Educators create Topics and Groups to invite students, peers, families, and communities to participate in Flipgrid. 

Access Types:

• Student Emails- Students enter the Join Code or Link and join using Microsoft or Google accounts. Only those with a Microsoft/Google email that matches the educator's approved emails have access to view the Topic. 
• Student Usernames - Students enter the Join Code or Link and input their Student Username, which is created and assigned by the educator. 
• Public Access - This is not recommended for classroom use and should be considered for adult communities only.  Participants only need the Join Code or Link to view videos. To record a video, participants must log in using a Microsoft or Google account. This includes personal Gmail accounts and school accounts.
• Guest Password - Educators can invite family, peers, or other communities to join a Topic by entering a password once they've accessed the Join Code or Link. Guest passwords can be added to Student Email and Student Username access types.

 How to edit your Access Type:

1. Access your Educator account at admin.flipgrid.com to go to your Discussions
2. Select your Topics or Groups
3. Use the Actions button to edit your Topic or Group
4. Scroll down to the Access Control section 
5. Set the Access Control using private access (Student Emails, Student Usernames, or Guest Password) or public access
   • If editing a Topic within a Group, turn on Set Custom Topic Access to change the access type on that specific Topic, otherwise, it will keep the Group's access control
6. Select the Update Topic or Group button to save your settings