Flipgrid has been all the rage this summer with teachers signing up for accounts by the thousands. According to the Flipgrid Twitter account, over 11,000 educators signed up for accounts during the month of July. I first learned about Flipgrid at this year's ISTE and I am so excited about this platform. There is also a new version launching August 10th.
By now, you may be asking yourself, what is this Flipgrid thing? Flipgrid is a video platform with both a website and then the app for both students and teachers to use. I downloaded the app on my phone. The teacher creates a grid and a topic. The students, using iPads or even their iPhones, then enter the unique grid code and add their response. All the students' responses are then in one place for the teacher to view. No more emailing videos!
When the student goes to the app, they choose the "I am a student option." They then enter the unique grid code. Very similar to the Kahoot game pin.
After entering the grid code, they can view the topic and add their response. Below is a test topic that I created in my account.
After creating their response, the video is placed on the grid for the teacher to view. All the responses are in one place, and the grid is also shareable. I could imagine sharing this with administrators to show them my students' work and ideas. Students can also easily view others' responses.
Now that you know a little about Flipgrid, you may be asking about ways to use this in a classroom. First, I see it being used for reading responses. Students could read part of a book or a story, and then could respond to a teacher-generated topic in Flipgrid. Perfect for students who may struggle with writing their ideas down on paper. As a former writing teacher, I have seen this a lot. My students had great ideas and could express them at great length orally, but when it came to putting it down on paper, it was more challenging. I could also see it being used for scientific explanations after experiments. I can also see it being used for showing students' mathematical thinking. There are so many possibilities.
Ready to use Flipgrid? To sign up for an account, you can go here. With the free version, teachers are allowed one grid and video responses are limited to 90 seconds. That being said, you can have unlimited topics on your classroom grid, have unlimited students and unlimited student responses. With the Classroom version ($65), you receive unlimited grids, can have unlimited replies to responses, the ability to provide feedback and assessment. You can can also download video responses and export data. To create a Flipgrid Classroom account, you go here. If you have a team of teachers who are interested, you can receive 10 classroom accounts for $400. To do that you have to email the sales department for bulk pricing. Savings of $25 per classroom. I can definitely see writing a grant or doing a Donors Choose to have this platform at school.
By now, you may be asking yourself, what is this Flipgrid thing? Flipgrid is a video platform with both a website and then the app for both students and teachers to use. I downloaded the app on my phone. The teacher creates a grid and a topic. The students, using iPads or even their iPhones, then enter the unique grid code and add their response. All the students' responses are then in one place for the teacher to view. No more emailing videos!
When the student goes to the app, they choose the "I am a student option." They then enter the unique grid code. Very similar to the Kahoot game pin.
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| Student view of topic |
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| How students add a response |
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| Teacher view |
Ready to use Flipgrid? To sign up for an account, you can go here. With the free version, teachers are allowed one grid and video responses are limited to 90 seconds. That being said, you can have unlimited topics on your classroom grid, have unlimited students and unlimited student responses. With the Classroom version ($65), you receive unlimited grids, can have unlimited replies to responses, the ability to provide feedback and assessment. You can can also download video responses and export data. To create a Flipgrid Classroom account, you go here. If you have a team of teachers who are interested, you can receive 10 classroom accounts for $400. To do that you have to email the sales department for bulk pricing. Savings of $25 per classroom. I can definitely see writing a grant or doing a Donors Choose to have this platform at school.
I am beyond excited for the possibilities with Flipgrid and so are other teachers!
Happy Flipgridding!
-Elle
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