Published December 16, 2021
This #FlipgridFresh update is our biggest yet. Starting today, we're launching a series of new features inspired by your great ideas and the bold new ways you’re using Flipgrid!
We’ve simplified how you create and share with a spiffy new group creation flow on mobile, group invite links, and new ways to record videos on the go, even outside of a group or topic. Take a look!
Easy Group Creation and Invites
Group creation is now easier than ever and can be done on both the web and mobile app. Now you can invite your community of learners to join through a simple link. If you’d like, you can still limit group access to specific emails, domains, Google Classroom rosters or usernames, but it is no longer required. Just create a group, set your permissions—allowing anyone to join or require people to ask to join— and share your invite link through email, text or messaging apps.
Tip: Group links can be shared in your LMS like Microsoft Teams, Google Classroom, or Canvas, or with friends and family via email or text.
Activity Feed
After you’ve shared your invite link, your new activity feed will tell you when you have new students, requests to join, and even new topic responses. Group leads aren’t the only ones with this new feature. If you get added to a new group, you’ll see that notification in your feed, too.
Tip: Skip your inbox! Check your activity feed to see what’s happening in your group.
Mobile Videos
You asked and we listened! We’ve evolved the Shorts feature so you and your learners can create Flipgrid videos outside of a group on both the mobile and web app. Just record your video and then easily share or embed it anywhere online.
Profile Page and ‘My Videos’
Now anyone on Flipgrid – whether a group leader or student – can see all of their videos in one place, the new My Videos section of their profile page. When you record videos anywhere on Flipgrid, they’ll appear on your new profile page, where you can choose how you’d like to share them.
Tip: You can share videos you’re proud of outside of Flipgrid with the new, easy-to-use share link.
Discovery Link has Moved
Along with these new features and updates, we’ve consolidated links to all of the good stuff you use on Flipgrid. Now, when you click on your profile icon on the web, you’ll find the link to Discovery along with your activities, mixtapes, and achievements.
Watch and See What’s New
#FlipgridFresh: A Product Update Series Just for You
We regularly update the Flipgrid experience to meet the requests of our users—a robust ask-and-response dynamic we like to call YAWL: You asked. We listened. To see more updates and product releases, check back here, and be sure to follow us and share your suggestions on social using #FlipgridFresh.
New to Flipgrid?
Create your free account today through our mobile app or on the web. Once you’ve signed up, go to our Getting Started page to see how to use Flipgrid with simple instructions for educators and students.
We’ve Updated our Website
You can learn more about Flipgrid on our new About page. Educators can now find step-by-step guides, on-demand training, and other free resources in our new Educator Toolkit. We’ve also updated our blog and our Help Center to make it easier to find what you are looking for, whether ideas, inspiration, product updates or support. And, don’t forget our continuing series of Flipgrid Live Events.