Somersaulting the Classroom

based on webinar by Tim Childers (via bigmarker.com)

For those not interested in doing a total flip, somersaulting may be the answer. Somersaulting the classroom is creating some instructional videos and putting them online but not doing the entire curriculum. Somersaulting would be ideal for

• gradual implementation of flipped classroom
• situations where students will be missing class
• providing review resources

The easiest way to begin somersaulting is to create screencasts of short lessons. Below are some of the various tools that can be used to create a video of a lesson.

• Smartboard
  • has a video camera — may need to customize the toolbar to add this icon
  • Click on video camera — menu appears to control camera
• Jing
  • Computer software that records video of computer screen
  • Free download
• Screencastomatic.com
  • Free site for screencasting
  • Requires applet install every time it is used
  • Paid version has more features
• Flip Cameras
• iPad/iPhone camera
• Knovio.com
  • Incorporating audio with powerpoint presentation
  • upload file as a pdf to avoid format changes
  • If want bullets to show separately, create multiple slides
  • Webcam needed to add personal picture to side of presentation
• Camtasia - computer software (not free)

Other useful tools / resources

• Headphones with microphone where microphone can sit below the mouth
• Extension cable for headset (allows more movement when at Smartboard)
• Dropbox — transferring files between devices
• Tripod for iPhone — GLIF (available at Studeioneat.com)
• iMovie / Movie Maker — video editing
• Classroom website — such as Google Site
• YouTube Channel — putting videos online

Finding Help:

• 35 Sources for Curated Educational Videos (tools to find content others have already made)
• The Flipped Class Network
• Twitter — follow others who have flipped their curriculum
• Edmodo group — Somersaulting the Classroom

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