Badge Details
To complete this challenge and earn the Let's Be #Gridpals badge, you will collaborate with another classroom using Gridpals in Flip, tweet out a picture of the collaboration, tag @springfieldk12 and use the hashtag #23SPSchallenges or post it Yammer with the same tags.
Once you have posted a Tweet of your Gridpals session, fill out this MICROSOFT FORM. In the Submission of Evidence portion of the form, please paste the URL to your Tweet. Once your information has been received and determined to meet the criteria, you will be awarded your badge and points. You can view your badges HERE on our Leaderboard.
Information on Gridpals is listed below and how to get your Twitter Link can be found below.
What is GridPals?
If you have ever checked out the Flip, you might be familiar with GridPals. Through GridPals you can find other educators who share similar interests with you. Check out these examples:
- A Kindergarten class in Iowa connected with Kindergarten students in Sudan.
- Three Norwegian educators connected their students with classes in South Dakota
- A high school English teacher in New York connected his students with a middle school Science class in Ohio
As an educator you have the ability to make thousands of connections, using GridPals to increase your classrooms social learning, global empathy, and cultural understanding. As teachers began using this tool more, Flip realized they need to create a new tool with Topics so that teachers can work together. This program is called CoPilots. CoPilots allows you to collaborate on Grids and Topics with other teachers.
After connecting with another classroom, choose what type of lesson you would like to do. There are a lot of great ideas for how to collaborate listed in the Flip Community. Remember that your Tech Coaches and DLA Team would be a great help if you haven't ever used Flip before.
Where do I get my Twitter Link?
- Find your Tweet
- Click on the drop down arrow in the top right corner of the Tweet
- Click "Copy link to Tweet" from the drop down menu
- If you don't see Copy link to Tweet--choose Embed Tweet. At the top of the page copy the link in the blue/purple box where it says "What would you like to embed?"
- Your Tweet is now copied to your clipboard and is ready to paste
- Be sure to follow SPS's Social Media Guidelines
If you find a problem with this or any of our 23 by 2023 Challenges, please report it by filling out this Form. Thank you!
Credits:
Created with an image by jarmoluk - "hands friendship friends"