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See this tutorial for creating an Escape Room in the classroom. Adds engagement to any subject!

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This post is written by Karly Moura, a teacher on special assignment (TOSA) and Computer Science teacher in Mount Diablo USD in Concord, California. Karly is also part of team Ditchbook, enjoying her role as content and social media manager.

You have probably heard of Flipgrid and have seen tons of people sharing their experiences using it on social media. It seems that people all over the world have been using Flipgrid in all sorts of creative ways.

Flipgrid is a video response platform where educators can have online video discussions with students or other educators. Teachers can provide feedback to students AND better yet students can provide feedback to one another.
The best part? Flipgrid is completely FREE!
My first experience with Flipgrid was back in early 2017 in our weekly #Ditchbook Twitter chat where a group of educators from all over the country shared ideas and inspire one another online. Since then I have had the opportunity to use Flipgrid with students, administrators, as well as other educators in workshops and professional development sessions.

Each time I introduce it the reaction is always the same, "Wow! There are so many ways to use this tool. I can't wait to try it out in my class!".

But don't take my word for it, check it out and try it yourself!

In this post you will find over 50 ideas and ready-to-use Flipgrid activities for your class. You can use the quick navigation box below to jump to any section or scroll through the post to find something that you can use in your class tomorrow!

Getting started with Flipgrid

Getting started with Flipgrid is easy. As a teacher you can sign up (see the steps below) and start creating your grids and topics right away. Students and participants don't need an account, they will simply use the code you provide to log in and start recording!

How to create a Flipgrid account:

2. Sign up with either your Google or Microsoft account.

3. Share a little about yourself as an educator by entering in your information and clicking the green "Create account" button.

The Educator's Guide to Flipgrid FREE ebook

Do you need a little more help getting started? Now in the fourth edition, The Educator's Guide to Flipgrid eBook will help answer (almost) all of your questions and get you started using Flipgrid in your class.

Flipgrid conversation starters from the Disco Library

Flipgrid understands the power of community and educators connecting and becoming better together. The "Disco Library" tab at the top of your Educator Dashboard and you will find over 20,000 Flipgrid topics ready for you to add to your Grids. Once you select a Topic to add you will have an opportunity to update and make any changes to the Topic before it is added to your grid.

Below you will find six popular topics from the Disco Library that can help your students get started using Flipgrid in a fun and easy way. Just click on the button Don't see a topic you like? There are lots more here.

50+ Flipgrid activities for your class

English Language Arts

8. Speaking skills assessment.

With Flipgrid you can provide written feedback to students and give them a rubric score for performance and ideas. You can even customize the rubric ( how-to screencast). The PVLEGS framework includes a great rubric to use when assessing students speaking skills in Flipgrid.
Click below to listen to The juice that makes Flipgrid even better on the Ditch That Textbook podcast!

Ready-to-use ELA activities from the Flipgrid Disco Library

Reflect and assess with Flipgrid

9. Show what you know!

Choice and voice are so important for getting students to share their knowledge with us. What better way to do that then with the new Flipgrid Shorts camera! The all-new camera gives students the ability to add more than ever to their videos giving them the option to add:

Text boxes

Filters

Inking and whiteboard animation

Live recording and more!

There is so much you can do with the new camera! Check out 20 activities to "Bloom" with the new Flipgrid camera for tons of ideas here.

Flipgrid Math activities

Ready-to-use math activities from the Flipgrid Disco Library

Tech Like A PIRATE is now available!

Science and Social Studies

Click on the images below for links to tons of ready-to-use computer science topics from Code.org and Tynker!

Ready-to-use science activities from the Flipgrid Disco Library

Creating a community

Ready-to-use community building activities from the Flipgrid Disco Library

Flipgrid beyond the classroom

Challenge your students to create their own short films and use Flipgrid as the platform for sharing their stories. Have students reply to their short film introducing themselves and sharing their thought process while filmmaking. Pleasanton Unified School District hosts a yearly film festival and provides some great resources including HyperDocs to help get you started.

Conversations about race, equity and justice from the Flipgrid Disco Library

Appsmash with Flipgrid

Flipgrid combined, or smashed, together with other apps can increase the engagement and take your activities to new levels. Each year Flipgrid hosts an Appsmash Madness contest where educators highlight their creativity with appsmashing. Check out the past contest for loads of appsmashing ideas!

Appsmash with ready-to-use activities from Breakout EDU, Flocabulary & Wonderopolis

Ready to take your tech skills -- and student learning -- to another level?

Sign up for Tech to Learn online course! Just $49

©2020 Ditch That Textbook by Matt Miller.

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Flipgrid for ALL! 50+ ways to use Flipgrid in your class - Ditch That Textbook

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Ed Tech This post is written by Karly Moura, a teacher on special assignment (TOSA) and Computer Science teacher in Mount Diablo USD in Concord, California. Karly is also part of team Ditchbook, enjoying her role as content and social media manager.

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Google Drawings - Virtual Posters and much more!

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Google Drawings - Virtual Posters and much more!

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See this tutorial for creating Google Drawings in the classroom!

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1. Go to the three vertical dots in upper right corner of browser.
2. Click "History"
3. Click "Clear Browsing Data"
4. Make sure time range is "All Time" and click "Clear Data"
5. Refresh page and cross your fingers :)

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Download extension to leave voice recordings to students with personalized feedback! They can respond with a voice message too!

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With Mote, easily add voice comments and audio content to documents, assignments, emails and forms.

Mote is integrated into Google Docs, Drive, Slides, Sheets, Forms, Classroom and Gmail - for easy recording and playback.  Mote also supports voice feedback within the Instructure Canvas SpeedGrader.

You can also create voice notes for any website or application directly from our Chrome extension menu - simply click on the browser icon to access our 'Motepad' recorder.

You can embed your mote recordings into apps like Notion and Google Sites, or share your voice notes as a QR code.

Mote supports transcription in more than 40 world languages, including English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Arabic.*

Mote for teachers:
Ask students questions and provide feedback, quickly and with the feeling of human connection. Whether you're at home or in the classroom, Mote helps educators and students to stay connected.

Add voice comments within Google Classroom's Stream and Private Comments views, as well as within Google Docs, Slides and Sheets. Look for the Mote icon in comment boxes.

Record and insert audio clips within Google Slides and Google Forms - simply click on the Mote icon within the application to insert your audio.

Add voice notes anywhere, using our voice recorder accessed from the extension icon in the browser bar.

Mote for students:

Students can leave voice notes, and react to teacher feedback and comments, to let teachers know that they've understood and will action feedback, or that they need more help.

Please see our website for more information about how we're creating a safe and secure experience for users under the age of 18.

Mote for teams:
Mote helps teams collaborate successfully anytime, anywhere. Leave voice note feedback on shared documents and projects, or try using Mote to manage daily stand ups.

Add voice-to-text transcription to your voice note - just click the Mote icon in your browser window to access the menu - and choose from more than 20 world languages to transcribe.*

Easily preview and edit your transcript, if it's not quite right first time.*

Save voice notes to your 'Motebook' to re-use later.*

Translate your transcript into more than a dozen other languages, to make your voice note even more accessible.*

React to voice notes received from other users, and - as a voice note creator - review these reactions within your account activity page.*

* Only available with our paid 'Unlimited' tier (free trial included).
See https://mote.com/pricing for details about our product tiers and pricing.

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Kids love to hate it!!! It's like popsicle sticks, but this way it is COMPLETELY RANDOM as the computer chooses for you! It also makes a fun little confetti party after the kids is chosen - which I pretend the kids think is fun! It also saves to your GDrive so you always have the names! (I can't link the url because mine is saved to google, but just type in wheel of names and it pops right up!!)

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Enter names, spin wheel to pick a random winner. Customize look and feel, save and share wheels.

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create arcade games out of your content!! Pretty easy to use - the only downside is that you have to input all of your info by hand.

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Wordwall - Create better lessons quicker

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Need a fresh teaching resource that fits your class and teaching style? Create a customized pack of interactive and printable activities in just one minute.

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ROBUST annotation tool to make paper worksheets a thing of the past.  Includes Schoology assignment integration - SO easy!

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Choose a video, give it your magic touch and track your students' comprehension.

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Easily create beautiful interactive video lessons for your students you can integrate right into your LMS. Track students' progress with hassle-free analytics as you flip your classroom!

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ESSENTIAL tool for reading on Chromebooks! Works on docs, PDFs, and websites.

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ESSENTIAL tool for reading on Chromebooks! Works on docs, PDFs, and websites.

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Engaging learning games, animated movies, and activities. See Keegan for login information.

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BrainPOP - Animated Educational Site for Kids - Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Arts & Music, Health, and Technology

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TONS of amazing research databases. See Databases and Research page on library website for links and login information.

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Skip to main content

It looks like you're using Internet Explorer 11 or older. This website works best with modern browsers such as the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. If you continue with this browser, you may see unexpected results.

Research Databases and Subscriptions

Databases are paid resources with QUALITY INFORMATION. They should be the first place you look for information when researching. If you are going to use a website instead of a database, please click on the "Website Evaluation" button above to get a checklist you can use.
When you encounter ANY kind of source, consider:

Authority - Is it clear who the author/publisher is? Has the author/publisher provided contact information? Is there proof that the author/publisher is an expert on the topic?

Purpose - Does the website have an .edu, .org, or .gov ending in its URL? Does the website try to sell you something? Is the information on the website relevant to your needs?

Objectivity - If an issue is talked about, are both sides represented?

Accuracy - Is the information you found consistent with information from other sources? Are there spelling or grammar mistakes? Did the author/publisher cite their sources or offer resources for further information?

Currency - Can you find the date the website was created or updated? Does the website contain broken links? (Links to other sites that don't exist anymore)

Click on the " Resource Login Info" button at the top of the page to get your passwords for the databases below. *You will find the password info for databases labeled with "Infobase" under the Infobase section on the password doc.

MyBib Citation Tutorial

Click the "Enter Full Screen" button on the bottom right of the video to enlarge the screen!

How Internet Search Works

Current Events Open Websites

Primary Sources and Historical Footage

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LibGuides: NMS Library Media Center: Databases and Research

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Skip to main content It looks like you're using Internet Explorer 11 or older. This website works best with modern browsers such as the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. If you continue with this browser, you may see unexpected results. Databases are paid resources with QUALITY INFORMATION.

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THOUSANDS of eBooks and audiobooks specifically for North students.

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Open a world of reading. Try Sora, the new reading app for students, by OverDrive.

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Classroom Screen is a great tool to open your class with. It has a ton of widgets and other options that help with classroom management. You can't save your screen, unless we opt for the "pro version"

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21 IDEAS to Reward Your Virtual Students and/or Classes

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21 IDEAS to Reward Your Virtual Students and/or Classes

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Tell us a Joke Day

Spoon on Nose – Balancing Challenge

Wear a Hat to Class

Positive Referral – Phone Call from Principal/AP

Introduce Family Pet

Call Me by my First Name for the Day (Teacher or Principal/AP)

You Choose Spirit Day

Shout Out NMS Facebook Post for Your Class or Student

Shout Out on Daily Announcements for Your Class or Student

Homework Pass

Choose a Teacher or Principal Hairstyle

10 Minute Cooking Lesson from Student

Choose a Book for Teacher or Principal/AP to Read in Class

Teacher or Principal Learns a TikTok Dance

Play an Online Game With Your Teacher or Principal/AP

Dance Party (Student DJ)

Visit from Principal/AP (in person or virtual)

Pick Your Teacher’s Virtual Background

Teacher or Principal/AP Drive-By

Turn in an Assignment Late

Virtual Lunch With Teacher (or Principal/AP or other Staff Member)