Suggested audience: learners, school staff, school digital champions.
Overview Flip is
an online video discussion platform from Microsoft that helps teachers 😊 see and hear
from every learner in class and foster a fun and supportive social learning
environment. In Flip, teachers 😊 post discussion prompts and learners respond with short
videos, whether they are learning in class or at home. Flip is 😊 available to all school
staff, local authority and regional education consortia Hwb users, supply teachers and
learners as part of 😊 Hwb Additional Services.
Accessing Flip Option 1: Accessing Flip
using a browser
Teachers First time logging in: Login to Hwb Click the 😊 Flip tile. If
this is your first visit to Flip you will be prompted to create an Educator login.
Choose 😊 Sign up with Microsoft Complete your detail Click Let’s go Already signed up as
Flip educator: Login to Hwb Click 😊 the Flip tile You will be taken straight to your
groups area Learners: Learners do not need to sign up 😊 for a Flip account. Teachers can
provide learners with a Join code which learners use to access the video group. 😊 Login
to Hwb Click the Flip tile Enter the Join code your teacher has given you Choose Log in
with 😊 Microsoft You should be taken directly in to your teacher’s video group. Option 2:
Accessing Flip using a mobile device. 😊 To access Flip on mobile device (tablet or
smartphone) you will need to download the free Flip app. The app 😊 is available for both
iOS (Apple) and Android devices. Teachers: Launch the app Choose Educator Allow the app
to access 😊 your camera and microphone If this is your first visit to Flip you will need
to choose the option to 😊 create an educator login. Enter a Flip code or choose Educator
to access your teacher group area. Choose Microsoft login 😊 Login using your Hwb username
and password Learners: Launch the app Choose Student Enter the Join Code from your
teacher 😊 Choose Log in with Microsoft Enter your Hwb username and password
Getting
Started Teachers
1. Create a group for your class.
Within your 😊 Group you will post
discussion prompts for your students, called Topics, which serve as the stimulus for
your learner’s video 😊 Responses. 2. Create a ‘Join Code’.
Learners will use this code to
access your grid, so try to make it easy 😊 to remember. Permissions
When you set up your
Group, you will choose how learners can access by selecting a Group Community 😊 Type.
Student Email: choose this option to allow only those with @hwbcymru usernames to
access your Group
You must also add 😊 ‘@hwbmail’ to the ‘Add school email’ section to
ensure all of your learners will be able to access your group
choose 😊 this option to
allow only those with usernames to access your Group Student username: Students will
join the Group by 😊 using a unique student ID of your choosing, which can be as simple as
2+ letters or numbers
Students will join 😊 the Group by using a unique student ID of your
choosing, which can be as simple as 2+ letters or 😊 numbers Google Classroom: select this
option, login with your Hwb username and allow access. You can then select a class 😊 from
your Google classroom 3. Add Topics
Topics are the stimulus for conversation. Within
your Topic you can include anything you 😊 would like your learners to review prior to
recording a video Response, such as videos and links.
4. Share your Group 😊 and collect
videos from your learners
Once you have set up your Group and created your first Topic,
share your Group’s 😊 Join Code with your learners. You can copy/paste a link to your
Group in Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, or whatever 😊 you use to communicate with
your class. That’s it! Your class is now ready to go with Flip!
Customising your group
😊 or topic settings Click the pencil icon on the group you would like to edit Scroll down
to see the 😊 options for notifications, captions and more. Personalise your group with
your own cover image. Click Update group You will now 😊 be inside your group details.
Here you can add a co-pilot – invite another teacher to help you moderate your 😊 grid by
adding in their Hwb email address. Note, they will need to be signed up as a Flip
educator 😊 before they can be a co-pilot in your group. Important
As with every virtual
online learning space, you must always add 😊 another education practitioner for
safeguarding purposes.
It is important that the Group owner takes responsibility for
adding and removing other staff 😊 members as appropriate. Add a topic within a group Once
inside your group details you will see the option to 😊 Add new topic. Choose a topic
title Add instructions, success criteria or general prompts for learners Set the
recording time 😊 (15 seconds up to 10 minutes) Toggle the Video moderation switch to On
to ensure videos are hidden from learners 😊 until you activate them Optional: add a media
source to support your learners Select More options to attach resources for 😊 learners
and to access additional topic settings, such as choosing which video features are
switched on or off for learners, 😊 including the option for learners to record video
responses to other learner’s videos Choose Create topic Edit a topic Click 😊 on the group
containing the topic you would like to edit Click the pencil icon on the topic you
would 😊 like to edit. Update your topic settings, including video features. Choose Update
topic. Important: You should ensure Video Moderation is 😊 toggled to On. If moderated,
videos will be hidden from learners until you activate them.
Deleting a Group Click the
pencil 😊 icon on the grid you would like to delete The delete button should be visible in
the bottom left corner. 😊 Changing the Group visibility Click the pencil icon on the
group you would like to edit Scroll down to Features. 😊 Toggle to make your grid Active
or Hidden. Hidden groups are not accessible to learners. Important Teachers should
ensure they 😊 delete groups they no longer require.
