Group and Topic Followers: Send students notifications and updates

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Educators can turn on Group or Topic Followers to allow students to subscribe to email notifications on updates to the Discussion! By following a Group or Topic, students will get emails on when new Topics are created and video Responses are added. Educators also have their own notification settings. Learn more about how educators select their notification preferences for a Topic or Group. 

Turn on Topic Followers

  1. Access your educator account at www.admin.flipgrid.com
  2. Within Discussions, select the Topic you'd like to enable notifications on
  3. Select the Actions button and Edit Topic
  4. Scroll to the Notifications section and turn on Topic Followers
  5. Select the blue Update Topic to apply the changes

How students follow a Topic

  1. Enter the Join Code at www.flipgrid.com or on the free Flipgrid apps, scanning the QR code, or directly through the Join Link. Learn more about how to join the Discussion here.
  2. Follow the Topic:
    • Topic: Select your name in the top right corner and Follow Topic

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Turn on Group Followers

  1. Access your educator account at www.admin.flipgrid.com
  2. Within Discussions, select the Group you'd like to enable notifications on
  3. Select the Actions button and Edit Group
  4. Scroll to the Features section and turn on Group Followers
  5. Select the blue Update Group to apply the changes

How students follow a Group

  1. Enter the Join Code at www.flipgrid.com or on the free Flipgrid apps, scanning the QR code, or directly through the Join Link. Learn more about how to join the Discussion here.
  2. Follow the Group:
    • Group: Select the Follow Group button on the Group cover image

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Updating Email Notifications

By default, educators will receive a daily summary email for new videos submitted to the Group or Topic, as well as any new Topics that are added. Educators can adjust this to be weekly summaries, receive emails for every new video, or turn off notifications completely.

  1. Visit your educator account at admin.flipgrid.com
  2. Within Discussion, select the Topic or Group you'd like to update notifications for
    • Topics:
      • Use the Actions button and select Edit Topic
      • Within Features, select the frequency of new video or Topic Notifications. The default is set to Daily

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  • Groups:
    • Select Actions and Edit Group Notifications

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NOTE - Educators and students will always receive confirmations and updates on videos you submit to the Discussion. Also, you will receive emails related to your account (password, privacy updates, etc.) which cannot be turned off.