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The purpose of this document is to collect information about platforms used in K-12 education with students and those students' ability to choose a name that is affirming for them on that platform. Please feel free to add in your experiences or other platforms that should be included in this list by adding a comment or emailing Lewis Steller at fishyteaching@gmail.com
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Great! Allows users to choose their display name no matter whatOK - Allows users to change their name with admin permissions or changing an account name for wider range of toolsNot so good - Difficult or impossible to change display names
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PadletSchoologyWebEx
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FlipgridCanvasQuickSchools
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QuizizzGoogle classroom and Google Meet - Connected to a specific Google account, so would need to be changed across all apps that account is used for. If a school account, depends on admin permissionsPowerSchool
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GimkitMicrosoft Teams - Connected to a specific Microsoft account, similar to Google classroom
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ZoomPeardeck - Depends on whether anonymous or connected to a Google or Microsoft account
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MoodleInfinite Campus - Allows nickname option in parentheses besides given name which appears on rosters, etc. but requires parent/guardian approval.
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Blackboard
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Kahoot
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