For my classroom, FlipGrid is a perfect venue for Gallery Walks. My aim is to have as little homework as possible and any homework would be light. FlipGrid as a gallery walk allows the students to view on their own time and make comments on each video. Spending an hour or so at home doing relatively simple work saves that time in the classroom, which can be better spent on other topics or projects. While not every gallery walk will be virtual, keeping this tool in my belt will allow my class to remain flexible and can aid me in differentiating my classroom.

Of course, depending on the lockdown situation in these post-pandemic times, FlipGrid will be extremely useful in getting students connected with each other. The video above is an example of such an introduction that I made.

FlipGrid was primarily used at my university to facilitate the introductions of students during the pandemic. However, a nearby school district used it for science fair presentations with surprisingly good results. It is my opinion that FlipGrid would be an excellent way to have short presentations (less than 5 minutes) so any assignment that follows that format could successfully use FlipGrid. If it can be put on a poster, it could probably be made into a FlipGrid video. Presentations could cover a myriad of topics like vocabulary or foundations of a concept (e.g., what an atom is) and the teacher could do the video themselves or assign them to students. With the inclusion of tables and graphs, an available feature not yet discussed, students could make dynamic presentations with only a little extra effort.

Assessment could be done through a rubric. There seems to be a way to upload a rubric to a topic, but I have not explored that yet. There are also other stats like views and comments, that some teachers may find helpful.