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🎥 6 Flipgrid alternatives for student video
Microsoft Flip is ending its web/mobile versions
Matt Miller
August 06, 2024
😢 Saying goodbye to Flipgrid / Microsoft Flip
This summer, the edtech world got some sad (but somewhat expected) news.
Microsoft was ending the web/mobile versions of Flip (formerly Flipgrid), its fantastic video recording/sharing/discussing platform.
The Flip camera is being moved inside Microsoft Teams. But ending the web/mobile version takes it out of the hands of tons of students and teachers who have depended on it for the last 12 years.
If this is news to you, I’m about to break some more news: Flip has already entered view-only mode, so you can’t record new videos with it anymore. Users have until Sept. 30 to save any Flip videos they don’t want to lose.
This was tough news for me. I used Flipgrid from almost the beginning. The Flipgrid team are friends, and several of them lost their jobs with Microsoft. I’m still sad and, honestly, a little bitter about it.
Many of us are trying to move on. It begs the question: What do we use now?
Our new post — 6 Microsoft Flip alternatives to try this year — gives you some places to start. In our 💡 Big Idea below, we'll summarize all six to help you start to move on.
Inside:
🖥 vivi: Student screen sharing made simple
👀 DTT Digest: Roll and tell, Slides, Classroom, back to school
💡 The Big Idea: 6 Microsoft Flip/Flipgrid alternatives
🗄 Template: Design your own locker time
😄 Smile of the day: First week = Olympics
👋 How we can help
🖥 vivi: Student screen sharing made simple
What apps do your students use in class — Google Slides, PowerPoint, FigJam, Book Creator … others?
With vivi (vivi.io), no matter what the app, students can quickly share their screen so the whole class can see.
And it’s FREE.
Students join your class with vivi. Then, using your computer or even your cell phone, you can mirror students’ screens to the big screen in front of the room.
Vivi also has a student whiteboard feature that can be mirrored for everyone to see.
Did I mention it’s FREE?
👉 Sign up for a free vivi account to get students sharing quickly.
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👀 DTT Digest
4 teaching resources worth checking out today
🎲 Roll and tell icebreaker — Get to know each other with this roll and tell icebreaker. Present on a screen or print for students.
🎥 Google Slides tutorials for students — Learn presentation themes, text, transitions and more using Google Slides.
🟩 Create a Google Classroom banner quilt— Give each student a square blank Google Drawing and have them decorate it. Download each square and put them together to make a "quilt" or collage Google Classroom banner. Templates included in the post!
🖨️ Printable Back to School Puzzles and Games Activity Pack — This free activity pack includes secret messages, word searches, crossword puzzles, and more to kick off your school year.
💡 THE BIG IDEA 💡
📺 6 Microsoft Flip/Flipgrid alternatives
If the news of the end of Microsoft Flip (Flipgrid) is still a fresh wound, I’m sorry. It still hurts for me, too.
Maybe you’re moving on from Flipgrid. Or maybe you’re just looking for new tech tools for reflection or video creation.
We’ve got you covered in today’s new post — 6 Microsoft Flip (Flipgrid) alternatives to try this year.
Karly Moura, our fantastic blog and social media editor here at Ditch That Textbook, compiled a list for you. (She originally published it here at her super cool VirtualEscapeRooms.org.)
In the post, you’ll find a breakdown of our favorite features of each alternative — plus a breakdown of free/paid versions of each tool.
TL/DR: Here’s the list of tools …
MirrorTalk (mirrortalk.ai) — Great for student reflection
Gravity (usegravity.io) — Platform for short student videos
ScreenPal (screenpal.com) — Quick student video assignments
Padlet (padlet.com) — Post, organize, and discuss content
Screencastify Submit (screencastify.com) — Create and submit video assignments
Vimeo + FigJam (figma.com/education) — Collaborative white board with video option
Get the full breakdown in the blog post here.
🎁 BONUS: Several of these options are free — or include free plans. But if you like free promos, you’re in luck!
🗄️ TEMPLATE 🗄️
👋 Design your own locker template
Looking for a fun back-to-school template to help students get to know each other?
They can design a locker to introduce themselves to classmates in this fun template.
They simply copy items from the other slides in the template to add to their lockers. Then they can explain why those items are important to them and represent them.
This template is just one of 100 back to school ideas we share here.
😄 Smile of the day
Light the torch. The opening ceremonies are about to begin. 🔥
h/t Martina @thehungryteacher8th via Twitter/X
👋 How we can help
There are even more ways I can support you in the important work you do in education:
Read one of my six books about meaningful teaching with tech.
Take one of our online courses about practical and popular topics in education.
Bring me to your school, district or event to speak. I love working with educators!
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