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 ...
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 IMS Global's LTI specification since it was created in 2010. Buzz is an IMS-certified LTI 1.1 learn...
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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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 IMS OneRoster specification. The sync makes ros...
SIS Sync FAQs
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Buzz supports the rostering of users, courses, enrollments, and observers through the IMS OneRoster specification. The sync makes rosteri...
How do I set up Google Analytics for my domain?
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Google Analytics is a robust analysis tool that you can use to monitor and analyze your traffic on the Buzz website.
First, get a Go...
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...
How do I set up Teacher Dashboard data?
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The Teacher Dashboard aggregates and displays data about student performance, progress, and teacher responsiveness. It can be accesse...
How do I enable the SpeechStream toolbar?
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Note: As of 03/11/2021, Buzz supports SpeechStream Version 3. This article includes instructions on how to update to V3, and we reco...
How do I get my own custom URL for Buzz?
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Setting up your own Buzz URL opens up additional opportunities to brand your platform, develop support systems, and control your dist...
How do I integrate Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) to enable Google Drive collaboration?
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Google integration options
Buzz enables two types of integration with Google:
Automatic integration with Google Drive (...
How do I import Common Cartridge (IMS and SCORM) content?
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How do I manage data limits in Buzz?
Content packages contain simple learning content and metadata create...
How do I manage data limits in Buzz?
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Activity limits
A course and My Library in Buzz can display only up to 5,000 activities (including folders). At 80% of thi...
What can I print in Buzz?
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Wherever you see the printer icon in Buzz's toolbar, you are able to print the content on the screen.
Teachers ...
How do I define School years and Grading periods for my domain?
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Buzz allows administrators to set up School years and Grading periods within them at the domain to help align grading practices acros...
How do I disable Buzz's automatic Google Drive integration?
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In November of 2017, we simplified our Google Drive integration, so that all domains can be automatically integrated. Follow the inst...