Piazza: Getting Started

Getting Started with Piazza

Piazza is a web application used for question-and-answer discussions on assignments or other course topics. It is an external application that can be integrated with Canvas.

Piazza data is stored on servers outside of Canada therefore it is not FIPPA compliant. To protect your identity, UBC obfuscates personal data when accessing Piazza. Students are asked to use an  alternate email and pseudonym on the system to protect their privacy.

This guide covers the following topics:

  1. Add Piazza to your Course Menu
  2. Create a course in Piazza
  3. Manage the Piazza Course Settings

Add Piazza to your Course Menu

  1. In your course menu, click Settings
  2. At the top of the Settings page, click the Navigation tab  
  3. Scroll down to the bottom list; at the right of Piazza, click the three dots and select Enable
  4. When finished, scroll down and click Save. Piazza now lists in the course menu.
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To learn more about Piazza, contact ctl.helpdesk@ubc.ca.

UBC Okanagan Centre for Teaching and Learning Piazza Directory

Updated July 2021