Benefits of FlipGrid:
- Allows students an opportunity to practice speaking
- Allows students an opportunity to practice listening
- Allows students an opportunity to practice listening and then speaking a reply
- Takes the pressure off of in front presentations- more authentic presentation where
students aren't as nervous allows for their true ability to come through
- Recorded responses are saved so that you can grade them.
-Opportunity to create an e-portfolio of their speaking ability from multiple videos
Other ideas for FlipGrid in the Spanish classroom:
- Have students discuss an idea, concept, or belief in Spanish
- Having students review their Spanish speaking video and critique themselves in English
- Posting a response to a peer in Spanish about what was discussed
debates
- Self evaluation (what did I do well at and what do I still need to work on?)
- Reading a story aloud
- Class presentations
- Spoken vocabulary with hand motions
FlipGrid Extension activity
Extension activity using Newsela Spanish Text Sets and FlipGrid:
- Day 1- Have students choose an article written in Spanish
- Day 2- In Spanish, students will write a summary or a response about what they think about the concepts from their article in Spanish
- Day 3- Students will record their summary/response in Spanish on FlipGrid focusing on correct pronunciation, body language, and clear speaking
- Day 4- Students will watch and listen to other people's videos from day 3 and leave a response in Spanish about what they're saying.