Blended Learning Training

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Bio
Head of Maths at King Solomon Academy since 2008
Learning blender since 2012

Contact
bruno@mrreddy.com
Twitter – @MrReddyMaths
LinkedIn – Bruno Reddy
Previous life – Mr Greeny
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Please let me know a bit about you.

Click on m.socrative.com and enter room number 423969
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Google Moderator is a good way to gather all the questions your audience might have. Take me there now!
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Click the image to read a white paper from the Christensen Institute on The Rise of K–12 Blended learning with explanations of different blended learning models.

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Click the image to go to my year 7 class’ time-shifted teaching page.

Frequently asked questions:

  1. What do I need to think about before starting flipped learning?
  2. How do I use the whiteboard software to make screencasted videos?
  3. How do I keep parents informed?
  4. Google form practice
  5. How was lesson time used differently?
  6. How can you make sure they watch the video?

    Resources – Slides used in the video

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Click the image to go to my year 7 class’ flex pages (Spring 1, Spring 2, Summer 1 and Summer 2).

Frequently asked questions:

  1. Do you have any tips for great Chromebook routines?
  2. What equipment do I need for recording videos?
  3. Do you have any guidance on gamifying the classroom?

Classbadges – like giving out gold star stickers but better
Memrise – like flashcards but better
The Answer Pad – like mini-whiteboards but better
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Blendspace.com features – stitch a blended lesson together in minutes, integrates well with YouTube, Google Search and Google Drive
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Edmodo.com features – gradebook, ability to assign work, pupils can submit work and a Facebook-like wall

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Here are various videos that will help you construct your time-shifted teaching site using Google Sites:

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Twig
TEDEd
Hegarty Maths
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A couple of articles worth reading:

  1. Chromebooks for Blended Learning
  2. Chromebooks vs iPads

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