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Flipgrid is one of my favorite tools to foster student voice and allows countless ways to engage learners. The video platform is easy to use, can be utilized in any content area and with all age learners. I have helped teachers use Flipgrid in numerous subject areas including math, science, social studies, English/language arts, Spanish, French, orchestra, and band.
In my role, I use Flipgrid as a reflection as well as presentation tool; I facilitate the use of the video tool during professional development sessions as well as when co-teaching or modeling lesson with students.
Having teachers experience Flipgrid before using it with their students, allows them to view the tools through a students’ lens and think of ways they may want to incorporate the video tool in their classroom, with their content.
There are many new updates to the app/platform for students scheduled for the start of school, including the new clips feature and AR. I had the opportunity to attend the Flipgrid Live event during ISTE and see all the updates and new features.
Working with schools in my district, I am excited to collaborate with students to explore the new features and develop ideas for using the new clips and AR features.
I am always amazed by students ingenuity when exploring new tools and creating new ways to use tools.
Flipgrid is an ideal tool to foster digital citizenship and empower learners. Having students produce and publish appropriate content is essential and students are able to comment/respond to their peers’ work. Having this opportunity encourages digital citizenship, because students need to think before posting online and use their voice to be encouraging and constructively critical.
Flipgrid allows for an engaging classroom experience and provides an easy to use tool for both educators and students. Being able to have students (and adult learners) reflect on their learning, showcase new knowledge, comment on colleagues work, demonstrate their creativity, pose questions, and connect with learners around the globe are just a few of the benefits of using Flipgrid. Utilizing such a tool can be transformative because the ways to use Flipgrid are limitless, most importantly providing learners a voice.
Flipgrid is such a versatile tool and addresses several ISTE student standards including Empowered Learner. Digital Citizenship, Creative Communicator and Collaborator.
During my session, I shared ideas for teacher utilization and student creation; I highlighted student projects completed during science and social studies lessons facilitated at Inman and ML King Middle Schools. Participants also got a chance to complete tasks to get some hands-on experience with the tools in Drawings, while creating original emojis and memes. By the end of the session, I think quite a few people leveled up with Drawings.
My second presentation “HyperDocs, Say What?” was the last session of the day at 4:30 PM and I was excited by the number of dedicated educators eager to level up with #HyperDocs. I was thrilled to shared the "what, why and how" of hyperDocs. I highlighted the benefits of using hyperDocs to provide engaging and differentiated content for students. We explored examples and ideas for implementation. Attendees participated in a hyperdoc lesson and experienced different Web 2.0 tools used for a lesson introduction (Powtoon), student-response (Answer Garden) note-taking/collaboration (Google Doc), assessment (Quizizz), and reflection tool (FlipGrid).
Attending and presenting at educational conferences affords me the opportunity to learn best practices, implementation ideas, technology tools and motivates me to grow as a teacher trainer and presenter.
This year’s GaETC was no exception. Thanks to all the presenters, facilitators, attendees and the conference team. I am excited to share my leveled up learning and already looking forward to #GaETC19.
I am very fortunate that this was my third time attending ISTE. My first time was as a techie middle school language arts teacher in Atlanta (2014). My first time attending I didn’t know what to expect and was overwhelmed with so much to see and do. I do however have fond memories since I interviewed for my current job as an Educational Technology Specialist the day after the conference ended.
My second time attending ISTE was last year in San Antonio (2017) and it was a whirlwind of excitement and information.
The best part of attending ISTE is getting to meet and chat with #edtech leaders and members of my Twitter PLN.
For me, the highlight of this year’s conference is that
My second poster session was “Let’s Get Googley!” sharing ideas and resources for using Google Apps for Education to foster the 21st Century 4 Cs.
I highlighted resources for projects using Google Drawings and other apps. I shared about two of my schools’ initiative to get all teacher’s Google Level 1 Certified (with nearly 50 teachers passing the level 1 exam).
A number of the teachers I spoke with are using Google apps but not really using Drawings; which is my favorite app in the G-Suite.
I showcased student projects and shared Quick sheets for my Planet and Travel Poster Projects as well as creating memes and graphic organizers.