Flipgrid

Flipgrid is an engaging social learning tool that allows students to record video responses and share them to a class discussion board, also known as a grid. Flipgrid provides exciting opportunities to build a classroom community with teacher prompts, student posts, responses, and other safe and positive social media elements. Flipgrid integration in MATHiaFlex means students can practice speaking and reflect on their learning anytime, anywhere. Students also benefit from seeing other learners who may look and sound like them as well as those who are different from them. Building student confidence and giving each student a voice is our primary goal with Flipgrid activities in MATHiaFlex.

ACCESSING FLIPGRID

1. To locate your Flipgrid in MATHiaFlex: Click on the Resources page in a teacher or student account and click Flipgrid. This page will show the grid of all topic responses for a class. A grid is automatically created for each of your courses in MATHiaFlex. Students automatically have a Flipgrid account once they are registered in MATHiaFlex. There is no need to access Flipgrid outside of MATHiaFlex.
2. If you want to assign a Flipgrid Activity to your students, you must first find and create that activity through the Assignment Library or from your Assign Cart.
3. When you assign an activity, it will automatically create the topic in the class grid in Flipgrid.
4. Once a Flipgrid Activity has been created and assigned, any changes or edits must be made in Flipgrid from your Resources tab.

FLIPGRID OVERVIEW

After their teacher assigns a Flipgrid activity, students will be able to record videos ranging from 15 seconds to 10 minutes. Flipgrid features allow students to capture widescreen videos, pause while recording, add more after reviewing, trim to perfect their video, and erase and begin an unlimited number of times again. When finished, students take a picture to be displayed along with their response and are able to add fun stickers and emojis. MATHiaFlex creates a grid community for your classroom so students can reply to each other’s videos.

Flipgrid provides critical practice opportunities and interaction in a low-pressure, familiar environment. Students who may not be confident speaking in class have an opportunity to shine by recording where and when they are comfortable. Students may go to the grid in MATHiaFlex and watch videos that others have submitted before submitting their own. Students may respond to teacher prompts within their MATHiaFlex accounts from laptops, Chromebooks, or Surface devices. Students who want to work from their iPhone, iPad, or Android device install the Flipgrid app and continue to access prompts from their MATHiaFlex account.

Flipgrid allows teachers to see how all of their students are progressing at any given moment, not just the few they may call on in class or listen to during an activity. Flipgrid also has great features for teachers:

• Record video prompts or include specialized resources, links, attachments, and photos in topics
• Use video moderation and access controls
• Discovery: explore topics created by others within the Flipgrid community
• Activity: stay updated on engagement in the class
• MixTapes: build a playlist to showcase student work
• Shorts: share short video snippets
• GridPals: make connections with other educators to allow students to collaborate—even go global!

For more information on Flipgrid capabilities, visit www.flipgrid.com.

HOW TO USE IT

• Assign Flipgrid activities in MATHiaFlex to spark students’ conversation and interaction while they practice their interpersonal and presentational speaking skills.
• Provide feedback and scores to students to help them improve and give them credit for their practice, discussion, and reflection.
• We recommend using Flipgrid for formative assessment that focuses on content and developing skills or for capturing student creativity through projects.