What is Flipgrid
Flipgrid is an app for video discussions. Pose questions, and let students respond with video instead of text. It provides a different medium for classroom discussions.
Flipgrid follows a Freemium model. You can have one grid with unlimited topics for free, or pay for a subscription to Flipgrid Classroom.
Features of Flipgrid
- Threaded video discussion
- Teachers post topics, videos, or links for discussion
- Students can respond to the prompt or to their peers (premium)
- Grids are private by default and can be password protected
- Choice of video length
- Each Flipgrid has a unique code
- Share your grid or topic with others with a link
- Privacy and moderation settings
- Each grid can hold an unlimited number of questions/topics
- Each question/topic can hold an unlimited number of responses
- Questions can include links to websites or documents
- Students do not need to log in to post
10 Ideas to use Flipgrid
- Have a conversation with a pen pal or an expert.
- Explore a concept with students.
- Collaborate on a topic with a class in another room or school
- Take on a persona of a character/historical figure to create a video
- Explain the solution to a Math problem
- Showcase a performance/presentation with a reflection
- Share examples of Math in the real world
- Post an opinion on a topic/question from the teacher or a classmate
- Post a book review
- Share a headline or memorable quote from a story or book
Differentiation using Flipgrid
- Instead of recording their voice, a child could hold up posters with words to the screen.
- If you can’t show a student’s face, use a static image for the recording
- Record a student’s answer after you ask him/her a question (for example, with younger students)
- Have students work in groups, with one of the jobs being that of the narrator. You can rotate roles.
Considerations
- Have students practice what they are going to say. For older students, they can write out a short script as well.
- Although the videos are not very long, you may want students to storyboard them, depending on the situation.
- Students can post performance videos for reflection/feedback/comment
Resources
- Getting started with Flipgrid
- Common Sense Media Review
Example
One word for the year example topic
If you have another example that you’d like to share, please post it in the comments.
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