Flipgrid
Flipgrid offers a free service for educators (authenticate via your school email address or Microsoft account) for creating a topic oriented “grid” that allows for video back and forth video conversations and commentary.
Instructors can use it for introductions, discussions, booktalks, reflections, and more.
What Does it Do?
“Flipgrid is simple. Engage and empower every voice in your classroom or community by recording and sharing short, awesome videos … together!”
Affordances
What is the relevance of this tool for Ontario Extend Educators?
- Set up spaces for short video responses, 15 seconds to 5 minutes maximum (time length can be limited to specific time).
- Can be set to be shared in small groups or made public
- Flipgrid works in all browsers and mobile apps are available too.
- Free accounts are available for educators (via school email address)
Limitations
Things to keep in mind when considering use of this tool.
- May create expectation that faces need to be on camera
- Some suggest the social media flavor to the environment may be a distraction
Examples in Action
These curated examples are ones created by Ontario Extend participants.
- Extending Your PLN Educators in the mOOC version of Ontario Extend describe how the might extend their Professional Learning Network connections
Activities Using Tool
See how this tool is used for Extend Module activities as well as in submitted responses.
- Flipping Over Flipgrid. We created an activity where we ask you to share (in less than 3 minutes) what advice you have for other educators about how to build and expand connections made here inside Ontario Extend
Related Tools
See other tools in the same modules that use this tool or explore similar ones organized by similar function.
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Recommendation Rating
If you have experience using this tool, on a scale of 1 to 5 how highly would you recommend this tool to a colleague?
(1 ratings, average: 5.00 out of 5)
Learn More
- The Educators Guide to Flipgrid (Sean Fahey, Karly Moura & Jennifer Saarinen) “We did not create this ebook for Flipgrid, we did it for you, our fellow educators! Teaching can be very difficult. So we hope this ebook will be a helpful guide to get you more comfortable using Flipgrid in your classroom and promote more student voice and choice in sharing their learning.”
- Flipgrid Help (Flipgrid) documentation and guides
- Flipgrid Basics (Flipgrid) resources for educators
- Flipgrid Review (Common Sense Education)