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Student Guide
Student Guide
Table of ContentsAccessing Buzz ................................................................................................................................ 3
Buzz Login Page ................................................................................................................... 4Buzz Course List ................................................................................................................... 5Course Home Page............................................................................................................... 7
Understanding Course Information .................................................................................................. 8Student Success Dashboard................................................................................................. 9
Focusing Work................................................................................................................................ 14Initial Course View............................................................................................................... 15
Monitoring Progress ....................................................................................................................... 18Scores Panel ..................................................................................................................... 19Student Summary ............................................................................................................... 22
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Accessing Buzz
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Buzz Login Page
Accessing the Buzz Landing Page
Access the buzz landing page by typing YOURDOMAIN.buzz.agilixapps.com into your browser'surl bar. Select a role to move forward.
Logging in to Buzz
After selecting a role, a login screen will appear with Username and Password fields. Type in ausername and password to access Buzz.
Course List
Upon successfully logging in, the Course List will appear. Navigate to any course from here bydouble clicking on the appropriate course icon.
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Buzz Course ListThe first screen visible in Buzz is the course list. This screen presents students with all thecourses in which they have an active enrollment.
Course List
The Course List screen shows all the courses that students are currently enrolled in. At thebottom of each course, a figure will be visible representing student's current pace (solid figure) andwhere the student should be in the course (shadowed figure). From here, students can drill downinto an individual course to further view their pace and progress and complete activities assignedto them.
Name Menu Option
Clicking on the name in the top right corner of the application will present a drop down with severaloptions available:
• Change Password: Use this option to change your password.• Choose a Theme: Buzz allows any user to customize their theme and background image.
Use this option to customize Buzz to better fit style preferences.• Logout: Click here to finish the session and log out of Buzz.• Help: Clicking here will open the documentation for Buzz.• About: Clicking here will open an additional window that will give users, among other
things, information on the connection to Buzz and the version number of the application.
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Bookmark Menu
Click on the squares icon in the top right corner to open the Bookmarks Menu.
The Bookmarks Menu can be accessed from anywhere in the course, so students can easilyreturn to the course list, view work uploaded to their portfolio, see the levels they currently hold incourses, or just look at or change the currently-selected background.
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Course Home PageOpening a course in Buzz shows the Course Home Page. From there, students can see themodules that need attention and begin working in the course.
Course
Buzz will give a suggested starting place by enlarging a module. This is based on the sequentialorder of activities in a course. Note: a student may start working in any module at anytime.
The blocks visible on a course tile represent lessons or activities to be completed. Solid blocksshow completed activities. Outlined blocks show activities not yet started. Dotted blocks indicatethe activity has been partially completed.
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Understanding Course Information
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Student Success DashboardThe Student Success Dashboard is a tool used to give students continuous feedback andassistance in courses in which they are currently enrolled. The drop down tab or left and rightarrows will change the view of the dashboard: Summary, Badges, Help, Levels, Links,Objectives, Portfolio, Scores and Wall.
Summary
Summary shows Today's Accomplishments, which includes any activities that were completedtoday. Progress shows students current progress in the course compared to the Buzzrecommended pace. Assignments shows all current tasks that are coming due or past due.Badges show any badges earned by the student this week. Self-Assessment allows students tocommunicate their level of Understanding, Interest, and Effort with the teacher.
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Badges
The Badges panel displays all badges that have been earned by the student in a course. Badgescan be given by the teacher for any number of reasons at any time during the course to encourageinteraction and show appreciation for student accomplishments.
Help
The Help option shows students that have already completed a module. Students can use thisfeature to access assistance from other students through peer tutoring.
Levels
The Levels panel is a quick view of the current level students are working at in each subject.Students are able to work at their own level to ensure complete mastery of information as theyshow readiness.
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Links
The Links panel allows instructors to place frequently-accessed links in an easy-to-find location.The links can be frequently-accessed course items such as the course syllabus or grading policy.Instructors can also use this space to link to other resources such as an online calculator for a
math course.
Objectives
The Objectives panel shows all standards associated with a course and the students mastery ofeach standard. The percentage and bar to the side of the standard displays the student's masterypercentages for each standard.
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Portfolio
The Portfolio panel allows students to see the activities that have been submitted to theirportfolio. The Portfolio is an ongoing compilation of student work and follows the student fromcourse to course. Teachers can access any item available in the Portfolio.
Scores
The Scores panel provides a real-time display of assignments and assessments in a course. Asassignments and assessments are scored, the percentage will be displayed automatically in thispane. Items that are just completed with a grade are shown with a checkmark rather than apercentage.
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Today's Priorities
Today's Priorities panel will show activities that are past due or coming due soon. This featurehelps to priorities a student's action plan to assist with completing expected tasks in a timelymanner. When the activity is clicked, more detail about the activity and how to complete it will bevisible.
Wall
The Wall is a feature that enables a continuous feed of open dialogue between teachers andstudents. Students can ask and answer questions posed by both peers and instructors.
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Focusing Work
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Initial Course ViewThe pacing of a course is set based on how long a module or activity should take a student tocomplete it with respect to all other activities within that course. The modules in a course hold theactivities, assignments, and assessments that are available in the course.
Course Pacing
Upon entering the homepage, each course will display a panel at the bottom of the course tile.There will be two figures displayed: a solid figure and a shadowy figure. The solid figure depictsthe student's actual pace, and the shadow is the student's expected pace in that course.
Course Pacing Details
When the solid figure is ahead of the shadowy figure, then the student is ahead of the pace for thecourse.. When the shadowy figure is in front of the solid figure, it indicates that the student isbehind the pace for the course. When only one figure is visible then the student is on track with theexpected pace for the course.
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Modules
The module tiles give information related directly to the tasks expected for each course. Uponopening this page, a module will pop out from the rest, indicating that there is still work to be donein a that module. This is just a suggested starting place, and students may complete work in anyorder.
Module Tile Details
In the module tile, a block that is completely shaded indicates a lesson or activity that has beencompleted. A module block that contains a dot in the middle shows that an activity has beenstarted, but not yet completed. An outlined tile shows that an activity has not yet been started.
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Student Choice Activity
When an asterisk is visible in the module tile, that means there is a Student Choice Activityavailable. The instructor has decided that students will need to complete an additional activity inorder to complete the module. The students may then choose the activities to be completed froma list of available options.
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Monitoring Progress
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Scores PanelScore is located in the Student Success Dashboard to give students a real-time display ofassignments and assessments in a course. When these are completed or graded they willautomatically appear in this pane.
Assignment Completion
When an activity is marked with a checkmark it means that the assignment can only be completedand does not factor into student grades.
Grades
An assignment that has been graded will have a score next to the task. A green percentageindicates a passing score, while a red percentage indicates a failing score. An asterisk next to ascore indicates that the assignment was submitted past the due date.
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Submitted Assignment for Grading
A paper icon next to an assignment means that an activity has been submitted to the teacher forgrading but has not yet been graded. A percentage will be visible next to the paper when it hasbeen graded.
Communication Between Instructor and Student
Upon submitting an assignment, a student is able to add a comment regarding the activity, as wellas receive teacher feedback on the assignment.
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Excused Activities
Teachers can allow students to be excused from activities. An X next to an activity means astudent does not need to complete.
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Student SummaryAdditional sources for students to monitor their progress can be done through the StudentSuccess Dashboard. This is a summary of student accomplishment.
Summary Panel
Today's Accomplishments shows the number of activities completed today. The Progress panelshows where a student is compared to the expected of the course. The Assignments panel showswhen assignments are coming due, currently due, or past due. The Badges panel shows anybadges that were awarded to the student by the teacher during the current week.
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