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Piazza in a free discussion board platform that handles LateX and code snippets making it popular for Math and CS courses.
Piazza is a discussion board platform that handles LateX and code snippets making it popular for Math and CS courses. It includes various features such as polls, anonymous posting, private posts, user statistics, and more. [https://uwaterloo.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ISTKB/pages/43073961985/Integrating+Piazza+with+a+LEARN+course Piazza can be linked to LEARN easily]. As this is a centrally supported tool, see the [https://uwaterloo.ca/educational-technology-hub/catalogs/centrally-supported-tools/piazza EdTech hub] for more information and resources.


==Creating a course==
[https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48000616647-create-a-class Create a Class]


[https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48001066213-create-another-class Create Another Class]


[https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48001141422-configure-your-class Configure Your Class]
'''Centrally Supported:''' Yes


Additional Resources:
'''Possible Alternatives:''' [[LEARN]] discussion board


* [https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48000574384-course-information Creating Course Information]
'''Instructor Contact:''' Your [https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/profile-type/faculty-liaisons CTE Liaison] for pedagogical support.


* [https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48000574399-add-resource-files-and-links Adding Resource Files and Links]
'''University Support:''' n/a


* [https://piazzaassist.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/48000616741-instructors-a-guide-to-your-feed A Guide to Your Feed]
'''Vendor Support:'''  [mailto:team@piazza.com team@piazza.com], [https://support.piazza.com/support/home Piazza support]


* [https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48001145026-class-drop-down-menu Manage Class Drop Down Menu (Inactive Classes)
'''Accessibility:''' [https://piazza.com/product/accessibility Piazza Accessibility Statement], [https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48001222533-piazza-accessibility-shortcuts Accessibility shortcuts]
 
Optional Settings:
 
* [https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48000975988-instructors-duplicate-post-suggestions Duplicate Post Suggestions]
 
* [https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48000616746-instructor-tagging-in-posts Instructor Tagging in Posts]
 
* [https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48000574395-instructors-disable-anonymity-and-private-posting Prevent Students from Making Anonymous or Private Posts]
 
* [https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48000616706-instructors-clone-a-class Clone a Class]
 
* [https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48000976655-merge-multiple-classes Merge Multiple Classes]
 
==Syncing class roster==
[https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48000616656-enrolling-students Enroll Your Students on Piazza]
 
[https://piazzaassist.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/48000616720-set-an-access-code Set an Access Code]
 
==Adding instructors==
[https://piazzaassist.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/48000616702-enrolling-instructors Enrolling Instructors and TAs]
 
==Adding TA's==
[https://piazzaassist.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/48000616702-enrolling-instructors Enrolling Instructors and TAs]
 
==Settings (visibility of posts to instructors and others)==
[https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48000616698-instructors-course-page-visibility-settings Course Page Visibility Settings]
 
[https://piazzaassist.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/48000616711-make-a-private-post-public Make a Private Post Public]
 
[https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48001080245-lock-a-class-or-post Lock a Class or Post]
 
==Creating groups==
[https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48000616687-instructors-create-groups Enable Group-Based Discussions in Your Class]
 
==Creating Instructor notes==
[https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48000574391-instructors-post-a-note Creating a Note]
 
[https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48000616653-instructors-post-a-question Creating a Question]
 
[https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48000616667-post-an-announcement Creating an Announcement]
 
Additional Resources:
 
* [https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48000616680-instructors-save-and-edit-a-draft Save and Retrieve a Draft of a Post]
 
* [https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48000964922-text-editor-options-instructors Text Editor Options (LaTeX, Code Blocks, Images and Videos, etc.)]
 
* [https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48000616745-link-to-another-post Link to Another Post]
 
* [https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48000616735-pin-a-post Pin a Post]
 
* [https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48000616738-instructors-favorite-a-post Favourite a Post]
 
* [https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48000616739-instructors-follow-unfollow-a-post Follow/Unfollow a Post]
 
* [https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48000616744-instructors-post-a-followup Post a Followup]
 
* [https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48000616743-instructors-delete-a-question-or-note Delete a Question or Note]
 
==Creating folders ==
[https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48001080726-instructors-create-custom-folders Create Folders to Organize Posts]
 
==Creating polls ==
[https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48000616668-post-a-poll Post a Poll]
 
==Live Q&A sessions==
 
[https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48001078313-what-is-live-q-a- What is 'Live Q&A']
 
[https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48001078315-how-to-start-and-end-live-q-a- How to start and end 'Live Q&A']
 
[https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48001078320-how-does-a-live-q-a-session-work- How does a 'Live Q&A' session work]
 
[https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48001078314-moving-posts-from-live-q-a-to-your-main-class-feed Moving posts from 'Live Q&A' to your main class feed]
 
==Monitoring activities  and student statistics ==
[https://support.piazza.com/support/solutions/articles/48000616670-instructors-class-statistics Class Statistics]
 
[https://piazzaassist.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/48000616731-view-and-disable-post-history View and Disable Post History]
 
==Advice on instructor responses ==
[https://piazza.com/product/best_practices Best Practices]
 
[https://piazzaassist.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/48000616732-instructors-set-timer-delays Encourage Students to Answer - Set Timer Delays]
 
[https://piazzaassist.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/48000616726-instructors-wiki-style-editing Clarify or Improve Posts - Wiki-Style Editing]
 
[https://piazzaassist.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/48000616693-endorse-a-student-question-answer-or-followup How to Endorse a Student Question, Answer or Followup]

Latest revision as of 11:01, 30 October 2024

Piazza is a discussion board platform that handles LateX and code snippets making it popular for Math and CS courses. It includes various features such as polls, anonymous posting, private posts, user statistics, and more. Piazza can be linked to LEARN easily. As this is a centrally supported tool, see the EdTech hub for more information and resources.


Centrally Supported: Yes

Possible Alternatives: LEARN discussion board

Instructor Contact: Your CTE Liaison for pedagogical support.

University Support: n/a

Vendor Support: team@piazza.com, Piazza support

Accessibility: Piazza Accessibility Statement, Accessibility shortcuts