More Flipping

Just found this!  Videos that students can view.  Something else to see how it might fit into the flipped classroom.
http://www.schooltube.com/

 I guess I need to explore all the options and then compress it down to just a couple of tools to begin the year with.  I did dig up my dusty copy of Caught Ya!  I think this may work well with Edmodo for a bell ringer every morning (will use it as an assignment with the annotation link).  I also found my dusty copies of the 6+1 Writing Traits with the books of graphic organizers.  This is something I need to work on to fit into my flipped classroom.  I like the way this method teaches the kids to write.  I kinda got away from that over the past two years, but I see, and feel, a need for this in my classroom again.

Things I discovered this week!

Discovered Symbaloo!  I believe that this tool might be another way for me to flip my classroom.  This site bookmarks sites and allows you to post and share the information.  I need to work with it more to really figure out what I can do with this site.

http://edu.symbaloo.com/

Edmodo for a poetry discussion is still working great!  The kids really love it, and they get to interact with other students they do not see in class everyday.   And I discovered that I can annotate assignments using Edmodo.  This is great news for me, and will save so much time and effort.  Edmodo has come a long way.  I can't wait to  see what they have in store for next school year!
http://www.edmodo.com/?chrome_app=1

I did sign up for the Edmodo workshop on August 8th.
http://blog.edmodo.com/2012/05/02/save-the-date-wed-august-8th-edmodocon-2012/

Todays Meet is another tool that I have been experimenting with.  This site allows you to use backchannels to drive discussions in the classroom.  With Todays Meet, you can set up separate rooms to discuss various elements of a novel or literature circle.  I am going to experiment with this a little bit next week with poetry.  I   think I can use two poems and set up two different rooms, one for figurative language that the poet uses, and the other attempting to explain what the poet is saying to the audience.

http://todaysmeet.com/

ShowMe is another Ipad app that I have been experimenting with for my class.  It allows you to create short videos to upload to Edmodo.  Students can view the instructional video and then work on the assignment.


 I am really getting excited about this whole flipping thing! 

Ideas

I have some ideas for flipping. Some if these I will try before the end of the school year. I am going to try "Caught Ya" on Edmodo as an assignment and warmup activity. I really think grammar might be the easiest thing to flip. I also think literature circles might be an easy flip as well. I will work on that...

Todays Meet looks like a great way to have kids chat about aspects of the novel they are reading

Things that worked this year

Edmodo

Wikispaces I used this for poetry. We were able to post original poetry and comment on both original poetry and poetry written by others. Really gave us a new perspective on writing. Works for authentic writing too.

Penzu works great for keeping an online journal.

Edistorm. Great for brainstorming.

Now the question is, how do I work these ideas into a flipped classroom?

Ideas for Flipping

Webpage with lots of ideas for flipping
http://www.cybraryman.com/flipclass.html

Google

Playing around with Google +. Looks like something I can use in keeping everyone informed or misinformed. Google Drive looks useful too.

Edmodo

I am really liking Edmodo.  I have discovered that I can run literature circles, poetry groups with other classes and join teacher groups.  All of these are helping me on the journey.  In an earlier post, I suggested that I wanted to flip my classroom next year.  There is an Edmodo group that I was able to join to help me with this process.
Edmodo

Flipping my classroom

I want to flip my classroom next year. I will work this summer toward that end.

Live Binder Link
Flipped Binder

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/08/five-ways-to-flip-your-classroom-with-the-new-york-times/

NY Time article about flipping