I have used Flipgrid twice in my room and my students LOVE it! They feel that they are "Youtubing" when really, they are answering a math problem. My goal for my students is to find different ways to show their work, explain the reasoning behind their work, practice using academic vocabulary and have fun. I have had students make an outline of their video before recording themselves as well as students who have gone to pull a word from our word wall to have it ready for the Flipgrid recording.
What we've done well:
- use of academic language
- putting an individual twist to individual thoughts
What we need to improve:
- using only 2 stickers as opposed to 10
- placing stickers AROUND our face
- NOT deleting a video because our hair did not look cute
I'll definitely continue using Flipgrid this year. I can't wait to see more of my students' responses.
Hopefully you'll catch #flipgridfever too!
This is such a great tool to marry what kids love (youtube) and what teachers want to see (students thinking). I can't wait to try this in my classroom! I like how they used the dry erase boards too, rather than a response of them solely talking.
ReplyDeletePS. I laughed out loud at, "what we need to work on... NOT deleting a video because our hair did not look cute."
The hair part was my favorite too! 😂
ReplyDeleteThe part about the kids thinking that they are on YouTube also resonates with me. I appreciate the fact that you have them write a script first - then they realize that there is some work and thought behind video. It isn’t just getting on there and stream of conscious talking! Bravo to you for encouraging them to have fun and to be thoughtful video stars.