Flipped Classroom - The flipped classroom has intrigued me for the last couple years. This year I took the idea and tried to create a blended classroom. So instead of students having to watch videos for homework they would watch the videos in class and then complete their work. I chose this route because some students do not have internet and many times homework does not get done. I also wanted to free up some of my time to help students who were struggling. When I started this process I thought students would enjoy watching the videos and working more at their own pace, instead I found this particular class wanted to be spoon fed. They wanted me at the front showing them what to do and then they wanted to practice and have additional help. I also found that they would completely skip the videos and try and do the work. Then they would come to me and say I don't know how to do this. I found it extremely frustrating. As the year progressed I changed the way that I approached math to more of a module based system. They work at their own pace and there are instruction sheets built into the modules as well as videos available for students to watch and learn. This seems to be working better.
CAI - I am constantly going online to learn how to do something. My favourite example of this is when I owned a Ford Tempo. I went online and found a YouTube video on how to change the brakes. I bought the brakes and followed the video and had no problems changing the brakes in my car even though I am not a mechanic and had never done anything like that before. It may have taken me a little longer than a mechanic but it saved me hundreds of dollars and they worked great.
For my CAI project I want to learn more about the features of Jing and about more of its features. I currently used it has a screen capture tool on my computer. If I find a piece of information that I want to use with my class or part of a worksheet I capture what I want and then use it. I haven't looked at any of the features of it. So I am going to look at the project done and referenced in our class as well as go online and find how it is being used in education. http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/screen-casting/jing.html
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