2021.4.1
2021-11-11
Added support for SSO via Clever.
2021.2.2
2021-09-28
Various bug fixes and enhancements.
2021.2.1
2021-08-18
Various bug fixes and enhancements.
2020.4.1
2020-10-27
- Device setting to filter content
- Unisound speech engine added
- Various bug fixes
- Data reporting improvements
2020.3.1
2020-08-08
Big fixes
2020.2.1
2020-05-26
In App Teaching Videos
Various Bug Fixes and Enhancements
2020.1.3
2020-04-30
* Various bug fixes
* Removed In App Teaching Videos
2020.1.2
2020-04-23
* new teaching videos. Miss Daisy prepares students for the upcoming activity with a fun introduction on several select activities. With most students learning from home without a teacher, this provides extra support and instruction as students work their way through the Joy School English curriculum.
* various bug fixes and enhancements
2020.1.1
2020-03-28
-Added login for Home users
-Enabled lab capabilities
-Various bug fixes and enhancements
2020.1.0
2020-03-12
- new and improved lesson plans: split into 4 separate “days” of instruction
- ability to minimize window on Mac OS
- various bug fixes
Teacher Portal
New "Student Work" section
- In the new Student Work section of the portal, users are now able to access a student’s audio recordings for vocabulary words, phrases, and songs as well as the artwork that they color. The addition of these resources gives teachers and parents a more accurate sense of how students are progressing in the product and what kind of interactions they're having with our speech recognition technology.
Usage Limits
- Portal users are now able to set limits for how far students in individual classes can progress into the product before they spend time reviewing content. This useful new feature also helps classes of students stay in sync with the Joy School content that teachers are using in the classroom.
Once a usage limit is reached for a student, they will go into review mode where they can continue to enjoy content they've already seen.
Limits can be set by the number of activities a student can complete in a day as well as by the furthest unit they can complete.
Roles
- We've added a new role to our portal users: users can now be added as an Administrator, Superintendent, Principal, Teacher, or the new Teacher+ role.
The Teacher+ role is different than the Teacher role in that it allows the user to add and move students that already exist in their organization but not their class. (The Teacher role only has the ability to work with students within their classes.)
Workflow Improvements
- We've added the search filter back to several pages to make it easier to deal with large amounts of data.
- Teacher Resources are now linked from within our portal. You can access them from your profile settings in the top right.
- You now have the ability to add or move a student to a class.
- Various bug fixes and improvements.
2019.5.3
2020-02-12
Some minor fixes.
2019.5.2
2020-01-29
Some minor fixes.
2019.5.0
2019-12-15
- Demo Class for sales reps/trainers with new set of activities and incentive system
- Picture Time activity
- Demo Unit for sales reps/trainers
- Experimental Feature setting
- Lab Commander
- in-app updater
- minimize/maximize Teacher Menu (Windows)
- new Review Mode
- Various enhancements and bug fixes
2019.4.2
2019-10-24
- Level 1 icon in the corner
- 4 new Dotty’s Ditties activities in Teacher Menu
- various bug fixes and enhancements
2019.4.1
2019-10-15
- Level 1 icon in the corner
- 4 new Dotty’s Ditties activities in Teacher Menu
- various bug fixes and enhancements
2019.3.1
2019-09-18
Bug fixes.
2019.3.0
2019-08-30
- Daily Time + Review Mode. Now students can play Joy School English for 15 minutes and then review activities beyond that for as long as they like until the next day. This feature helps keep kids on track by providing them with the recommended daily usage while also giving them opportunity for self-directed review.
- Enhanced Demo Mode - an additional activity—Speak Up—has been added to Demo Mode to illustrate the differentiated, speech-recognition-enabled speaking practice in Joy School English
- Improved Teacher Menu - new activities and an improved visual display combine to make the Joy School English Teacher Menu an even more powerful classroom tool
- Various enhancements and bug fixes
2019.2.2
2019-05-10
WHAT’S NEW
* New DEMO mode allows users to experience the extraordinary breadth and depth of the Joy School English curriculum in a bite-sized package. Nearly a thousand activity experiences have been distilled down to a dozen, effectively demonstrating what a student will encounter. New functionality enables the user to be able to jump forward and backward.
* Various enhancements and bug fixes.
2019.2.1
2019-05-02
WHAT’S NEW
* New DEMO mode allows users to experience the extraordinary breadth and depth of the Joy School English curriculum in a bite-sized package. Nearly a thousand activity experiences have been distilled down to a dozen, effectively demonstrating what a student will encounter. New functionality enables the user to be able to jump forward and backward.
* Various enhancements and bug fixes.
2019.1.19
2019-01-24
- More than DOUBLE the content, with 12 additional units of instruction (Units 13-24), and more learning games integrated into units 1-12
- 36 new books for a total of 48 books
- 11 new student-mode activities (Show Me, Miss Daisy!, Animated Opposites, Stills Opposites, Match Maker, Search Party, Alphabet Tree, ABC Song, Launch Party, Basket Case, Unit Review, Game of Tones)
- 2 new Progress Menu Scenes (Spring, Summer)
- New command taught and practiced (Clap your hands)
- More direct instruction for Values, with 3 new interactive animations (Honesty, Self-Discipline, Positivity), 2 new values videos (Grit and Gratitude), and 16 values comics (Wild Cards)
- Vocabulary Retention activity (Launch Party) to review previous unit vocabulary
- Letter Retention activity (Basket Case) to review previous unit letters
- Unit Review activity to review missed skills on the Unit Test and ensure mastery
- 12 additional Teacher Mode units (13-24) providing an additional 24 weeks of teacher-led group instruction
- New Teacher Menu section: Vocabulary 2
- New activities designed specifically for Teacher Menu (Dotty’s Ditties for Letters and for Extend the Language, Big Picture for Songs, Vocabulary, Letters, and Extend the Language, Show Me, Miss Daisy! for Extend the Language, Search Party)
- Redesigned Teacher Lesson Plan PDFs for all 24 units
- New student verification feature so a child doesn’t inadvertently set a passcode for a different student
- Enhanced Beehive mode, giving students the option of playing all previously seen activities when in the Beehive
- End of Level celebration featuring student’s avatar
- End of Level Beehive mode for additional student review
- Changed region selection dropdown naming and order (“Global” is now the first option)
- New app launch screen
2019.1.18
2019-01-23
- More than DOUBLE the content, with 12 additional units of instruction (Units 13-24), and more learning games integrated into units 1-12
- 36 new books for a total of 48 books
- 11 new student-mode activities (Show Me, Miss Daisy!, Animated Opposites, Stills Opposites, Match Maker, Search Party, Alphabet Tree, ABC Song, Launch Party, Basket Case, Unit Review, Game of Tones)
- 2 new Progress Menu Scenes (Spring, Summer)
- New command taught and practiced (Clap your hands)
- More direct instruction for Values, with 3 new interactive animations (Honesty, Self-Discipline, Positivity), 2 new values videos (Grit and Gratitude), and 16 values comics (Wild Cards)
- Vocabulary Retention activity (Launch Party) to review previous unit vocabulary
- Letter Retention activity (Basket Case) to review previous unit letters
- Unit Review activity to review missed skills on the Unit Test and ensure mastery
- 12 additional Teacher Mode units (13-24) providing an additional 24 weeks of teacher-led group instruction
- New Teacher Menu section: Vocabulary 2
- New activities designed specifically for Teacher Menu (Dotty’s Ditties for Letters and for Extend the Language, Big Picture for Songs, Vocabulary, Letters, and Extend the Language, Show Me, Miss Daisy! for Extend the Language, Search Party)
- Redesigned Teacher Lesson Plan PDFs for all 24 units
- New student verification feature so a child doesn’t inadvertently set a passcode for a different student
- Enhanced Beehive mode, giving students the option of playing all previously seen activities when in the Beehive
- End of Level celebration featuring student’s avatar
- End of Level Beehive mode for additional student review
- Changed region selection dropdown naming and order (“Global” is now the first option)
- New app launch screen
2018.20.22
2018-10-31
Bug fixes
2018.20.19
2018-10-08
Several bug fixes. Improve speech detection.
2018.20.12
2018-10-04
Several bug fixes. Improved Speech Detection.