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"If you're new to flipped classrooms or have known about the concept for awhile but haven't made the plunge, the handy infographic below takes a look at some of the basics of flipped classrooms: what are some of the advantages, why and how they work, and how both teachers and students are responding to the flipped classroom model." A nice start to thinking about the advantages of flipping the classroom. Now about those kids who won't do homework...

Some of the good things about flipping the classroom, and how to do it. "A reversed teaching model that delivers instruction at home through interactive, teacher-created videos and moves "homework" to the classroom. Moving lectures outside of the classroom allows teachers to spend more 1:1 time with each student. Students have the opportunity to ask questions and work through problems with the guidance of their teachers and the support of their peers - creating a collaborative learning environment."

An interesting argument that the flipped classroom is really a stepping stone to students doing their own learning/research. Very thought-provoking about the role of the teacher in a classroom or online: "Ultimately, we have realized that three fundamental questions should drive the teaching and ­learning experience: What are you going to learn? How are you going to learn it? How are you going to show your learning? As this new way of learning has played out over time, my students have found that they no longer need me to locate or create videos for them. They can find their own resources and direct their own learning. My goal as a teacher is to help them become independent learners, to give their learning a purpose that is apparent to them (beyond simply passing the unit exam). I prompt them to reflect on their thinking and learning while sharing stories of my own journey as a learner. I help them develop skills, such as finding and evaluating sources and collaborating with their peers."

This 25 min. video tutorial shows how to set up your flipped classroom and use iMovie to create polished lectures for your lessons. Your adult or young learners may also use the information to create their own presentations or peer-teaching lessons.

This nice update has good infographics to help you get started in creating a flipped classroom: "it's not about where and when the learning will take place, it's all about who the attention is focused on."

This is a very useful collection of articles on the how and why of flipping the classroom. Well worth the exploration.

This page allows you to view the presentation and to interact with the presenter. Main message: make the flipped classroom active and interactive, with some tips on how to do that.

Aaron Sams' 2:15 min video shows what he does to "flip" his classroom. Would this work with ESL/EFL learners, and how?

Why it works and why it doesn't work. And how "flipping" may not be so new after all.

These great apps, mostly free, allow you to record a lecture on your iPad, edit it in various ways, upload to YouTube, et al. Must haves.

R. Stannard shares an article from his presentation at the 120th ASEE Conference in Atlanta, June 2013.

R. Byrne discusses this tool in several posts and includes the how-to video in this blog post. Socrative is useful for a flipped or online classroom as a feedback system. Students sign in to a virtual class where you can post questions. "If you haven't tried Socrative, it's a free service that replaces the need for expensive "clicker" feedback systems. Socrative works on any device that has an Internet connection. Students sign into a virtual classroom in which you can post questions and they can reply either anonymously or with their names depending upon how you want to use the service."

Designing 3-dimensional, hands-on experiences for the classroom. Explains "flipping" in the original sense: students explore first, then hear what it's all about through discussion with other students. Works well with science, but how to translate it into the language classroom?

This 2:14 min. video shows how and why Aaron Sams flipped his classroom. Uses direct instruction in video he creates at home, and then can discuss content in the classroom. Great example by a young, energetic instructor in high school.

Some very good advice on how to use flipping successfully. Begins with a video, but also in the blog entry.

How teachers can flip their classroom, and have kids make the videos to teacher other kids, in this case, math. If you are thinking of trying "flipping," you must watch this creative set of examples (in several languages) of kids solving problems.

"Here are three tools that provide students with the option to answer questions or ask questions while watching flipped classroom videos." These include Video Notes, Teachem, and Blubbr.tv. Links also to VideoNotes that allows students to take notes while watching a video.

"Short videos from YouTube and other sources can be quite helpful in introducing topics to students and or reinforcing concepts that you have taught. Watching the video can be enough for some students, it's better if we can call students' attention to specific sections of videos while they are watching them. " R. Byrne discusses helpful tools for commenting on video. These can be great for flipped/blended classrooms as discussion starters.

This looks like a great place to get ideas for using group and pair work, and for flipped classrooms.