Jump to  How To Use Flipd Poll See Example of Activity With Flipd Poll or  Example of Feedback With Flipd Poll As a means to engage students during class and provide instantaneous feedback around student learning, interactive polling has become a classroom staple. And it's no surprise; in a world where instant gratification and immediate replies are expected, it feels right to have a classroom response system that asks students questions and requires immediate responses in real-time.

Jump to more info about Full Lock or Flipd Premium For 2 years, Flipd has helped nearly a quarter of a million people around the world remain focused. Our community has saved a cumulative total of more than 150 million minutes unplugged from distractions ― the equivalent of almost 300 years. Flipd is used by students, parents, doctors, psychologists, teachers, travelers and countless unique individuals, a community that works together to beat a common distraction we all deal with every day.

These days, nothing is more challenging than complete and uninterrupted focus. Even just five minutes of meditation gets the best of us when you have a to-do list the length of your arm, conversations that need replying to, and emails to check. Our society is drunk on information and content, and it can often feel close to impossible to disconnect.

This school year, we've introduced an exciting new feature that lets you to take attendance easily and creatively with Flipd. This feature takes some flipped and blended learning strategies that help engage students as class begins.

Check out Flipd FAQ or jump to: 1. Login and setup 2. Joining a new class 3. Check in and Attendance  4. How to Flip Off for class 5. How to stay Flipd Off 1. Login and setup Download Flipd from the App Store or Google Play. Once installed on your phone, open Flipd and login by email or with your Facebook or Google account. If you're having trouble logging in, read this FAQ answer.  2. Joining a new class Once logged in, tap the 🎓 icon and search join for your class with 5-digit code provided by your professor . If you've typed it correctly, the class will appear like it does in the image below. When you see your class there, tap Join, and you'll get a pop-up that says you've successfully joined the class. Once you've joined your class successfully, you will be able to see this new class listed in your Classes. Tip: Joining a class requires WiFi or good network connection and can take a second to successfully load if the connection is weak. Read this FAQ answer if you're having trouble joining your class.  3. How to Flip Off for class When you get to class, open Flipd and tap Class on the home screen. You can't begin your Flipd session until 5 minutes before class begins. If you try to begin too early, you'll get the error message like the third image below. When class is about to begin in five minutes or less, or if it has already started, tap the FLIP OFF button and confirm by tapping Flip Off again. The Flipd lock screen will appear and begin counting down the class session.  Taking Attendance  If your professor is using Flipd Attendance, Flip Off first and then tap Check In to be counted as present. You'll need the correct attendance code of the day to successfully confirm your attendance. You can check in at any point during the class to be marked as present. Tip: You'll need the correct attendance code of the day to confirm your attendance. If you don't know the attendance code, ask your professor.  4. How to stay Flipd Off Staying Flipd Off for the lecture means that you remain in the Flipd lock screen until the timer runs out. You can still lock your phone and set it aside, but if you open your phone and attempt to leave Flipd to check something you will get a notification to remind you that you have 10 seconds to return.  Tip: If you don't come back to Flipd within 10 seconds, the timer will expire. You can always start it again, but every minute you spend outside of Flipd will be measured in your progress.   Pro Tip To stay Flipd Off for class, simply Flip Off your phone, lock your screen, and set your phone aside until class is over. Each time you open your screen, check your notifications, or leave Flipd during the countdown, you run the risk of ending the Flipd session. The point is to help you develop more intentional phone-use behavior, and this skill will help you in other important activities — like studying, writing, working, and even spending time with friends. Find out how you can also use Flipd outside of class to stay focused while you study! Questions? Check out our FAQ Knowledge Base to find answers. If you can't find what your looking for, chat with us in the app or send a message to info@flipdapp.co with your any relevant details or screenshots related to your issue. Our support team usually responds within 1 business day or less.

Boredom – it's a growing problem that's competing with the college curriculum, and one that has given way to a breed of new technologies and educational engagement strategies that claim to evade the classroom of its presence. But a debate has emerged around whether technology is distracting students, is the college undergraduate curriculum too overwhelming given our modern advancements, or is student boredom a symptom of a larger issue facing higher education?

From real-time polling and quizzes, to live lectures viewed online from thousands of miles away, it's no doubt that technology has changed the modern classroom. But has it been for the better?

In the modern classroom, keeping students engaged comes with new challenges that past eras of teaching did not have to face. More specifically, digital distractions — incoming texts, alluring social media, and irrelevant web-browsing — are pulling attention away at a rate unparalleled by passing notes, whispering to your neighour, or simple daydreaming.

The Obama Foundation recently announced that digital citizenship is one of its top initiatives for education. But what does it mean and how can teachers teach students to be good digital citizens?