Tip #1: Let Your Kids Get ComfortableDepending on what level you teach, this may or may not be as big of a deal. I am at the High School level and found that those kids were not comfortable with being on video and talking to their peers. I know.....I was confused by this too. But you use Snapchat all the time? How is this any different? Well, apparently it is. Whether we understand it or not, we need to give kids time to be comfortable and offer options for those that are not. #1- Start with a question that is NOT related to your content or what you are teaching. Let them play around. Ask them something they can relate to immediately and taps into something they want to talk about. Just get them talking. You can find some fun prompts here by @TxTechChick #2 Give them a shorter time limit. I like the shorter time limits anyway, I think students and teachers are more likely to listen to a response if it is shorter. So set the time limit to 30 seconds. But more than anything, if students know they only have to talk for a small amount of time, they are going to get less nervous and feel more like they can "knock it out." #3 Allow them to be off-camera during when they film and take selfie. My hope is that all teenagers feel confident about themselves and want to show their voice and their face. That isn't the reality. We need to give them space and time to gain that confidence. Let them video the ceiling, the wall, a stuffed animal, whatever it is they want, and have them focus on what they are saying instead of what they look like. I mean, at what point, we had a kid wear a mask. But his answer was brilliant! #4 Get in there with them! Teachers, model this confidence! Sit with them in the video and help ask the questions, like an interview. Have a conversation. Turn the selfie into a groupie! Tip #2: Create a HashtagThe government teacher Maci Newsom (@macinewsom )and I had created grids for students to talk about current policies during Trump's 1st 100 days. The hashtag idea grew from this project. We also used it with English classes (follow @mrsbutler209 ) who were studying The Monkey King, except they created a subject line for their picture. Students created a hashtag that described what they were going to be speaking about. They wrote it on a piece of paper and held it up during their selfie. This allowed students to have an idea of what the video was about before clicking on it. It also helped the shy kids feel more comfortable, as it took the place of their face in some cases. Tip #3: Give them More TimeHowever long you think it will take them to make the videos, it will probably take more. Now, this might not be true if you have done this a couple of times already, but the first few times it will. Many teachers think, oh they will record it once or twice.....good chance they will record it 4 or 5 times. But that's ok! The more they record, the more they retain. Tip #4: Encourage the Use of PropsHow many of us teachers just stand and talk? Not many. We are either writing on a whiteboard or demonstrating using some sort of prop. It can be uncomfortable and sometimes not as effective. Encourage your students to use props in their video. In our chemistry classes (follow @kaytlin_black ), our students had to explain one of the Gas Laws. Many chose to use a whiteboard or smart board to help demonstrate their knowledge. The videos were much better for the students who chose to write and demonstrate vs those students who just explained. Do you have any tips for the new Flipgridder? comment below!
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