Flipgrid in the Digital Classroom
Flipgrid in the Digital Classroom
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Flipgrid is a free, simple way to foster short video-based discussions on classroom topics.
Flipgrid is a free, simple way to foster short video-based discussions on classroom topics.
Getting Started
Getting Started
- Create Account & Grid
Click here. Then, follow the screencast directions above for how to make an account and a Grid. A Grid is the “home” for your class in Flipgrid, and you can create as many Grid’s as you want.
2. Add Topics
2. Add Topics
Topics are the stimulus for conversation. Within your Topic you can include anything you would like your students to review prior to recording a video response, such as videos and links.
3. Share With Students
3. Share With Students
Students never create accounts, but verify their email. To share the Grid, visit your My Grids page. Click the rocket Share icon to see your options for sharing.
Record a video - pause, draw, or add stickers!
Review or Edit the video - trim, rearrange, or add.
Take a selfie
To make sure students are setup to be successful, provide clear expectations around videos. Provide students with the above checklist and rubric.
Provide feedback to students using text, video, or graded rubrics. Flipgrid offers a basic rubric and custom rubrics for Educators to score videos.
Tips & Tricks
Tips & Tricks
Check out Flipgrid created Integration Docs that are a subject- and age-specific guides for beginning lessons.
Educators can set a different language, edit the closed captions for individual videos, or turn off closed captions.
Some discussions may require privacy or moderation. To default videos to be hidden and only visible to the educator, the Video Moderation setting can be activated.
Flipgrid uses a default setting of sending e-mail notifications to educators every time a student posts a video. You can change the frequency of these e-mails.
Canvas Access Control - Only students in your Canvas course can access your connected Grids.
Students can still join on mobile but must start within the Canvas app.
Speedgrader - Add a Flipgrid Topic for your next Canvas Assignment. Student videos automatically show up in Speedgrader.
Anywhere, Anytime - As long as students click the green + within Canvas, they can record on any computer or on the free Flipgrid iOS + Android apps.
***Please note, Flipgrid does not support a system-wide integration or admin-level setup. Instead, teachers must individually do this for each course they want to use Flipgrid with.
Examples
Examples
Find inspiration from fellow educators and amazing featured Disco Library partners like Wonderopolis and LearnZillion! The Library is full of ready to use topics.
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