Getting Started: Students
General Tips
Attaching Files
Adding Text to a Video
Upload a Custom Video

Welcome to Flipgrid! Students just need a Flip Code from their teacher to join Flipgrid and start recording videos. Here's the simple steps to start sharing your voice:

Joining a Grid

With Flipgrid, students do not create accounts. Educators create their Grid and then share the Flipgrid URL (e.g., flipgrid.com/FlipCode). Students are then prompted to join the Grid using their school email or a Student ID. Have students check “Remember Me” so they only need to do this once!

Recording a Video

Once in a Grid students click the green plus to record in three easy steps

Record a video - Students can pause, draw on a whiteboard, or add stickers!
Review or Edit the video - trim, rearrange clips, or add more!
Take a selfie - customize the image to add style!

Students can also record their own custom video (like a Screencastify) and import to Flipgrid using the button just to the right of the record icon.

Students don't always have to be front and center on the camera. Here are tips to help students be comfortable participating on Flipgrid!

Use the moderation setting (under Topic settings) to keep videos hidden from student view and only visible to the Educator. Learn more here.
Have students simply cover the camera to provide an audio-only response. Sticky notes are great for this and help students get comfortable with the record process.
Have students use props in their video such as stuffed animals, drawings, etc.
Record in groups to help make it fun and not all about one student.
Appsmash with other platforms like Chatterpix, Screencastify, or Adobe Spark. Students can upload custom videos to Flipgrid!
If on mobile devices, students can flip the camera and record something else as they talk rather than record themselves. This is great for science experiments!
While first name & last name are required fields, many students simply use initials (or any letters) instead of their actual name. As always, only educators see the full last name.
Finally, many educators create Flipgrid recording booths as a private, quiet space for students to record their videos in class.

Flipgrid allows students to add a link to their response during the "Review" step of the recording process. This can be any standard Web URL inclduing online Word documents, Google Docs, files saved on dropbox, or web articles!

Here's how students can include an attachment link with their video submission:

Students click the green plus and record their video
After they record, step 2 offers the option to include an attachment link along with their video Title. Click the Attach button and copy/paste the URL
When watching the video, the attached link is clickable in the bottom right.

Need help getting a link to your documents? Learn how to use Microsoft OneDrive to share Word docs, Excel docs, PowerPoints, OneNote, etc. Google Drive also makes it easy to share a link.

Flipgrid only allows students to participate with video - both in their original response and in the student-to-student replies. We have found this to be the most engaging way for students to participate and builds on some amazing communication skills!

There are a few options for students to include text when they submit their video:

Add text - One of the camera styles allows students to add text. Choose a color or even text with backgrounds to standout.
Image with Text - Students can upload a picture of their text transcript as a sticker to place alongside their video.
Attach document - On the final step before submitting their video, students can attach a URL with their video. Attach a Google Doc or online Word Doc with their transcript typed out

These options are helpful for Students that want to include their own closed captioning to go along with their video.

While Flipgrid provides easy and fun tools to record a video, we also support the ability for students to import their own videos as well.

Students can import a video to Flipgrid by following these easy steps:

Click the green plus to start the record process.
Before hitting the red record button, select the Upload button to the right.
Click the Import Video button on the next page.
Select the video to import and follow the steps to finish submitting.

Flipgrid currently supports MP4, MOV and WEBM video formats. Maximum file size is 250MB.

Note - Chromebooks do not support MOV files.

Use your phone's native camera, edit videos with iMovie, or try AppSmashing with apps like Chatterpix, Screencastify, or Adobe Spark.