flipped faculty meetings become places where cross-departmental and grade level conversations can actually happen
if the information that needs to be delivered is consumed before the meeting even begins -- there's PLENTY of time for teachers to learn from -- and to build relationships with -- peers who work in different departments or on different hallways.
Titan pad is very interesting - but will only record up to the first 16 people as unique colors. One way to make sure everyone is participating is to group them and watch as the conversations are color coded according to groups!
If you are going to use a screencasting software - an easy one to use is screen-cast-o-matic. It will give you an .mp4 file that can be easily uploaded to YouTube. The free version of Jing gives you a .swf file and that has to be converted before loading to YouTube. Make sure you test the software before you invest time in recording.
Most professionals who meet on a
regular basis admit to daydreaming (91%),
missing meetings (96%), or missing parts
of meetings (95%). A large percentage
(73%) said they have brought other work to
meetings and some (39%) said they have
dozed during meetings.
in the flipped faculty meeting,
teachers are given informational items to
read and view in advance.
This is so great! I think so often teachers think we always have to start at the beginning but how do we really know where every person's "beginning" is? Just another reminder that everyone (including adults) learn at a different pace.
So, maybe instead of encouraging (pushing) others to contribute blogs and tweets and ideas, maybe we begin by having a conversation about the value of lurking. Show there is value in what we have here and in other social networks by encouraging others to get connected and take from the network. That just might lead to the growth of our networks.
This sounds really cool! Students often need to share websites with eachother, and if they could annotate the shared sites so others could see it, that would be amazing.
A blog by a high school math teacher of 21 years in Canfield, OH. Lots of great info and use of diigo by sharing lists and articles interesting to blog readers. A great resource and fun to read!