New Fun Teaching Tool for the Classroom

New Fun Teaching Tool for the Classroom

What is Flipgrid???

  • Flipgrid is a website and app that allows teachers to facilitate video discussions.
  • acts as an interactive message board where teachers can pose questions and students can post video responses
  • A variety of filters and tools allow for text, stickers, screen recording, and other possibilities.
  • Via the immersive reading feature, students can see closed captioning and translations, too.

Review of Flipgrid

Strengths

  • Quick, yet impressive formative assessment.
  • Easy to navigate.
  • Easy to sign up.
  • Simple to embed Grids or topics on any website or LMS.
  • Great for parent involvement and communication.
  • Works for any and every subject!
  • Gives shy students a voice!
  • Students can access Flipgrid from anywhere through any device with internet connection.
  • Styled to embody popular social media sites, which appeals to students.
  • Students will beg to make Flipgrids!  It is a great tool to use for homework.
  • Build a classroom community.
  • Build student’s speaking and listening skills.

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Weaknesses​

  • Teachers can grade using embedded rubrics, but they are very basic.  Teachers must upgrade if they want detailed rubrics.
  • Without the paid version, teachers only get on grid.  Having multiple grids allows the teacher to organize topics more efficiently.  
  • Students could play around using the technology and possibly waste class time, if the teacher does not pay close attention. 
  • Students could possibly be inappropriate in video responses.  Although, the instructor does have the option to view the video prior to being posted to the Grid. 
  • There are so many possibilities with Flipgrid, an educator could become overwhelmed! 
  • As a teacher you can waste a lot of time playing with the program.

https://it648whittet.weebly.com/pros-and-cons.html

Potential for Teachers

  • great tool for every learning situation
  • further classroom conversations by assigning questions as homework assignments, and then continue the conversation in class the next day
  • Ask students to weigh in on a critical current event for a social studies or civics class,
  • Use Flipgrid in a math class to ask students to describe the process they used to solve a complex problem
  • use Flipgrid as an opportunity for students to post reviews of books, movies, games, or TV shows.
  • At the end of a unit, ask students to reflect on what they’ve learned.

 

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