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Answer by Fez Vrasta for How should I introduce my students to Stack Overflow?

I think the best way to introduce them to StackOverflow is to teach them how to ask good questions.I find the "Ask a new question form" invaluable most of the times without neither have to press...

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Answer by user1641172 for How should I introduce my students to Stack Overflow?

Instead of starting by teaching them how to ask a question, why not start by teaching them how to answer one?I think you can learn a lot more by attempting to research, and find the answer to a...

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Answer by rjmunro for How should I introduce my students to Stack Overflow?

It might be good to do something like look at new questions, search for dupes and flag them. Also edits to improve grammar, and / or comments to ask for clarification etc. Some of this requires that...

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Answer by user177800 for How should I introduce my students to Stack Overflow?

They don't want to ask a question that's been asked already then teach them how to search using before asking because the search on the actual site is ineffective at best.With apologies to Chuck...

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Answer by user663031 for How should I introduce my students to Stack Overflow?

If they can use Google, they are already "onboarded" to what is the appropriate use of the site for them, namely to search for information. The right guidance here is to help them with how to craft...

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Answer by Travis J for How should I introduce my students to Stack Overflow?

I think it is a good idea to introduce your students to Stack Overflow. However, make sure to introduce it for what it is: a question and answer site devoted to quality content. More than likely...

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Answer by Shog9 for How should I introduce my students to Stack Overflow?

Well, first off, give them a gold star or something for not wanting to ask questions that've already been asked. That's admirable; asking duplicate questions wastes their time and ours. Then teach them...

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How should I introduce my students to Stack Overflow?

How do I onboard my class (20 students) to Stack Overflow? They don't want to ask a question that's been asked already.

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