Piazza
Tool Overview:
Piazza is a wiki-based discussion platform that fosters collaboration by allows students to ask questions and respond to their peers.
Availability: Asynchronous Browser-based Mobile-friendly
Advantages:
- Simulates the fast pace and efficiency of face-to-face communication, enabling real-time assistance to students while they are studying outside of office hours
- Great for exam prep
- Supports LaTeX
- Supports embedded images
- Automatically displays code syntax highlighting; can compile and run code snippets in published posts
- Validates importance of peer collaboration in problem-solving
Limitations:
- Most appropriate for assignments with verifiable solutions; Not intended for personal reflection or essay-format discussions with multiple points of view and no clear solution
- No grading functionality
- Paid subscription is required to be able to use polls, access course statistics, and lock the class during exams
This tool is available to: Free/Subscription Required
This tool can be integrated with: Embed Code
Gradebook Integration: N/A
Gradebook can be exported: N/A
Classlist full integration with onQ: N/A
Class roster and groups need to be udpated manually if onQ changes: N/A
- WCAG 2.0 Compliance
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Unknown
- No UDL information available
No screen reader compatibility information available
No Alt Text accessibility information is provided.
No information regarding closed captions is provided
Support available through: Vendor Support
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