How To Use Flipgrid To Engage Students

In this education technology tutorial students learn how to complete assignments in flipgrid using the new 2020 camera features.

How to use flipgrid to engage students. Have students find the definition and record a video about it. Launch this topic from cynthia neal. The following is a guest post from flipgrid ambassador jen giffen jen works as a digital literacy resource teacher with the york region district school board near toronto canada as a google education trainer and level 2 google educator jen utilizes tools that enhance the learning environment engage students and increase critical thinking skills. Here are some of the best flipgrid tips and tricks for students and teachers. Students however can do casual interactions and engage in conversations by using the canvas integration or google classroom.

After a student records their review the teacher can print the qr code and tape it on the book and the student s classmates can use their. For example she enlisted the help of her grandmother to keep students engaged during a history lesson. From creating more engaging videos and offering rich content such as annotated graphs to more safely managing contributions and maintaining student confidence when using the platform there s plenty to work with. On mobile devices download the free flipgrid app for ios and android devices. Get to your educator s discussion by using the link or code provided by your educator in step 1.

Have students make predictions about the topic theme setting characters etc. Sometimes however kellie uses flipgrid for more serious projects. For easy access to flipgrid download the flipgrid extension. Bonni 00 00 00 today on episode number 257 of the teaching in higher ed podcast ramesh laungani talks about how to engage students using flipgrid. With flipgrid s new augmented reality ar feature classrooms and classroom libraries can use the video qr code to create an engaging way for students to share book reviews.

Production credit 00 00 13 produced by innovate learning maximizing human potential. It makes learning really meaningful and fun kellie said. All teachers need to do is use the share option next to the actions button to add the flipgrid topic to another lms like google classroom or canvas where textual commenting is allowed. Her class also created a pet parade using flipgrid in which students shared videos of their animal companions. This could take on many forms create a video that shows the words draw pictures to represent what the words mean use the words in a sentence etc.

While it s great for in person learning it s even more useful now that so many of us have transitioned to online teaching. Flipgrid is a free platform where students can create and post short videos of themselves responding to questions or topics.