Trae Jones

Emerging Technology
July 2017
Flipgrid Overview
Flipgrid Overview
Teacher Proposes a Discussion Question to the Class

Students Respond with Self-Made Video

Teacher Approves Students’ Videos to be Posted

Students can Comment or Respond via Video to Other Student’s Videos

Overview from Flipgrid: https://info.flipgrid.com/images/Flipgrid_2017.pdf

Hart County’s Vision and Standards
• Technology is blended into instruction to enhance and integrate
learning experiences in all content areas.
• Flipgrid is not subject specific and allows teachers to control what the
discussion is about.
• Teachers deliver instruction by coaching, monitoring, and verifying
student achievement of learning goals.
• Flipgrid allows teachers to view each submission before it is posted to the
active grid.
• Digital literacy is developed through meaningful experiences
that promotes digital citizenship and lifelong skills.
• Flipgrid allows the teacher to create a community of discussion
within the classroom for students to feel comfortable contributing to.
Step-by-Step Implementation of Flipgrid
• Year 1:
• Present and demonstrate Flipgrid to Technology Team
• Purchase Flipgrid accounts for appx. 10 interested teachers per school
• Initial group of teachers will:
• Evaluate Flipgrid in personal classroom
• Recruit other teachers to use Flipgrid
• Purchase additional accounts as interest grows
• Year 2:
• Based on evaluations, purchase Flipgrid for remaining teachers
• Initial group of teachers will serve as experts at each school
Standards Addressed by Flipgrid
• Teachers have the ability to meet each of the individual content standards
based on the questions presented for discussion.
• ISTE Standards (https://www.iste.org/standards/standards/for-students):
• 1b- Students build networks and customize their learning environments in ways that
support the learning process.
• 1c- Students use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their
practice and to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.
• 2b- Students engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior when using
technology, including social interactions online or when using networked devices.
• 6d- Students publish or present content that customizes the message and medium
for their intended audiences.
• 7c- Students contribute constructively to project teams, assuming various roles and
responsibilities to work effectively toward a common goal.
Research-Based Learner-Centered
Culturally Seamless Feedback
Student-Directed
Responsive

Flipgrid allows Not only can

Flipgrid allows students get
students to take the students to fully
discussion where feedback from the
express themselves teacher, but also
they want to through video in
through their from other students
the assignments within the class
discussion
Authentic & Meaningful
Open Ended Multiple Responses Audience

• Student produced • Allows students • Responses are

responses to fully express geared to
• Student produced their answers audience who are
feedback • Continuous interested
opportunity to • Feedback given
keep discussion could alter other
going students’
viewpoint
Higher Order Thinking
• Copying other students’ work is eliminated
• Responses to the question are unique and original
• Students feel comfortable, having an equal opportunity to
respond
• Open-ended questions promote individualized
answers
Differentiation
• Flipgrid allows multiple grids (folders) to be created
• Grids can be shared from class to class with url
• Students are given opportunity to respond with feedback to other
students’ responses to the original question
• Student produced videos allow students to let their individual voice
be heard by all
Who is Flipgrid for?
• Students
• Response to teachers
• Feedback to other students
• Teachers
• Propose questions for students
• Give feedback to students
• Respond to Professional Learning
• Administration
• Receive feedback on Professional Learning from teachers
• View the discussion community of teachers (via url provided by the teacher)
Collaborative Learning
• Not only do students get to form a discussion community within their
own classroom… it can even go as far as Antarctica!
Equipment Needed
• Each Student will need some sort of device capable of recording both
video and audio & internet capability
• Smartphone
• Chromebook
• Tablet
• A strong WiFi network is necessary
Technical Support
• School-based
• Initial group of teachers will be experts on the topic after
year 1 of implementation
• Self-help
• Email: support@flipgrid.com
• Website: https://support.flipgrid.com/
• Twitter: @flipgrid
Limitations
• As with any web-based product, Flipgrid is limited to the
amount of WiFi traffic is available
• With more students and teachers using video based
technology, the network is susceptible to delays
Funding
• Cost
• Free Trial (Limited Use)
• $65/year for 1 Classroom
• $400/year for 10 Classrooms
• Funding
• Elementary Schools: Title I
• Middle School: Title I
• High School: Title VI
Research
• Kyei-Blankson (2017) states video communication contributes to
forming an emotional connection.
• This allows the student to making more than just a intellectual
connection, but also a deeper connection to the content and
individuals in the discussion community.
 Communication

Students Teacher Administration Parents

• Student to • Teacher to • Admin to • Easily share

student Student teacher student
• Student to • Teacher to • Admin to videos with
Teacher Teacher student parents
through url
Safety, Health, Legal, & Ethical Issues
• Students are given a unique code to sign in with
• No student accounts are created, so there is no personal information
collected
• Ultimately it is the teacher’s responsibility to monitor the video
responses and comments provided in the discussion
Diversity
• With the selfie-society we live in, this technology allows students to
express themselves in the classroom in the same way they express
themselves in other online platforms. Such as:
• Twitter
• Facebook
• Snapchat
• Instagram
Reflection
• I have personally used Flipgrid on 2 different occasions. Each time I
used it, the audience was other educators. I have yet to use it in the
classroom with students; however, I have used video reflections
created by the students.
• I am very excited to begin implementing it in my classroom next
schoolyear as it will give me a central location to store the many
videos my students create.
• I am also looking forward to the ease my students will have to give
feedback to their peers. In the past I have used Google Docs for this,
and it became very difficult to effectively gather feedback. Flipgrid will
make this process much easier and welcomed for the student.
Reflection
References
• ISTE | Standards For Students . (2017). Iste.org. Retrieved 9 July 2017, from
https://www.iste.org/standards/standards/for-students
• (2017). Info.flipgrid.com. Retrieved 9 July 2017, from
https://info.flipgrid.com/images/Flipgrid_2017.pdf
• Kyei-Blankson, L. Handbook of Research on Strategic Management of
Interaction, Presence, and Participation in Online Courses. (2017). Google
Books. Retrieved 9 July 2017, from
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