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Culinary Arts
South Medford High School
@tishrich

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Kahoot! | Learning games | Make learning awesome!

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Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform that brings engagement and fun to 1+ billion players every year at school, at work, and at home.

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The evidence is in the practice

ESSA Level 3 correlation evidence in math and ELA, earned by teachers running frequent formative assessments.

When teachers run 30+ formative questions a week, the research is clear: they get more data-driven, their students get more engaged. Wayground is built to make that practice enjoyable ot run, attainable to fit a class period, and habitual enough to last past September.

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Quizizz is now Wayground | Teacher AI and Resources

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Find standards-aligned resources that engage every student. Wayground (formerly Quizizz) helps teachers differentiate instruction with AI and track student progress.

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https://todaysmeet.com

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"I love all of the information about student performance I get as a teacher. It helps me to quickly identify stronger students and weaker students, as well as concepts at the class level that students struggle with. Thank you so much for providing such a useful platform for teachers to use to engage our students and measure their performance!!"

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Quizalize - The best quiz platform for remote or real classrooms that delivers game-changing results

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Engage your class with fun, standards-tagged quizzes. Get instant data on student mastery. Automatically differentiated follow-up activities.

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Interactive Lessons

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Nearpod: Foster a love of learning in every student

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Create active learning experiences students can’t wait to be a part of.

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Flipgrid is where social and emotional learning happens! The leading video discussion platform for millions of PreK to PhD educators, students, and families.

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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!

The Flipgrid Getting Started Guide

Want even MORE assistance bringing Flipgrid to your classroom? Check out their onboarding webinar or visit the updated help center that to get up and running in no time!

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

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

Reflect and assess with Flipgrid

Flipgrid Math activities

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

Science and Social Studies

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

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

Appsmash with Flipgrid

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Flipgrid for ALL! 50+ ways to use Flipgrid in your class

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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.

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Click the image below to view the entire guest post I had the honor to write for Dave Burgess, the New York Times Bestselling Author of Teach Like a Pirate. When Dave asked me to guest post on his blog, I nearly had a mild heart attack; I couldn't believe it! Honored is an understatement.

Thank you, Dave, for believing in me and my wild idea of #BookSnaps. Forever grateful.

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#BookSnaps Guest Post for Dave Burgess the Author of Teach Like a Pirate

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Please view my blog post titled #BookSnaps - Snapping for Learning for more information.

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20 useful ways to use Padlet in class now!

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20 useful ways to use Padlet in class now!

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Ed Tech

There's a good chance you've done the "write on a sticky note and put it on the wall" activity - or have seen it happen before.
Padlet lets those sticky notes have images, links and videos AND be available with practically any Internet-ready device.
It used to be blocked by my school's Internet filter. This school year, the powers that be have allowed it through on student devices, opening up lots of possibilities in class!

Padlet is a great place for gathering ideas, sharing them and modifying them later. It's like a living, breathing webpage. Users can add links, YouTube videos, files and images to Padlet notes. They can move and arrange them. A link to a Padlet can be shared and Padlets can be embedded into webpages.

Here are 20 ways to use Padlet in class:

15. Collect videos to share in class

Looking for FREE Tech Like A PIRATE resources?
You'll find a treasure trove of additional ideas and activities related to t ​ ​​​​he book at TechLikeAPirate.com!

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20 useful ways to use Padlet in class now

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Padlet is a web app that lets users post notes on a digital wall. The uses for this site in the classroom are virtually endless!There's a good chance

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Flip is where social and emotional learning happens! The leading video discussion platform for millions of PreK to PhD educators, students, and families.

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10 Honors Biology
11/12 AP Biology
SMHS
@l_ashpole

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Special Education Asst.
Kennedy/Roosevelt
@Oregoncowgirl25

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Roosevelt ESS

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media technician
Jackson Elementary (k-6)

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elementary sub
Aspire coordinator SMHS

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English 4
North Medford High School
@LeachTeach4

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elementary sub
Aspire SMHS

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10th grade, South Medford, @eshea1374

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Chief Academic Officer
@michezunde

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Booksnaps and Padlet are definitely on my list of things to try. :-)

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Booksnaps and Padlet are definitely on my list of things to try. :-)

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Though I need a lot of practice! :-)