Flipgrid will become free for schools to use; Microsoft will give subscribers refunds. The two companies announced a partnership in 2016. Flipgrid integrates with numerous Microsoft products.

Why it matters: Google dominates the education market with its low-cost Chromebooks and collaborative tools. Microsoft needs every edge it can to convince schools that its a better education platform.

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 social learning startup Flipgrid, the company revealed on Monday. The acquisition marks the latest push into the education market for Microsoft, which has been going ...

Microsoft is looking to solidify its position in our classrooms, and to that end, has recently acquired Flipgrid, the video discussion platform currently utilized by more than 20 million teachers and ...

Microsoft today announced that it has acquired Flipgrid (formerly Vidku), a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based video sharing platform aimed at students and educators, for an undisclosed amount. “We’re ...