Thursday, July 2, 2020

Flipgrid Fever is taking over!

image of flipgrid home page
Flipgrid is a free platform that is self-described as "the meeting place for your classroom, your school, your department, or any learning community to discuss your Topics. Start with an icebreaker, add weekly reflections, share book talks, explore STEM principles, give mini-presentations ... any Topic to ignite discussion! Check out the Flipgrid Educator’s Guide by KarlySean, and Jennifer.
definitions of flipgrid lingo
To break it down grids can be thought of as "classes" inside each class you have topics that you can think of as "prompts or assignments". They have compiled a list of prompts you can use in the Disco Library.

Integration

There are so many ways to integrate this into the classroom and is a great way to differentiate. During remote learning, this is a great way to gauge how your students are doing and it gives them another way to express themselves. You can even create a grid for parents to use. 
Click the link to get started today! FLIPGIRD