1. Creating “homemade”
instructional videos
to “flip” a class.

2. You don’t have to use video to flip a
class or lesson
Before class, students might –
• Pre-read material
• Answer questions online
• Participate in an online discussion
But video does have its benefits –
• Multi-modal
• Can be paused, rewound, and watched again
• It is consistent with the way kids learn

3. You don’t have to flip a class or lesson
to use video
Video can be used for –
• Instruction/Review
• Complex demonstrations
• News, interviews, documentaries, etc.
Video is great because –
• Video exists on YouTube for almost any topic
• Most students can access YouTube video from
their phones

4. My students are overloaded
• One or more team sports each year
• Band, orchestra, chorus, etc.
• Plays, Musicals, Forensics, Academic
Decathlon, Fed Challenge, MSG Challenge, etc.
• Student Government, RAM Page, Yearbook,
various Honor Societies
• Multiple AP classes
• 7 or 8 classes with HW, projects, field trips,
etc.

5. My students are overloaded
• Work, church and community activities
• God forbid they get sick or have family
tragedies
“Students realize that they are responsible for
any missed work”
Regardless of how good this sounds, it really
means I am responsible to teach them again

6. “Race to Nowhere” vs. “Tiger Mom”
• College admissions are increasingly
competitive
• Students need extra-curricular specialization
and strong academics
• We are all working together for their success
• Their success = Our success

7. For Me, Video = Survival
• Video allows me to record basic classroom
instruction for students who miss class or for
those who just don’t get it
• Video allows me to record explanations to
important concepts for repeated reference
• Video allows me to record solutions to homework
problems so that I don’t have to answer all of
them
• Video allows me to cover a rigorous curriculum
without racing through
• Video allows me to use class time for activities
that I never had a chance to get to before

8. Tools for Video Creation
• Computer
• Microphone
• Screen Cast Software (free) - Jing