You can easily sign up for a Flipgrid account with your email address. Your email address must be connected to a Microsoft or Google account.
This article will help you:
- Find out if your personal or organizational email is already connected to a Microsoft or Google account.
- Link your personal or organizational email to a Microsoft or Google account, if it’s not already.
Important: Users can either sign up or join groups on Flipgrid. Not all users are eligible to sign up. If you were invited to join a group, use the join link or code before you try to sign up. Learn more about how to find out if you can sign up and become a lead.
Step 1: Find out if your email is connected to Microsoft or Google
- If your email ends with “@outlook.com” or “@gmail.com": You already have a Microsoft or Google email. Go to Step 3.
- If your email doesn’t end with "@outlook.com" or "@google.com": Your email might still be connected to a Microsoft or Google account if you can use your email with any of these apps:
- Microsoft apps: OneDrive, Outlook, Teams, or Word
- Google apps: Google Classroom, Drive, Docs, or Gmail
- If your email can access these apps: Go to Step 3.
- If your email can’t access these apps: Don’t worry. We can help you create a new Microsoft or Google account with your email. Go to Step 2.
Step 2: Connect your email to Microsoft or Google
You can use the email you normally use to create a Microsoft or Google account.
Note: When you create a Microsoft or Google account, you’ll also have to set a password for the account. This password is separate from the one you use to sign in to your existing email.
To create a new Microsoft or Google account:
- Go to account.microsoft.com.
- Select Create a Microsoft account.
- Enter the email you want to use. Then, select Next.
- Enter a password for your Microsoft account. Then, select Next.
- Select your country and birthdate. Then, select Next.
- Go to your email and open the “Verify your email address” email. In that email, find the security code.
- On the Microsoft account sign up page, enter the security code. Then, select Next.
- Follow the onscreen instructions to complete your account creation.
Learn more about how to create a Microsoft account in Microsoft’s account sign up help article.
- Go to accounts.google.com/signup.
- Enter your information.
- Important: Under “Username,” select Use my current email address instead. Then, enter the email address you use.
- Select Next.
- Go to your email and open the “Verify your email address” email. In that email, find the security code.
- On the Google account sign up page, enter the security code. Then, select Next.
- Enter your birthdate and gender. Then, select Next.
- Optional: You can enter a phone number. If you do this, Google will want to send you a text message to verify your number.
- Read through the privacy and terms of a Google account. Then, select I agree.
Learn more about how to create a Google account in Google’s account sign up help article.
Step 3: Sign up for Flipgrid
With your email connected to Microsoft or Google, you can sign up for a Flipgrid account. You can sign up for a Flipgrid account through either your web browser or the Flipgrid app.
- Go to info.flipgrid.com.
- Sign up or enter your Join code.
- Follow the steps on-screen to create your account.
After you sign up for your Flipgrid account, learn how to find out if you can be a lead. Depending on whether you’re a lead or member, refer to the following articles to get started with Flipgrid:
- If you can create groups and join groups: Getting started: Leads
- If you can only join groups: Getting started: Members