Tech Tool of the Week

Flipgrid is a video discussion tool. It is easy to create an account and create an assignment. A teacher posts a topic or question and students respond via video to the group. Each student with the access code can see the other videos in the group and respond to them as well. It is so easy to use with a Chromebook!

The video below explains more about Flipgrid.

Flipgrid™ is simple..mp4

Learning the names of my students has been difficult for me. Sometime how to pronounce their names is also difficult. For the first assignment for Pre-Calculus, I am asking the students to Say Hi and state their name. Then they will talk about a positive experience they had in math class. I created a sample for them and here is a link to the sample for Pre-Calculus: flipgrid.com/d48e5b

Now that you know what Flipgrid is all about, try one out from a student's point of view. How would you use Flipgrid in your classroom? Click on the link, when the site opens click on the green square with the plus sign and record your video: flipgrid.com/eb4583

Accounts are free. If you want to use Flipgrid with your classes, here are the steps to set up an account and a grid.

Go to https://info.flipgrid.com

Create a free account (you can upgrade to a paid account to get more features but you don’t need to for simple video response)
Select the button in the top right hand corner that says “New Grid” You can create a new grid for each class, or each topic, depending on what you want. Under each grid you can create several discussions.

Complete the information requested for the grid.

Click on “New Topic”

Fill in the information for your topic: title and question or idea. You can also upload a video that you already have or create a video to go along with the topic for the students to reference.
Select “Create Topic” at the bottom of the screen

The screen will have a pop up that tells you how your students can access the grid and the topic

Below is a video that also explains how to set up an assignment:

Getting Started with Flipgrid.mp4

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