Buzz: Questions & Answers

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Bulk edit to allow for multiple documents?

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Shane Foglesong
October 11, 2016 19:25

Feature idea (LEVEL 2)

Is there a way to bulk edit so that all assignments allow for multiple documents?

Assessment variables

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Jeremy Walker
October 07, 2016 15:45

Feature idea (LEVEL 1)

Is it possible to use fractions as variables? We were trying to use variables to build equations where students had to identify the slope...

Discussion Board - Approve Student Posts

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Kelly Calderone
September 30, 2016 14:26

Feature idea (LEVEL 1)

Is there a way teachers can vet posts before they go live to the class? I'd like to be able to approve posts before other students see th...

Zero after Due Date (Red or Black?)

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Kevin McBride
September 28, 2016 14:36

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In the course options,. I have "Automatically assign zero scores to past-due activities." I really like that the score will automatically...

Batch update empty scores

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Flew Flewelling
September 28, 2016 14:27

Implemented feature idea or fixed bug

We have our course set to automatically zero after the due date. Occasionally we change the due date in class, but forget to change it i...

inability to sort in Analytics

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Patrick Yaggy
September 26, 2016 21:31

Implemented feature idea or fixed bug

About two weeks ago, I lost the ability to sort in the Analytics on an Assessment. I used to be able to order questions by Difficulty or...

Remove course from Buzz library

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Byron Heath
September 23, 2016 14:34

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Is there a way to make a course completely unsearchable in the Buzz library? I’m working with teachers who have bought a specific number ...

Security of assessments over split periods

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Jeremy Walker
September 20, 2016 21:23

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Amy Berchem shared how she deals with administering assessments over a split period (their lunch occurs in the middle of class): I am giv...

Removing videos from Edit window

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Susan Valentine
September 20, 2016 18:54

Implemented feature idea or fixed bug

I'm having difficulty removing videos once I add them to a rich-text activity page. I'm also having difficulty adding spaces or typing be...

Student Activity Stream

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Byron Heath
September 15, 2016 19:38

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Is there a way to change what information is updated in the student activity stream? For instance, if a teacher wanted to keep preassessm...

Save to My Resources

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Elizabeth (Liz) Steele
September 15, 2016 18:02

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Can I be in a course, add something to the course, and then from the course, select the item and Save to My Resources?

Due Dates

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Laurie Jensen
September 14, 2016 22:07

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One of the posts stated that teachers have the option to set due dates under the editor tool, selecting the assignment, going to gradeboo...

Gradebook Score and Grade are missing

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Jennifer Parzych
September 13, 2016 19:18

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I have a user, she has a course: Earth Sci 9 (R) Honors-Prokopienko. She has two assignments already graded in her gradebook. However, he...

Printing tests

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Flew Flewelling
September 13, 2016 14:15

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We have a lot of students that get concussions and need their tests printed out for them. I see that I can do this in the Activity tab. ...

Buzz on iPads

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Swazenkewitz
September 13, 2016 14:04

Implemented feature idea or fixed bug

Having trouble loading and submitting assessments on iPads with updated software. Any solutions to this?

Due Dates

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Tara
September 07, 2016 13:53

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How do I add a due date on the teacher level?

Grading Assigements

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Travis Lape
September 06, 2016 02:10

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Working on trying to implement Buzz LMS into our Personalized learning model. The only issue right now is that we are limited to grades a...

Student Blog Comments

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Mrs. Oertel
September 02, 2016 18:50

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Hello! Are students able to comment on each other's blog posts? Thank you!

due dates for sequential classes - B course activities due before A is completed?

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Prairie Romero
September 01, 2016 16:15

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My student is taking 2 classes which are delivered as "sequential classes" an A & B part - (Geometry and Geography) however, even though...

LTI integration with Cerego

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Cheree Childers
August 30, 2016 01:40

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I am working with a school that would like to use Cerego through LTI integration. We want to enable the integration at the domain level. ...

Saving content uploaded on Buzz (choice activities etc)

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April Joy Macadangdang
August 26, 2016 13:33

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Hi! I hope you are well. Is there a way for teachers to save all the content added and published on Buzz so that it can be re-uploaded ...

Show Points in Performance View

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Kevin McBride
August 25, 2016 14:35

Feature idea (LEVEL 1)

One of our teachers would like to see the student points in the performance view. After choosing Edit Score Display from the Options menu...

How do I add a dropbox for assignment submission

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Sherrie Klein
August 24, 2016 21:29

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I have created an assignment (or possibly project) in Buzz and students will need to turn in a document to me. I cannot figure out a way ...

Default Setting for Allow Late Submissions

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Heath Hamrick
August 23, 2016 23:55

Feature idea (LEVEL 1)

In the previous editor, it seemed to default to "allow late submissions". Quite by accident, I discovered that all the course assignment...

Can I hide students in my course?

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Katie Redinger
August 22, 2016 15:24

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I have students in my course from last year and I'd like to be able to hide them. Can I do this or does my administrator need to?Thanks!

change student password

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Susan Blackburn
August 13, 2016 21:50

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Is it possible for an admin to change a student password? Also, is it possible for an admin to print out the active students, usernames, ...

Creating a question pool in Buzz from already existing Google doc

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Lxmalik001
August 11, 2016 13:27

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What is the best way of creating a test bank in Buzz from my already existing question pool in Google Doc? Do I have to copy paste indivi...

Aligning standards with specific questions

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Jocelyn Kolle
August 09, 2016 15:35

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Is there a way to align standards to specific questions within a quiz or assignment to specific standards or is it broad and we are not a...

Difficult to change font color

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Jocelyn Kolle
August 08, 2016 17:08

Implemented feature idea or fixed bug

Hello. I am finding it difficult to change the font color on my feedback. I will highlight the section, choose a color and then only a po...

clipboard tool - no course edit permissions

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Elizabeth Camarena
August 08, 2016 00:28

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I want to customize roles for a course and limit the ability to make course edits or to remove content. That said, when I do this it see...