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Summary

Example:

Your KU NetID and password grant access to the campus network and many University systems, such as Wifi, VPN, and printers. All Academic and Staff type access is managed through Human Resources. Student access is managed through Registrar Office.

Features

Example:

• Central KU electronic ID used throughout the University.

• You must change your password at least once per calendar year.

• A series of letters and numbers that are unique to you.

• Departments can request a Sponsored Identity for vendors and others who are working on their behalf by opening an IT Trackit request. 

Who can use it?

Example:

Replit is a coding platform that lets you write code and host apps. REPL stands for “read-evaluate-print-loop". It also has many educational features built-in.

You can use Replit in different ways. It can replace some or all of your:

• Code editors (e.g. VS Code, Sublime Text, IntelliJ)

• Development environments (e.g. your operating system)

• Cloud providers (e.g. AWS, Netlify)

• Team collaboration tools (e.g. Google Docs, GitHub)

• Learning tools (e.g. Codecademy, Coursera)

Every repl you create is a fully functional development and production environment. "Hosting from your editor" makes it easy to iterate quickly on your work, collaborate with others, and get feedback.

Features

• Unlimited Teachers & Students

• Projects & Submissions

• Autograded Input/Output Tests

• Group Projects

• Feedback & Annotations

• More Speed & Storage

• Better Graphics Performance

Who can use it?

• Faculty

• Staff

• Students

When can I use it?

Example:

This service is available all the time.

How much does it cost?

Example:

This service is available at no charge to the KU community.

How do I get it?

Example:

When you become affiliated with KU through onboarding processes at KU for faculty, staff, and students, a NetID is created for you. To set your initial NetID password or to change it, visit the KU NetID password change service page.

Useful links

Example:

• Instructors and students should sign up to Replit via the following link with their KU email: https://replit.com/login

• All Users should request a subscription via IT-TRACKIT.
  

  • Instructors should request subscription and team for lectures. 

  • Students should request a subscription.

• Instructors should invite students to their team. The subscriptions plan will automatically apply to the students’ account once they log in.

  • https://docs.replit.com/teams/inviting-teachers-students

Useful links

Assignments

Instructors should follow the steps in the link to create projects and assignments: https://docs.replit.com/teams/creating-projects-assignments

Instructors can copy projects to other teams by following the steps in the link:

• https://docs.replit.com/teams/copying-projects-other-teams

Instructors can view project submissions from their team dashboard by clicking "View submissions" next to the project name. Reviewing submissions: https://docs.replit.com/teams/reviewing-submissions

Testing, assessments, and auto-grading

Replit has a number of features related to helping teachers automatically grade students' assignments.

The simplest of these is Input/Output testing, which allows you to check that your student's homework produces specific outputs, matching exact strings or regexes.

A step above this is Unit Testing, which allows you to write full unit tests in Java (JUnit), Python (unittest), or JavaScript (Jest).

Embedding Projects

To embed a project, follow the simple steps in the link or follow along with the video walkthrough:

• https://docs.replit.com/teams/embedding-projects