Flipgrid


WONDER

Have you ever wondered how you can assess your students' metacognition, reading fluency, or content knowledge by listening to each one of them respond to your prompts?

Learn how Flipgrid can allow your students to share their thinking through video posts in response to a discussion topic.

OBJECTIVES

  • Create a Flipgrid account, set up a Grid and manage Grid settings
  • Create and share a Flipgrid video discussion topic
  • Reply to a classmate's Flipgrid video discussion topic
  • Transform a traditional lesson by strategically integrating Flipgrid to task students with sharing video responses to your prompts.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Please review the linked resources below and complete the tasks.

TASKS

    • Visit Flipgrid and sign-up for free with your school-issued Google account.
    • Create a grid and a topic relevant to your subject/grade level and share the link with a colleague.
    • Reply to a colleague's Flipgrid topic with a video response to their prompt.
    • Transform a lesson plan by tasking your students with responding to your Flipgrid topic.
    • Optional: Add a Topic to the Flipgrid Disco Library
    • Optional: Connect with another teacher via #GridPals
    • Optional: Create a Mix Tape of exemplary student responses
    • Optional: Create and share a "Short" for your students to view

DISCUSSION

Complete the following on Google Classroom:

    • Share a link to your Flipgrid topic
    • Evaluate Flipgrid as a teaching, learning, and assessment tool.
    • Share your thoughts on how you might use this with students or colleagues.