Flipgrid

Introduction

Flipgrid is a free video discussion platform from Microsoft that helps educators see and hear from every student in the class and foster a fun and supportive social learning environment. In Flipgrid, your professor will post discussion prompts and you will be able to respond with short videos. This support page appeals to all different learners. You can watch a video tutorial, get quick steps or review a more detailed explanation. 

Video Tutorial

In a hurry? Watch this brief tutorial to learn how to post an answer to a Flipgrid.

Quick Steps

Accessing a Flipgrid

Your professor will send you either a hyperlink to their topic on their Flipgrid or provide you with a Flipcode.

• 1. Click on the hyperlink (if provided by your professor) or head to flipgrid.com and click Enter a Flip Code.

  2. In the Join a Grid box, enter your Flip Code and click the blue arrow.

  3. The Flip Grid will appear and a list of topics will be available to you. Select the topic you wish to join and click the green plus sign.

  4. You will be asked to Login to Record. You can choose to login with a Google account or your Microsoft account. Note: We recommend choosing Microsoft account and logging in with your school credentials.

  5. Once logged in, you will be presented with a recording screen. Before recording, familiarize yourself with the various buttons that appear below your image: filters, text, stickers, drawing, board and custom sticker. 

  6. Note: depending on your machine, you may have to grant Flipgrid access to audio and video.

  7. When ready, hit the record button. A timer will begin to countdown. Note: You will have a total of 90-seconds to complete your response. You can Redo your video at any time. 

  8. When you are finished, or when the time has run out, click Next.

  9. You will be asked to take a selfie. This will be your video cover that will appear on the Flip Grid. Click the Camera button to proceed and then click Next.

  10. The video submission screen will appear. Enter your name and optionally a title of your video and/or link to a website. When finished, click Submit my Video.

  11. You will get a confirmation screen and a link to download/share your video and/or selfie. Your professor will be notified of your submission via email.

Detailed Steps

Accessing a Flipgrid

Your professor will send you either a hyperlink to their topic on their Flipgrid or provide you with a Flipcode.

• 1. Click on the hyperlink (if provided by your professor) or head to flipgrid.com and click Enter a Flip Code.

1. In the Join a Grid box, enter your Flip Code and click the blue arrow.

2. The Flip Grid will appear and a list of topics will be available to you. Select the topic you wish to join and click the green plus sign.

3. You will be asked to Login to Record. You can choose to login with a Google account or your Microsoft account. Note: We recommend choosing Microsoft account and logging in with your school credentials.

4. Once logged in, you will be presented with a recording screen. Before recording, familiarize yourself with the various buttons that appear below your image: filters, text, stickers, drawing, board and custom sticker. 

5. If you have a pre-recorded video on your device you would like to upload, you can also do that using the up arrow icon to the right of the record button. 

6. When ready, hit the record button. A timer will begin to countdown. Note: You will have a total of 90-seconds to complete your response. You can Redo your video at any time. 

7. When you are finished, or when the time has run out, click Next.

8. You will be asked to take a selfie. This will be your video cover that will appear on the Flip Grid web page. Click the Camera button to proceed and then click Next.

9. The video submission screen will appear. Enter your name and optionally a title of your video and/or link to a website. When finished, click Submit my Video.

10. You will get a confirmation screen and a link to download/share your video and/or selfie. Your professor will be notified of your submission via email. Note that you may also start receiving email notifications from Flipgrid from new responses to your message. 

Creating a Flipgrid

Although in most cases, students will never need to create a Flipgrid, the following instructions are listed below in case it is ever needed:

1. Visit flipgrid.com and click Educator Signup.

2. Click the Sign up with Microsoft  option and follow the steps to creating your account using your SSW Email Address and UMID. Note: You will have to authenticate via Duo.

3. Once signed in, click Add a Topic. You may also choose to familiarize yourself with Flipgrid by clicking the default Say Hello on Flipgrid topic that appears.

Flipgrid Support

Flipgrid offers a very comprehensive help and support page that goes into detail on how to create and maximize the Flipgrid service. This article on how to get started is part of their support page.