# Piazza

**Source**: https://canvas.caltech.edu/canvas-resources/integrated-tools/piazza
**Parent**: https://canvas.caltech.edu/canvas-resources/accessibility

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# Piazza

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Piazza Is an online discussion board, similar to the "Discussions" feature in Canvas or Ed Discussion.

**NOTE:** We recommend setting up Piazza through Canvas so all students have immediate access WITHOUT the need for manual enrollment.

1. Make sure Piazza is enabled in your Course Navigation by going to Settings --> Navigation and dragging Piazza1.3 up to the [enabled portion of your navigation links](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-manage-Course-Navigation-links/ta-p/1020). Save your changes.
2. Click the Piazza 1.3 link in your navigation menu and set up your course as usual, but **skip over the creation of an access code and skip manual enrollment.** Instead, students and TAs in your course will automatically be added in Piazza when they click through to Piazza from Canvas.

### Piazza Features:

- Wiki-style format enables collaboration in a single space
- Features LaTeX editor, highlighted syntax and code blocking
- Questions and posts needing immediate action are highlighted
- Instructors endorse answers to keep the class on track
- Anonymous posting encourages every student to participate
- Highly customizable online polls
- Rich course participation data
- Duplicate post detection functionality to limit students from creating repetitive posts

### Piazza Links and Resources:

- [Sample first-day messages and norms](https://caltech.box.com/s/7pugbg9qybn7yrjm5nelr9r8vt9b1q62)
- [Piazza Support Page](https://support.piazza.com/support/home)
- [View a demo course on Piazza](https://piazza.com/demo_login?nid=gw9jakygzvs616&auth=50e021f&close=fancy)
- [Piazza Product Overview](https://piazza.com/product/overview)
- [Toolkit for Professors](https://piazza.com/toolkit)
- [Quick Start Guide](https://piazza.com/pdfs/piazza_product_introduction.pdf)

For additional information or assistance, contact Piazza at [[email protected]](https://canvas.caltech.edu/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#463223272b06362f273c3c276825292b) or 800-818-4124, or contact [[email protected]](https://canvas.caltech.edu/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a7c4c6c9d1c6d4e7c4c6cbd3c2c4cf89c2c3d2).