Showing posts with label Flipgrid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Flipgrid. Show all posts

Friday, August 20, 2021

Changes to Flipgrid for August 2021

Changes to Flipgrid for August 2021

 Flipgrid completed a few tweaks over the summer that are now all available to their users. Check them out below!

A Fresh New Design

Flipgrid has streamlined and simplified their interface. You can preview this new interface in the following video:

Create Topics on Flipgrid Mobile

Instructors can now create topics on the mobile app, rather than having to log into the desktop version. 

Add Music and Backdrops to your Flipgrid videos

With this new feature, you will be able to select the perfect track from our thematic playlists and the song will auto-adjust to fit the length of your video.  You can adjust the volume to suit your vocal volume.

Backdrops are just like a green screen except way cooler and better. Choose from one of the built-in images or upload your own. Plus, you can engage with your content by dynamically switching sides of the canvas whenever you want and add text, stickers, and drawings. 

New Camera Features and Flipgrid Lenses

Flipgrid will consistently be adding new stickers, filters, boards, frames, and more to the camera to better tell your stories. Also, with the addition of Flipgrid Lenses, you'll be able to add more visual interest to your videos. You can preview the lenses in the following video:

 

 

As always, please contact Learning Technologies with any questions about these changes!

Friday, October 16, 2020

October Updates to Flipgrid

 

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What has changed?

October has brought several changes to Flipgrid. Previously, students could only respond to each other with a newly recorded video. Now students and instructors alike have the ability to leave text responses as well. 

All new Topics will have public comments automatically enabled on them; as an instructor, you can always disable this option in the Default Topics Settings at any time. You can also activate Moderation on these comments, so that they must be approved before being visible to other students. 

It is important to note that private comments are not yet available; however, Flipgrid has hinted that they are coming soon!

Other Updates

If you would like to use Flipgrid but have a large number of students to add to the system, you can now bulk upload student emails to Flipgrid using .csv files. 

For those of you who are music instructors and would like to incorporate Flipgrid into your courses, the company has also added music note stickers for use within students' videos. While not life-changing, it does add an extra layer of fun!