Many teachers in Canyons School District are focusing on flipping their classroom from the traditional educational model to the flipped classroom model. The flipped classroom uses educational technology to influence the students learning environment. The flipped classroom model also provides the opportunity for students to learn through activity, which also influences the learning environment. Teachers are creating 5-7 minute videos for students to view at home, or in school if a student does not have Internet access at home. Class time is spent doing interactive activities to illustrate the concepts learned from watching the video. The ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard app is a great tool to use to create a learning video. Students can also use this app to gather and record data. The app works just like a whiteboard and as a lesson is created, it can be recorded and then posted into a class blog or website. I have been working with a 5th grade teacher at Sandy Elementary who is recording lessons for her students to view in math, which is posted in her classroom blog. The ShowMe video is called: Algebra Variables and Expressions. Tricia Ellison has done a fantastic job of implementing the "flipped classroom" model into her current teaching style.
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