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Today I watched the video from Todd Nesloney from 9/17/13.  Todd is a 5th grade teacher and has been doing the Flipped Classroom for 2 years now.  If you are interested in watching any of the videos here is the link to see what he has to say.  There are three videos to choose from so try them all.  Todd Nesloney Videos

One of the things I have learned is that the video is only 10% and the 90% is hands on activities.  The videos play a part and creates all his videos in the classroom.  The videos should only last about 5 to 10 minutes so that the kids stay focused on the material.  The videos are not master the material but they are used as a introduction to the material.  Keeping the students involved in the videos he also uses the W-S-Q method.  He has his students talk about when they watched the video, summarize the material that was on the videos, and come up with questions for the material.

One of the questions I would like to ask him would be if there is any material that he would not use in a Flipped Classroom style?  I think that some material might be to detailed or to lengthy.  I worry about doing certain topics that might be hard for students to grasp on their own and need more of the hands on approach. 

I have been back and forth on doing a Flipped Classroom.  I think the Flipped classroom is a great idea and think would be great for some students.  My major concern is that students who don't have internet at home or do not have the software to use some of the features that might leave students further behind.  If you have the option of having students who can not do the material at home and you give them a chance to do it in the class, the students will miss things at that time. I do like the ideas that he has come up with for solving the issues with no internet and so forth.  I do like the concept of having the kids learning the material on their own and having all the materials with them to go back and reference.