Radical and Rational Equations

         For my Flipped Video final, I am going to be teaching the audience to solve simple rational and radical equations in one variable, and give examples showing how extraneous solutions may arise. Using the flipped classroom idea would be a pretty good idea because they are able to learn the lesson on their own, look at or attempt the homework, and then come to class with any questions they have and get clarification. This could potentially be the best way to teach math.
         I was lucky enough to see a real math class kind of using a flipped classroom idea. You can use screencast or youtube or any other type of video application you can find that would work to show math problems and explain what is going on. In the class I watched, the teacher made videos of the lesson, but instead of the students going home and watching them, they watched the videos in class and did their homework in class as well. The videos were still available for students to look at when they go home and the parents could watch them too if they needed to know how to do it.
         In my first video, I will explain what is going to be taught. In my second video, I am actually going to teach the lesson, and then in the last video I am going to refresh the audience about what I taught.

First Day Video

I had a lot of fun doing our First Day video assignment for Technology for Teachers. I really liked that it was a fun way for everyone to be able to share whatever they wanted to with the class without having to actually get in front of everyone. That was also one of the downfalls of the videos because I was a little nervous about what people would think of my video. I think once everyone's videos had been watched though, it made everyone feel better that we all did about the same thing. Once we get used to the idea of people watching videos or seeing pictures of us instead of in person, I think it will be a lot less nerve wracking. I really liked the fact that everyone could show you what they cared about or who was important to them. I think the hardest part of doing this assignment was getting over any self consciousness and just being myself. I also find it really hard to have anything to say when I am trying to make a video but hopefully that will get better. I have to say that my favorite part of the whole assignment was getting to watch everyone else's videos and see them in their personal environment.