Leveraging Flipgrid for Student Engagement


Snapshot

Your name, title, etc.: Michelle Read, PhD, Sr. Instructional Designer & US 1100 Instructor
The school/department you teach for: Office of Distance and Extended Learning; University College
Discipline: Online Learning; Faculty Development
Class size: 10-20


A part of switching learning management systems (LMSs) is realizing what features you’ve come to enjoy and rely on in the former LMS that are not present in the newly adopted LMS. This can be a bit frustrating. In TRACS, a “Student Page” tool allowed students to create their own pages, and this could be used to show course project development over an entire semester. Commenting on Student Pages could be turned on so that students could review and provide feedback on project artifacts. Canvas does not include this or a similar feature.

I teach one class each semester here at Texas State University. This class is a special section of the US 1100 seminar that most freshmen take as they are beginning their university journey. The students in this section, however, are graduating seniors who did not take the required seminar as entering students and must do so now to graduate. These students no longer need the same information their freshmen counterparts do, and, as such, the curriculum for this unique section is modified. This special section of US1100 is always delivered online and during the last 8 weeks of the semester.

­­­­My students are asked to go through the process of applying and interviewing for a job. In that regard, they must submit a resume and cover letter to Career Services and then submit the following in the LMS for peer and instructor review:

  • Job Description
  • Original resume sent to Career Services
  • Original cover letter sent to Career Services
  • Resume feedback from Career Services
  • Cover letter feedback from Career Services
  • Finalized Resume
  • Finalized Cover letter
  • Likely interview questions based on research, including questions they might ask of the interviewer.
  • 8 to 10-minute mock interview video
  • A link to their digital portfolio (optional)

This is a major project and having used Student Pages in TRACS in the past, I needed to find a new way to organize this project in Canvas. The combined use of FlipGrid and Microsoft 365 resolved my issues.

To replicate my course project in Canvas, I needed a new way for students to organize their video presentation (mock interview) and the associated files. By combining the use of FlipGrid and Microsoft 365, the productivity application suite every instructor and student has access to through the University, you can organize project artifacts easily.

Microsoft 365 OneDrive is an online storage system for documents, images, videos, etc. created by TXST faculty, staff, and students. It is a part of the Microsoft 365 suite. Documents created online through Microsoft 365 applications or offline through other apps can be stored and shared. I ask my students to create a folder, add all of their associated job application and interview files, and share the folder with “People at Texas State University with a link”. Students are also instructed to disallow editing. Finally, they are instructed to copy the link and paste that link into FlipGrid. All of these actions are handled via the ellipsis next to the folder title. See screenshot below.

Screenshot showing how to share a folder, disallow editing, and copy the folder link.

Sharing folders

FlipGrid is similar to a discussion forum, but instead of typing out responses to a given prompt, students record a video response. In turn, their peers can record or type a reply, depending on what settings you establish. You can set up as many groups and discussion topics as you like. Some other advantages of FlipGrid are:

  • It is free to use!
  • Texas State University instructors and students simply login to accounts through their Microsoft 365 login credentials, which, in our case is simply your NetId and password. An embedded FlipGrid activity doesn’t even require students to leave the course site. When students come across a FlipGrid activity, they will see the option to login or “join” the activity via Google or Microsoft. See screenshot below.
Screenshot showing and embedded FlipGrid login, or join options.

Flipgrid Login/Join Options

Additionally,

  • You can integrate FlipGrid into Teams as well.
  • When creating a FlipGrid topic, you can insert other media types (e.g., video prompts, images, documents, Kahoot! Activities, etc.)
  • You can attach documents, such as a rubric or website urls as/if needed to the topic prompt.
  • You can restrict recording times from 15 seconds to 10 minutes.
  • Students can also upload or link to a video rather than record directly into FlipGrid.
  • You can set student commenting on peers’ videos to video only, text commenting only, or a combination.
  • You can set up notifications to be alerted when new videos/comments are added.
  • You can allow/disallow students to attach virtual sticky notes at any point in their videos. “Digital Sticky Notes in Flipgrid allow students to jot down key points and notes they want to remember, increasing confidence as they share their ideas” (Flipgrid, 2021).
  • You can allow/disallow students to attach a URL to their video.

The last bullet is the most needed aspect for this project because it allows students to upload/record their mock interview AND insert a Microsoft 365 OneDrive folder URL, so that their peers and instructor(s) can easily view the associated documents. See the screenshot below.

The stage for the FlipGrid discussion is easy to navigate. Simply scroll down to see any links and video or text comments left under the video. Click “up next” to see the next submission.

Screenshot showing a FlipGrid discussion stage.

Discussion stage example

Below are two documents providing instructions for faculty and students use in FlipGrid:

Flipgrid Instructions for Faculty

Flipgrid Instructions for Students

By combining the FlipGrid and Microsoft Office OneDrive tools, students can present larger projects in which several deliverables are needed, such as a video and either a single document or a folder of documents from OneDrive.

FlipGrid provides an easy to navigate tool for watching peers’ videos and commenting via video or text. Flipgrid is also a great way to simply have discussions about course topics when one might be otherwise tired of text-based discussions. Students and instructors have opportunities to see and hear each other more, which establishes a sense of connection and community in the course.

References

Flipgrid [Computer Software]. (2021). Retrieved from: https://info.flipgrid.com/

Flipgrid. (2021). Camera Shy Tips for Empowering EVERY Individual. Retrieved from: Flipgrid blog

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    There is no clear information to establish the sort of protein, blend of amino acids, and other vitamins that may
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    By following these guidelines, you presumably can achieve
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    You should devour up to 2 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight day by
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    Overtraining is real; nonetheless, it applies to the central nervous system (not specifically to
    muscles) and is basically exaggerated in bodybuilding. If people have issues digesting milk and like to consume whey protein powder in water, they’ll add forty grams of maltodextrin or dextrose to a post-workout shake.
    We find this offers rapid replenishment of glycogen shops.

    On the flip aspect, if you eat too many carbs and simply sit round being pretty inactive, a few of these
    carbs might find yourself as body fat. That’s why you want to
    eat fewer carbs on days you don’t train. Whereas you need
    them to develop on days you’re employed out, your want for them goes down considerably on days whenever you don’t hit the iron.
    Hyper Acquire Mass is a high-calorie mass gainer
    developed to optimise muscle growth and improve muscle protein synthesis.
    Hyper Acquire is formulated for the ‘’hard-gainer’’ – those that find it troublesome to achieve mass.
    With over energy per serving, this high calorie shake provides enough power to advertise muscle mass,
    strength, and size.
    Bulking up will result in higher levels of subcutaneous body fats as a result of consumption of surplus
    calories. Eat liquid calories if you’re struggling to consume enough
    energy from food. Smoothies with peanut butter, yogurt, whey protein, etc.
    are straightforward to devour, and they are packed filled with calories
    and vitamins.
    By stripping the burden back to 60 kilos, you’ll have
    the ability to use strict type, the place the one motion is through the elbow joint.
    The focus here is no longer on the eccentric, so
    your cadence might be 1 second down and 1 second up.
    Your aim is to get 10 reps. When you do, rack the load and then strip off 50% of the load (don’t neglect
    to replace the collars!). But, you’ve nonetheless received one more
    set to compete – identical to the final one.
    Caffeine can be present in numerous dietary supplements, taken in pill type,
    or present in common foods like coffee, tea,
    and chocolate. Strive a combination of easy carbs and protein and
    see if it impacts your coaching for the higher.

    Animal sources of protein are usually extra protein-dense than plant-based proteins— providing more protein per calorie.

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  3. Whereas, when it comes to a muscle group just like
    the biceps, which has two heads, the vary of motion for each heads is almost similar.
    “This exercise could be performed each unilaterally and bilaterally,” he continues.

    “If shoulder, and thoracic spine mobility is an issue; I suggest you start unilaterally (single arm) since anatomically we have greater range of movement when reaching overhead with one arm.” Here Is that uncommon shoulder exercise you can do every single day, largely as a end result of it is less about strength and more about constructing stability in the joint.

    Nevertheless, new research means that coaching a muscle group a number of occasions per
    week has a larger influence on muscle development (1).
    Bicep curls are a traditional isolation train that targets the biceps brachii, the primary muscle on the
    entrance of the upper arm. No, sadly, there is not an exercise that equally
    targets all three heads of the deltoid muscle. You must do a minimum of three totally different workout routines to emphasise each head.
    Practically all of us lift weights to get stronger or enhance
    our body’s appearance. Broad, rounded shoulders are vital for making a balanced, aesthetic
    physique, particularly of the upper physique.
    Sturdy shoulders assist enhance the shoulder joint’s flexibility, which permits a higher vary of motion for the
    arms.
    Even when you don’t increase the quantity of units you
    carry out, you’ll nonetheless discover that you’re in a
    position to perform extra reps, at heavier weights main to huge
    development. For a few of us, there’s nothing higher than putting heavy
    stuff overhead. This old-school free-weights-only shoulder workout begins off
    with heavy, powerful push-presses, then pumps up your lateral
    and rear delts with dumbbells. The secret to the Cable Face Pull’s effectiveness lies in the mixture of exterior rotation and horizontal
    pulling. This motion engages the rear deltoids intensely, together with the muscle tissue of the upper back.
    The constant rigidity supplied by the cable ensures that the rear delts
    are engaged all through the entire range of motion,
    making this train a comprehensive rear delt builder.

    As you pull your physique upwards, the rear deltoids are referred to as into action to regulate and execute the movement.

    By placing the strap above the elbow in your
    higher arm, it removes each the elbow joint and the wrist joint from the movement.
    This helps place more overload on the deltoid for larger muscle growth.
    Plus, the change-up lets you goal barely completely different muscle fibers in the
    deltoid for best results. This model of the lateral raise can be nice for these with an injury of the wrist or elbow
    joint, or an damage of the biceps or forearm muscles.

    Attempt to go progressively heavier each week, however don’t drop under 6-8 reps.
    Neglecting the aspect or rear delts is a typical cause for imbalanced or underdeveloped  shoulders.
    Understanding the situation and performance of every part
    of your shoulder muscle tissue will assist you to establish and handle your weak
    factors and promote balanced shoulder growth. However your shoulders won’t profit from lifting too
    much weight and swinging your higher body to carry the dumbbells.

    If you’re struggling with underdeveloped shoulders, lower your weights and pay higher attention to
    your type.
    Pick weights that you can carry out no extra than 20 reps with,
    however at least 15 for every movement. Your aim is to complete 50 reps of each movement (one motion at a time) in as few sets as possible.

    Max out on your first set, repping out till you longer perform a
    single rep with good form, rest for 15 deep breaths and repeat.

    These triangular-shaped muscles extend from the base
    of the cranium to the mid-back and laterally to the shoulder blades.
    Of course, you don’t have to coach your biceps and triceps
    together. Really Feel free to take the biceps workout routines and
    do them as a stand-alone exercise or with, for example,
    a back exercise. You in all probability consider the 
    chin-up primarily as an exercise in your again workout.

    These dumbbell arm exercises are one of the best in the enterprise for constructing
    each muscle of the upper arm. Bounce up on two parallel bars or
    gymnastics rings along with your palms dealing with inward and your arms straight (A).
    In this article, we cowl seven of one of the best bodybuilding
    again workout routines that will help you construct mass, power, and
    definition. Whether Or Not you’re a newbie or an skilled lifter, these
    workouts will provide the muse for a well-rounded back workout.
    In my work with skilled baseball groups over the previous twenty years, I’ve
    seen firsthand how well-intentioned stretching can sometimes
    do more harm than good. However over time, mobility consultants realized this
    stretch was making the shoulder joint excessively loose and unstable, rising injury risk somewhat
    than preventing it.
    This train uses the same form, but as an alternative of returning to the
    ground after a quick pause, your objective is to carry the handstand position for
    so lengthy as you’ll have the ability to. We will be remarking on what muscular tissues are being worked for each of the 9 exercises.
    Your shoulders encompass three main muscle tissue, often known as the Deltoids
    or Delts. If you need to look your finest from a physique composition perspective, you’ll have to maintain a decrease body
    fats proportion and a decent quantity of muscle mass. At All Times remember that the exercise
    and workouts you perform are only one piece of the puzzle.

    This is the following greatest exercise when you
    don’t have access to a reverse pec deck. You can mimic a similar motion when bent over parallel to the ground by
    holding dumbbells. Treat the reverse fly like a relaxed swinging motion to reduce
    the involvement of bigger muscles like the rhomboids and traps.
    The rear deltoid offers a 3D look and will make your physique pop
    when trying from the side. Rear delts are answerable for shoulder extension and horizontal abduction [1].

    If you’re looking for one move you can do anywhere that will bulletproof your shoulders, consider including scapular
    wall slides. In order to have a healthy functioning shoulder, you must have a good quantity of mobility, stability and power when moving your arms.
    Scapular wall slides will teach you to upwardly rotate the scapular, which is important for transfer
    corresponding to overheard pressing. However with out
    this mobility and performance, your actions could be
    restricted. Below, we share a triad of bodyweight blasters to add to your subsequent shoulder exercise — no barbell or squat rack essential.

    During this train the burden is not out of my control
    as I decrease the dumbbell. Even though we’re utilizing a heavier weight, I get the chance to
    swing it up, but I really have to control it on the best way down. If it’s not potential to manage
    it on the best way down, the load is just too heavy. Nonetheless we CAN incorporate a stretch into these
    workout routines if we perform these movements slightly in a unique way.
    Right off the bat, our workout needs to include workout routines that activate the shoulder correctly, before
    you train it. This is an issue in terms of developing a set of spectacular boulder shoulders.

    When you practice with deltoid-specific workouts, you’ll see critical advantages from your newfound
    energy gains. Earlier Than we explore the optimum workout routines for the deltoids, I
    wish to be positive to perceive the anatomy of the deltoid muscle.
    This exercise engages your posterior, anterior, and medial deltoids, and even your triceps
    and traps.
    Alongside along with your added muscular strength will come accompanying muscle gains as
    nicely. The posterior deltoid sits opposite the
    anterior deltoid on the rear aspect of the shoulder joint,
    inserting onto the backbone. In the typical lifter, the anterior deltoid is often probably the most developed of the three heads.
    This is as a outcome of of it being skilled heavily during pressing actions,
    just like the chest press. The anterior deltoid head sits on the front of your shoulder
    joint and inserts onto the clavicle. Its main distinctive perform is to
    facilitate shoulder flexion, which is when the arm moves upward in entrance of your body, like during front raises.

    This is not going to solely provide you with better-looking shoulders, however they’ll
    also be more healthy and less vulnerable to damage. The barbell upright row is a considerably
    controversial exercise, as some people find it causes shoulder ache.
    This might be due to the compelled medial rotation mixed with using heavy
    weights.
    So, get able to unlock new levels of higher again power and muscle positive aspects.
    Thank you for taking the time to learn this listing
    of the best biceps exercises! Now it’s time to select up the iron and use that data to construct
    the big and robust biceps you’ve at all times
    wanted.
    The shoulder press, or overhead press, is usually ignored in a muscle-building program in favor of shoulder isolation exercises.
    As A End Result Of shoulder pressing is extremely fatiguing, you’re already urgent usually when training the chest.
    Further, you can’t isolate any of the three muscle heads
    to maximize progress. In this workout, you may do
    them earlier than the other two, while you have a bit extra energy in the tank.

    Feel free to rearrange the order of the single-joint strikes based mostly
    on your weaknesses, although. If you decide your delts
    to be pretty balanced, merely rotate the order
    of the single-joint actions from one exercise to the subsequent.

    These are nearly a mix of drag curls and spider curls as your arms grasp straight
    down. This position limits your capability to cheat the
    dumbbell while also including an intensive stretch
    to the biceps muscle fibers. This stretches the long head as
    it crosses over the shoulder joint. Doing so will create an intense burn that we
    promise you will learn to like, which is why this transfer so incessantly seems
    in biceps-building workouts.
    Making up one-third of the shoulder muscle heads, it’s shocking
    that many individuals neglect rear delt work in favor
    of the front and medial delts. As we have established,
    you are likely getting plenty of shoulder work via conventional energy coaching routines.
    Sure parts of your shoulders, particularly your rear delts, are typically
    underdeveloped by way of extra general coaching, so some centered work can be particularly useful.

    Our train routines are created by determining the most effective workout
    routines for muscle growth, core strength, and overall well being
    and well-being. It Is typically thought-about one of many top workouts to enhance shoulder stability, mobility, and general energy.
    Nevertheless, many lifters mess this train up, so pay
    attention to the directions. In reality, I program the face-pull for
    each back workouts and shoulder day as a result of it trains both,
    and it’s simply that nice of an exercise. Now let’s look
    at one of the best shoulder exercises and the method to perform them correctly.
    Out of the three deltoids, the lateral deltoid is
    mostly the most underutilized, so make certain you’re including
    particular workouts that hit it directly. Like all other muscle
    groups, use an array of reps. You could find this shocking,
    but for a shoulder exercise, this typically means using heavier
    masses.

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