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I really see it as promising, supporting the students in the classroom based on need. I am concerned about those students that don't have computers at home. I guess it would be important for parents and students to know what they are signing up for. The responsibility most definitely lies with the student. If they don't watch the lessons and collaborate online they will be unprepared to participate in the classroom. Motivation would greatly impact the success of this lesson. I believe that students would rise to the occasion once they feel successful once and they get hooked! I have used Khan Academy in the classroom with some success. I had my students watch a lesson on median, mode and average to help finish up some data from a science lesson. After we processed the information and all the students found their average. All in all it was a successful lesson. The students enjoyed using the Chromebook and sharing what they had learned. I could help the students that still needed explanation and the rest worked independently or in their group. Teaching and learning that allows students to use technology to solve real problems is not as new as it may appear. Because our student are "digital natives" they have been using technology to solve most of their real life problems already. I think this is a step in the right direction. Because the student must put their research/results/answer to the test and explain their finding or solution they are learning through many modes. They learn by teaching others and will learn by making mistakes as well.
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Amanda Olson
11/28/2017 05:39:27 pm
Flipped teaching is something that I also view as very promising in motivating our students and in providing us with the time that be able to differentiate according to the needs of our students! In addition, I also view it as a way to be able to truly provide the interactive, hands-on, in-depth and applied experiences students need in order to truly master a skill/concept. I share your concern about the inequality that exists amongst our student bodies in regards to access to technology both at school and especially at home for flipped teaching. Did you have your students watch the Kahn Academy video at home or at school? I wonder how this problem can be solved and I wonder if this problem of inequitable access to technology could be a problem posed through the CBL process. I bet our students could help us come up with some very creative ways to solve this problem and ensure all of their classmates have access to technology at home.
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Diana Olguin
1/5/2018 10:21:31 pm
I am interested in becoming more familiar with Google Classroom, or Khan Academy to be able to assign more academic work to my students outside of class. How did your students stay on task while using Khan Academy?
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