Capstone Lesson Plan

I will be having my students use Screencast-o-matic or CamStudio to create a tutorial to teach classmates how to do something. 

The students will be communicating, teaching and learning using tools of the internet. The students will be using technology in every facet of this assignment. Using web-based communication, they will be the experts and they will be showcasing their knowledge to inform others. This activity will address different learning styles of the "expert" and the "learner." They will be using auditory, visual, and kinesthetic modes of learning for their teaching and learning. The students will be collaborating with one another by reaching through the physical walls of the classroom and sharing their knowledge using digital tools.  Students will be able to work on this activity during the class time allotted but will have tools accessible 24x7. They can work asynchronously to achieve the end result.

9-12.CI.3. use a variety of media and formats to design, develop, publish, and present projects (e.g., newsletters, websites, presentations, photo galleries.9-12.CC.2. use available technologies (e.g., desktop conferencing, e-mail, videoconferencing, instant messaging) to communicate with others on a class assignment or project

 9-12.CC.3. collaborate in content-related projects that integrate a variety of media (e.g., print, audio, video, graphic, simulations, and models)

9-12.CC.4. plan and implement a collaborative project using telecommunications tools (e.g., ePals, discussion boards,
online groups, interactive web sites, videoconferencing)
9-12.TC.12. demonstrate how to import/export text, graphics, or audio files

9-12.CT.1. use digital resources (e.g., educational software, simulations, models) for problem solving and independent
learning

9-12.TC.6. participate in a virtual environment as a strategy to build 21st century learning skills


Google Docs Lesson Plan Template

Thing 21 - Screencasting and Flipping Your Classroom

1. I really enjoyed the video and the website is amazing. I shared it with our math and science teachers in the district. Flipping a classroom definitely emphasizes all the educational buzzwords such as, "differentiated learning," "self-paced" and "peer-to-peer" teaching! What a great concept and it would be awesome for education, parents, and teachers if this would happen, even on a small scale. Education, is and always has been, rote memorization of facts, lectures, worksheets, tests, and experiments. I completely agree with the video that teachers are more concerned with covering the material than actually making sure the students understand the basics.  I have tried to incorporate some elements of a flipped classroom. My assginments are on Moodle. I incorporate multiple videos and discussion forums for students to talk with each other and learn from one another. I would like my classes to be more self-paced like an online MVHS course. They offer Flex courses where there are not specific deadlines, but all the work must be completed within a 90-day time frame. I have tried to do things like that on a smaller scale, but students choose to play games on the computer and hand things in a few days before the deadline. Since I am in the face-to-face classroom with them, it is difficult for me to allow them to be wasting their time and not working at a steady pace.

2. Loved it! I used Screencast-o-matic to create my recording of how to create a catalog in Microsoft Word. How fun was that!? I have watched zillions of how-to videos on Lynda.com and on VTC.com. Some were awesome and educational and some were distracting and annoying. I do not like when people ramble on  without showing me how to do something. I think I did a decent job for my first time doing something like this.

3. My screen cast is at http://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/clevYjg8g

4. Ok, now I feel deflated. I did show a few teachers that I work with and they thought I did sound knowledgeable, but they said I moved the mouse around too much. I didn't realize that the colored circles follow me around the screen. I did record a few times and tried to minimize moving my mouse around so much, but that's a hard habit to break. I usually frantically move my mouse around when I am demonstrating so the students can see where I am on the projection screen. I could tell that I was doing it while I was recording, but I didn't want to start over because I thought I had some Microsoft Word Masterpiece...until others critiqued me.....They said the speed was decent. I really made a conscious effort to speak slowly because I know I talk really fast. My students tell me to slow down so I was happy to hear that my critics thought my speed was acceptable.