Let's talk Flipgrid.
Super awesome video discussion tool that can SUPER enhance your classroom. Students record their answers to a question you've posed or share what they're thinking in a discussion on your class Flipgrid. Then, they can watch their peers' video posts and even comment back! Talk about upping the game when it comes to classroom discussion! Instead of having one topic discussed at a time, students can watch various viewpoints from their peers and have multiple conversations going on at once. Think of the possibilities of this when it comes to Foreign Language when you have your students talk to one another! You won't have to walk around to each individual group any longer - you can have them talk to one another and see the videos as soon as they post. I thought this was similar to Recap at first, but it's a different beast for a different purpose. Here, the students are posting to a grid that their entire class can see. They can comment back and learn from each other. Recap is fantastic - but for the purpose of assessing students in a manner that only the teacher sees. Flipgrid has paid and free versions, but the free version will do everything you need it to!
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We've all scoured the internet for review games and/or templates to use with our students. Google has been my best friend since I started teaching. Why create it yourself when you can find it online, right? I stumbled upon FlipQuiz this week while I was searching for a website where the STUDENTS can create the quizzes for each other. Yes, I could have used my old PPT Jeopardy game but I was looking for something a little more engaging. Enter FlipQuiz. FlipQuiz is great for teacher creation to use as an all-class review but I think it's even more beneficial to students if they're the ones looking at the content, thinking deeply, and creating the questions. It's easy to use and sign up is super easy with a Google account. They can make custom categories, and import pictures to go along with the questions. Preview it anytime to view what your game will look like. Each question is presented on it's own question card and you just have to click to reveal the answer. If you do the paid version, the website will tally the score but if you have the free version you will have to manually tally each team's score. It's a great way to assess your students as they're creating the questions and swapping quizzes with each other. My first teacher is trying it out today and I can't wait to see what the kids come up with!
Here's the link to their Demo so you can try it out for yourself! Can we just take a moment to talk about how neat Google Drawings is? Talk about graphic organizer heaven! Possibilities are endless for what you can do with it!
I'm currently working with my US History teachers and their students over civil rights. Another DLC, our librarians, and myself created stations for the students to research court cases, people, events, and speeches. For most of the stations, we used Google Drawings to have the students create things to demonstrate their learning. Here are a few links to show you how we used Google Drawings: Our Timeline Template Our MLK Speech Graphic Organizer Our March Madness Court Cases Bracket I've also compiled a folder of graphic organizers created with Google Drawings that I've gathered from websites and trainings, combined with some I've made myself. Folder of Graphic Organizers Take a look at these and let me know if you have any questions! Y'all! Spring break is just around the corner - literally A DAY AWAY - and I'm pretty excited about it! (could you tell?) Before I break for a week in Philadelphia, visiting my new niece, I wanted to share Adobe Spark with y'all. Adobe Spark is a great tool for curation and has three different presentation options that your students can pick from. I use "Post" with students when they're wanting to make an infographic for a project or when they're wanting to make something that will quickly grab people's attention. We've used it with Theatre productions, biography projects, quotes that they put on websites and in other projects, etc. It's easy for the students to create and share. Everything is customizable and doesn't require a lot of tech ability. I recommend using this when first starting your students out with tech.
"Page" is more used for portfolios, journaling, etc. I've used this with our Foreign Language department when students are creating travel guides for various cities, with Art when their students are showcasing their work, and with History classes when explaining events during a war or presenting information about a historical figure. Page allows students to present their information in a professional and creative way, all in one place. "Video" is great for students just starting out with video tools. It walks students through adding pictures, video, and/or text and allows for 10 seconds of voice over on each slide. I've used this with Speech classes, Spanish classes, Art classes, ELA classes, etc. Great easy tool and it's easy to download or share via a link. Check out the Spark Inspiration Gallery, here. I don't know about you but I get sick and tired of receiving tons and tons of emails every day. I get confused about which thread I'm on and, let's be honest, I don't need twenty different email chains about piddly things. I've started using Google Hangouts with my team and I really love it. I don't hear my email ding a hundred times a day, I can have separate chats depending on if I only want to talk to Middle School or High School, just a few people, or our entire group. If someone has a quick question, it's quickly answered and we don't have to receive emails. If you're busy, just mute the chat and you don't have to hear notifications. Unmute it whenever you're ready. I have a few of mine muted all of the time and I check them when I have time throughout the day. If you use Gmail through your work, you can search via your email for any topic you've discussed previously in the hangout. I love that you can video chat about certain things, hold online meetings, etc. (up to 15 people) and even record PD sessions through Hangouts On Air and broadcast them on Youtube. You can make the broadcast watchable for as long as you want, even after you've aired. We have Google Hangouts turned off in our district for students, but the benefits of using it are really great! Invite all of the members of a group and the teacher to a hangout and discuss project information right there!
Such a great tool for PLCs, departments, organizations, etc. Check it out! |
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