Using Ted Ed, Khan Academy& Sophia

to Flip Your Classroom

Presenter:

Shannon J. Holden

www.newteacherhelp.com

Overview of Today’s Session• What is “Flipping”

• Why flip?

• TED Ed

• Khan Academy

• Sophia

• Other sources for free digital content

• Which one you should use

Information Overload• With all of the free resources available, where

do you start?

• Don’t worry about that…just start somewhere!

• Pick a website or two, and explore

What is “Flipping”?• Flipping is a technique where teachers post

digital content for students to watch at home– Videos– Podcasts

• Students come to class the next day with some clue as to what is being taught

• Instead of lecture, students engage in– Cooperative learning– Projects– Class discussions

Why Flip?• Flipping reduces the amount of class time

spent on lecture– More time available for other activities

• Students do their “homework” under the supervision of their teacher, not at home alone

• Teachers can differentiate their lessons for students of all ability levels– Repetition helps students transfer information to

long term memory

TED Ed

TED Ed

Where to Find Videos to “Flip”• Series

– Big ideas

• Subject– Science, Math, History, etc.

• Best Flips– Videos already in TED Ed’s library

• YouTube– Choose any YouTube video, and TED Ed will do

the rest!

• Make your own and upload to YouTube

One Cool Feature:• You can use the assessment attached to the

video, or write your own

• When you “borrow” the video, lesson, and assessment – you get a unique URL

• Remember, you can edit the “Quick Quiz”, “Think”, and “Dig Deeper” sections of the lesson

• When your students use the URL you email them, YOU get the results of their quiz!

TED Ed

One More Cool Feature• If your lesson is nominated and accepted, an

animator will make an animated version of your lesson!

• The vision of the site’s builders is that a gigantic resource will be built for teachers…one video at a time

TED Ed Advisory Board• Jonathan Bergmann

• Aaron Sams

• Sir Ken Robinson

• Melinda Gates

• Salman Khan

• Jackie Bezos

• John Hunter

Next Up:

• Khan Academy

Khan Academy

Khan Academy

• Every video in Khan Academy was built using screencasting software by Salman Khan

• His site has grown exponentially due to the generous donations from people like Bill Gates

• The goal of this non-profit organization is that anyone will be able to learn anything – for free

Khan Academy• Once you set up your account, you have

access to all of the videos and lessons on the site

• Here’s an example lesson on “Order of Operations”

Order of Operations Lesson

Order of Operations• You can type an answer in the box on the left

side of the screen

• You can elect to watch a video if you get stuck

• You can hit the “Show Next Step” button to see how the problem is solved step-by-step

Search What to Learn• The next two slides show two different ways

to find lessons– By topic (eg. Order of Operations)– By subject (eg. Math, Algebra I, etc.)

Khan Academy

Khan Academy

Khan Academy• Be a coach!

• Have your students log in to their account

• Click on their name at the top of the page

• Click on the “Coaches” tab

• Enter your Coach ID, then click “Add Coach”

Khan Academy

• My Coach ID is newteacherhelp@yahoo.com

• You are now their coach!

• You will have access to all of your students’ activity and achievements

• You will be able to access all of that information under the “Class Stats” tab

Khan Academy “Teacher Toolkit”

Next Up:

• Sophia

Sophia

Sophia

You Can Create…• Tutorial

• Playlist

• Group

Creating a Tutorial• Use the built in screen recording tool to make

a short video, or add powerpoints and pdf files

• Choose what subject describes your tutorial

• Hit the “Create” button

• You are done!

How to Create a Quiz in a Tutorial

Creating a Playlist• As a Teacher, create an ordered set of

tutorials for your students to follow. Students can use these for a structured course, or create their own playlist as a study guide.

• Click “Create Playlist”

• Name your playlist (and write a description)

• Click “Create”

• Surf tutorials and choose which ones you want in your playlist (and in which order)

Sophia Playlists

Creating a Group• Create a structured private classroom or

study group. You will have ability to upload content and communicate with other group members. Students will also have the ability to submit coursework and projects.

Creating a Group• Name your group

• Write a description

• Allow members to post content to the group library (Choose “Yes” or “No”)

• Hit the “Create” button

• You are done!

• Give students your six-digit group code

Putting a Lesson in Your Playlist or Group

Playlists & Groups• You can make an UNLIMITED number of

playlists and groups for your students

• This would be a good feature if you teach different classes or subjects

• Keep track of all of your playlists and groups in your Sophia Dashboard

Your Sophia Dashboard

Sophia “Teacher’s Toolbox”

What Kind of Learner Are You?• Sophia gives users a quick, five-question

quiz to determine your learning style– Visual– Verbal– Auditory– Interpersonal– Applied (“Real World” application)

Other Sources For Digital Content

• WatchKnowLearn

• YouTubeEDU

• Discovery Education

So…Which One Should I Use?

• I have NO clue!

• Every teacher has different needs

• I don’t think you can go wrong with any of these options

• The only way you can go wrong is to not use ANY of them!