FLIP, formerly known as Flipgrid, is a free web and mobile app developed by Microsoft. It’s designed to facilitate video-based interactivity in educational setting. Here’s a brief overview:
- Video Discussion and Sharing: FLIP allows teachers and students to record, edit, and share video assignments1. It operates like a private social media space, enabling the exchange of videos between teachers and students.
- Engagement and Interaction: Teachers can create a group, post a topic, and invite students. Students can respond to these topics with video, text, or audio messages. This interactive nature of FLIP has reportedly increased student engagement.
- Versatility: FLIP can be used across various subjects and topics. For instance, it can be used for discussing current events in a social studies class, explaining the solution process for a complex math problem, or posting video reviews of books or movies.
- Features: FLIP offers several features such as the ability to customize video responses, a Shorts tool for creating videos without collecting responses, and an Augmented Reality feature that allows videos to be viewed within the user’s environment via QR codes.
In summary, FLIP is a versatile and interactive tool that enhances the teaching-learning process by leveraging video-based discussions.
Flip is a video discussion and sharing app, free from Microsoft.
Flip (formerly Flipgrid) is a video discussion and video sharing app, free from Microsoft, built for classrooms and beyond. Learn more.
