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This was GREAT thank you. I've been trying to wrap my head around the flipped classroom and this helped me anticipate some of the issues.

Short article: first stablize the environment, respectfully address the behavior

INsturct and CONstruct are both crucial to the flipped classroom....or any other!

Ideas for transforming our library.  Worrying about electric outlets for our redesign.

I'd like to spend some time exploring this idea. These forms could help track data, and perhaps make some tasks much more efficient.

CommonCraft style video on Blended Learning.  We don't have a formal LMS, so teachers have to create the suggested uses of Web 2.0 tools to foster creativity, and collect data in ways that make sense in their classrooms.

Funding for classroom projects.

Between adaptive software that can present and assess mastery of content, video games and simulations that can engage kids on a different level, and mobile technologies and online environments that allow learning to happen on demand, we need to fundamentally rethink what we do in the classroom with kids. (personal communication, October 1, 2011)

"caffolding Culture How are you building a culture of collaboration in your classroom? Teachers should not forget the importance of scaffolding the skills needed for students to work in groups. Paired with a good collaboration rubric, where students know what is expected of them in terms of behavior, teachers need to scaffold skills such consensus building, effective communication, and the ability to critique. Educators need to explicitly teach and assess collaboration, a critical 21st century skill, if they want their group work to be productive."

This is a description of powerful ways to use Thinglink with video in your classroom.

Khan as teacher-centered lectures, not student-centered learning.  Still, the videos could support independent learners.

Ellen's recommendation for helping students understand the difference between reading text and reading a web page.  5 40-minute lessons.  Teaching about hyperlinking is a great idea, Ellen.