A Reflection on Today

There are a few things to keep in mind after today. Be sure to document all the lessons you learned today so you will not forget them over the summer. That was part of the point in having a Flip camera. The other part was for you to begin documenting as much of your class as possible so that you may extend your differentiated classroom. These videos can be used as part of your scavenger hunts, as we discussed, as well may be added to your blogs tutorials and lesson archive. When a student forgets a concept or you just want to refer to it later you will always have it to pull. Not to mention students will have access to them from their homes.

With this in mind I encourage all to share their videos on their blogs so we may learn more from them. Also, I encourage those of you who did not watch Mr. Falcon's tutorial videos to do so. He has valuable information for the beginner cameraman. His lessons will make your videos more professional, more enjoyable and can be applied immediately.
http://979falcon.blogspot.com/

Remember that if students learn in an outdoor environment through tactile measures the information they have learned is more likely to become imprinted into their brain. Then during lessons they will have greater recall when you mention aspects of both the concept and the lesson. Videos, pictures, audio, any other technology you can add to these experiences is only a plus and will enhance your lesson's impact! The more that students "Pull" information from apps and their surrounding environment, the more impacting it is. The more you "Push" the information through lectures in the classroom, the less impacting your lessons will be.

I encourage you to build, build, build over the summer! The most frustrating thing for faculty around you, the students and the administration is when in-services take place and no one takes those jewels of information and explores them fully. You will only know if something works and is valuable to your classroom through practice. You have all summer to practice and build. I plead with you, do not come back in August without buckets full of ideas and games, lessons, activities already built to be used in your 2012-2013 lessons! Your knowledge and creativity is too great not to share; don't sit on your hands.

Another frustrating aspect and I encourage you to fight this in tomorrow's in-service is when teachers are not open and are not willing to try. When other's share their ideas you will only get out of their lessons what you put into them. Remember and reflect on the discouragement you feel when students are not open to your lessons and take away nothing leaving your classroom.

Continue to learn! Continue to share! You will find the information for events for tomorrow on Mr. Arias' blog if you have not checked it already:
http://arias-slamnscience.blogspot.com/

Let the Brainstorming Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .: Motivational Speech of the Day.

Let the Brainstorming Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .: Motivational Speech of the Day.: I believe we are teachers in a position of technological shift. We need to learn so many technologies, yet be wary of which may become obsol...

Mr. Falcon's Media Studies Class: View this tutorialNext look at these "on the...

Mr. Falcon's blog post is the perfect thing to run with! This is the perfect medium for us to embrace film again as teachers, and he is willing to work with any of you in any capacity, as his later blog video examples show. Be creative always and as Dr. Wirth shares, ALWAYS DOCUMENT for your future practices, for you to speak at conferences, for obtaining your Masters Degree, it's limitless.

Mr. Falcon's Media Studies Class: View this tutorial





Next look at these "on the...: View this tutorial Next look at these "on the fly", a video shot quickly, videos shot this year and last school year. Compare the ch...

In-service for 5/30/12

Here is the presentation that I made as an intro for tomorrow. I intended to upload this in form of a video, but my school computer is not cooperating with me. I will try again when I get home. In the meantime, here is the power point. I think you will still get the idea flipping through it on your own. When you are finished be sure to go to Mr. Arias' blog for the 2nd set of information (http://arias-slamnscience.blogspot.com/) and them Mr. Falcon's for the last part of information (http://979falcon.blogspot.com/).



https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1eYG3_pKjYfTd05ZrNVXqcH6LXjZA6T0rhKn8M7eIU0s/edit

Website Recommendation of the day: http://www.thedailyriff.com/

Check this site out and really explore it, because it has given me so many ideas! I just wish I had more time right now to explore them and apply them. I think this is the hardest part about working for approval of your principal, the parents, your students and yourself; the work is never done and never easy. Enjoy! http://www.thedailyriff.com/

Flip Your Classroom!

I really love this video because it made me watch again and again. It was as if Katie was not in control of the video, but drove the message. I think very highly of her and am pleased to see her step back and process how to send messages through her creative lens; she inspires me! I want to take on this style of learning. I hope you will come with me, because I need supporters and people to bounce ideas off of. I like this video so much and want to encourage you so much to look into it that I will post the same post three days in a row. I hope you are inspired!

My Favorite Flipped Classroom Video

I really love this video because it made me watch again and again. It was as if Katie was not in control of the video, but drove the message. I think very highly of her and am pleased to see her step back and process how to send messages through her creative lens; she inspires me! I want to take on this style of learning. I hope you will come with me, because I need supporters and people to bounce ideas off of. I like this video so much and want to encourage you so much to look into it that I will post the same post three days in a row. I hope you are inspired!

Flipped Classroom: Cool Vid!

I really love this video because it made me watch again and again. It was as if Katie was not in control of the video, but drove the message. I think very highly of her and am pleased to see her step back and process how to send messages through her creative lens; she inspires me! I want to take on this style of learning. I hope you will come with me, because I need supporters and people to bounce ideas off of. I like this video so much and want to encourage you so much to look into it that I will post the same post three days in a row. I hope you are inspired!

Flipped Classrooms 4

So how do you manage a classroom of disruptions? Entertain, engage, love, care and follow this example: