How To Use Flipgrid To Engage Students

On mobile devices download the free flipgrid app for ios and android devices.

How to use flipgrid to engage students. 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. If you were given a join link click on that link. Flipgrid is a free platform where students can create and post short videos of themselves responding to questions or topics. 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. 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.

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. 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. Have students make predictions about the topic theme setting characters etc. Get to your educator s discussion by using the link or code provided by your educator in step 1. While it s great for in person learning it s even more useful now that so many of us have transitioned to online teaching.

Production credit 00 00 13 produced by innovate learning maximizing human potential. Sometimes however kellie uses flipgrid for more serious projects. For easy access to flipgrid download the flipgrid extension. Her class also created a pet parade using flipgrid in which students shared videos of their animal companions. Bonni 00 00 22 hello and welcome to this episode of teaching in higher ed i m bonni stachowiak and this is the space where we explored the art and.

Students however can do casual interactions and engage in conversations by using the canvas integration or google classroom. It makes learning really meaningful and fun kellie said. 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. Launch this topic from cynthia neal. For example she enlisted the help of her grandmother to keep students engaged during a history lesson.

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. Here are some of the best flipgrid tips and tricks for students and teachers.