This chapter explores the use of Flipgrid for student engagement in a gradual three-level process of technology integration. The three levels of integration, or “immersion,” are acclimation, movement, and submersion, and this is demonstrated by comparing Flipgrid integration to a day at the beach. Flipgrid is a comprehensive tool that provides opportunities for educators to integrate it into their face-to-face, hybrid, and online courses to a limited extent or to fully use all of the features available to them at no cost. The background of Flipgrid, as well as the benefits of using video as an educational tool, was thoroughly researched to provide evidence to support the use of Flipgrid for student engagement and assessment. The chapter concludes by including the limitations of Flipgrid and future research directions.

This chapter describes in detail the use of a semester-long project for students learning the foundations of education. This chapter takes the readers on a journey through successful reiterations of the project to meet the needs of students in traditional face-to-face, fully online course and hybrid courses. Over the years, the instructors have improved the project through slow expansion, piloting, research studies, and student feedback. Teacher candidates need to understand and value the notion of lifelong learning as being an essential part of teaching, and the recursive redesign of this project demonstrates their instructors' strong belief in improvement through the learning process. It is only through recursive redesign of our courses and activities will we be able to meet the ever changing and unique needs of our students.