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How do I enable BusyBee study tools for activities?

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BusyBee is a Buzz Add-on

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Course authors can enable BusyBee study tools for use in supported Buzz activities to support the learning journey (as long as those tools are enabled in your domain).

Which BusyBee tools can course authors enable for activities?

Using this setting, course authors can enable the following BusyBee study tools for activities:

  • Get Help offers real-time tutoring for students.
  • Check My Understanding provides practice questions to boost learning.  
  • Review Key Concepts generates flashcards about essential topics and terms.
  • Help My Student provides parents and other observers with ideas and activities they can use to support their students' learning.

Only the tools that are enabled in your domain can be enabled for an activity

For example, if Check My Understanding is disabled for your domain, course authors cannot enable it for an activity.

Enable BusyBee study tools for single activities

To enable BusyBee tools for activities:

  1. In the activity editor, select Settings.
  2. Check the Allow students to use BusyBee tools box in the Activity settings card.
  3. Save.

The tools now appear at the bottom of the activity.

Enable or disable BusyBee study tools for multiple activities at once (Bulk edit)

You can enable or disable these BusyBee tools for multiple activities at once using Buzz's Bulk edit tool:

  1. In the course Editor, select the Activity list.
  2. Check the boxes next to the activities you want to edit.
  3. Click Bulk edit in the toolbar.
  1. Check the Allow students to use BusyBee tools box.
  2. Select Yes or No.
  3. Check the I understand that these changes are permanent box to confirm your selection.
  4. Click Update.
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