Flip (software)

{{Short description|Software app}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}}

{{Infobox website

| name = Flip

| logo = Microsoft Flip Logo.png

| former_name = Flipgrid (2014–2022)

| founded = {{Start date and age|2014|01|df=no}}

| successor = Microsoft Teams

| parent = Microsoft

| url = {{URL|flip.com}}

}}

Flip (formerly Flipgrid and originally Vidku{{Cite web |last=Wiggers |first=Kyle |date=June 24, 2019 |title=Microsoft's Flipgrid rolls out automatic transcription, AR tools, and Code.org content |url=https://venturebeat.com/2019/06/24/microsofts-flipgrid-rolls-out-automatic-transcription-augmented-reality-tools-and-code-org-content/ |access-date=July 10, 2022 |website=Venture Beat |archive-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711011446/https://venturebeat.com/2019/06/24/microsofts-flipgrid-rolls-out-automatic-transcription-augmented-reality-tools-and-code-org-content/ |url-status=live }}) was a free-to-use video discussion platform bought by Microsoft for use in classroom environments. The platform was available via a web browser,{{Cite book |last=Burns |first=Amy M. |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1135087472 |title=Using technology with elementary music approaches |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2020 |isbn=978-0-19-005568-4 |location=New York, NY |pages=44 |language=English |oclc=1135087472}} or through a mobile app on iOS and Android devices. Both the website and apps were fully discontinued in October of 2024 to be implemented in Microsoft Teams for Education instead. The software allowed teachers to post topics arranged in a grid which contain videos and text-based information, and allowed students to submit their own videos in response.{{Cite web |last=Edwards |first=Luke |date=May 23, 2022 |title=What is Flipgrid and How Does it Work for Teachers and Students? Tips and Tricks |url=https://www.techlearning.com/how-to/what-is-flipgrid-and-how-does-it-work-for-teachers-and-students |access-date=July 10, 2022 |website=TechLearning.com |archive-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711011337/https://www.techlearning.com/how-to/what-is-flipgrid-and-how-does-it-work-for-teachers-and-students |url-status=live }} Students and teachers were able to add items to the videos they upload including sticky notes and stickers,{{Cite web |date=March 9, 2022 |title=Five Must Try Flipgrid Hidden Gems Teachers and Students |url=https://www.themerrillsedu.com/blog-1/2022/2/27/five-flipgrid-hidden-gems-for-teachers-and-students |access-date=July 10, 2022 |website=TheMerrilsEdu.com |archive-date=March 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313071219/https://www.themerrillsedu.com/blog-1/2022/2/27/five-flipgrid-hidden-gems-for-teachers-and-students |url-status=live }} and the videos uploaded could include automatically transcribed closed captioning.{{Cite web |date=January 20, 2021 |title=Flipgrid for Faculty |url=https://www.uvm.edu/it/kb/article/flip-grid/ |access-date=July 10, 2022 |website=University of Vermont |archive-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711011337/https://www.uvm.edu/it/kb/article/flip-grid/ |url-status=live }}

Flipgrid could sync to a teacher's already existing Google Classroom roster,{{Cite web |title=You Asked, We Listened: Google Classroom Rosters, Mic Only Mode, and More! |url=https://info.flip.com/blog/product-updates/dec-2020.html |access-date=July 10, 2022 |website=Flip Blog |archive-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711011337/https://info.flip.com/blog/product-updates/dec-2020.html |url-status=live }} and included a library of pre-existing video discussion topics from organizations including NASA, PBS, and the BBC. The platform also allowed for temporary guest speakers to act in a teacher role and to upload videos and topics of their own.{{Cite web |last=Nieves |first=Kathryn |date=January 27, 2020 |title=9 New Ways to Use Flipgrid in the Classroom |url=https://www.edutopia.org/article/9-new-ways-use-flipgrid-classroom |access-date=July 10, 2022 |website=Edutopia.org |archive-date=March 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330045012/https://www.edutopia.org/article/9-new-ways-use-flipgrid-classroom |url-status=live }}

Two 2020 studies that showed that use of the software improved student engagement in online or hybrid classroom environments.{{Cite journal |last1=Keiper |first1=Margaret C. |last2=White |first2=Amanda |last3=Carlson |first3=Cameron D. |last4=Lupinek |first4=Joshua M. |date=August 18, 2021 |title=Student perceptions on the benefits of Flipgrid in a HyFlex learning environment |journal=Journal of Education for Business |language=en |volume=96 |issue=6 |pages=343–351 |doi=10.1080/08832323.2020.1832431 |s2cid=226320776 |issn=0883-2323 |doi-access=free }}{{Cite journal |last1=Lowenthal |first1=Patrick R |last2=Moore |first2=Robert L |date=December 1, 2020 |title=Exploring Student Perceptions of Flipgrid in Online Courses |url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1277717 |journal=Online Learning |volume=24 |issue=4 |pages=28–41 |doi=10.24059/olj.v19i4.767 |issn=2472-5730 |access-date=July 13, 2022 |archive-date=July 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713140233/https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1277717 |url-status=live |doi-access=free }}