Deb Norton Tech

Last week in math I needed to teach students how to compare decimals.  I have been creating flipped video lessons for my students, but for this lesson I decided to use a video lesson that was already created. MathLive Math Live is a site with video lessons that covers four main areas. One great feature of the Math Live video is that it shows how the math skill applies to a real life skill.  In the comparing decimal video the skill was used to read the nutritional value of food labels.  The video is also interactive and is scaffolded into small chunks, which keeps the students interested and attuned.  We projected the video on our SMART board and worked our way through the lesson together.  Students completed problems on their white boards when the lesson became interactive.   I could also see students using the Math Live videos independently.   Ed.ted.com Another site that has video lessons that students really connect with i...

You may have noticed that Ted.com has become a very popular site.   Ted.com is all about providing news and information on technology through videos, blogs etc.  One area of Ted.com is Ted Ed which uses engaging videos to create customized lessons.  After watching the video below, I could see the amazing potential for Ted Ed in any Elementary, Middle, or High School Classroom.   Imagine being able to customize a lesson that includes a video of your choice,  a quick quiz, open answer questions, and additional references.  You can even make your own video and create a lesson for that video.  I'm totally on board with this kind of "Flipped Classroom" approach.  I know my students would be excited about this as well. Here is the short Ted Ed Website Tour Video that shows how making these Flipped Lessons works. The only stumbling block is that the video platform used for Ted Ed is You Tube and this is blocked to the students in our dist...