This may be a new tool to many. The first thing that you want to do before you start planning is to set up your account, and grid.
This one pager goes over initial set up and ideas for use.
This post links out to resources for various content areas and grade level topics to use with Flipgrid. This is a great place to see examples and borrow from fellow educators.
This blog post outlines the structure of their 30 minute PD sessions as well as has a list of days and times that you can join a PD session. At the bottom of the page, they have included links to previously recorded PD.
Under 2 minutes getting started video for educators.
Under 2 minute getting started video for students. You can share this video with students so they know how to respond and can see a quick overview of the creative tools embedded in Flipgrid.
With Flipgrid, the educator is able to turn the ability to leave replies or feedback on or off. The topic could be set up as private so it is only the teacher and the student, or it can be set so that anyone with the code can join and view. It is also possible to leave video replies to an originally posted video, giving the opportunity for feedback on every video. Flipgrid has an excellent support article on the types of feedback you may want to set up for your topics. Check it out here.