FlipGrid
FlipGrid can serve as a virtual icebreaker. It has some elements of Snapchat, making it popular with students. FlipGrid is free and offers a way to video introductions to each other before meeting in class. Senior Consultant at the UC Berkeley Center for Teaching & Learning Rita Conrad introduced me and fellow Digital Pedagogy Program participants to it. Since then, I have used FlipGrid several times. It is a fun way to start the semester before class begins. FlipGrid has many other potential pedagogical uses, too.
The slide deck shows how to use FlipGrid and links you to my demo grid with code y0urock. I invite you to try it out.
The slide deck shows how to use FlipGrid and links you to my demo grid with code y0urock. I invite you to try it out.