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The “flipped classroom” is a relatively new concept that is being introduced to upper level school grades. This is when the teacher provides a lesson, usually recorded, to the students to review before coming into class. The students then should participate in active learning in the classroom. In theory, this is a cool, productive concept. However, in reality, many students would not review the material before and because of that not fully learn and understand the material. 

Open sources are a great resource for professionals looking to further their knowledge on a topic or to gain insight on a new subject. These resources are open to everyone, usually free or at low cost and can be relatively easy to download. There are various levels to resources as far as difficulty as far as skill level and developmental courses that build on one another.

The skills I have acquired from the PowerPoint assignments will be very beneficial when I begin my teaching career. Being able to add fun touches to my presentations such as pictures for bullet points and making animations and transitions more effective. Also being able to create non-linear PowerPoints is going to be very helpful in creating games and fun quizzes for students. These are also skills I can teach my students and create assignments on PowerPoint that are more exciting than standard presentations.