Flip+Your+Classroom

Free tools to help flip your classroom: @http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/02/flipping-your-classroom-with-free-web.html

Media to support your lessons: @Resources-Media

 Cartoon - Let's Flip, Think Before You Flip On Saturday I wrote a short post containing three questions to consider before flipping your classroom. Jeff Branzburg took that post and created a great cartoon based on those questions. The cartoon, which you can see below or on Jeff's blog explains what flipping a classroom means and presents the questions to consider before flipping. You'll notice that Jeff uses BitStrips to create his cartoons. Here is a list of ten other tools you can use to create cartoons. //This post originally appeared on Free Technology for Teachers.//

__Testing This Out__
Stan Vincent has been testing out the waters using the flipped model of instruction. This area documents his attempts, what worked and what didn't. He was sure to get support from the IPA tech team the whole way including plenty of communication and time for the tech team to get him what he needed. **__Way to go Stan!__**

__First Steps__ (March 9, 2012) Stan decided to make a review video to help student prepare for an upcoming chapter test. From prep to posting on YouTube, here are the steps taken:
 * Teacher preparation (about 30 minutes): Stan planned for a presentation under 10 minutes (best practice recommendation): drafted out notes, wrote them on a white board, formulated a loose script for what he would say according to the notes, and did 1 run-through.
 * Record Video (about 10 minutes): Megan Armstrong manned the JVC Camcorder while Stan presented. Because he was prepared, he got the whole thing in 2 takes. He only stopped because someone persistently knocked on his door. :) The camera was on a tripod, and placed about 10-15 feet away from the presentation area.
 * Post-production - Upload (about 30 minutes): Leslie uploaded the video from the camera to her Mac. Uploading takes time.
 * Post-production - Edit (about 10-15 minutes): Leslie used iMovie for post-production. Because Stan was prepared and the recordings were very smooth, it was an easy edit job.
 * Post-production - Export (about 20 minutes): Leslie exported from iMovie using the MPEG 4 Movie file format (m4v).
 * Posting online (about 15 minutes): Leslie uploaded the finished video to YouTube, using IPA's school account. Upload and YouTube's processing can take some time depending on bandwidth and amount of users on the school's network.
 * Sharing with Students (about 5 minutes): Leslie email the URL (web address) of the YouTube video and emailed it to Stan. Stan posted it on ManageBac for students.

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 * Teachers need to be prepared. Do not fly by your seat. Get it tight so it doesn't ramble. Practice if need be. Speak clearly.
 * 10 minute MAX recording.
 * Recording room - use an empty room and get the camera about 15 feet away from the presentation area. Check the camera display to confirm visual and audio. Do a few seconds of practice video if not sure about sound and video quality.
 * Save plenty of time to import and export videos from editing software.
 * Give tech ample time to support you from start to finish. 2 weeks is the requested minimum.
 * Equipment matters - you need a clear picture and audible audio levels - __looks like Flip Cameras are perfect for this__.
 * = **Camera Type** ||= **Video Quality** ||= **Audio Quality** ||
 * = JVC Camcorder ||= not clear ||= OK ||
 * = Canon PowerShot A590 ||= very clear ||= low ||
 * = Flip Camera ||= very clear ||= good ||