FLIPPED LEARNING

How Schoolwires Solutions Support Flipped Learning Models

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What is “Blended Learning?”

• Combination of online and face-to-face instruction• Students learn in part online and in class• Prominent in post-secondary education• Quickly rising in K-12 learning• Supports collaboration, communication, and

workforce readiness

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What is a “Flipped Classroom?”Source: http://www.knewton.com/flipped-classroom/

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What a Flipped Classroom Model Does

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Two Key Factors Driving Adoption of Flipped Classrooms

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Two Key Factors Driving Adoption of Flipped Classrooms

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Schoolwires Technology Supports Flipped Learning

Centricity2 and Nimbus support all aspects of the flipped classroom, from multimedia lectures and materials to in-class collaboration and assessment tools — including forms, surveys and polls.

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How Centricity2 Supports Lecture Content

Centricity2 – Teacher Pages• Videos• Podcasts• Article library• Website links• Photo galleries• Assignments• Forms and surveys

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Examples of Centricity Client Sites

Videos:Higley Unified School DistrictStudent Video Awardshttp://husd.org/Page/8103

Podcasts:Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda UFSDBen’s Buzz Student Surveyshttp://www.kenton.k12.ny.us/page/6536

Web Link / Article Library:Canisteo-Greenwood Central SDStudent Games and Quizzeshttp://www.cgcsd.org/Page/986

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Examples of Centricity Client Sites

Assignments:Great Valley School DistrictSpanish Assignments Pagehttp://www.gvsd.org/Page/5702

Photo Galleries:Scarsdale Public SchoolsPastel Still Lifehttp://www.scarsdaleschools.k12.ny.us/Page/2948

Forms and Surveys:Denton Independent SDParent Surveyhttp://www.dentonisd.org//cms/module/selectsurvey/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=3321

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How Nimbus Supports Lecture Content

Nimbus – Groups• Work area – files (articles, PPT, Word, Excel)• Blogs – videos and podcasts, website links• Albums• Assignments

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Examples of Nimbus Features

Share documents in the Work Area

Present ideas and understanding in the Blog

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Examples of Nimbus Features

Share student work through Albums

Assign homework in Assignments

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Students Receive Instant Feedback

• Email• Discussions and

comments• Rating• Self-grading quizzes• Instant messaging• Blogs• Secure chats• Polls

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Influence Student Learning Environments

Centricity 2 Teacher Pages and Nimbus Groups:• Encourage collaboration

o Discussionso Blogso Wall postso Online chat

• Increase creativityo Photoso Podcastso Videos

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Benefits to Districts and Community

• District benefits from unified platformo Increases efficiency and security

• IT benefits from bandwidth and storage for all teacher-created content and materials

• Teachers benefit from individual pages that are easy to maintain and updateo Saves teachers timeo Eliminates fractured user experiences

• Students and parents stay caught upo Students collaboratively work with peerso Avoid frustration at home

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How Does Centricity2 Support Flipped Learning?

• Teacher pages• Blogs, threaded commenting, rating• Users and groups• Forms, surveys, tests, quizzes• Assignments• Files and folders• Accessible online 24x7• Watch videos, listen to podcasts• Single sign-onto Nimbus

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How Does Nimbus Support Flipped Learning?

• Workspaces• Discussion board, wall posts, blogs, online chat,

messages• Members, groups, project teams• Polls• Assignments• Accessible online 24x7• Single sign-on from Centricity2

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Schoolwires Supports Flipped Learning

Centricity2 Essential Package

• 91% E-Rate eligible• Benefit from instructional possibilities• Leverage website/communication/collaboration

resources in flipped classrooms• Districts can fund a website, content management

and communications tool

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