Get started with Buzz: Admins
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Use this collection of articles to get up and running with Buzz
Know your tools
How do I sign in to Buzz?
Admin tool brea...
Buzz System Requirements, Compatibilities, and Details
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Accessibility and Buzz
Audio/Video specifications
Buzz's HTML editor
Customizable icons in Buzz (Font Awesome Pro)
Data lim...
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 ...
[Beta] Amazon Kinesis Data Stream configuration
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When setting up your Amazon Kinesis Data Stream account for Buzz's API servers to write into, you need to configure cross-account acc...
[Beta] Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose configuration
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When setting up your Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose account for Buzz's API servers to write into, you need to configure cross-account a...
How do I use Domain activity passwords?
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Domain activity passwords can be used to grant a user access to any password-protected activity in the domain without requiring the a...
[Beta] How do I filter Data streams to send specific Events and Properties?
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Note: This is a beta feature; we welcome your feedback as you test it out. As a beta feature, this process and content is subject to ...
[Beta] How do I set up and manage Data streams?
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Note: This is a beta feature; we welcome your feedback as you test it out. As a beta feature, this process and content is subject to ...
[Beta] How do I set up Grade passback for my SIS sync (with OneRoster)?
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Note: This is a beta feature; we welcome your feedback as you test it out. If you encounter complications, please contact your SIS a...
How to I map licensed content to my OneRoster course?
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Buzz supports the rostering of users, courses, enrollments, and observers through the 1EdTech (formerly IMS) OneRoster specification....
[Select partners] How do I create Custom activity toolbar buttons?
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Note: This content is visible only to select partners.
Buzz's activity player renders third-party-hosted course activities i...
How do I integrate Buzz with Google Assignments (LTI)?
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Note: Buzz has actively supported 1EdTech's (formerly IMS ) LTI specification since it was created in 2010. Buzz is an 1EdTech-certif...
How do I enable and configure Standards-based Grading in my domain?
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Before setting up Standards-based Grading in your domain, learn more: What is Standards-based Grading in Buzz?
You will need to confi...
Configuring Google Drive integration for partners with their own URL/deployment
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This article is for Agilix partners with their own URL or deployments.
Buzz end-users frequently create and store documents ...
How do I submit a request to the Help center?
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Note: This option is only available to authorized support contacts. If you do not see this option, please submit your support request...
How do I migrate from LTI 1.1 to LTI 1.3?
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Note: Buzz has actively supported 1EdTech (formerly IMS) Global's LTI specification since it was created in 2010. Buzz is an 1EdTech-...
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...
How do I add domain-wide rubrics?
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Related articles
How do I create and use rubrics (for activities)?
You can Add or Import Rubrics using Domain settings to ...
How do I sync with Student Information Systems (SIS) in Buzz?
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Buzz supports the rostering of users, courses, enrollments, and observers through the 1EdTech (formerly IMS) OneRoster specification....
SIS Sync FAQs
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Buzz supports the rostering of users, courses, enrollments, and observers through the 1EdTech (formerly IMS) OneRoster specification. The...
How do I set up Google Analytics for my domain?
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Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and the deprecated Universal Analytics (UA) are robust analysis tools that you can use to monitor and analy...
How do I review and compare Domain settings usage across different domains?
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Domain settings allows you to customize your domain to best suit your district or organization. One of the powerful features of Buzz'...
How do I manage languages?
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You can easily set a default platform language for a domain, as well as provide other language options that other users can choose.
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How can I allow retries on activities that were auto-failed when submitting final grades?
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When submitting final grades, teachers are given the option to Zero All Unscored Activities. This allows teachers save time grading b...
How do I build a Resource library?
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Resource libraries are collections of categorized content pages that are built at the domain level and can be searched, bookmarked, s...
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 manage files with FTP?
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Course materials can be authored in external authoring tools and uploaded into Buzz. To make this easier when dealing with a large nu...
How do I create custom support contact links?
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Buzz allows you to create a custom Main Menu entry that appears above Help, and is designed to give users the chance to contact suppo...
How do I run reports in the Other tab?
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The Other tab in the Reports tool allows you to access and run reports that are specific to your domain and go beyond the default rep...