Some ways I plan on using flip grid, in the beginning of the school year, is by having students introduce themselves to the class. This activity will be great because everyone can pronounce their names correctly, have equal voice, and we can also avoid the shy quiet voices because all will be heard equally. When it come to assessing students through flip grid, I think of reading fluency. We test students to hear their fluency, but having the kids record how they read aloud could be pretty powerful. They can assess their own reading and collaborate with others to get suggestions how how they can improve. Some barriers could be the lack of access of technology, or properly working cameras and microphones, but I plan on using this in my classroom so that I guarantee all students have equal access. So flip grid is a great tool!
Another tool I tried was Ibook Author. This is a nice tool for creating story books. I think students can create their own narrative stories and add different forms of visuals to make their narrative come to life. I can also create things for my class room to learn from. The one caveat is that the tool is compatible with Mac or apple, so I would have to use it on iPads in the classroom, which I do not have a full class set, I would have to borrow some for other classes.
The journey of tech discovery is continuing through this program, I'm glad that I have summertime to explore.