tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post6163710403784420469..comments2024-03-29T02:12:45.772-07:00Comments on Flipping with Kirch: Year 2 of Flipping...Post #1 - Student BloggingCrystal Kirchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-64134159597915400022013-04-11T16:34:41.593-07:002013-04-11T16:34:41.593-07:00Hi Crystal,
I'm a Head of Maths in Melbourne, ...Hi Crystal,<br />I'm a Head of Maths in Melbourne, Australia and about to flip my Year 7, 8 and 9 maths classes. I've read a lot of your blog and I just wanted to say a massive thank you for everything you've put on here (not just this post, but everything!) It's given me a much clearer idea of how to go about structuring my units and classroom along with ideas for class activities and new technologies. Our second term in Australia starts Monday (we've just had 2 weeks off for Easter break) which is when I'm fully launching the flip. Some of my students and colleagues are a bit skeptical but I am lucky to have a very supportive Head Teacher and senior leadership team. <br /><br />I've borrowed heavily from your WSQ idea to help which I hope you don't mind! I've also started using MentorMob to organise my playlists and can't wait to start having students create videos as well.<br /><br />Anyway thanks again for all the work you put into this blog. I am truly awed and inspired!Wendy McCarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10400056809655031226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-76397369166140055012013-04-06T12:46:49.614-07:002013-04-06T12:46:49.614-07:00Awesome, thank you! I know it's not something...Awesome, thank you! I know it's not something I'll be able to implement in the few weeks I have left this year, but I will definitely be checking it out this summer and seeing what I can do :)<br /><br />Thanks again!Crystal Kirchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-83174409096159002862013-04-06T12:39:32.788-07:002013-04-06T12:39:32.788-07:00So far I've only used geogebra by creating int...So far I've only used geogebra by creating interactive worksheets for them to do. With very little explanation from me they just do them, and I have to say they love them. Getting them to create - that hasn't happened yet but it will. There are lots of tutorials out there, and there's a community at geogebra.org, plus there's geogebratube. I'll be making my own Geogebra tutorials soon for Canflip13, because that's what I'll be presenting about.<br /><br />I sure do have samples of what I've made - here's my geogebra page: (I hope this comment field accepts links) http://audrey-mcsquared.blogspot.ca/p/geogebra.html My latest and favourites are all the ferris wheel ones, which I blogged a lot about.<br /><br />Here's how it looks when you embed the applet: http://audrey-mcsquared.blogspot.ca/2011/04/woo-hoo-geogebra_28.html<br /><br />Here's a sample of a slideshow that one student did as an alternate to her test because she has terrible test anxiety: http://blogs.learnquebec.ca/wordpress-mu/javieraf/2013/03/23/optional-blog-post-to-take-place-of-test/<br /><br />So glad to give something back to you for a change!Audrey McLarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16768854682051024178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-21605203515891369112013-04-06T12:15:01.212-07:002013-04-06T12:15:01.212-07:00Codecogs - AWESOME! I just added it to my "in...Codecogs - AWESOME! I just added it to my "instructions document" for next year.<br /><br />Geogebra - I've used a few pre-made applets before (especially for Conic Sections), but never have created my own or had the students do it. How difficult is it to teach them? Are there online tutorials? What do you have them create? Do you have any samples? :)<br /><br />I haven't done a good job in terms of copyright either. Right now, I just tell them to include the link to where they got the website, image, video, etc. It's probably not right, but I don't really know all the rules myself; every time I try to read up on it I just get confused!<br /><br />I will have to try out Scribd/Slideshare. What do they put on the slides? Do you have some good samples?<br /><br />For commenting, I saw someone tweet the other day how they have students in groups and there is some sort of competition among the groups to promote each others blogs and comment on them within the group. Not sure if they are also using something like twitter to promote the blogs to the outside world. I might look into that for next year, but it's not the first thing on my priority list.<br /><br />Love the ideas :) Thanks for sharing!Crystal Kirchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-20447377733953973332013-04-06T12:02:09.064-07:002013-04-06T12:02:09.064-07:00Glad to hear that! Okay here are my random thought...Glad to hear that! Okay here are my random thoughts:<br /><br />Codecogs - an easy way to get nice math notation and symbols in their posts. There are probably others but that's the one I love. You type in what you want to say in math language and it makes it into html or php or whatever high-fallutin' thing they call it.<br /><br />Geogebra - Getting my kids to be able to embed one of these that they create themselves is a goal for me. it took me a while to be able to do it myself but I did!<br /><br />Digital training - Another thing they need training in is the use of images - what kind of licenses allow it and when to give credit etc - this is an area I need to learn about myself, and people keep telling me it's extremely non-trivial.<br /><br />Scribd/slideshare - some of my kids love to make slides and these sites allow easy embedding<br /><br />Commenting on each others' posts - is a tough one. Always trying to get it to happen organically but...this year I gave them some idea of what they're missing when they don't read each others' posts by taking their reflections (the ones that come to me and me only via the checklists) and putting them all together anonymously on the classblog a few times. Response was good, they were very interested to hear each others' thoughts, they responded to some of them, but still not much cross-commenting. Need to scaffold for them - @intrepidteacher has lots of good comment prompts - My favourite part of this post was....I disagree with this part because.....<br /><br />I have just started using their blogs as alternate assessments to tests. Anyone who wants to avoid tests can do so by doing a blogpost, according to my guidelines of course, and so far almost all of those who have done it have done very well. Most still do tests, but at least now I feel that everyone has the same chance of getting a good evaluation.<br /><br />Phew! Glad to put that down in writing!Audrey McLarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16768854682051024178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-51576035766908388742013-04-06T11:20:56.587-07:002013-04-06T11:20:56.587-07:00Audrey,
Thank YOU for your comment and I hope you ...Audrey,<br />Thank YOU for your comment and I hope you know you were one of the people to get me started with this whole student blogging thing :) Glad you are in my PLN and we can continue to share :)Crystal Kirchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701759790348069890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826033856235063878.post-69789123780679517322013-04-06T11:17:35.684-07:002013-04-06T11:17:35.684-07:00Crystal, I have only just started to read this pos...Crystal, I have only just started to read this post, and glanced at the headings, and I am once again blown away. The depth and breadth of your work is astonishing....you have moved me ahead in my class blogging practice just by sorting out so many issues - some that I knew of (google reader, need for tech training) and some that I didn't (Mentor Mob playlist whaaa...). Then you weave in all these great new ideas, and you present it all so logically. It's like you are a master quilter, organizing hundreds of related things into one beautiful brilliant whole. I'm continuing reading, expect more comments, but I just wanted to start there. Thank you, truly, thank you.Audrey McLarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16768854682051024178noreply@blogger.com