Using Flip: Instructors (formerly Flipgrid)

Flipgrid is a free online platform that faculty and staff can use to increase asynchronous engagement through short-form video discussions and presentations.

Signing Up for Flipgrid

1. Navigate to the Educator Sign Up page to create your free Educator Account.

2. Select Sign up with Microsoft.

3. Sign into Flip using your UConn email address and password.

Groups

Creating a Group

1. From your Flip home page click + Group.

2. Choose a name for your group and set access permissions.

3. Under the "Email" heading, you can restrict who can join the group by only allowing certain email addresses or allowing anyone in a domain (e.g., @uconn.edu).

4. Click Create Group.

Adjusting Group Settings

Once a group is created you can adjust its privacy and notification settings as well as manage members.

1. From the Group page, click the menu button in the top right (the three horizontal dots).

2. Click Edit Group.

3. Click the Settings tab in the top right.

Under the "Privacy" section, you can make the group inactive or block members.

Under the "Notifications" section, you can disable notifications for all members and set your own notification preferences.

Adding a Co-Lead

Once the Team/Group is created, you can add co-leads such as a TA or mentor. Your co-pilot must also have a Flip account. 

1. From the Group page, click Add a Lead.

2. Enter the desired lead's email address. They must already have a Flipgrid account created.

3. Click Invite.

Managing Members

Leads of the group can remove, block, or promote members.

1. From the Group page, click Members.

2. In the list of group members, find the one you want to adjust and click the menu button (the three horizontal dots).

Creating Topics

A Flip Topic is a discussion prompt in the form of a question, idea, experiment, debate, or exploration to jumpstart conversations between learners. The instructor can write a prompt for a topic and include prior material, like videos and links, for students to review.

1. Click Add a Topic.

2. Provide a Title and Prompt and add optional images, links, or files to the topic for additional information.

3. Select how long you want video responses to be using the Recording Time dropdown.

4. Click Settings in the top right to adjust topic settings such as:

   1. Scheduling when the topic is open

   2. Allowing closed captions

   3. Allowing links, downloads, likes, and view counts

   4. Allowing guest access to the topic

5. Click Save to Group.

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