Category: flipgrid

Virtual Field Trips with Flipgrid

Are you looking to liven up your virtual teaching with different experiences? Consider integrating virtual field trips into your instruction, with the possibility for students to respond, collaborate, and wonder. Flipgrid has you covered! Why Flipgrid for Virtual Field Trips? Many of the topics compile various links, information, and videos so that you don’t need ...

Using Flipgrid for Student Help

One of my favorite parts of being a teacher is collaborating with my colleagues. This post idea is brought to you by Ally Johnson and Jamie Street from Issaquah Middle School. When looking for help, you are the first person a student is going to contact for a class related issue. That might come through ...

Shake Up Clever Announcements with a Flipgrid Short

Elementary teachers, are you looking to liven up your Clever Teacher Announcements? Consider using Flipgrid Shorts to create a video message for students with your announcement of the day. Not only will you be building community and keeping students engaged, but you can use the whiteboard feature to include animations or written directions to your ...

Canvas External Tools Rubric Workaround

You want the best of both worlds - to use an external tool integration for your assignment, but to grade it with a rubric! I am hoping with voting up, this will soon become a seamless work path in Canvas, but until then, there is a workaround. Thank your summer instructors Erin Kwok and Chris ...

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Using Flipgrid in Canvas

Getting Flipgrid set up in Canvas Are you ready to get your Flipgrid on? Before you do, here are the pros and cons of adding it to Canvas. Pros: It is easy to access from your course for both you and your students It will automatically register your students in your Flipgrid group (previously grid) ...

Field Notes – Kristie Bennett and the Importance of Creating Informal Spaces for Planning and Learning

We're in the midst of some crazy times and we're also in the midst of a radical shift in our teaching and learning. While this might seem like the time to keep our heads down and stay focused on taking the next right step, here at Bits & Pieces, we also recognize the importance of ...

Flipgrid’s Creative Updates

Flipgrid has some creative updates! If you're familiar with Flipgrid, you know that it is a platform that allows you to create projects with video, text, digital inking, and emojis. Now, there are even more tools to explore! This gives both teachers and students the ability to record simple videos, as well as much more ...

Field Notes – Relearning How to Talk with Each Other with Stella Jones

We're in the midst of some crazy times and we're also in the midst of a radical shift in our teaching and learning. While this might seem like the time to keep our heads down and stay focused on taking the next right step, here at Bits & Pieces, we also recognize the importance of ...

Field Notes – Digital Scavenger Hunts with Josh Berg and Eric Ensey

We're in the midst of some crazy times and we're also in the midst of a radical shift in our teaching and learning. While this might seem like the time to keep our heads down and stay focused on taking the next right step, here at Bits & Pieces, we also recognize the importance of ...

Field Notes with Holly Stipe

We're in the midst of some crazy times and we're also in the midst of a radical shift in our teaching and learning. While this might seem like the time to keep our heads down and stay focused on taking the next right step, here at Bits & Pieces, we also recognize the importance of ...