I love the idea of the flipped classroom. It would be wonderful for my subject area of science. It would allow for much more hands on lab time and/or development of and carrying out of experiments if the aquisition of base knowledge or preparation for lab was done outside of the classroom. I also think it would give the students a true sense of ownership of their progress to be responsible for the work outside of the classroom. However, I realize that their are drawbacks. Internet access is still not in all regions of the rural area that my students live. This hurdle could be overcome by the student being allowed to schedule extra computer time in a school climate that allowed this type of flexiblility. Only students who were mature enough could handle the this type of classroom. There would need to be alternative placements for those students who were found to be unable to carry deal with this type of freedom.
Social media does have its place in the classroom in the communication between team members on group projects and communication about work between teacher and student.
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