Hey Everyone!!!
Today I wanted to talk about a software that is easy to use!
Presenting Flipgrid or Flip (They changed the name recently)!!!
This software is website based and it is easy to use on tablets, smart phones, chromebooks, Macs, etc. This resource makes it easy for teachers to get face to face feedback from their students, students can ask teacher questions, submit video projects, and so much more!! The possibilities are endless.
Some steps to follow:
To get started, go to to this website: info.flip.com
Once you are there click on sign up or log in if you already have an account.
You can make an account using these email platforms:
You will then be asked to put in your birthday, then what country you live in.
Next, this will pop up for you to choose:
There are several options to choose from. I am going to pick “Classroom” for this demo.
Once you click on “Classroom”, this will show up for you to pick the age range that is appropriate for your school.
Next is the fun part! You start creating your groups! I make one for each class so I am able to go through and grade projects. When you make one, go back to the “Group” tab with the + sign to add more groups.
It should look something like this:
Click on any of your classes because it is time to make a project or topic tab:
Here you can type a question you want them to answer or what they are going to do:
(Your students can choose from any source they need to to answer the topic. They can also create their own video and you can set the time limit up to 10 minutes).
Once your topic is created, you can share the link to multiple platforms:
(You will have to send one to each class period because their codes will all be different)
Then, they go to the link and the page will send them straight to the topic you assigned.
I highly recommend that you give your students about a day to play around with it because it is easy, but if it is new to them then they need time to figure out the buttons and features.
Example:
This is a video from one of my science classes. I tried to mark out my student’s face to the best of my ability for privacy purposes. In this video, students were asked to make a Bill Nye video talking about the Electromagnetic Spectrum. They were paired up into groups of 4 and their roles were either: Videographer, Props/Background Coordinator, Bill Nye, and Script writer. This allowed everyone to work together and make sure everything was ready for them to teach the content. You can see how much fun they had!!
If you want other ideas on how to use Flipgrid, then jump to these websites for some amazing ideas:
I've used FlipGrids in multiple graduate classes at this point, but I had honestly never considered incorporating them into my own teaching until reading your post. I did not know how easy it was to sync with apps like Google Classroom. This is a great step-by-step post! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHow cool! You did a great job of providing a step-by-step, check-off type list for librarians and teachers to use in accessing Flip. I have used Flip before in my math classroom. Students were each given a different problem and asked to use Flip to explain their solutions. They then had to provide feedback to two other students using TAG – tell something you liked, ask a question, and give a positive suggestion.
ReplyDeleteAn explanation can be found here: https://mariventurino.com/2020/12/09/tagfeedback/
And a version of the feedback starter sentences can be found here: https://neprisstore.blob.core.windows.net/sessiondocs/doc_6e22ed17-60e8-41e5-8dcc-1e7d80534b49.pdf
I would also recommend taking the information you provided and creating a short WeVideo out of it.
Thank you for sharing.
- Wendy -