Wednesday, November 29, 2017

#FlipGrid Fever!

FlipGrid                        
Flipgrid is a website that allows teachers to create "grids" of short discussion-style questions that students respond to through recorded videos. Each grid is effectively a message board where teachers can pose a question and their students can post 90-second video responses that appear in a tiled "grid" display. Grids can be classes, sections, groups of students, research groups, faculty groups, or any collection of users interested in a common strand of questions. Each grid can hold an unlimited number of questions, and each question can hold an unlimited number of responses. Questions are short, text-based prompts (think Twitter) that can include basic formatting (such as bold, italic) and links to websites or documents.
Once logged in, you'll create a new grid, name it, then choose whether it will be password protected or not. Then you can begin adding questions to the grid one by one; each question can be 240 characters or less. After your list of questions is complete, you can activate them, then click the Share button to send the link to your students. They'll then follow instructions to film and upload their 90-second answers from home. If you like, Flipgrid will notify you when responses come in. There are extensive teacher tools available, from instructional videos to full walkthroughs for how to use the tool in a variety of subject areas (including STEAM,  creatively, and PE). Additionally, there are three pricing levels available: the free version gives you one grid with unlimited topics, and the two pricing levels for classrooms offer unlimited grids and far more features.

Check out this link for a ton of ideas to use Flipgrid:           FlipGrid Fever

Friday, November 17, 2017

EdPuzzle Has New Features!

EdPuzzle Has New Features!!
EdPuzzle has great new resources with full lesson videos already created.  You can search by grade and/or subject area.  Each subject area is broken down to Standards and/or sub-area.  For example, if you search 3rd grade math, you’ll see the following choices:
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This is a work in progress with new videos being added all the time.  Don’t reinvent the wheel!  This is a wonderful new way to use #EdPuzzle.  

Friday, November 3, 2017

Quick & Easy CFUs- Checks for Understanding

ITF, Erin Wolfhope, created a simple Google Form to use to Check for Understanding. So easy!
  • One question - Green, Yellow, or Red
  • Click on the link to make a copy of the form, and edit for your needs. https://goo.gl/AtZaHg
  • Idea: Add a question to the form for students to make comments.
Plickers has been around for awhile but, there is a Facebook group you can join that has tons of ideas for using Plickers.  If you’re not familiar with Plickers, it is an easy, quick way to check for understanding during any lesson.  Link to Facebook Group:  Facebook Plickers   You request to join the group and you’ll hear back in just a day or two.  There are links to webinars, classroom ideas for implementing, and a great way to collaborate with other teachers.