Use Flippity to Create Digital Flashcards

Flippity is an awesome, FREE tool that allows you to create flashcard material in Google spreadsheet.  The information is then made available to students through a URL.  Even better, the information from the spreadsheet can not only be turned into flashcards, but also activities such as matching games, a crossword, or BINGO board.

Here are the simple steps for creating a Flippity deck:

1. Open up a Google Sheet and click Add-ons > Get Add-ons...

2. Search for Flippity and add it by clicking on "+ Free".  You may need to give it access to your Google Drive by clicking "Allow" on a pop-up screen.

3. To run Flippity, click Add-ons > Flippity > Pick A Template

4. There are many templates to choose from, so pick the one that best suits your needs by clicking "Use".  In this example I am going to demonstrate Flashcards, but notice all of the other template options too.

Other options:

5. The template includes lots of sample data, so feel free to delete any of the content you will not need and replace it with your own.

6. Once you're finished entering in your own data and customizing the deck, you can get the URL to share it with you students by clicking Add-ons > Flippity > Flippity.net URL

7. A box will pop up with the URL.  In the bottom right corner is an option to have the URL shortened, and I'd encourage you to do that.

8. Students then navigate to that URL in order to through your deck of flash cards.

I encourage you to check out the tab options at the top of the screen to access some additional activities for your vocabulary, such as:

List

Practice (Where they type in the missing information on one side of the card)

Matching (Which is timed and the words/phrases disappear as they are matched)

More (e.g.  a BINGO board, crossword, hangman, or printable quiz)

I can't wait to hear about the ways you use Flippity in your classroom!