{"id":31483,"date":"2024-06-20T11:28:36","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T11:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookcreator.com\/?p=31483"},"modified":"2024-10-14T19:33:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T19:33:12","slug":"flipgrid-fans-welcome-to-book-creator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookcreator.com\/2024\/06\/flipgrid-fans-welcome-to-book-creator\/","title":{"rendered":"Flipgrid Fans – Welcome to Book Creator!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Skip to: A personal message<\/a> | Sharing a mission<\/a> | Continuing the mission<\/a> | Transitioning from Flipgrid<\/a> | Archiving your videos<\/a> | Recreating Flip lessons in Book Creator<\/a> | Video Response Templates<\/a> | New to Book Creator?<\/a><\/div>
Book Creator can't replace Flipgrid, but we can help continue the mission of elevating student voices everywhere. Here's how.<\/div>

H<\/span>ello Flipgrid fans. Let me start with a personal note about Flipgrid (now Microsoft Flip). Like you, I am hugely disappointed at the recent announcement<\/a> to retire the web and mobile apps, essentially killing Flipgrid for millions of their users (those who aren't tied into Microsoft).<\/p>\n

Around 2016 to 2018, before Microsoft bought Flipgrid, they completely shook up the world of education technology. Everything they did worked - the simplicity of the app, the fun, engaging marketing, the community they built. They inspired other edtech apps like us to do better.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Dan and Chavonne with Ann Kozma at the Flipgrid booth at BETT 2022.<\/p><\/div>\n

We felt like we were on that journey with them, as our tools complemented each other perfectly and we saw teachers using Book Creator and Flipgrid to appsmash all the time.<\/p>\n

Our friend Ann Kozma<\/a> (previously a Book Creator Ambassador) joined the Flipgrid team and one of our biggest advocates, Holly Clark<\/a>, would always talk about Flipgrid and Book Creator as the two apps she recommends above everything else.<\/p>\n

So yes, seeing the way that Flipgrid has evolved and its recent demise hits us personally.<\/p><\/div>

Sharing a similar mission<\/h2>\n

We could see straight away that Flipgrid and Book Creator shared a similar mission -\u00a0empowering students to share their voices<\/strong>. We wholeheartedly agree that fun, creativity, and accessibility<\/em> are key to engagement, which opens the doors to successful learning.<\/p>\n

The way teachers talk about Flipgrid is very similar to the way they talk about Book Creator. By this we mean:<\/p>\n\n

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  • Student engagement<\/li>\n \t
  • Voice and choice<\/li>\n \t
  • Ease of use<\/li>\n \t
  • Collaboration and Community<\/li>\n \t
  • Accessibility<\/li>\n \t
  • Feedback<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Continuing the mission<\/h2>\n

    In the wake of Flipgrid's announcement, lots of tools, including Book Creator, have been touted as possible replacements for Flipgrid.<\/p>\n

    That's certainly flattering to hear but we want to make it clear, out of respect for Flipgrid, that nothing can replace the tool they created.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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    Please don't come at us with you can make a video in {insert app}<\/p>\n

    That kind of disrespect makes me want to scream! It shows no understanding of how uniquely different this app was for student voice and creativity.<\/p>\n

    For understanding where EVERY student was in the learning\u2026<\/p>\n

    \u2014 Holly Clark - The AI Infused Classroom (@HollyClarkEdu) June 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n