I'm sure many of you know about Flipgrid, but I've just recently started using it and it is amazing! Here's the tag from their site: "Flipgrid is a video discussion community for your classroom that supercharges your students’ voices. You add the topics, your students respond with short videos, and everyone engages!" I used it recently to have students reply about the Columbian Exchange. It was around the time of state testing, and they had been doing so much writing and typing that I was looking for an alternative way to engage and assess them at the same time. This was definitely the answer. They LOVED that they got to record themselves (well, most of them loved it!) and they could watch each other's responses as well. If you click here, you can see my students' videos (the site only applies first name for privacy which is great), and I even had a quick rubric that I used to grade them (click here!). Currently, I'm only using the free version. However, I think I'll be buying the paid version next year because it gives you the ability to provide feedback digitally, and students can comment and reply back to one another as well. What an awesome tool for instant feedback! Here are their purchasing options: I saw people on Twitter recently talk about using this as a way of introducing kids to a new grade level - at the end of the year, current students can record a message to future students letting them know all about the grade they are about to enter. Then, near the beginning of school, new kids can watch the videos and feel more at ease about the upcoming year!
I am by no means an expert, but if you have questions, let me know and I can try to answer. Flipgrid's twitter page is also a great resource, and they always answer questions quickly.
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Mike
6/12/2017 06:02:45 pm
I showwd flipgrid to my American Sign Language teacher and we are going to set her up with an account for next school year. She is excited to change how she assesses!!
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Nikki
6/12/2017 08:53:28 pm
That is an AMAZING idea! For any language, it'd be a great tool for practicing speaking, or in the case of ASL, signing!
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