A Flipped Classroom: Revision

If you were paying attention you might have noticed I already posted this once, however, I added the wrong video. I have since gone back and corrected the mistake. But for all those that don't have time to go back and check those things I am reposting the blog today so you will receive the post in your feeder. I hope you enjoy the video; I know I do!

I have been researching "Flipped Classroom" and believe it may solve many of my problems in the classroom. Our 10th Grade teaching strategies are showing declining scores and I want to amp up and get "hands on," "dirty hands." I want to help the students with their work and see what they can do themselves up close. I can no longer rely on parental support, especially at the high school level. Parents claim to either not know the content or just don't have the patience, know how and time to spend with students. Its kind of sad, but I understand; especially for my classroom, where they are all struggling just to get to school due to life's struggles. Hopefully my tactics next year will remediate problems for me, for them and for their parents. Hopefully next year we will see change and better results.

Here is a video on what and why I need a flipped classroom:

Flipped Classrooms 3

I am excited because I have been talking with fellow teachers and the principal and vice principal about "Flipped Classrooms." They are where I initially heard of the idea and now find it popping up everywhere.  I like this teacher explaining recourse with the idea because she is honest and reserved (something I can relate with) . Take in her ideas and words, not her nervous tics. I love her vids and ideas!

Flipped Classrooms 2

Next year I want to "flip" my classroom. If you watched the first video from the previous post you know what this means. I have been researching how to best and most effectively do this and I have definitely appreciated this teachers videos. Enjoy!

Flipped Classroom

I have been researching "Flipped Classroom" and believe it may solve many of my problems in the classroom. Our 10th Grade teaching strategies are showing declining scores and I want to amp up and get "hands on," "dirty hands." I want to help the students with their work and see what they can do themselves up close. I can no longer rely on parental support, especially at the high school level. Parents claim to either not know the content or just don't have the patience, know how and time to spend with students. Its kind of sad, but I understand; especially for my classroom, where they are all struggling just to get to school due to life's struggles. Hopefully my tactics next year will remediate problems for me, for them and for their parents. Hopefully next year we will see change and better results.

Here is a video on what and why I need a flipped classroom:

Website Recommendation of the Day: Uwall.tv & Pandora

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Here are competing webites, one trying to make a name for itself and one which is dominating the market already. To be honest I am not sure how much they compete, because one is .mp3 based and on cell phones, ROKUs, and many other devices, while the other I did not hear about until tonight and bases their playlists on .mp4 format (video).

I use Pandora ALL THE TIME, but as technology progresses and ROKU (not to mention other products coming from Google and Apple) continue to progress I foresee Uwall taking over because they took Pandora's model and made it visual, using YouTube, not to mention they allow you to set up play lists based on your mood. 

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The real choice is up to you and you may want to continue checking which is better over time. Databases and product grow over time; although so does whether a company finds money for support or charges customers. Time tells all!

Art Integration: Science Storiented -Wind Map

Art Integration Idea(s) of the Day

Science Storiented: Wind Map: Click on the picture to take you to an uber-cool wind map of the United States. The wind map is a personal art project that maps and puts...

Website Recommendation of the Day:TuneTune

Here is a website I'm sure many of you will be able to use and have been looking to find for quite a long time. Convert Youtube files into mp3's. Find the music and the versions (concert, class sessions, TedTalks, etc) into on-the-go listens for your ipod.

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!

Art Integration Idea: Crayola Lesson Plans

I want to share with you all Crayola's search engine for art integration. I personally have not found anything useful, because it seems a bit elementary, but that generally is their target audience. Perhaps the elementary will find this useful, but I encourage everyone to at least take a glance.

http://www.crayola.com/lesson-plans/

Website Recommendation of the Day: Words as a Form of Visual Art

50 Extremely Awesome Examples of Typography

Here is the link to the place where I found these photos and the rest of the article. I am in no way responsible for these cool ideas, I only wish to share them with you, I hope you like them!

http://blog.reflexstock.com/2010/08/50-extremely-awesome-examples-of-typography/

This time we’re gonna show you some truly inspiring works with text, also referred to as typography. This can be used many places; in magazines, advertisements, websites, logos and more. These great pieces will show you that there are no boundaries and that you can make almost anything with text if you have a good portion of creativity and talent.

Typography can in todays terms be so much more than what you find in a book or magazine. It’s turned into a very inspiring form of art, and there are many great pieces out there. Many times they can be mixed with either other graphical elements or some sort of poem or saying. Here we’ve picked out 50 pieces that can inspire you and maybe give you some new ideas. Enjoy!

Gun by ~mou5e

Burdened by ~dylanroscover

En Masse by ~clockblock

your type by ~O-nay

I Speak Alone by ~Gordorca

Beauty by *mrgraphicsguy

Typography Plate 002 by ~Postpwned

I am not myself by ~OrigamiSuicida

What Lies Within by ~um0p3pisdn

Got a Light by ~DesertViper

Typography by ~e-emoo

John Lennon in Type by ~Dencii

Come Back To Me_1600×1050 by ~Dmaghar

Lying by =RenzGFX

Steven Paul Jobs by ~dylanroscover

Instant by *Shinybinary

The Raven by ~swordfishll

DUB.TILL.DAWN by ~ICDP

Lion by ~rickystuffedpie

The Garamond Fox by ~StolenStars

Think Differently London 2 by *crymz

Martin Luther King Jr. in Type by ~Dencii

Lemons by ~Beautelle

I love typography by =mindCollision

Triumph over Chaos by ~MasterC88

Big Yellow taxi by ~TonyFbaby

Love is an accidental gift by ~mujiri

Milking by ~buioaloha

Broken Stars by `shebid

The Fall of Sin – Extended by =Anton101

Bang. by ~Q8Toba

ARTRIBUTE header by ~H3AD3AD

science typo by =Mirousensei

Imagine by =blissart

Conceptual Art by ~AagaardDS

.CMYK by ~TheSpinxSage

99 Percent by *jeffrey

TYPOGRAPHY with Helvetica by ~sarakhanoom

Highway of Endless Dreams by ~Axytrix

Addiction by ~tokarnia

Typography by ~AilesdeMort

The Dark Knight by *Prain

love’ by ~drinadesign

One chance by ~Papa-figo

creativity is my thing by *razangraphics

love and knowledge by =CHIN2OFF

Doing it daily by ~northcoaster

Nothing Less Than Forever by ~jawalyfe

social networking by ~IigouthamiI

Typo by ~KalvinK

We hope you’ve gotten some inspiration from these great examples that show the diversity that can be found within typography. Remember that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, maybe you’ve liked some and disliked others. We would also love to hear your opinions. Which is your favorite?

Thank you for reading!

http://blog.reflexstock.com/2010/08/50-extremely-awesome-examples-of-typography/