Flippity

Flippity is a site that allows you to create a variety of classroom items from your Google Sheets.
Some examples of templates are:

  • Flash cards
  • Quiz show
  • Spelling words
  • Random name picker
  • Mix & match
  • Certificate
  • Badge tracker
  • Progress indicator
  • MadLibs

How does it work?  It's really easy!




Think about using Flippity for forming groups, calling on students, tracking progress (pages/minutes read, words per minute, fluency, etc.)


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