Piazza vs WPI Safe

Piazza is the leading social learning platform for higher education, used by hundreds of thousands of students and more than 15 thousand professors for centralized class communications and polling. If you're a student, the Piazza app lets you ask and answer questions in all your Piazza classes from your mobile device, and updates you in real time when your peers are engaged. If you're an instructor, the app gives you a simple way to check in on your students during those spare moments between meetings. Stay connected to your class with Piazza!

WPI Safe: Campus Safety & Emergency Alerts is an essential tool to enhance your safety at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. You’ll get important safety alerts and instant access to campus safety resources, including WPI Campus Police. WPI Safe is the university’s official mobile safety app. Benefits include: • Safety Notifications: Receive instant notifications and instructions from campus safety when on-campus emergencies occur. (Notifications are sent through WPI’s existing RAVE system.) • Mobile Blue Light: Easily make an emergency call and share your location with Campus Police • Friend Walk: Share your real-time location with a trusted friend during a defined walk • Social Escape: Schedule an automated phone call to use as an excuse to leave a social situation. • I’m OK: Send a message indicating you’re OK and showing the time and your location • Emergency Guide: Get information and tips on what to do in potential campus emergencies, such as extreme weather events. • Safety Toolbox: Links to online WPI Campus Police resources and campus maps Download now to ensure you’re prepared in the event of an emergency.