Tech Tip Tuesday: FlipGrid
9/28/2021
- What?
- Why?
- How?
- Extension: GridPals
What is FlipGrid
Flipgrid is an easy-to-use social learning, video making website that allows educators and students to make video clips. A teacher can create a grid or a series of grids that asks students to discuss topics or questions. The teacher can set the requirements of the responses to the subject, which could include time limits, attachments, video, pictures, and several other settings.
The students log into the website, go to the assigned grid to watch the video, and then respond to the posting with their video. The responses can be a video of the student speaking or using text. The reactions can include video, text, stickers, emojis, drawings, or a custom created sticker.
Why Should Teachers Use FlipGrid
Since students are given the space and time to respond when they're ready, it makes educational engagement possible for even more anxious students who might ordinarily feel left out in class.
Because of its flexibility, Flipgrid gives students options around how they want to demonstrate learning, which can lead to more effective assessment and student engagement. And all of the accessibility features allow every student a voice.
- The ability to add rich media encourages students to be creative and, potentially more importantly, expressive. By adding emoji, text, and stickers, students can engage with class content as they might interact with friends using social media platforms.
- This aspect can help students feel less apprehensive and more empowered to express what they've learned openly, engaging more deeply with the task. Ultimately, that should result in deeper learning and better content recall.
How? Getting Started with FlipGrid
2. Sign up with either your Google or Microsoft account.
3. Share a little about yourself as an educator by entering in your information and clicking the green “Create account” button.
The Flipgrid Getting Started Guide
50+ Flipgrid activities for your class
1. Reading response goes digital.
2. 30-second book talk challenge.
4. Celebrate The Global Read Aloud all year long.
5. Reboot your standard biography report.
7. Create a virtual vocabulary word wall.
8. Speaking skills assessment.
Ready-to-use ELA activities from the Flipgrid Disco Library
Reflect and assess with Flipgrid
13. Activate prior knowledge on a topic.
Ready-to-use math activities from the Flipgrid Disco Library
Tech Like A PIRATE is now available!
15. Brainstorming in the Engineering Design Process.
16. Computer science share out.
18. Map out historical landmarks.
19. Take a Flipgrid Virtual Field Trip.
Ready-to-use science activities from the Flipgrid Disco Library
20. End of year (semester) reflection.
21. Advice to next year’s class.
22. Put a spin on the student of the week.
23. Welcome back to school Flipgrid style.
24. Appreciation/Thank you card.
25. Make learning come alive with Flipgrid AR!
Ready-to-use community building activities from the Flipgrid Disco Library
27. Create a virtual library of tech tips and tricks.
28. Flipgrid in Physical Education.
29. Host a Flipgrid film festival.
Conversations about race, equity and justice from the Flipgrid Disco Library
Appsmash with ready-to-use activities from Breakout EDU, Flocabulary & Wonderopolis
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20 activities to “Bloom” with the new Flipgrid camera
Sticky learning: Digital brain dumps with Flipgrid and Socrative
Extension: GridPals
