187: A fun tip for recording remote learning videos

187: A fun tip for recording remote learning videos

Author: Ditch That Textbook July 27, 2020 Duration: 6:06
When we do instruction remotely, it's nice to be able to record videos for your students. You can record instructional videos, daily check-in videos, announcements, and more. Lots of educators are using Flipgrid (flipgrid.com) for this. In this episode, I share a couple of quick tips to level up your videos for your students on Flipgrid.

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