Flipped classrooms in your teaching

How would I use the concept of flipped classrooms in my teaching?

     One might ask what is a flipped classroom.  A flipped classroom according to the article I read assigned by my professor, is the term used to describe almost any class structure that provides prerecorded lectures followed by in-class exercises.  

I can use the concept of the flipped classroom in my teaching by recording a short video lecture for my students to view before the next class session.  By the students watching the video at their own pace they can come to class with any questions or comments and move right along to projects or any hands on activities.  I can create my own video or chose one from other online resources. This is also useful for those students who were absent and they can watch the teachers video podcasts.  So now there isn’t any excuse for missing any information.  To see a visual concept of the flipped classroom concept please refer to this online referencehttp://www.knewton.com/flipped-classroom/.

An example of this kind of flipped classroom model I would be the implementing in my classroom is the website Khan Academy, with a real-world classroom results and over 235 million online lessons viewed.  This is just one component of many more ideas for a revamped approach to education.  

I feel this flipped classroom approach is a great tool to enhance students for the 21st century learning community.  Students are able to interact online and become comfortable in online platforms at an early age.  Flipped classrooms also gives the students the opportunity to become exposed to this method and get them used to online courses in the future.