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Piazza

Piazza. By Marc Long. What is Piazza?. “Piazza  is a free online gathering place where students can ask, answer, and explore 24/7, under the guidance of their instructors .” . Discussion Room. Online Chat. Electronic Bulletin Board. More. Designed for Education. It’s safe for education

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Piazza

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  1. Piazza By Marc Long

  2. What is Piazza? “Piazza is a free online gathering place where students can ask, answer, and explore 24/7, under the guidance of their instructors.” DiscussionRoom Online Chat ElectronicBulletin Board More

  3. Designed for Education • It’s safe for education • It’s free • It connects students and teachers • It’s available whenever students need it • Who’s using Piazza? • Hundreds of thousands of students from • Universities like Stanford, MIT, Berkeley, to Georgia Tech.

  4. Getting Students Started Ad Free Environment • Instructors send an email notice to students • Students follow the activation link and setup an account.

  5. Posting A Question Select the type of Post Select the recipients of the post Select a folder to post in Short subject for the post Your response may include images, files, links and other formatting. Submit Your Post

  6. Replying to a Post Students reply right below the post. What if a student says something that is not accurate? Students may post with their Piazza Username or Anonymous to Classmates

  7. Observers 17 views suggests others may have found this problem difficult

  8. Instructor Endorsed Answers

  9. Creating a Poll

  10. Reading the Threads • i = instructor response • s = student question • Bar graph = poll • Lines = note to class • Numbers = number of unread students responses

  11. Thread Filters • Selecting a Folder applies a thread filter • Limits the viewing to questions just inthe folder ch_6_pp5 • To turn off the thread filter • Close the box to the rightof the filter

  12. Instructor Management • Delete Inappropriate Questions • Viewing the History of a Question • Endorse a Response • Course Information • Web Site • Announcements • Classroom Usage Statistics • General Settings

  13. Delete Inappropriate Questions

  14. Trolling Use the history slider bar to view all responses made to a question

  15. Endorse Student Responses and Questions • Reward students that take the time to: • Ask a good question • Provide appropriate answers

  16. Course Information Tab

  17. Class Usage Statistics

  18. User/Day or Post/Day Stats

  19. Privacy • The teacher decides whether students may post anonymously or must include their username. • No posts go outside Piazza!

  20. General Settings • The instructor will: • send invites to students via email • may create the folders for posts • may create groups to separate different sections or allow discussions for student projects

  21. Piazza Daily Activity Log Outlook Email

  22. How Do I Get Started Please sign up at piazza.com and invite your students to participate

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