Flipgrid has become a wildly popular tool, so much that you can see #FlipgridFever being tagged by educators all over the world. So we set out to investigate what the rage was all about.
What is Flipgrid?
Flipgrid is a video discussion tool that empowers your students’ voice, boosts classroom engagement, and fosters connection. Instructors can pose questions and discussion prompts through “topics'' where students can post video responses that appear in a tiled grid display. Flipgrid is easy to use and allows students to customize their responses by adding their own flair with stickers, annotation, filters, and much more. Get started with Flipgrid by reviewing this step-by-step guide.
What makes Flipgrid stand out?
- It’s free to use! And students don’t have to create their own account to participate
- Create unlimited topics using attachments, text, images, videos, gifs, and more
- Students can respond to topics unlimited times
- Students can respond to each others’ posts through videos and texts
- Set password protection for privacy
- Moderate responses by keeping them private from others until you activate them
- Set time limits for responses (15 seconds to 10 minutes)
- Provide feedback to responses
How do you boost engagement with Flipgrid?
Flipgrid allows students to retain and show their learning in different modalities. It’s a great tool to engage students asynchronously, gauge student understanding of their coursework, and submit assignments and group projects. Here are a few ideas on how you can apply Flipgrid to your classroom:
- Student Introductions
Save time during your first live session by having your students introduce themselves in Flipgrid instead. At the same time, you can use this opportunity to introduce Flipgrid to your class and get them acclimated to using this tool.
- Weekly Vlog
Ditch the old way of ‘reflection journals.’ Instead, have your students record their reflections on what they’ve learned that week through Flipgrid responses. Make posts visible for all students or keep them private.
- Solo or Group Presentations
Showcase group or solo projects through Flipgrid. Students can record their screen, annotate, and add sticky notes to support their presentations.
- Connect and Collaborate with Another Class
Add different perspectives by exchanging topic links with another instructor teaching the same course. Then, have the students from the other class respond to your students’ responses and vice versa.
- End of the Semester Mashup
Using the ‘mixtape’ feature, you can compile any responses from any topic and group to create a comprehensive video. Use it to highlight your students’ hard work at the end of the semester, as student portfolios and symposiums, or as student TED talks. Learn more about mixtapes here.
- Watch tutorial on Creating Video Assignments
- Read 50+ Ways to Use Flipgrid in Your Class
- Get inspired with these teacher-created flipgrid ideas
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