Sunday, September 22, 2019

Flipgrids and how they can change a kid's voice!

Phones showing Flipgrid


                                                                Hello FlipGrid!!!

 Excitement in ELA classes with FlipGrid! 

     Today I want to share with teachers of ELA how fun it could be to use FlipGrid and how it can change a child's voice! As a former elementary school teacher in the grades of second and fourth, I was always looking for new ways to have students express their writing while using reading and interview skills as the focus. I searched for many ways to integrate technology into my lessons to make it exciting for students.  Technology is changing daily and as teachers it is really important as we are global 1:1 in our classrooms to research many ways to implement technology into lessons to change the way students do things. 


ATTENTION ELA TEACHERS! I have  found a great blog called The Library Voice and here is the address: https://vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com. We want to build students who are technology leaders in our world. We want to give them different experiences in their learning world. 

In the blog The Library Voice by Shannon Miller, she used FlipGrids ( a recording) of book talks for her class as a quick assessment of their understanding and a another way to  do reflections. Reflections is also another great way to assess understanding of what they are reading. 

Teachers of ELA, this is a great way to have fun with your students and give them a sense of taking control of their own learning. Students are able to record and have a partner observe what they recorded and share what they have learned with their book talk/reflections. 

Here are some great resources and an example of how to start your FlipGrid Book talks today in your classroom! Technology has become crucial element of teaching and learning and moving into the 21st century, we have to keep working on new and exciting ways to bring our lessons alive!  FlipGrids is a way to make a child's voice be heard and helps us listen to their thinking. 



Smith, D. (2010). Making the case for the leadership role of school librarians in technology integration. Library High Tech, 28(4). Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/07378831011096277

https://vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com/

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2 comments:

  1. Aria KingSeptember 22, 2019 at 5:24 PM

    I was not aware of Flipgrids until I read your post but, I can certainly see how it is a useful tool to students and educators. The Library Voice has many informative tips and resources that I will use in the school library. Your 60 second Book Talk makes teaching others how to use this tool helpful. Thank you for the information.

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  2. Polly ShroatOctober 6, 2019 at 10:22 AM

    One of my classes this semester uses Flipgrid (I am actually about to record one now for an assignment). I had never used it before this semester, but I appreciate how it streamlines class discussions and short presentation. As you mentioned with the 60 second book talks, it does help students' voices to come through. Even in my other class, which of course is full of graduate students, our discussions are so much more lively on Flipgrid than they are on Blackboard discussion boards. I can definitely see how this tool would help K-12 students to create more personalized presentations and discussions.

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