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Get started with Buzz: Students
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Buzz user manual: Students
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This collection includes all articles from the Student section, organized by tool. Because students may be interested in topics th...
How do I add User Notes to courses, folders, and activities?
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This is an experimental feature and subject to change. Admins can enable it on the Features screen.
Buzz lets you to cre...
How do I use SpeechStream's text-to-speech tool?
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The SpeechStream toolbar, from Texthelp, supports accessibility in a variety of ways, and Buzz makes it easy to integrate it.
With S...
How do I manage notifications?
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You can set up Buzz to notify you when certain actions and changes occur.
You can choose to receive the following notifications:
Yo...
How do I use the What If screen?
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The What If screen allows you to enter the scores you might receive (or hope to receive) for individual assignments, and see how thos...
Get started with Buzz: Teachers
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Buzz user manual: Teachers
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This collection includes all articles from the Teacher section organized by tool. Because teachers may be interested in topics that r...
How do I add User Notes to courses, folders, and activities?
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This is an experimental feature and subject to change. Admins can enable it on the Features screen.
Buzz allows you to n...
How do I use the Teacher Dashboard?
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The Teacher Dashboard aggregates and displays data about student performance, progress, and teacher responsiveness. Access it from...
What assessment tools can I enable for my students?
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Buzz has a wide array of settings and configurations that make it a powerful tool for educators in a variety of contexts. Sometimes, ...
How do I create a Google Doc activities in Buzz?
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If your domain is integrated with G Suite, you can create Google Doc activities in Buzz.
Open the Editor.
Click + To button.
Sele...
Get started with Buzz: Parents and Observers
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Buzz user manual: Parents and Observers
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This collection includes all articles from the Parent or Observer section, organized by tool. Because students may be interested i...
How do I join a course as an observer?
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The course's teacher or an administrator can provide the registration code you need to join a course.
To join a course:
Open the Us...
How do I manage notifications?
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You can set up Buzz to notify you when certain actions and changes occur.
As an observer of a student, you can choose to receive the...
Parent/Observer tool breakdown
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Get to know your toolbox
Open your Main Menu to navigate to any of the following tools:
Home: Home...
How do I use the Activities tool and Course Home pages?
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Visiting your Course Home pages often is the easiest way to keep on top of your classes.
Each of course has its own Course Ho...
Get started with Buzz: Admins
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Use this collection of articles to get up and running with Buzz
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Buzz System Requirements
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Accessibility and Buzz
Buzz's HTML editor
Customizable icons in Buzz (Font Awesome Pro)
Data limits
Experimental features
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Buzz user manual: Admins
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This collection includes all articles from the Administrator section, organized by tool. Because administrators may be interested in ...
How do I use QuickNav easy navigation?
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The QuickNav tool allows you to quickly navigate to any screen in Buzz from wherever you are in the application! This includes activi...
How do I create User Metadata fields?
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Create metadata fields that allow you to record and track additional information about a user.
To do so:
Open Domain Settings.
Cli...
How do I set up Google SSO for my domain?
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This article explains how to configure a custom SAML application in Google so that your users can authenticate into Buzz with their G...
Release Notes (2019-06-13; v3.0.119)
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A round-up of all improvements and changes to the Buzz platform in version v3.0.119 available on June 13, 2019.
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Release Notes (2019-06-06; v3.0.118)
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A round-up of all improvements and changes to the Buzz platform in version v3.0.118 available on June 6, 2019.
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Release Notes (2019-05-30; v3.0.117*)
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A round-up of all improvements and changes to the Buzz platform in version v3.0.117* available on May 30, 2019.
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Introducing Publish Anywhere, powered by Buzz
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Publish Anywhere enables you to deliver best-in-class courses and learning content to your customers, regardless of wh...
Release Notes (2019-05-23; v3.0.114)
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A round-up of all improvements and changes to the Buzz platform in version v3.0.114 available on May 23, 2019.
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Password Policy updates (2019-07-11)
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Domains (e.g., school, district) can have a password policy that:
Determines the rules for password requirements for their users.
Define...
Use Assessment Templates to enhance your curriculum and improve your students’ understanding
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Assessment Templates allow a course author to integrate assessment questions into rich, HTML content, and decide where the questions shou...
Use Variables to personalize and optimize content authoring and distribution
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Variables provide another way to simply and uniquely personalize each user's learning experience. Place variable codes in your content, a...
Use Content Templates to improve branding, functionality, and authoring
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Content Templates allow authors to create activities using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS with fields that can be opened and edited using Buzz...
Project-based learning (PBL) with Agilix Buzz
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Buzz facilitates effective and manageable project-based learning (PBL) endeavors of varied scope and complexity.
Project-b...
Competency-based learning with Agilix Buzz
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Take advantage of the efficiency and individualized pacing that competency-based learning models allow without losing community an...
Blended learning with Agilix Buzz
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Buzz is poised to help educators implement blended learning solutions
Blended learning doesn't mean just getting "tec...
Publish Anywhere student view
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Publish Anywhere activities and tools appear inside an LMS's activity window:
Grade details button allows you to review additional...
Publish Anywhere teacher view
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Publish Anywhere not only allows students to complete activities, but teachers can also review and grade those activities inside your...
Publish Anywhere publisher steps: How to export courses
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Publish Anywhere, powered by Buzz, enables publishers to deliver best-in-class courses and learning content to their customers, regar...
Publish Anywhere educator/distributor steps: How to import course content
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This article outlines how educators and distributors can import Publish Anywhere content they receive from their publisher partners. ...
Publish Anywhere activity types
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Publish Anywhere exports support the following types of Buzz activities.
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Assessment
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