Get Social: Using the Pepper People Network

Pepper is a community of learners. Being part of this growing learning community offers extensive opportunity for collaborating and sharing. Educators are encouraged to network within the Pepper community. This allows for educators around the nation to interact, learn, share, and promote ideas with one another. 

The "People" search feature is a valuable component of Pepper. Using the “People” tab in Pepper allows the user to search and filter for others in the Pepper Community. The “People” search can be found on your main dashboard and within your course menu.

Searching from the main dashboard will allow for a broad search of all Pepper users.

Searching from within the course will return results of participants enrolled in that course.

The Pepper People search option allows users to apply filters when searching for peers. Filters for narrowing results include options such as grade level, subject matter, location, experience, and school demographics.

Search results return to the right of the search box. From there, click on another user’s name to open a new tab displaying their personal dashboard. From there, you can learn more about them, view the courses they are enrolled in, as well as review and comment on items in their course portfolio. You can also click to add other educators to your personal network.

To see who's in your network, click on “View My Network”. If another educator adds you to their network, you will receive a notification, and likewise, when you add them them. To remove an educator from your network, simply click the red “X” next to their status.

You can find more detailed information about using the Pepper People Network in your Pepper User Guide. Take advantage of this powerful feature that allows educators to collaborate, share, and learn with others from around the country. Building your personal network also allows you to share Chunks of content with others who are in your network.

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