Flipping the classroom

I have been looking at some examples of how the flipped classroom might look and there are some excellent guide videos from http://www.fi.ncsu.edu/project/fizz.  There have most definitely been times in my high school level classes where students have not been engaged in what I consider to be pretty interesting stuff - imagine that.  Anyway, the flipped classroom idea provides a forum to "pre-load" content through video-based instruction and information cards that are watched at home before the class.  The recommendation is to condense lecture type material into short video segments, and use the classroom time to engage students in application.  This format encourages the use of classroom time for collaborating and meaningful application that is appropriate to the level of each student.  It provides a setting where facilitation of differentiated instruction and learning can truely happen.