I’m going to say very little today. but let this series of articles do my talking. Education is changing, and we, as educators, need to look at what we are doing. The flipped classroom is a concept that changes the classroom totally around. Read the first article and then check out the links at the bottom of the page for the other two parts. There are more links dealing with the flipped classroom at the bottom of each article.
The flipped classroom.
One you’ve completed this, I challenge you to think about how this might affect the way you teach and how it would help the students.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011
QR's, what are they? An update
From a blog I created last year I'd like to take another look at QR's. As a reminder, QR stands for quick response. QR codes are a cell phone readable bar code that can store just about any alphanumeric data up to 4296 characters. Examples that could be used would be your contact information, links to websites, a short set of directions, or a list. If you Google QR code generator you'll find a number of free websites where you can build a QR. Listed below are several websites you can use. Watch this video for possible ideas.
So how can this be used in education? With all the controversy of whether students should have cell phones in the classroom and how they could be used, why not put those tools to work to engage the students on a daily basis. Watch this Prezi that demonstrates some more great ideas.
If a student doesn't have phone to read the QR codes, check out this website for an online reader.
http://miniqr.com/reader.php
Let's take a look at even more possible uses:
1. Post a QR at the door giving the assignments for the day.
2. At learning stations post the directions for that particular project.
3. Post website links that are part of the days learning.
4. Post links to videos of a lab demonstration for absent students.
5. Contact information for group work.
The possibilities are endless.
The advantage of using QR codes, as previously stated in the one video, is it gets the students moving around the classroom. They can also add to the content being studied. As you can see, their are many educational possibilities that will engage the students, so get QRn.
List of websites with QR code generators.
http://keremerkan.net/qr-code-and-2d-code-generator/
http://www.qrstuff.com/
http://qrcode.good-survey.com/
http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
Check out this article.
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/QR-codes-teaching-andrew-miller
So how can this be used in education? With all the controversy of whether students should have cell phones in the classroom and how they could be used, why not put those tools to work to engage the students on a daily basis. Watch this Prezi that demonstrates some more great ideas.
If a student doesn't have phone to read the QR codes, check out this website for an online reader.
http://miniqr.com/reader.php
Let's take a look at even more possible uses:
1. Post a QR at the door giving the assignments for the day.
2. At learning stations post the directions for that particular project.
3. Post website links that are part of the days learning.
4. Post links to videos of a lab demonstration for absent students.
5. Contact information for group work.
The possibilities are endless.
The advantage of using QR codes, as previously stated in the one video, is it gets the students moving around the classroom. They can also add to the content being studied. As you can see, their are many educational possibilities that will engage the students, so get QRn.
List of websites with QR code generators.
http://keremerkan.net/qr-code-and-2d-code-generator/
http://www.qrstuff.com/
http://qrcode.good-survey.com/
http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
Check out this article.
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/QR-codes-teaching-andrew-miller
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