Based on our record, Signal seems to be a lot more popular than Flipgrid. While we know about 180 links to Signal, we've tracked only 12 mentions of Flipgrid. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
Flipgrid is amazing for short recorded commentaries (I suggest ~ 5 minutes) and then you don't have to listen to death by presentation over multiple class periods. I advise giving students a specific point of focus and a structure (theme or stylistic feature). Source: 5 months ago
I will echo the suggestion of flip as a possible tool to facilitate what you describe. Source: over 1 year ago
I teach composition, and I use Flipgrid for student-created videos and discussion responses. Students seem to really enjoy seeing and hearing their classmates - particularly knowing how to pronounce someone's name. Source: almost 2 years ago
Well, I teach primarily first-year-writing courses and discussion is a significant component of the course. But, rather than thinking generically about discussion, I prep assignments based on goals and outcomes. I choose tools and formats based on what I’m trying to accomplish and rarely does a traditional discussion board assignment work. Essentially, different tech tools allow me to create specific learning... Source: almost 2 years ago
For brainstorming sessions or icebreakers, I use Flipgrid. I have a friend who teaches math and she uses Flipgrid for demonstrations (she has students work out problems on Flipgrid and they would on the board in class). I personally don't make students show their face on the video, though. Students seem to really like hearing and responding to each other. Source: about 2 years ago
Just so you know: https://grapheneos.org/ and https://signal.org/ do exist! - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago
Signal works the same but without the user tracking from Meta/Facebook. Many people use it as well but I'm surprised that a majority sticks to WhatsApp. Source: 5 months ago
A question I often get is "Well are my text messages safe" The short answer is... Maybe? Depends on what type of phone you use, your carrier, and a bunch of other factors. One way to avoid this is to use an end-to-end encrypted text service like Signal if that is a concern of yours. VERY IMPORTANT NOTES: Telegram and WhatsApp are not secure. The way to think of this security is that if is retained by a server... Source: 6 months ago
The linked page is on signalusers.org, but Signal's regular home site is https://signal.org/. I'm looking all over signal.org for some link from there to signalusers.org, as that would make me more relaxed about the authenticity of the latter -- i.e., that it really is run by the same people who run signal.org. Yes, maybe I'm being paranoid. But we're talking about an app whose whole purpose is secure... - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago
WhatsApp and Signal: Of course I’m going to conclude with the point to point encrypted communication apps Signal and WhatsApp. Most of our clients around the world communicate in these apps more than they make phone calls or send emails. Set up an account in each app and start leveraging the text, photo, phone and video features to have easy and fast conversations with your global contacts. See https://signal.org... Source: 11 months ago
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