Piazza

What Can I Use It For?

Piazza is a platform for instructors to efficiently manage class Q&A. Students can post questions and collaborate to edit responses to these questions. Instructors can also answer questions, endorse student answers, and edit or delete any posted content.

This Academic Toolbox tool helps you...

Connect & communicate / Teach from a distance

Typical course activity format:

Asynchronous

Quercus integration

Integrated tool

Where can I get more support?

Divisional Support Contacts

Quercus Support

Consultations

Student Support

Related resources / similar tools

Online Discussion Tools

Quercus Discussions

PeppeR

Cost

Centrally funded

How to Get Started

1. Add Piazza to your course Navigation Panel

In your Quercus course, select “Settings” -> “Navigation” tab, drag “Piazza” up to visible items list, select “Save”.

2. Add Piazza to a Module

Browse to “Modules“, select on the [+] plus sign of your chosen module, choose “External Tool” then “Piazza”, then “Add Item“.

Once in the Piazza setup page, keep “Enable” for the Automatic Roster Sync (which will keep your student roster information up to date with Quercus).
Update the class information to create a new Piazza class, or select an existing class you already have in Piazza

How to Use This Tool

Piazza integration in Quercus has been upgraded to the latest version LTI 1.3, effective May 2, 2023. Instructors who need to access or to copy a course from Winter 2023 or older must manually re-add the Piazza link to their course.

Instructions

How to Add Piazza to your Navigation Panel
How to Add Piazza to your Navigation Panel
1. Go to “Settings”.
2. Select the “Navigation” tab.
3. Scroll down the list of apps until you see “Piazza”.
4. Drag “Piazza” up from the list of hidden navigation items to the list of visible navigation items in the top half of the list.
5. Save your change.
(The first time you access Piazza you will be prompted to setup a Piazza account – see section below)
How to Add Piazza to a Module
How to Add Piazza to a Module

You can also create links to Piazza within modules. Add Piazza to an existing module or create a new one.
1. Browse to Modules in the navigation menu on the left.
2. Click on the plus sign at the top-right corner of your chosen module.
3. Choose “External Tool” from the “Add” menu, and then click “Piazza”.
4. Press Add Item to complete the process.
Setting up your Piazza class

Setting up your Piazza class

Once Piazza is activated in your course, select the link from your navigation menu or from within a module and you will be brought to the Piazza course registration page with instructions on how to configure your course.