A new engaging Discussion Board format? Try Flipgrid!

Flipgrid is a platform that allows teachers and students to record and post “grids” of videos to discuss, share, and collaborate.

Things to know about Flipgrid+Canvas:

• Only students in your Canvas course have access to your shared grids. 
• Flipgrid can be used as an assignment submission tool in Canvas. 
• Make sure student submit their videos through the assignment submission tab. 
• All videos and responses can be seen in the SpeedGrader and ready to be graded. 
• Go to flipgrid.com to create your account!

How to integrate Flipgrid into Canvas:

1. Click “Educator Login” or “Sign up today” to sign up. Make sure you sign up as an educator/teacher.
2. Click your user account (at top right corner) one time, select “Integrations”.
3. Click “+ New Integration” to set up the connections with your Canvas account.
4. Create a name for the integration. For Example, Dr. Heartland’s Course. Then click “Create”
5. You will be provide a Consumer Key and a Shared Secret for your integration. Leave the webpage open, then go to the Canvas course that you want to integrate Flipgrid in.
6. In Canvas course, Go to “Settings” in the left hand navigation menu, then click “Apps”, search “Flipgrid”.
7. Click the Flipgrid logo, then click “+ Add App”. Copy and paste the Consumer Key and the Shared Secret from the webpage (Step 5) to the window. Then click “Add App”.
8. Find and Click “Flipgrid” in the left navigation menu, then click “Create a Course Grid”.
9. Now there are two ways to add “New” topics.
10. Click the “+New Topic”. So when student entered the Flipgrid page, they can see and respond to the topic.
11. We can also add it as an assignment, so students can submit an assignment by record a video with Flipgird. Also, the submission will be automatically sent to Speedgrader for the instructor to grade.
12. For the “Submission Type” pull down menu, select “External Tool”. Then click “Find”.
13. Find and select “Flipgrid” in the list. Then save and publish the assignment.
14. Go back to all assignments, you will see that students can submit the Flipgrid videos. Now Students can simply click the green plus button to record and submit their videos.

Integrating Flipgrid can transform your ordinary discussions into extraordinary! What's your experience with Flipgrid? Jot a comment below to share your experiences.

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As always, feel free to contact me with questions or comments!

~Anna