Getting My Wife to Flip for Me! (Part 2)

Well, we made it to Spring Break.  It is Good Friday and the students have been released early.  Many of the the teachers have also scrammed, leaving Kim (my wife) and me with a fairly quiet school.  Yes, we are the dedicated (or crazy) Tech Facilitator and 5th grade Math teacher who are determined to give "flipping" a try and make it work. (See "Getting My Wife to Flip for Me--Part I)  What a great time to make more "flipped classroom" videos!

I was so disappointed with the sound quality and volume of the RCA Small Wonder video camera that I decided to borrow a named brand "Flip" Video camera.  Our two newest videos can be seen at the end of this post.  I think you will agree that the quality of these videos is a major improvement.

Now that we have three videos in the "can", how will they be received by the students and their parents? First of all, we sent a letter home to the parents describing this new innovative approach and surveying their internet access capabilities.  This was a major concern because our school is a Title 1 school.  We were pleasantly surprised that out of a total of 44 students (2 math classes), only six students did not have access to YouTube from home.  All of the other households reported that they could access YouTube from at least one source (smartphone, computer, tablet, Xbox, PlayStation, other game consoles.)  The six households without internet access reported that they had access to a DVD player.  For these students, we have decided to burn a DVD with the flipped videos.

We are getting closer.  The first video assignment is scheduled for April 17.  Stay tuned for the next update!

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