Creating supplemental materials is going to be my focus. I plan to work with Kathy and create matrials that can be used by parents to support their children, students who were absent, and teachers who want to do the lesson in their own room. and I cannot forsee being able to flip the classroom in grades 3-5 technology due to the fact that students have so little time to work on “additional” projects at home.
I taught the students how to make a table in Word using their afterschool plans as the content. They used the Snipping Tool, my favorite accessory of Windows 7, and posted it on their blog. We had discussions about what is personal information, time management, and parental expectations. The conversations were fabulous and would never have happened if they did the assignment from home.
Here is a typical 5th grade schedule from school dismissal time until bed. Practicing violin/piano at 10:40 at night? I have been asleep for a good hour!
I look forward to creating the supplmentals and hope to have students create them as well.
