Independent reading books adorned each desk. A child’s interests and/or personality displayed through the book he/she chose for reading that week. Alongside the books are notes and paper to write a ...

Flipgrid, owned by Microsoft, is a freely accessible video chat platform that, according to the Microsoft Center for Teachers, helps teachers see and hear every student in the classroom while ...

Microsoft has acquired education technology startup Flipgrid, Inc., and immediately announced that the subscription social learning platform will be free to all educators. Flipgrid, based in Minnesota ...

A video-discussion platform originally started by a University of Minnesota professor to keep in touch with students for a course he was teaching has been purchased by tech giant Microsoft. The tool, ...

In an increasingly connected, global society, it’s not surprising that now, more than ever, teachers and students are looking for opportunities to interact with each other and content experts around ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Microsoft has announced the acquisition of Flipgrid, a Minneapolis-based educational software startup, as it pushes against Google and Apple in ...

Microsoft has acquired Flipgrid, a social education app that utilizes short video clips to create collaborative lesson plans. The Minneapolis-based startup, which began life as Vidku, has had strong ...