2019

Faculty - What is Flipgrid, Usage Suggestions, & Grading Limitations

Flipgrid is the leading video discussion platform for millions of PreK to PhD educators, students, and families in 180+ countries. Create a Grid community for your classroom, school, PLC, #GridPals, families, and more!

Every student has a voice, so let’s amplify! Students record short, authentic videos and can reply to each other’s videos. Educators are 100% in control with video moderation, access controls, and much more.

How can it be used? Please see the suggestions below:

Current & historical events
Aha Moments
Fluency & phonics
Reflections
Digital rehearsals and concerts
Abstract Reasoning
Final Project Showcase
Virtual Art Show
Persuasive writing and debates
Peer Review
Office Hours
Socratic discussions
Advisor check-ins
Goal Setting
Team Collaboration
Showcases
Course reviews
Guest Speakers
Introductions
Expert Connections
Study Groups
Flipped Classroom
Professional Collaboration
Assignment Reviews
Community Connections

If you are wishing to grade a Flipgrid discussion like you would a regular discussion board, you do have some limitations. Unlike Blackboard, Flipgrid does not collect all of a student's posts onto one screen for you to review and grade. Rather, you would have to manually search for and note where students' made a reply posts. If it is necessary and applicable in your classroom to grade both their initial post and replies, you could have each student post to a discussion board entitled "Flipgrid Replies" with the name(s) of the students they replied to during the Flipgrid discussion.

Don't forget to review the other Flipgrid knowledgebase resources to get started!