By ERICA RODRIGUEZ, Orlando Sentinel
Flipping lets students absorb lessons during their own time in an electronic way, usually through a YouTube video or an educational social network. Students who’ve done their homework arrive at school prepared to ask questions or have already discussed the lecture with their peers online the night before. “It takes me out of being the center of the classroom and starts centering the classroom around them,” said Sarah Devereaux, a South Lake High School algebra teacher who flips her room, “so that they can grasp more than just being robots and taking in the information and regurgitating it.” In Franklin’s class, students said they were surprised to learn their class would be conducted through a Google site. Sophomore Ryan Purvis said the technique took a little getting used to, but he likes the approach because it’s a lot better than carrying around textbooks.
http://onlineathens.com/features/2012-09-22/teachers-flip-over-technology-classroom
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