Educators create Topics and Groups to invite students, peers, families, and communities to participate in Flipgrid. You can set Permissions - previously known as 'Access Types' - to manage who can open them and post video responses.

Permission 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 can open the Topic. 
• Student Usernames- Students enter the Join Code or Link and input their Student Username, which is created and assigned by the educator. 
• Google Classroom- Students can access Flipgrid Groups and Topics with their Google Classroom account once their educator has imported their Google Classroom roster.  
• Public- 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 opened the Join Code or Link. You can only set guest passwords in a Topic. 

Note: Permissions determine who can join and view your discussions. Groups and Topics can have their own Permissions. Students can join a discussion by opening a Topic directly, or by opening a Group and selecting from all the Topics within the Group. Read more about the difference between Group and Topic Permissions. 

 How to edit your Group Permission Type:

1. Access your Educator account at admin.flipgrid.com to go to your Discussions
2. Select Group
3. Use the Actions button to edit your Group
4. Scroll down to the Permissions section 
5. Set the Permission using Private (Student Emails, Student Usernames, Google Classroom) or Public
   • For Private Permissions, setting a Guest Password is only available in the Topic Level
6. Select the Update Group button to save your settings 

 How to edit your Topic Permission Type:

1. Access your Educator account at admin.flipgrid.com to go to your Discussions
2. Select Topic
3. Use the Actions button to edit your Topic
4. Scroll down to the Permissions section 
5. Toggle on the Guest password, to change the Permission type on that specific Topic, otherwise, it will keep the Group's Permissions setting
6. Select the Update Topic button to save your settings 

Note:

• Custom Topic Permissions are unavailable within a Google Classroom Group
• Standalone Topics added to a Group will inherit Group Permissions
• Any Topic with custom permissions set that is moved or duplicated will inherit Group Permissions