LEARNZILLION-flipping the classroom

PLEASE follow the link below to learnzillion. Watch the video and make notes. Below there is a letter to parents that explains the goals of learnzillion. The lesson below is a video that shows them how to use a protractor.

http://learnzillion.com/lessons/2973-measure-angles-to-the-nearest-degree-with-protractors

Parents and Guardians,
Many of you have asked how you can support your student’s learning at home. Here is an important way you can do that.

Go to www.learnzillion.com. LearnZillion is a website that provides teachers and parents with video lessons showing what your student needs to learn each year. The videos include a 3-5 minute "teaching" video and a short “practice” video where students can see if they understand the lesson. 

For now, I will be posting a link to the videos on our class blog. If you haven't done so already, please visit the class blog and scroll down to the very bottom of the blog. There you will see an email sign-up for the blog. Once you sign up you will be alerted to any new submissions to the blog.
Your student can watch the videos alone or with you. Have your student take notes while watching. He/She can take a piece of paper and breaking the front page into the following sections:

• What is this lesson about?
• Review
• Mistakes to avoid
• The main thing to learn

He/she can use the back of the paper to work on the practice problem in the “guided practice” video. Initially there will not be practice videos, once everyone is comfortable watching the videos I will give the students a username and password to access the site and direct them to our class page on the site.

Thank you for supporting your student’s learning at home. Let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,

Mr. Francia