Creating a Flipped Classroom Video - Comparatives & Superlatives

  Hello there!

I'm back again with another flipped classroom video! This time our goal was to teach a grammar topic, and from the book that we were given, Kaan and I chose comparatives and superlatives, and we once again headed to animaker. We soon regretted that decision, as a grammar video required a lot more writing to be present on screen, and it was physically and mentally painful to make sure the audio and the text matched.

 We've also ran into some issues with my internet connection, as the area I'm in had a power outage and I couldn't do anything for one day. Thankfully Kaan was able to work on it on his own, and when I was able to get back to work again, I could get right back in. As always, we split the work between us, and we were able to use the programs we were comfortable with. So, Kaan once again used photoshop for pictures and audacity for the audio, as I created the animations and edited the video. After that, we created exercises that the students would complete before coming to the class, and we were done!

From choosing our topic to creating the exercises, it took us about 4 days of work to finish the project, and I have to say, I'm quite proud of the result. Here it is for you to enjoy!

https://app.animaker.com/animo/zi8QnO7Hb2i4uhUQ/

Here's the exercise for comparatives

https://wordwall.net/resource/16934880

Here's the exercise for superlatives

https://wordwall.net/resource/16935082

And finally, the exercise for the exceptions to the rules mentioned

https://wordwall.net/resource/16956534  

That's it for today!

Wear your masks and your seatbelts!

Creating a Flipped Classroom Video - Yummy Breakfast

  Hello there!

This week's task was to create a flipped classroom vocabulary video. Flipping a classroom means making the classroom a place to practice instead of a place to learn something. A teacher who wants to flip their classroom would create a video that teaches their students what they would normally teach in class, maybe even include some activities for them to do after they've watched the video. And in class, they would do speaking and other interactive activities that would enhance the students' learning. 

Personally, I think it's a great idea in theory, but the real life opportunities to apply it it very limited. In class, a teacher has 40 minutes to give a lesson, while the flipped classroom videos have to be shorter to keep the learner's attention. Personally, I don't see myself flipping my classroom, mostly because of how limiting it can be. In person, the students are able to ask questions and immediately get answers. The classes are interactive, while they can not interact with a video. I also don't like the idea of requiring that students spend more time on a lesson outside of class. I think the students already spend enough time in school, and they need to be left to do what they want after a school day.

If you have any opinions about this, feel free to let me know in the comments, I'd love to hear what you think!

Now, onto the creation of the video! First, my partner in crime academic work, Kaan and I decided which unit's vocabulary we would like to create a video for. After considering all of our options, we decided on a unit from a 6th grade book - It's called "Yummy Brekfast". We tried out a few animation tools, and finally decided on Animaker, it's fairly easy to use, and it also lets you record your voice, so we didn't need to use another tool to edit our voices. On the first day, Kaan wrote our script as I found characters and backgrounds, and added the animations to the characters. On the second day, we recorded our lines and did more animation work. Kaan also edited some of the images with photoshop, and we uploaded some images from the internet, because we couldn't find them in the animaker database. Lastly, we created our tasks to go along with the video using the site worldwall that our teacher had recommended, and then we were done!

 Here's the video for you to enjoy! 

https://app.animaker.com/animo/WRo9oMqLfaEg4mG7/

And here are the tasks! 

The first one asks the students to match the pictures to the names.

https://wordwall.net/resource/16138620 

 And the second one asks students to pick the correct spelling of a word.

https://wordwall.net/resource/16137788

 I hope to see you in my next update, goodbye!

Wear your masks and your seatbelts!