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.