Piazza

Requestor Work Location:

Valley Jr High

Requestor Title:

Science Teacher

Active:

True

Description:

"Piazza is a free platform for instructors to efficiently manage class Q&A. Students can post questions and collaborate to edit responses to these questions. Instructors can also answer questions, endorse student answers, and edit or delete any posted content. Piazza is designed to simulate real class discussion. It aims to get high quality answers to difficult questions, fast! The name Piazza comes from the Italian word for plaza--a common city square where people can come together to share knowledge and ideas. We strive to recreate that communal atmosphere among students and instructors." This is an App within Canvas as well as a website.

URL:

https://piazza.com/

Purpose/Use/Notes:

Wiki style format enables collaboration in a single space Features LaTeX editor, highlighted syntax and code blocking Questions and posts needing immediate action are highlighted Instructors endorse answers to keep the class on track Anonymous posting encourages every student to participate Highly customizable online polls

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Lower Grade Range:

Kindergarten

Upper Grade Range:

12th Grade

Category:

Classroom Management

Utah State Core Correlation Standard(s):

Formative assessment for any standard

Is student data shared with the vendor?

True

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