Tools like Flipgrid are great to keep your class going as a cohesive whole. If you and students are all trying to learn remotely, the collaboration and sense of community are tough to maintain. Also, hearing students’ thinking is a key part of monitoring progress. Flipgrid is a way to empower your students’ voices by sharing short videos. Also, because you create the ‘grid’ it is private to your class and responses are moderated by you. Click here for the Educator’s Guide to FlipGrid to help you get started.
Here are some ideas on how to use Flipgrid as part of your remote teaching toolbox.
1. Start a ‘grid’ with a prompt about going to class remotely because of a school closure.
2. Have a content ‘grid’ with a prompt about something you are going to teach virtually to assess prior knowledge.
3. Create a post response ‘grid’ to have students summarize content in a particular virtual session.
4. Create a writing response ‘grid’ about topics that students have in their homes. ‘Grid’ prompts can range from a story about a favorite stuffed animal for young students to kitchen chemistry for older students. Students can read their stories or discuss their videos during a virtual class.
5. Ask students to respond to a piece of artwork that you have posted on your webpage or that you have emailed them as a start to a virtual discussion.
The ways that you can use Flipgrid are limited only by you (and your students’) imaginations. Also, an important part of Flipgrid is student to student response (always monitored by you). This is a great way to teach constructive feedback techniques.
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