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Digital Citizenship Resources for the Elementary Classroom
Thursday, September 6, 2018
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Digital Citizenship Resources for the Elementary Classroom
A Back to School 3D and Augmented Reality Adventure: Lizzy's World
A Back to School 3D and Augmented Reality Adventure: Lizzy's World
Helpful Ideas to Get Students Logged Into Computers
Helpful Ideas to Get Students Logged Into Computers
Student Friendly Animated Gifs for Classroom Use
Student Friendly Animated Gifs for Classroom Use
How to Practice Making Connections with Doll-E 1.0
How to Practice Making Connections with Doll-E 1.0
Flipgrid - A Social Learning Platform
Flipgrid - A Social Learning Platform
Guest Post by: Joe Merrill
What is Flipgrid?
Flipgrid is a social learning platform that allows educators to ask a question, then the students respond in a video. Students are then able to respond to one another, creating a “web” of discussion.
Now, you might ask…”Why can’t they just talk to one another in person?”
The moment I knew that Flipgrid would change my classroom was when I was reviewing geometry with my first graders. I asked the students to show me what halves of various shapes look like. The students were using whiteboards to complete the work, then recording themselves on Flipgrid. One particularly bright student made a simple mistake, and I caught it monitoring the responses. However, before I could even walk over to her (30 seconds), 5 students had already responded with, “you might want to go back and check your work.” Think about the potential of this for a moment...you have 18 students working on a math problem and they’re sharing their thinking on Flipgrid. As they monitor each other’s responses, they’re exposed to 18 different ways of thinking - instead of just the one way that you might teach them. Flipgrid automatically elevates the academic level of the class, simply by asking students to use their voice.
The Flipgrid “Lingo”
Getting started with Flipgrid is easy. After you sign up, here are a few things that you should know:
“What’s a grid?”
“What is a topic?”
“What is the hype behind student voice?”
The whole idea behind Flipgrid is to enhance student voice. The fact is simple...Flipgrid gives that kid in the back of the class a chance to have his / her voice heard. Not one person can dominate a class discussion on Flipgrid. That’s because you have the ability to control video lengths. You can set permitted response times from as little as 15 seconds to 5 minutes.The result is a healthy dose of collaboration from your students.
The whole idea behind Flipgrid is to enhance student voice. The fact is simple...Flipgrid gives that kid in the back of the class a chance to have his / her voice heard. Not one person can dominate a class discussion on Flipgrid. That’s because you have the ability to control video lengths. You can set permitted response times from as little as 15 seconds to 5 minutes.The result is a healthy dose of collaboration from your students.
“I heard Flipgrid merged with Microsoft. Do I need a Microsoft account?”
Flipgrid recently merged with Microsoft. However, ALL educators can access Flipgrid for FREE. It doesn’t matter if you’re a Microsoft or Google district. Perhaps you don’t have either? Everyone can sign up and use it!
Flipgrid recently merged with Microsoft. However, ALL educators can access Flipgrid for FREE. It doesn’t matter if you’re a Microsoft or Google district. Perhaps you don’t have either? Everyone can sign up and use it!
Getting Started
The Discovery Library
Security
Nothing on Flipgrid is public until you make it public. Only those with your class code can obtain access. PRO TIP: If you’d like to share video responses with parents, I recommend selecting the video response, then tapping “share,” and “generate a private response.” By copying/pasting the generated URL, this provides a link to that video response ONLY. If you copy / paste the topic url, parents will be able to see other student’s responses - which you may not want.
“I have shy students...help!”
We all have shy students. If you have someone who is reluctant to go in front of the camera, here are a few options:
2. Try App Smashing (where students create something in one app, then upload it into another). If you’re curious about how to get started with #appsmashing, check out my free e-book available here or clicking on the image below.
We all have shy students. If you have someone who is reluctant to go in front of the camera, here are a few options:
1. Have them record their work, and then voice over their thinking.
2. Try App Smashing (where students create something in one app, then upload it into another). If you’re curious about how to get started with #appsmashing, check out my free e-book available here or clicking on the image below.
“I’m stuck! Help!”
The #FlipgridFever community is an incredible group of educators. They’re ready and willing to share ideas - all for free. If you’re on Twitter, just tweet out to #FlipgridFever and tag @Flipgrid in your post. Chances are, you’ll have an answer back before you know it!
Still have questions? Feel free to reach out to Joe on Twitter at: @MrMerrillsClass or email him directly at: merrij3@collierschools.com. Also check out his brand new e-book on #appsmashing by clicking here, or the image below.
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The Techie Teacher's 2018 ISTE Conference Adventures
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The Techie Teacher's 2018 ISTE Conference Adventures
Tools for Creating Timelines in the Elementary Classroom
Tools for Creating Timelines in the Elementary Classroom
