Educators can edit their Topics at anytime and change settings such as Video Length, Video Moderation, and Custom Feedback Rubrics.
Edit Your Topic
- Visit your educator account at admin.flipgrid.com
- Select a Grid by clicking on its name.
- Scroll down to see a list of Topics. Select Actions and Edit Topic (not Edit Grid)
*If you don't see "Edit Topic", look lower on the page for the Topics table*
Topic Settings
- Title: A short, 35 character max title for the Topic
- Prompt: A question of stimulus for the Topic. Check out the Disco Library for ideas!
- Recording Time: Max recording time of student videos. 15 seconds to 5 minutes.
- Focus: Add a Topic video, image, giphy, or a featured link.
- Tip: Add a tip to help your students best answer the Topic.
- Attachments: Add up to 9 external links to websites such as OneNote, Google Docs, or YouTube.
- Video Moderation:
- Off = students will see each classmate's videos. This is default for all new Topics.
- On = NEW videos will be hidden and only visible to the teacher.
- Student-to-Student Replies: Allow students to Reply via video to another student
- Status:
- Active = students can record
- Frozen = students can only view videos
- Hidden = students can't access the Topic or any videos
- Launch & Freeze Dates:
- Launch Date = Schedule when a Topic goes from Hidden to Active at 12:01am
- Freeze Date = Schedule when a Topic goes from Active to Frozen (view only) at 11:59pm
- Video and Selfie Styles: Students can add filters, stickers, drawing, and text to their videos and selfies.
- Video Editing: Students can trim and rearrange clips. You can't prevent students from starting over.
- Video Title: Students can add a title (80 characters max). Add hashtags for #searchability across other student titles.
- Attachment Link: Allow students to include an external link with their video such as news articles or Word Docs
- View Count: Each view counts as soon as you tap play. There is no way to track which specific student views a video.
- Likes: Off by default, you can allow students to like other student videos. There is no way to track which specific student likes a video.
- Sticky Note: Students can take notes using stickies before or during recording. These are not saved after submitting.
- Feedback: Educators can provide text, video, or scored feedback. Customize your rubrics for your needs.