#9 - bop it... twist it.. FLIP IT...

A flipped classroom uses traditional teaching methods in a different way by delivering instruction online outside of the classroom and moving homework into the classroom. Many teachers are experimenting with this method of teaching, and I believe that it is something that all teachers should look into. As explained in the book, it is the opportunity to learn at home through online prerecorded lectures. By watching the lectures at home, the students can then do the homework in the classroom. As a student, I would of loved a flipped classroom growing up. If I missed a day of class I would have to rely on the notes of my friends and some of them do not know how to note-take properly and I would be stuck with a lack of information. But if my teacher posted the lectures and video online, I would be caught up and evening have something to review before an exam of quiz. An example of a video lectures appears Bozeman Science's channel on Youtube, called "Examples of Natural Selection" and you can find many other of his lectures on his channel.

Open education is about making educational experiences available to a wide audience. According to UNESCO, "Open Educational Resources (OERs) are any type of educational materials that are in the public domain or introduced with an open license. The nature of these open materials means that anyone can legally and freely copy, use, adapt and re-share them. OERs range from textbooks to curricula, syllabi, lecture notes, assignments, tests, projects, audio, video and animation." This is also known as "open content" and the sharing of materials usually is beneficial to the teacher community in inspiring new lessons or providing a final touch to the curriculum. An open source is "software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify, and enhance. "Source code" is the part of software that most computer users don't ever see; it's the code computer programmers can manipulate to change how a piece of software—a "program" or "application"—works." 

The powerpoint information dissemination assignment was like any other normal experience with powerpoint. I spent more time focusing on how it looked rather than the content, which I did not like. But I understand why CRAP isn't a whole load of crap. It makes or breaks a lesson or presentation anyone is trying to make and I think that was the point of the assignment. In the future, I see myself working with powerpoints, mostly prezis because they look cooler, but Microsoft Powerpoint is a basic software any teacher should familiarize with because of how easy and accessible it is.