Now that you have some ideas about how to create content for your flipped History classroom, what's the best way to deliver that content to your students?
To be honest, there is no 'best' way to deliver content. The systems and resources available within your school context will largely determine the best way for you to deliver lessons, units and courses using flipped classroom pedagogy. Below are a few ideas to get you started if you're completely stuck.
By now, you have probably used (or at least heard of) Google Classroom. This popular (and free for NSW Department of Education teachers and schools) platform is easy to use for both students and teachers. It is also available as an app for smartphones and tablets, which makes it a very student-friendly option.
Google Classroom delivers content in a stream, with the most recently added content appearing at the top of the stream. It's got a simple interface, and it easily allows you to integrate other Google Apps (such as Google Docs and Google Forms). You can set up assignments for submission of student work, which is a great way to combine lesson content and marked student work in one place.
If your school uses a Learning Management System (LMS) you probably already know about it and/or use it regularly in your teaching. These days, most LMS platforms are commercially run, which means schools pay to use them. They are becoming increasingly popular for delivery of whole courses, as most LMS have user-friendly interfaces for teachers to create courses to cater specifically for students in their unique school contexts.
They can be particularly useful for flipped classroom delivery as content can be easily embedded and uploaded (including video content). Like Google Classroom, students are able to submit completed work and some LMS even provide automated marking of tasks. They usually provide more of a 'website' experience than Google Classroom, and students can usually access a range of courses from different subjects and teachers within the LMS.
Google Sites have been around for a while, but more recently New Google Sites launched which is allows video content to be easily embedded from YouTube. Although there are limitations in New Google Sites (particularly if you're familiar with Classic Google Sites), it's 'drag and drop' interface means teachers can quickly create attractive websites (like this one) with ease.
In both versions, there is the ability to easily integrate Google Docs and Forms too, which also makes it useful for teachers in terms of combining content delivery and submission of course work. Staff and students in NSW Department of Education schools can create as many Google Sites as they like for free.
An easy to keep all of your videos together for students to access at home is by setting up your own YouTube channel. Setting up a YouTube channel is very easy (learn more here) but keep in mind that YouTube is a form of social media, so be mindful of your school and organisation's social media policies prior to publishing your videos.
A YouTube channel is also a good way to share your videos with other teachers (and the world!).