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Instead of lecturing, teachers can then use class time to guide their students, from the fastest to the slowest, as they work on group projects, create research papers or do chemistry experiments.

Teacher Jonathan Bergmann's Colorado district was so rural that kids in state competitions, including football, volleyball and debate, often took off the last class period of the day for travel time.

For him and Sams, the flip gave them more time for experiments,

“I click and something happens,” he says, explaining that, by comparison, reading a book or doing homework is less exciting. “I guess it goes back to the immediate gratification thing.”

High school students, faculty, and IT staff overwhelmingly agree that technology skills are vital to students’ futures. Yet only 46 percent of faculty members regularly assign homework that requires use of technology. Despite this, nearly all students (94 percent) say they use technology to study or work on assignments at home

Just 39% of students say their high school is meeting their technology expectations

Most students still use technology more outside of school than in class. While nearly all students - 94% - say they use technology to study or work on class assignments at home, only 46% of faculty say they regularly assign homework that requires use of technology

86% of students say they use more technology outside of school than in class