Flip (formerly Flipgrid and originally Vidku[1]) was a free-to-use video discussion platform bought by Microsoft for use in classroom environments.
[1] The platform also allowed for temporary guest speakers to act in a teacher role and to upload videos and topics of their own.
[7] Two 2020 studies that showed that use of the software improved student engagement in online or hybrid classroom environments.
[8][9] Flipgrid was developed by the LT Media Lab at the University of Minnesota[10] and was first released in January 2014 with a subscription based model where teachers would pay for the software and would allow for an unlimited number of students.
[13] Microsoft announced on June 27, 2022[14] at the 2022 International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference ISTELive, during an event they called FlipFest,[15] that Flipgrid would be renamed to Flip.