{"id":518,"date":"2022-08-05T14:40:18","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T14:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/hc\/uncategorized\/about-anonymous-discussions\/"},"modified":"2024-10-20T09:48:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T09:48:38","password":"","slug":"about-anonymous-discussions","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/hc\/about-anonymous-discussions\/","title":{"rendered":"About Anonymous Discussions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h_01G3QJP0ZEX2SGBBB6P6QK7GZT\">About Anonymous Participation<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Discussions can be one of two participation types: <strong><em>Standard Participation<\/em><\/strong>, where participant usernames are visible as normal for all users; or <strong><em>Anonymous Participation<\/em><\/strong>, where participants&rsquo; username and avatar is replaced with a randomized color-animal combo such as &ldquo;Purple Penguin.&rdquo;<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In Anonymous Discussions, <em>Owners and Admins&rsquo; names are not anonymized<\/em><strong> <\/strong>and <em>they are able to view &ldquo;real&rdquo; usernames<\/em><strong> <\/strong>of all participants in the discussion if desired (see <a href=\"#viewing-real-identities-in-anonymous-discussions\">here<\/a>).<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participants in an Anonymous Discussion are informed of their newly assigned username upon entering the discussion for the first time.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once a discussion is set to Anonymous Participation, <em>it cannot be reverted back to the Standard Participation type<\/em>.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discussions can be set to Anonymous Participation either when creating a new discussion or using a Topic Template (i.e., be anonymous from the start), or discussions can be converted to Anonymous Participation from Standard Participation at any point.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Users have different anonymous identities in separate discussions. For example, if a user is &ldquo;Purple Penguin&rdquo; in one Anonymous Discussion, they might be &ldquo;Orange Cat&rdquo; or &ldquo;Blue Octopus&rdquo; in a different Anonymous Discussion.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students can work out the identity of other participants if they reveal any personally identifiable information, such as in a <a href=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/hc\/commenting-on-a-claim\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"536\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\">comment<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/en\/hc\/discussion-chat\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"522\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\">discussion chat<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><section class=\"kialo-callout tip\">\n    <div class=\"callout-icon-wrapper\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/themes\/wp-helpcenter-theme\/assets\/icons\/star.svg\" alt=\"tip\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"callout-icon\">\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"callout-content\">\n        <em>Tips:<\/em>\n\t\t<p>You may wish to remind students that as discussion Owners and Admins, educators are able to view the real usernames of all participants.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h_01G3QJP7QW3KQMYJRRBBF437QZ\">How to Anonymize a Discussion<\/h2><section class=\"kialo-callout reminder\">\n    <div class=\"callout-icon-wrapper\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/themes\/wp-helpcenter-theme\/assets\/icons\/clip.svg\" alt=\"reminder\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"callout-icon\">\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"callout-content\">\n        <em>Reminder:<\/em>\n\t\t<p>Once a discussion has been set to Anonymous Participation, it cannot be reverted back to the Standard Participation type.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><div>\n        <div class=\" plethoraplugins-tabs-container plethoraplugins-tabs-container--horizontal plethoraplugins-theme__minimal plethoraplugins-theme__basic \" data-pds-tabs--layout=\"horizontal\" data-pds-tabs--theme=\"basic\" data-pds-tabs--mobile-breakpoint-forced=\"\" data-pds-tabs--responsive=\"accordion\" data-pds-tabs--responsive-accordion-collapsed-initially=\"false\" data-pds-tabs--accordion-icon-type=\"\" data-pds-tabs--accordion-icon=\"true\" data-pds-tabs--accordion-icon-size=\"\" data-pds-tabs--accordion-heading-level=\"h3\" data-pds-tabs--accordion-auto-close=\"true\">\n            <div class=\"plethoraplugins-tabs\">\n              <ul><li>\n                        <a href=\"#anonymize_a_new_discussion\" class=\" active\">\n                            <span>Anonymize a New Discussion<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li><li>\n                        <a href=\"#anonymize_an_existing_discussion\" class=\"\">\n                            <span>Anonymize an Existing Discussion<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li><\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"plethoraplugins-tabs--content\">\n                \n<div class=\"\" data-pds-tabs--accordion-initially-open=\"false\">\n\n<p>To anonymize a <em>new<\/em><strong> <\/strong>discussion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigate through the new discussion prompts until you reach the <strong>Participation type<\/strong> section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Anonymous Participation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continue through the rest of the prompts.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"\" data-pds-tabs--accordion-initially-open=\"false\">\n\n<p>To anonymize an <em>existing<\/em><strong> <\/strong>discussion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-image-4482\" style=\"width: 24px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/Settings.png\" alt=\"\"> <strong>Settings <\/strong>icon in the top-right of the discussion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down to the <strong>Anonymous Participation <\/strong>section and click <strong>Change Participation Type<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Anonymous Participation<\/strong>, then click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<section class=\"kialo-callout note\">\n    <div class=\"callout-icon-wrapper\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/themes\/wp-helpcenter-theme\/assets\/icons\/book.svg\" alt=\"note\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"callout-icon\">\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"callout-content\">\n        <em>Note:<\/em>\n\t\t<p>Only discussion <a href=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/hc\/participant-roles-and-permissions\/\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\">Owners and Admins<\/a> can anonymize a discussion.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Viewing Real Identities in Anonymous Discussions<\/h2><section class=\"kialo-callout note\">\n    <div class=\"callout-icon-wrapper\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/themes\/wp-helpcenter-theme\/assets\/icons\/book.svg\" alt=\"note\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"callout-icon\">\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"callout-content\">\n        <em>Note:<\/em>\n\t\t<p>Only discussion <a href=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/hc\/participant-roles-and-permissions\/\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\">Owners and Admins<\/a> are able to view the real usernames of users in an Anonymous Discussion.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><p>Owners and Admins in a discussion can toggle whether they view the anonymous or real display names for users. To do so, open <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-image-3639\" style=\"width: 24px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/perspectives.png\" alt=\"\"> <strong>Visibility settings <\/strong>in the top left corner, then toggle <strong>Display anonymous usernames<\/strong> as appropriate. Regardless of this setting, other users in the discussion will continue to see anonymized names in the discussion.<\/p><p id=\"real\">Owners and Admins can also display a list of the usernames of all anonymous users in the discussion: <\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-image-4482\" style=\"width: 24px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/Settings.png\" alt=\"\"> <strong>Settings<\/strong> icon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down to the <strong>Anonymous Participation<\/strong> section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong><strong>List Deanonymized Users<\/strong><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol><p>To download a <code>.csv<\/code> file of anonymous names and their real counterparts, click the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-image-3599\" style=\"width: 24px;\" src=\"https:\/\/support.kialo-edu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/download.png\" alt=\"\"> <strong>Download <\/strong>icon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Anonymous ParticipationHow to Anonymize a DiscussionViewing Real Identities in Anonymous DiscussionsOwners and Admins in a discussion can toggle whether they view the anonymous or real display names for users. To do so, open Visibility settings in the top left corner, then toggle Display anonymous usernames as appropriate. 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