FlipChart, I mean FlipGrid. Am I showing my age?

I brought in a new technology piece to 5th grade. Problem is, I can't get the name straight. What is with my brain? The students are even starting to laugh at me, I continually call it FlipChart. Ugh! FlipGrid is awesome. It was easy to learn because it is very user friendly and very intuitive. Setting up classroom connections was very easy to do and the kids hit the ground running. They REALLY liked adding emojis and flare to their videos, I even had some students film in front of the green screen for very cool special effects. My favorite learning leap was figuring out how to make a "mix-tape" something I was very skilled at in the 80's and was able to blend videos into one to make a cohesive video. All said, Flipgrid is fun and engaging for students and even their name forgetting teacher!

She dropped a PHOTO bomb on me, baby!

5th graders and their mostly fearless leader are learning a new collaborative platform called FlipGrid which I keep calling FlipChart which I fear might be showing my age. FlipGrid is a very cool collaborative tool that we are practicing before we leave our district and venture out into the real world called Downers Grove for my end of unit project. It's a brave new world! I am enjoying watching the kids sharing their favorite book. I did end up photobombing one of my students' post so I used it as a teachable moment...you should film in a quiet space, without any distractions especially your hyperactive teacher who may ruin your post. At least we got a good laugh when I used his post as an example of what not to do! FlipGrid allows you to post a question or topic that each student will respond to via video or audio only  for 1-1.5 minutes. It was very easy to set up and simple for the students to execute so learning time was minimal. This could be used for countless ideas. Students could record themselves reading a passage for fluency, explain the steps for a math problem, collaborate with peers in the building, in the district or anywhere in the world. Learning for their peers and being inspired by your best friend's book review is a great way to bring technology into the classroom.