Kevin Brookhouser

brookhouser . me/video group notes Flipping the classroom is great. Flipping with interactive videos is even better. Here's a video. Written instructions below.  You will need your favorite screencasting software. If you're using a Mac, Quicktime works. Both Macs and PCs can use TechSmith's software , Snagit. There is a 30-day free trial.  An iPad is NOT going to cut it for this session. You CAN use a Chromebook if you're willing to use Hangouts On Air to record your screen. Instructions for creating an interactive YouTube video for more engaging flipped instructional videos.   Decide what you want to teach. Make some slides to create the visuals of the video. Make sure the slides feature at least one multiple choice question to test audience retention. The following slide should show the answer. Record your screen with your voice narrating. After introducing the questions, give at least three seconds pause before moving on to the next ...

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This year our school has charged the faculty to try experimenting with some new educational techniques proposed by Salman Khan, founder of the Khan Academy. With the help of online video, he has "flipped" the instructional / homework model upside down where students are given instruction at home via youtube video and then they do their homework in class with the help of the teacher. See the TED video: So now that we're studying Shakespeare, I thought I would produce a short video on iambic pentameter ... a subject I teach every year with a fair degree of success. Here's my attempt: I didn't expect thousands of students and teachers around the country would use it to help them learn this topic. Things I learned from the comments posted on this video: I sound like William Shatner, Mark Zuckerberg, or George Watsky These kinds of videos work for some students, not others--more evidence for differentiated learning.