#MyRelaxing5

A week or so ago, my edtech friend, Mari Venturino wrote a blog called, #myRelaxing5.  In it, she talks about her commitment to take time for herself and to be conscious about taking time to relax before we finish the year 2018.

Another edtech friend, Meagan Kelly added her Relaxing 5 as well!  I love reading about what others plan to do.  It's also reassuring to know that I'm not the only one that is working towards establishing a work/life balance.  I think for us in the edtech space, we tend to love what we do sooooo much, that work doesn't ever really feel like work.  More like professional growth full of a-ha moments and problem solving.  It is, however, work, and it does indeed take us away from the relaxing things that we could be doing.

It's so easy to get caught up in the hustle of every day life and I am for one, guilty of this as well!  Mari's  blog and her challenge couldn't have come at a better time.  With the holidays right around the corner, I know this is the time that we all vow to be more present, less tech-connected, and more in the moment.

I took about a week to really think about how I would spend some relaxing time before the end of the year.

Here are #MyRelaxing 5:

1.  Spend quality time with family and friends. 
This is definitely first!  I want to be able to fully be present with family and friends this holiday season.  Tech free.  Including phones!  I want to be able to sit and watch a movie with my family or go out to lunch with my friends and not feel like I have to check my phone because I could be missing an important email or seeing what my other friends are doing and posting in that moment.  As my sons are getting older (9th grade and senior in college) I know that I will NEVER get this time back with them.  Eventually they'll move out and have families of their own so I definitely want to soak up as much time with them as I can.

2.  Get back into exercising.
Why wait until the new year?  I THINK I have a plan for this.  I'm toying around with some ideas and hope to be back in a routine sooner than later.  I love the way that exercising makes me feel.  And who doesn't want to be skinnier and in better shape? I'm excited about finding a routine that I love, that pushes me, that makes a difference, and that will hold me accountable and keep me consistently working towards a better version of myself!

3.  Give back.
There is no better feeling than giving back.  Whether it's paying for someone's coffee at Starbucks, donating food to a local food pantry, taking care of a child's need through the Purposity app (my school district set this up for our students in need and we are able to anonymously take care of their needs through the app), buying someone's dinner, just being there for a friend and asking them how can I serve them, etc.  There are so many ways that we can give back and the desire to do so seems to amplify during this time of the year when we truly have time to reflect on how blessed we are.


4.  Read more for pleasure.
I have always loved reading.  But with being in school and working on advanced degrees for the past few years, I haven't been able to read as much for pleasure as I would like to.  I am a HUGE book hoarder and have a problem with ordering books.  I have a stack of "to read" books and can't wait to work my way through  them.  As techie as I am, I still love the feel of holding a book in my hands.  I love to be able to highlight, underline and make notes in the margins.  I do listen to audio books and have read on my Kindle, but I LOVE holding a book in my hands.  I definitely plan to spend some time doing some "feel good" reading this holiday season.

5.  Get "stuff" done.
While this may not be the relaxing thing that the purpose of this blog post is supposed to contain, I don't know about you, but I have a long list of house "to dos" that I want to get done around the house.  During the Thanksgiving break I made a list of things that I wanted to get done and surprisingly, I got through a LOT of them.  After the fact, it made me feel REALLY good to finally cross some of those things off of my list that I've been wanting to do for a while.  You know, those things that would be nice to do but you never really have time to do them?  I have another list that I'm working on for the holiday break and will find a huge sense of accomplishment as I cross them off of my list!

What about you?  What are your #MyRelaxing5?  Be sure to use the hashtag when you post yours so we can all see what you're looking forward to doing in the next few weeks.

My FAVORITE Chrome Extension!

As someone that I'd like to think, stays current in the world of #edtech, I have realized that there is ONE Chrome extension that I use EVERY SINGLE DAY!  It's the first extension that I interact with every morning once I get to work, and it's the last extension that I look at before I leave to head home in the evening.  I'm sure your curious as to what it is, right?  

It's called MOMENTUM!!!!

Go to the Chrome Webstore and search for: Momentum

Once you've added it the extension to your browser, you will see the little turquoise "m." Once it's there, you're good to go!  When you click it for the first time, you'll be prompted to add your name, email address and password.  See the images below.

Each time you open a new browser, your screen will show a different picture.  This picture typically changes each day.  I have seen it change more than once in a day but plan on a new picture each day.  One day, my picture for the day was 2 beautiful chocolate brown Labrador puppies!  It was the cutest thing ever and I've NEVER seen that picture recycled again!  I look for it every day when I log into my computer with no luck! 

You will see the weather in the top right hand corner along with your location.  The time will always be displayed largely in the middle along with a greeting of Good morning, Good afternoon, or Good afternoon with your name!  Talk about making you feel special!  

You will also get an inspiring quote on the bottom center of your screen as a little bit encouragement every day.  You have the option to save these quotes and create your own "quote bank" and even add some of your own quotes if you like.   

In the bottom left hand corner you will see the location of where the image was taken.  It's amazing to see different images and try to guess where they're taken and then confirm your guesses by glancing in the corner.  I'm a Jeopardy buff.  What can I say?  I love a challenge!

Each day you will be prompted to enter in one MAIN focus for the day.  That's where you want to place the most important thing that you have to get accomplished that day.  It will remain there as a reminder to you that it's your main focus for the day.  Each time you open a new browser, that task will be sitting right there, staring you in the face, reminding you that you need to complete it!  It's like your own little virtual accountability partner!

EVERY day when I come into work, without fail, I click on the "ToDo" list in the bottom right hand corner.  I brain dump EVERYTHING that I want and need to get accomplished for the day.  I can even add to it throughout the day if something else comes up or pops into mind.  As I complete each of the tasks, I simply click on the check box to the left of the task and it crosses out!  It will stay there, so I can see what I've gotten accomplished for the day.  Who doesn't LOVE the feeling of crossing something off of a list?!?!?  And if you're anything like me, and you accomplish something that's not on the list, you add it and then cross it off!  Right?  Tomorrow, when I open my computer, the tasks that I didn't complete today will still be there waiting for me.  The crossed off tasks will disappear.

That's it!  A simple to do list that keeps me on track and motivates me every day.  The thing that I LOVE about it is that each time I open a new browser, I get the same screen with that to do list.  I don't have to go and search for it.  It's right there, waiting for me, reminding me that I have things that I need to get done!

Have you tried Momentum?  How do you feel about it?  What other favorite extensions do you have that you use on a daily basis?

MentorMeEdu

Where do I even begin?  😀

When I applied for the Los Angeles cohort of the Google Innovator program earlier this year, the problem in education that I identified as being passionate about solving was that of new teacher attrition.  After going though the design thinking process at the academy, I decided that I was going to work on this issue from the angle of a virtual mentoring program.

This is definitely a passion project of mine!  I don't get paid for this.  I just want to make a difference!  I am soooooo passionate about helping new teachers remain in the teaching profession and I truly believe that having a virtual mentor, someone that is non biased, not in the same school or district, is a VALUABLE resource for new teachers!  When I was a new teacher, I had a mentor in my school (that didn't REALLY mentor me) and I had a mentor at the district who was awesome.  Along the way of my educational career, I've gained a TON more mentors that have assisted me and guided me.  As a new teacher, having an innovative, seasoned, passionate mentor in my corner would have been priceless!  I STRIVE to make this a reality for new teachers so they NEVER consider leaving the teaching profession.  So that they won't get burned out.  So that they will ALWAYS remember their calling to teach and to make a difference in the lives of the students that they have the pleasure of interacting with each and every day!

Fast forward!!!  I have been assigned an AMAZING mentor, Quin Henderson (@qhenderson) who is also a Google Innovator and is seeking to solve teacher attrition through a different means.  Quin has created EdTrex that seeks to keep educators passionate about teaching so they don't leave through creating meaningful experiences!  Check out more about this awesomeness here:  https://edtrex.net/

After bouncing ideas off of him, continuous brainstorming and a LOT of research, I have been able to accomplish a lot of things!  In an attempt to toot my own horn, be my own cheerleader, and take a look at the progress that I've made, here is what I've done since leaving the academy in July:

• Launched MentorMeEdu!!!
• Created a twitter handle. @mentormeedu
• Created a website. www.mentormeedu.org
• Created interest videos and put them out into the world!
• Successfully recruited a pool of 30 PHENOMENAL mentors ready to serve new teachers.  I mean seriously....if you saw some of the names on this list, you'd be blown away!  I am so blessed that so many of you believe in this passion project of mine!  Eeeeekkkk!!!!  With this, with you believing in me and this work, I KNOW that I have to be successful in making it happen!
• Started the matching process of new teachers to virtual mentors.
• Have started creating the monthly focus/monthly curriculum that new teachers and mentors will use as a guide for their monthly meetings.
• Set up a MentorMeEdu Slack account to continue to engage both new teachers and virtual mentors.
• Reached out to various new teacher organizations in an effort to recruit new teachers to become a part of MentorMeEdu.

The one area that I am needing to grow is in building the pool of new teachers interested in receiving a virtual mentor.  I believe that there is not only power in celebrating the successes of what I've been able to accomplish, but that I also need to be transparent and vulnerable about where my areas of opportunity are as well.  

So what do I want to continue to accomplish?  By putting this out there, into the world, I am going to be held accountable to make sure these things happen!  Before the end of the 2018-2019 school year, I want to do the following:

• Start a MentorMeEdu podcast where I interact with new teachers and veteran teachers/teacher mentors about their successes and failures along the way.
• Successfully recruit, match and engage with at least 30 new teacher/virtual mentor pairs.
• Continue to tweet consistently and build social media presence about this passion of mine.
• Present somewhere all about my journey of creating MentorMeEdu and it's impact on new teachers and virtual mentors.  

I am so excited about the future of MentorMeEdu and it's impact that I KNOW it will have on both new teachers and virtual mentors.  I am still working and making changes so that it becomes a valuable tool for all of those that join the MentorMeEdu family!  

How can you help?  I'm glad you asked!  Here you go!

• Follow us on Twitter @MentorMeEdu and retweet the tweets!
• Share MentorMeEdu with new teachers interested in receiving a virtual mentor!
• If you're a veteran teacher, become a virtual mentor!
• Spread the word!
• Send me ideas of how to grow MentorMeEdu!

Thanks so much for allowing me to be vulnerable about this journey.  Thanks for celebrating my tiny successes with me.  Thanks for any and all suggestions/help/good vibes that you send my way!  I LOVE my PLN and know that I couldn't do this without you support and guidance along the way.  For that I thank you!

90 days left in 2018....

This post is a little professional and a little personal.  Right around this time of year, I think a lot of us begin to reflect on the resolutions that we made on January 1 and examine how much progress we've made towards accomplishing them so far, along with figuring out how much we can realistically get accomplished before the end of the year. I am no exception to this!

Rachel Hollis, author of "Girl, Wash Your Face" (which, if you haven't read, you need to) has started a 90 day challenge to pick people up for these last 90 days of the year, refocus their intention, and push them towards accomplishing those goals that they set out to accomplish at the beginning of the year!  I signed up for it, because, well,  I LOVE a challenge. It began today!!  She challenges members of this challenge to what she calls, "5 to thrive!" I already know that my challenges will be #1 and #2.  I'm going to work at it though!

Every week of the challenge for the rest of the year, she will be sending out an email to those that signed up for the challenge and each of these emails will contain a powerful quote to focus on for the week.  Here's what got us started today:

Reading Rachel's words in the email that I received this morning, really made me reflect on what I set out to do this year.  At the beginning of the year, I wrote a blog post about my goals for the new year.  Read all about it HERE!  Below are the goals that I wanted to accomplish both personally and professionally.  My responses to their progress are in red.

Professionally, I wanted to accomplish:

• Launching the first Google Bootcamp in our District!  Check!  I did this!  Since then, several of my colleagues have started Google Bootcamps are their schools, with their teachers!  We've see a LOT of success from this effort!
• Creating a district wide instructional technology podcast.  I totally forgot about this one!  I'll definitely be moving this goal to 2019!  It's been SUPER busy!
• Creating a cohort of edtech superhero educators!!!  This tells me that I need to be more specific with my goals!  While I definitely believe that I've had an impact on numerous educators this year, I don't know that I'd call them a "cohort."  I take this as a lesson learned to be more specific!
• Launching the next phase of Tablet2Read.  Our district is currently working on this as we speak.  We may be moving this to 2019 but we'll see!
• Launching the second year of our Central Office Tech and Talk Series.  This one is in the works!

Personally, I wanted to accomplish:

• Continue growing my PLN on Twitter, learning from amazing ed tech educators! Check!
• Continue blogging, more often.  Check!
• Spotlight Speak with EdTechTeam. Check!  This has been the highlight of my year!  The opportunities that have come as a result of this have been incredible!  I've been able to meet AMAZING educators from all across the world and make a true difference!  
• Deliver at least ONE keynote this year.  Check!  I've actually delivered several!  It gets better and better each and every time that I deliver it.  It's been a true pleasure to deliver my message of the importance of finding your why and living with intention to educators all across the nation!
• Sign up for and take Classy Videos by Tony Vincent.  Check!  I did indeed take Tony's course and would DEFINITELY recommend it to others!  I LOVE that the course is still available for me to access.  I've gone back to the videos numerous times to refresh my mind with the content that he shared.  
• Renew my Google Certified Trainer status.  Check!  
• Renew my Microsoft Innovative Educator and Surface Expert status.  Check!  
• Apply for the Google Innovator program.  Check!  I applied annnnnnnd....I got in!!!  CRAZY!!!  Little ole me got in!!  I spend time in Los Angeles with 37 other edtech educators from around the United States (and Canada) learning all about the Design Thinking Process as well as brainstorming a solution to my Google Innovator Project.  More about this in the next blog, but check out www.MentorMeEdu.org for more information in the meantime!
• Being active with the second cohort of Our Voice Academy.  In process!
• FINISH MY DISSERTATION and FINALLY become Dr. Natasha Rachell!!!!  ALMOST!!!
• Attend ISTE.  Check!  
• Get healthier: eat better, exercise, drink more water, meditate.  Hmmmm...eat better, yes.  Exercise, nope!  Drink more water, at times!  Meditate, not as much as I'd like.
• Continue on my spiritual journey.  Always a work in progress!
• More to come..... There has been a LOT more and I'll blog all about this at the end of the year!

I was really dreaming big at the beginning of the year!  It's refreshing to know that I've made progress on ALMOST all of the goals that I set for myself.  With only 90 days left in the year 2018, I will definitely continue to work hard so that when I recap at the end of the year and begin to set my intention for 2019, I can cross all (hopefully) these off of the list!  It's not too late to continue working on these goals and even making a few more that I'll be able to achieve before the end of the year!

How about you, where are you with your 2018 goals?  You've got 90 days to make magic happen!

Remind is #MoreThanAMessage !

Ya'll....we need to talk!  If you know me, you know that I am all about passion for education and for engaging all stakeholders in the power of education!  Remind has launched a brand new campaign called #MoreThanAMessage!  If you have used Remind at any time in your life, whether as a parent or a teacher, you know and believe in the power of Remind as just that....more than a message!

With one of the Remind founders,
Brett Kopt at ISTE 2014!

I've been a user of Remind since back in the day when it was called Remind101.  Admittedly, when I speak about Remind, I STILL sometimes refer to it as Remind101!  I'm working on it!  I have had the pleasure of meeting the amazing brains behind this phenomenal tool at ISTE years ago!  Here we are back in 2014!

Schools across the world have so much on their plates with creating curriculum, creating safe environments that students can thrive in, creating school culture and climate and everything else that goes along with running a school!  The one thing that is sometimes hard to master and implement well is engaging families in a meaningful and measurable way.  Well, Remind has sought to create a tool that addresses just this!  The entire purpose of Remind is simple and can be put into two words....FAMILY ENGAGEMENT! When families are engaged in their student's learning, students feel valued.  They feel appreciated.  They feel important.  And most of all, they feel like they matter.  We know that students are more successful when they have parents that are engaged in their lives and in their education.

Schools have typically relied on emails, Robo calls and letters sent home to parents to communicate.  This one way communication is just that, ONE WAY!  How do we know that parents are reading the emails and notes sent home or simply pressing the "#" button to note that they've received the Robo call?  Remind creates a 2 way communication between schools and families, creating meaning and engagement behind every message and piece of content delivered.  The simplest message sent to a parent about their child's education can make the BIGGEST difference!  Students and their families begin to become invested in the same goals.

To learn more about Remind and the #MoreThanAMessage mission, immerse yourself in all of the information goodness HERE!

Besides all of the awesomeness of Remind, being able able to appeal to parents and students that speak another primary language is another way that Remind bridges the gap in communication.  As it's stated in the video above, "When you are able to help a parent, you are helping a child!"  Remind makes that a seamless process!

The vision and values of Remind speak volumes to who they are as a company and to what they strive to do each and every day for teachers, students and families all across the world.

Have you used Remind before?  What's your Remind success story?  Who have you impacted through using this amazing educational tool?

What I did this summer...

As the school year begins, and you run into colleagues and friends that you haven't seen all summer, the same question seems to pop up..."What did you do this summer?"

I can truly say that this was the most busy, professional growth, fulfilling summers that I've had in a VERY long time and I LOVED every second of it!!!

The summer began with me attending ISTE in Chicago.  Read all about my experience in Chicago here:  http://natasharachell.blogspot.com/2018/06/iste-2018thats-wrap.html
Meeting so many new edtech friends, learning about all kinds of new edtech possibilities for the classroom and catching up with old (in time, not age, lol) friends was amazing!  I always look forward to attending this conference as it's the largest edtech conference in the world and brings together passionate, innovative educators from all over the world!  This year didn't disappoint!

The week after ISTE, my family and I attended our annual family vacation to Myrtle Beach!  We had an amazing time, as always and got to spend some quality time with each other before the hustle and bustle of the new school year starting, my oldest returning to his senior year of college and my youngest starting high school!  CRAZY!!!  We enjoyed a lot of beach and pool time as well as ate a TON of food!  I even read 2 books!  That felt GOOD!  I haven't done that in a VERY long time!!!  I read, "Girl, Wash Your Face" by Rachel Hollis and "The Morning Miracle" by Hal Elrod.  Both are HIGHLY recommended!!!

The week after family vacation was spent in Los Angeles, CA, as I was selected as 1 out of 37 Google Certified Innovators!!!!  What an honor to receive such an elite certification!!!  Read all about my Google Innovator #LAX18 journey here:  http://natasharachell.blogspot.com/2018/07/im-google-innovator.html  This post does NOT do this experience justice!!!  Going into this experience, we had to identify a problem in education that we are passionate about.  In alignment with my dissertation research, I chose the topic of teacher attrition among new teachers.  Research shows that a lot of new teachers experience burn out and leave the teaching profession within their first 3-5 years of teaching, leaving classrooms and students without a highly qualified teacher.  I am very passionate about this topic, probably due to a previous job that I had that allowed me to work with paraprofessionals transitioning into teaching careers as middle school math and science teachers.  I can't wait to see where the next year of this journey will take my idea and I hope it makes a positive impact on retaining teachers to the teaching profession!

My friend's (@MariVenturino) book, Fueled By Coffee and Love, The Refill was released and I was honored to be able to be a contributing author!  This book is filled with the stories of teachers from all across the nation.  All proceeds of this project are returned right back into education!  Mari takes the profits from each sale and donates them to projects in Donor's Choose!  She's so generous!!!  And this truly is a labor of love for Mari!  Be sure to grab your copy, at only $13.00 on Amazon!

And then I got to spend some time with teachers all across the south east and share my passion and knowledge of Google with them!  Not only did I get to share my knowledge of this amazing educational resource, but I learned a LOT from those that I was with!  I met educators from North Carolina, Augusta, and Lagrange!  I expanded my professional learning network a TON and can't wait to share all that I've learned with my colleagues, teachers and students this year!

I was also fortunate enough to virtually be a part of Flipgrid LIVE where they announced a TON of updates to their already amazing product!!!  And in case you haven't heard...Flipgrid is now FREE for all students and educators!  They were acquired by Microsoft this summer and now all us have access to all of this powerful, student amplifying tool!  I was also a part of a "student voice matters" video that played during the event with several other amazing educators!  Lastly, as if that weren't enough (LOL) I was a part of the Flipgrid #GridGuides inaugural cohort!!!  There were about 20 educators that were selected to complete the requirements for the #GridGuides (Level 3) certification so it could be announced during Flipgrid LIVE!  What a HUGE honor!

Here's a look at my summer by the numbers!  Some other amazing things happened this summer and are mentioned in this graphic!  I found this template on Ryan O'Donnell's website: http://creativeedtech.weebly.com/  He has a TON of educational resources and templates ready for educator use.  Be sure to check it out!

What did you do this summer?  Did you learn anything new?  Take up any new hobbies?  Let me know!

Why are you waiting to catch #FlipgridFever ???

Hi there!  For those of you that I haven't had the opportunity to meet yet, whether virtually or in person, my name is Natasha Rachell.  I'm a Digital Learning Specialist in Atlanta Public Schools.  That's a fancy way of saying that I work with the science content coordinator to ensure that technology is integrated into the curriculum.  I also spearhead a few other projects in our district such as Facebook in the Workplace, Tablet2Read (a literacy initiative), and our Google Apps for Education implementation, to name a few!  I am EXTREMELY active on Twitter so hop on over there and give me a follow @apsitnatasha !  Our district is a dual Google/Microsoft district so we have to be fluent in both Suites.  Through learning all about those tools, I have been fortunate enough to earn my Google Certified Trainer and Innovator Certification as well as my Microsoft in Education Expert Certification!  You can see other certifications that I've earned on the right toolbar of this blog.  I am SUPER EXCITED that most recently, I have earned my Flipgrid GridGuides (Level 3) Certification!!!!  It's rolling out to the masses at Flipgrid LIVE on August 1, 2018, so be sure to tune in!!!  Here's the link:  https://flipgridlivestream.splashthat.com/ . It's sure to be a treat!  I personally know all of the crazy kids that run Flipgrid and work in the office up in Minnesota and let me tell you....they are an enthusiastic, loving, hugging, upbeat, positive, and motivating force that are sure to bring some EXCITING STUDENT AMPLIFYING GOODNESS to all of us on August 1!  I mean....look at em....LOL

Today's post is going to focus on the basics and some resources that are available to get the ball rolling with Flipgrid in your schools and classrooms!  So, let's dive in!!!


If you haven't heard about the AMAZING news yet, where have you been???  Flipgrid is NOW FREE for ALLLLLL educators!!!!!  YES!!!  That means that you have FULL access to the ENTIRE Flipgrid suite for you and your students!!!

I am a Flipgrid Certified Ambassador and have LOVED this phenomenal tool since the first time I tried it over 5 years ago!  For those of you that have never heard of Flipgrid, allow me to break it down for you!

Flipgrid is a tool that allows students to amplify their voices.  It give all of your students the chance to record their own video responses to a prompt that you post.  There are a TON of ways that you can get involved and dive deeper into Flipgrid. Here are some resources for you below!

Awesome graphic by @Teacher_in_Tech via Twitter!

THE EDUCATOR'S GUIDE

CLICK HERE FOR THE 3RD EDITION OF THE EDUCATOR'S GUIDE TO FLIPGRID!

Sean (@SEANJFAHEY) and Karly Moura (@KarlyMoura) have created an AMAZING Flipgrid guide for educators.  This tool is a MUST for educators new to Flipgrid as well as an awesome resource to go back to if you have already been using it.  It walks you through everything from creating your account, to using it with your students, to becoming an Ambassador and EVERYTHING in between!  I HIGHLY encourage you to check out this guide and keep it bookmarked for future use.  Share it with other educators that are just getting started so they have EXACTLY what they need to be successful with implementing Flipgrid!

GRIDPALS

Remember when you were in elementary school and your teacher had you practice your writing skills by giving you a PenPal in another area of the world?  I remember checking my mailbox EVERY day, anxiously waiting for a letter to show up from my new friend that I would never meet!  I looked forward to those letters!  Well now there is a digital way to make this happen!  Another PHENOMENAL Flipgrid Certified Educator, Bonnie McClelland (@BMcClellen24) has created something called #Gridpals that has taken the edtech world by storm!!!    You can check out the blog about Gridpals here: http://blog.flipgrid.com/gridpals. 

They are releasing an updated version of GridPals in August so you definitely want to sign up now!  You can fill out THIS FORM to be on the list!!!!

APPSMASHING

Another awesome resource for Flipgrid is what we like to call Appsmashing!  This is where you take one app and "smash" it with another app to make it even more amazing!  Mr. Merill has created a Flipgrid with TONS of appsmashes ready for you to review and respond to.  Check it out!  https://flipgrid.com/appsmashing

RESOURCES

Jornea Erwin (@Savvy_Educator), the Head of Education for Flipgrid has created a video library FULL of information for you to effectively implement Flipgrid in your classes!  Check out her video library here: https://vimeo.com/flipgrid

There is an ENTIRE Topic Discovery Library waiting for you once you log into Flipgrid.  You can search by audience, subject or goals to find the desired topic you need!  At the time of this post, there are over 3,800 topics available for you to search, all submitted and created by educators!  Check them out here:  https://admin.flipgrid.com/manage/discovery

It's easy to submit to the Discovery Library!  Here are two topics that I submitted!  These will give you a little idea of how you can use Flipgrid:

https://admin.flipgrid.com/manage/discovery/1183

https://admin.flipgrid.com/manage/discovery/1184

FLIPGRID CERTIFICATIONS

  

Are you interested in becoming certified for showing what you know about Flipgrid?  Flipgrid offers several different badges that you can earn by completing different tasks and showing that you've mastered the goodness of Flipgrid!  NOW is the time to do it as Level 3 will be launching at Flipgrid LIVE on August 1, 2018!  For more information, you can go to: https://blog.flipgrid.com/news/sva

#GRIDGUIDES

Follow the following OUTSTANDING Flipgrid GridGuides on Twitter to see how they are using Flipgrid with their students!!!

So what do you think?  Are you NOW ready to catch #FlipgridFever??  If you already use it, share how you're using this awesomeness with your students and in your schools!