford
Valparaiso Community Schools

2. WHAT’S FLIPPED LEARNING ALL
ABOUT?
 When students receive key instruction at home, and
work on tasks and application at school, you are
“flipping” your classroom
 Instruction can happen in many forms: videos,
podcasts, websites, DVDs
 In this way, students can work together on more
meaningful projects and activities more in the
classroom, while under your guidance
 You can gain back valuable class time and learning
opportunities through this method!

3. ADVANTAGES OF FLIPPING THE
CLASSROOM

4. NOW THE BAD NEWS…
 The same benefit for flipping instruction can also work in reverse
when it comes to being there for your students while they work
 When you are not there for instructional time, students may
develop misconceptions about key ideas, and will not be able to
instantly ask questions of you
 Some students may not be motivated enough to participate in the
instruction at home on their own
 Others may not have the resources necessary at home to access
what you need them to

5. NAVIGATING THE PITFALLS
 Ensure that students can
reach you outside of the
face-to-face classroom
through email or a learning
management system
 Help students form
afterschool study groups for
better accountability and
collaborative learning
 Hold students responsible for
their outside learning by
grading participation and
access

6. WHAT ABOUT KIDS WHO DON’T HAVE
ACCESS AT HOME?
 Provide downloads of videos or other learning materials on a
thumb drive or CD/DVD
 Provide transcripts and/or lecture notes (this is good for ADA
accessibility anyhow)
 Give students a place to study after school on school
grounds, such as in your classroom with a dedicated machine, or
in the computer lab
 Use tools that allow for media to be accessed and/or downloaded
onto mobile devices that students may very well have available to
them, like smartphones and iPads

7. FLIPPING YOUR CLASS: THE
BASICSA-Z of Flipping the Classroom:
1. Students need to understand the flip and the expectations
2. Provide textbooks for a reference
3. Provide overview of grading (e.g. most flipped classrooms use "Mastery
Learning”)
4. Create a web presence to post your videos to (e.g. Edmodo)
5. Locate a place to post your videos (e.g. Vimeo, Screencast.com, your web
site)
6. Locate a screen casting tool to record your videos; include headset and
webcam
7. Storyboard your lesson and practice, practice, practice!
8. Create videos which are 3-5 minutes (lengthy videos lose attention)
9. Create online assignments and assessments to accompany video
10. Provide meaningful classroom activities so that students are engaged
during class time rather than doing homework without learning
 **This may sound time intensive, but REMEMBER! Once you have created
these materials, you can upload and use them for years to come (of
http://www.21things4teachers.net/21--
flipping-the-classroom.html

8. JING
 Free, but only limits your
video to 5 minutes
 No editing – one shot deal
 Shows images and videos of
what you see on your
computer screen
 Narrate
 Overview of Jing -
http://www.techsmith.com/jin
g.html

9. CAMTASIA
 Capture what you are doing on the screen
 Step-by-step assignments
 Projects
 Lectures
 Editing enabled
 Published video can be viewed on multiple devices
 Computer
 Tablet
 Smart Phones
 Assess Understanding
 Develop quizzes inside of your video
 Must purchase, but a 30-day free trial is offered
 Overview of Camtasia - http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html

10. SCREENR
Screenr (http://screenr.com) is a online
recording program that allows you to make up
to 5 minute screen-castings.
Nothing to install or download to use it
Either PC or Mac works!
Plays everywhere (iPhones included)
Hosts your videos!
Best of all, completely FREE!

11. SCREENR – THE TECHNICAL
STUFF
 Mac (OSX 10.4 and up) or
Windows
(XP, Vista, Windows
7, Windows 8)
 IE 6, 7, and 8; Firefox 3+;
Safari 3+; and Google
Chrome
 Java 1.5 runtime or later for
recording
 Flash Player 9 (release 115
or later) or Flash Player 10
for playing screencasts
 Recording is as easy as 1-2-
3: Prepare, shoot, share
 5 minute limit on videos
 No editing software
 All videos public (if hosted on
Screenr)
 Note: you may need to install
Java first (they point you
toward the download and
make it simple)

12. SCREENCAST-O-MATIC
 Free Web-based recording with
no installations (other than Java)
required (similar to Screenr):
http://www.screencast-o-
matic.com
 Free version allows for up to 15
minutes (no editing tools
provided)
 Paid version is $15/yearly and
allows for editing as well as still
screenshots and other goodies
 Allows for publishing to YouTube
or as a standalone movie to be
uploaded to another service
such as Vimeo, Google,
Screencast.com

13. VOICETHREAD -
HTTP://VOICETHREAD.COM
 Great Web-based or iPad-based
service for creating videos with
commentary and images from a
variety of sources
 Not just for screencasts, but all
sorts of narrated presentations
 Can be edited by multiple users
for collaborative work, making it
great for students to use in
projects as well
 All you need is a microphone or a
webcam and some source video
or images to start – this could be
anything from PowerPoint
presentation slides to something
from the Web

14. WEEBLY
 Website creator
 User-friendly
 Free for education
 Mobile-friendly
 Student ability to create site
to create and share work
 Explore Weebly at
education.weebly.com

15. POWERPOINT
 Most people are familiar
with PowerPoint, but
there are some features
that you may not know
 Slide Show Voice narration
 Insert videos you have
created through
Camtasia, Jing, etc.
 Share via Office 365 Cloud
 Great tutorial series:
http://www.gcflearnfree.or
g/powerpoint

16. PUBLISH IT!
 YouTube
 Screencast.com
 Vimeo
 Your own blog or website

17. THANKS!
Staci: atrekles@purdue.edu
Stefanie: stefanie.l.ford@gmail.com
Download these slides:
http://slideshare.net/andella

18. RESOURCES
 Teachers Using Technology to Flip Classrooms:
http://www.techsmith.com/flipped-classroom.html
 Screen capture in the classroom ideas:
http://prezi.com/a81jjsnnnjiu/using-screen-capture-tools-in-the-
classroom/
 10 Tools to Flip Your Class (tip: most are screen-capture related!):
http://electriceducator.blogspot.com/2011/04/10-tools-to-help-you-flip-
your.html
 Flipped classroom design: http://digitalsandbox.weebly.com/flipped-
classroom-design.html
 Flipped class best practices: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/flipped-
classroom-best-practices-andrew-miller