Flipgrid Step by Step

Hello, seniors!

Here is a step-by-step guide on using Flipgrid. Be patient with the Internet these days. Everyone is using it at the same time all over the world.

1.  Open your Internet browser and go to https://flipgrid.com
2.  Enter a Flip Code: ymcaseniors and hit your ENTER key
3.  Enter your user ID given you by the teacher (five or six letters beginning with capital), ENTER key
4.  Read the top topic. Watch your teacher's video. Do the assignment.
5.  Click the green response bubble under an existing video (teacher's or another student's) OR just click the big green PLUS icon to start your video on this topic.
6. When you are ready, click the camera icon under your image. Watch the 3-2-1 countdown.
7.  Look at your camera and speak.
8.  If you finish before time expires, click the STOP recording icon.
9.  Your video will play. Do you like it? Choose the garbage can to repeat or NEXT.
10.   Take a selfie. Smile and look at the camera. Click the camera icon and NEXT.
11.  Wait for your video to process. Don't touch anything until it says 100%.
12.  Give your video a title.
13.  Click SUBMIT.
14.  Click COMPLETE.

Below are screen shots to help you. Click an image to see it bigger.

Let's Use Flipgrid - You Can Do It !

Our grid is at flipgrid.com/ymcaseniors. This week's topic is virtual museum tours.



If you install the app on your phone, you first put in the name of the grid: ymcaseniors

Next you put in your user ID, which I told you or Roaa told you or Qi told you.

My email is kelly.morrissey@swo.ymca.ca .

Is this Plan Working?

Hi, students!

Three cheers for Manlin and Riming. They were able to log into Flipgrid and make videos to answer my video.

Next I made a video RESPONSE to each of their videos.

Did you watch your response video, Riming? Manlin?

Students can also respond to each other. We can all talk on Flipgrid.

I think it's easy, but maybe you think it's difficult.

Do you have other ideas?

You can comment here (below) by clicking the number of comments link. You can comment on Flipgrid by making a video.

Please stay safe. I hope the curve of COVID-19 in Canada and the U.S. flattens and takes a downturn soon so that we can all be together again.

Here is my new topic video for this week. I'm sorry about my bad wifi connection. I am working from my mother's house.

https://flipgrid.com/3a69a934

The Plan for March 23 and Onward

Hello, students of the seniors' class!

Let's use Flipgrid to stay engaged! You have used it before.

If joining from your laptop or desktop computer, just use this link to our YMCA Seniors grid. Your username consists of the first three letters of your first name and the first three letters of your last name, no space, one capital letter at the beginning of the entire username. For example, my name is Kelly Morrissey, so my login ID would be Kelmor. Notice that only the K is capitalized, not the m of my last name.

If your last name has only two letters, then your login ID has only five letters, not six.

If you get into the SENIORS' grid using the link above, then just put in your user ID.

Here is a little tutorial on how to use Flipgrid. It's quite easy.

Here is our first topic: Social distancing. After you watch my video, click the green PLUS icon to make your own in response.

If you wish to use your phone, you'll need to install the free Flipgrid App. Let me know in a comment below if you are able to do so.

If you like Facebook and prefer to practice English with me using Facebook messenger, you can do that on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:00 to 11:30. You can also email me for reading and writing practice.

Kelly P.S. Please be aware of these COVID-19 related scams. Don't be a victim.

The Battle of Vimy Ridge

Hello, students!

Well, I did not even know that I liked history! The trench image cards made this week interesting, don't you think?

Here is our class Flipgrid. Please introduce yourself. If there's time, please also tell us what you learned this week. Was it interesting? Did you learn any new useful language?

Please watch this Heritage Minute. How much could you understand?