Flipped Out?!?!?!?!

A flipped classroom is all about watching videos at home and then doing worksheets in class, right? Wrong! A flipped classroom is where  short video lectures are viewed by students at home before the class session, while in-class time is devoted to exercises, projects, or discussions. The video lecture is often seen as the key ingredient in the flipped approach, such lectures being either created by the instructor and posted online or selected from an online repository. While a prerecorded lecture could certainly be a podcast or other audio format, the ease with which video can be accessed and viewed today has made it so ubiquitous that the flipped model has come to be identified with it. With technology nowadays this is very reachable. With Mac computers their are apps like iMovie that can be used to make these podcast. Although flipped learning is convenient there are drawbacks.Here is a link that gives you step by step instruction on how to use iMovie to make a podcast here (Please excuse the site name its the only one that spoke "english"). The flipped classroom is an easy model to get wrong.Although the idea is straightforward, an effective flip requires careful preparation. Recording lectures requires effort and time on the part of faculty,  and out-of-class and in-class elements must be carefully integrated for students to understand the model and be motivated to prepare for class. As a result, introducing a flip can mean additional work and may require new skills for the instructor, although this learning curve could be mitigated by entering the model slowly. As stated in a blog post earlier teachers tend to be afraid to use technology due to the lack of familiarity. Also there has been complaints of students that there is a lack of face time between them and teachers. This may cause difficulties in messages getting across and force the student to drop academically.The outcomes of it may be  that students will become more technologically inept and it helps them in the working world. Also this gives a chance for all students to be able to catch up with school assignments since flipped learning is a style that can be accessed at anytime. To get further acquainted with some more pros and cons I recommend you go here I feel like if this is implemented well enough it can become something that can be used to create an ideal classroom. It is convenient for both teachers and students and provides a 24 hour link between the two. Especially since i want to work in an urban school where students are sometimes faced with multiple problems when coming to school that would cause them to fall behind in lessons. With flipped learning that learning gap can be closed. quickly when they miss days. This video shows the model for the flipped learning classroom in its ideal environment.