Flipfrid

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.

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Advatanges of Flipfrid:

• Free!  If you want to upgrade, the price is reasonable.
• Presented in a visually appealing, organized grid.
• Quick, yet empressive formative assessment. 
• Easy to navigate.
• Easy to sign up.
• Simple to embed Grids or topics on any website or LMS.
• Great for parent involvement and communication. 
• Works for any and every subject!
• Gives shy students a voice!
• Students can access Flipgrid from anywhere through any device with internet connection. 
• Styled to embody popular social media sites, which appeals to students.
• Students will beg to make Flipgrids!  It is a great tool to use for homework. 
• Build a classroom community. 
• Collaborate across the world.
• Build student’s speaking and listening skills. 
• Appsmash!  AKA, integrate various apps together to create rich learning experiences. 
• Easily use other teacher’s Flipgrids.  When you make a copy, you can edit the topic.  All of the teacher’s responses DO NOT follow the topic, which is great!  It is a clean slate for your students. 

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Disadvantages of flipfrid :

• Students can only reply in a comment section if the teacher has the upgraded version.   (Tip: Have students create another video response labeled ‘reply to (student’s name).’
• Teachers can grade using embedded rubrics, but they are very basic.  Teachers must upgrade if they want detailed rubrics.
• Without the paid version, teachers only get on grid.  Having multiple grids allows the teacher to organize topics more efficiently.  For example, I am using one grid, but it has grids for my actual students as well as grids for this tutorial.  This could confuse my students.  In retrospect, I should have created another account, using my college email account for this project. 
• Students could play around using the technology and possibly waste class time, if the teacher does not pay close attention. 
• Students could possibly be inappropriate in video responses.  Although, the instructor does have the option to view the video prior to being posted to the Grid. 
• There are so many possibilities with Flipgrid, an educator could become overwhelmed!

Click HERE to be part of FLIPGRID.

Some information has been taken from: http://blog.tesol.org/on-teaching-speaking-4-benefits-of-flipgrid-video-recording/