Here is a copy of the first grammar lesson I'm flipping. I would usually do this in class and have the students take notes. Instead, I'm going to assign it for homework, then have the students take a formative quiz when they get to class and go from there. We'll see if flipping can offer up more time for guided practice in class.
For now, please take a look at the video and leave any suggestions in the comments! Thanks.
My learnings: I created this tutorial in Explain Everything. It's the first time I've used it, so I had to work out a few kinks. I wasn't sure how to import a whole Keynote presentation so a student recommended that I take screen shots of each slide and add them one by one as images. This is the type of hacking that I love about iPads. They inspire workarounds and creative thinking. The only problems that I would note in this tutorial that will change with successive attempts are the few jumpy glitches when new slides start. I didn't realize that record function of EE put a voice recording on each individual slide, rather than over the whole presentation. In the future, I'll pause for a second or two when I switch slides. I also had to hack a bit on my final video, as I tried to go backwards in my presentation (again thinking I was recording over the whole thing instead of slide by slide), I found that the audio I wanted on a new slide appeared on a previous slide instead.
I fixed it by taking the video from my camera roll, adding it to iMovie and chopping it up and rearranging. It worked fine, but was time consuming. Next time, I'll duplicate the slide to maintain a sequential order in the presentation to avoid having to go backwards.
Special Note: This was all done on an iPad. I used Keynote, Explain Everything and iMovie.
For now, please take a look at the video and leave any suggestions in the comments! Thanks.
My learnings: I created this tutorial in Explain Everything. It's the first time I've used it, so I had to work out a few kinks. I wasn't sure how to import a whole Keynote presentation so a student recommended that I take screen shots of each slide and add them one by one as images. This is the type of hacking that I love about iPads. They inspire workarounds and creative thinking. The only problems that I would note in this tutorial that will change with successive attempts are the few jumpy glitches when new slides start. I didn't realize that record function of EE put a voice recording on each individual slide, rather than over the whole presentation. In the future, I'll pause for a second or two when I switch slides. I also had to hack a bit on my final video, as I tried to go backwards in my presentation (again thinking I was recording over the whole thing instead of slide by slide), I found that the audio I wanted on a new slide appeared on a previous slide instead.
I WANTED: Slide X, Audio 1. Slide Y, Audio 1. Slide X Audio 2. Slide Z, etc.
I GOT: Slide X, Audio 1 Audio 2. Slide Y Audio 1.
I GOT: Slide X, Audio 1 Audio 2. Slide Y Audio 1.
I fixed it by taking the video from my camera roll, adding it to iMovie and chopping it up and rearranging. It worked fine, but was time consuming. Next time, I'll duplicate the slide to maintain a sequential order in the presentation to avoid having to go backwards.
Special Note: This was all done on an iPad. I used Keynote, Explain Everything and iMovie.
Awesome job with the flip! How did it go? How do you know the students listened to your awesome video? It sounds as if you had some tech issues which I know can be frustrating but the end result is really, really good and looks very professional. Will you be able to use it again? It was helpful to read, "This is the type of hacking that I love about iPads. They inspire workarounds and creative thinking." When I reflect on our past year of iPad use, I find that this is an unexpected learning that I did anticipate. Personally, my own ability to now figure out a workaround transcends to multiple aspects of my online and offline life. It is a great skill that has many implications for our students.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dana. You can see my most recent post that answers some of your questions.
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