"I'm half way through my first year of flipping my class and this is what is working for me: *I give students at least 2 days notice to watch the videos because several of them don't have internet at home. *The day after I give the…"

"After one full year flipping HS chemistry, I can tell you that there will always be some kids that never watch a single podcast, and these are the same kids that never do anything outside the classroom, then come to class and are disruptive, and…"

"You have some nice ideas in here that I hadn't yet considered as I move my AP class to a flipped model this semester. Thanks!"

"Colin: This will be my first semester officially flipping my class, but implemented a few ideas last year in my hybrid that worked well and I intend to carry over for the flipped class.  Believe it or not even college students can come to the…"

"Colin, I teach middle school science and homework apathy is a big issue. To help ensure that students watch the video I check their notebooks at the beginning of class as you suggested you might do in your post. It's a quick spot check. I also…"

"I have several resources that include "real-life" problems in connection to the concept that we are doing.  There is also a text book out there call "Model with Mathematics, "A bridge to Algebra 2"  by W.H.…"

"Thank You.  What kind of modeling mathematics do you do?  Do you do anything in particular with students that finish their practice problems early?"

"We have actually paced out class so that the students stay on task.  We usually spend 10mins on discussion of content, ensuring they have watched the video, read the book etc., then we have them do either an activity or lab in groups for…"

"I teach in Nevada where we have the proficiency exams in each core subject area in order for the students to graduate.  One of the things I do is to post a practice exam (or multiple ones) and short videos for each of the problems.  The…"

"How about adding a Video Noting feature so it's more engaging? Instead of giving a quiz the instructor can observe student's participation while watching a video lecture. Usually a 3+ minutes video-lecture becomes boring if you're…"

"I really like this idea Patrick.  TY.  It's kinda like what I had in mind but I like the way you did it."

"I have the kids download a notes packet for watching the notes.  It is four ppt slides per page with blanks that I have put in for them to write down.  Also, in my videos I usually put in some "extra" information that I…"

"I too use Camtasia and in the long run you will likely want to do the same, BUT here are a few online free screencapture programs to get you started. screenr.com screen-o-matic.com Jing - from the makers of camtasia"

"Deb and James - TY I appreciate the ideas and way to look at things.  I think that this will work well.  James I am using Edmodo atm.  It seems to work fairly well but I will check out EDUonGO."

"Sounds like you need a tangible way to hold them accountable. One way is to use a system that will track which students actually watch the video (and award points toward grades for participation). Another is you could attach a quick multiple choice…"

"I really hear you, Colin, yet if part of flipping is letting learners take responsibility for their learning, does that not move us away from 'forcing' learners to do something? We all know, ultimately, we can't force someone to do…"