Week 10 The Flipped Lesson Classroom

This assignment was tough because of the time limitation, but after many tries I got to finish it successfully, even though I had to modify it a little bit. Assuming that all the students have watched it, I would ask if anybody has any questions about the lesson. Then, after answering all their questions (if any) I would throw some questions here and there to make sure that they all understood the video lesson. After discussing the lesson in depth, getting the students engaged by giving them an assignment;such as building a scale, would definitely be very effective. It would be effective because whatever has been learned must be put in practice. This way both sides would benefit; the students, because it would be a challenge for them, and I as a teacher because this way I would understand for sure how well the lesson was perceived and what part of knowledge they might be lacking.

The Screencast

The screencast assignment was a tough one because I had to spend a lot of time downloading plug ins for my computer, but in the end everything came out nicely. All I needed was java and after 20 minutes of recording and deleting, I finally got finish my screencast and publish it. I found the screencast to be a great advantage. Not very hard to use, very summative and very informational. It is absolutely a great tool when it comes to contact with parents and it can work very nicely in front of an audience or crowd.I can use screencasts when I will be absent or not able to go to teach. This way my students will still be in contact with me and receiving my lessons. As a musician, screencasts are extremely helpful when it comes to analyzing a work based on its sheet music. I can focus the recording window on the sheet music of a piece and talk about it while have the students look at the score. I defeinitely love screencasts!