I've posted about Flipgrid before (see here!), but I recently presented at two conferences on video assessments, and have learned so many new and amazing ways that you can use Flipgrid in any classroom! If you are unfamiliar with Flipgrid, here is the tagline from their website: “Use student created video segments to ignite student discussion and increase engagement.” And they mean it - Flipgrid gives students the opportunity to record a short video where they answer a question, pose a topic, record a song, or do whatever it is that they are asked to do. There are ENDLESS possibilities, and (generally) kids love it! A "grid", or the spot where videos go, looks like this: That big green plus sign is what you click to record, and really...that's it! The teacher is the only one with a log in, the students just click a link to access, and the grid can be shared with anyone as long as they have the link. It's that simple! Flipgrid has also recently opened the Discovery Library, which is a place you can find pre-made topics already created by teachers, for teachers. Sweet! Some of the cool ways that I've seen Flipgrid used: There are hundreds of other ways this tool can be used, and to keep our 21st century students engaged in their learning, this is an awesome website for student voice and learning! One of the biggest questions that I get about Flipgrid is: "How do I make this work!?" It seems chaotic to let 30+ students record a video at the same time, but there are tons of ways around that problem to make this tool work for you. Have more questions about this tool? Contact me! Or, check out the hashtag #FlipgridFever on Twitter for some awesome ways to use this in your classroom!
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