Here are the latest improvements in QuickSchools:
Online Learning Improvements
- WYSIWYG for Homework
- WYSIWYG for Lesson Plans
- Remember selected Subject when moving between modules
- Display Homework module on Student and Parent Portal
Featured Improvements
- Option to copy gradebook formula on semester activation
- Online Form Importer Bug Fixes and Improvements
General Bug Fixes / Improvements
- Improve support for changing the Bell Schedule in Master Scheduler
- New Framework for sending Emails from Summary Reports (App)
- New Report Creator Filter for incoming days
- Report Creator improvement for Communications Enabled
- Improve server performance during cross-domain functions
- General Security Improvements
- Bug Fix when connecting to Stripe
- Bug Fix when connecting to Google Classroom
Online Learning Improvements
With more and more schools relying on QuickSchools to deliver online learning, we’re introducing a few new features in the coming months, the first of which is the new WYSIWYG toolbar when creating Homework and Lesson Plans:
You’ll also find that when navigating between modules like Homework, Gradebook and Subject-based Lesson Plans, the system will remember the selected subject:
Finally, just to make things a little more obvious for students and parents on their respective portals, we’ve created a dedicated “Homework” tab:
For right now, schools will have to enable this feature via the “Settings” page:
In the near feature, the menu will be enabled by default when the Homework module is enabled.
Copying Gradebook Elements during Semester Activation
When activating a new academic term, we’ve introduced a new configuration area where you can control Gradebook elements to be copied over. You can see the new “Configure” link on the far right under “New Semester Setup” > “View All Semester”:
Clicking on it will show the following options:
Feel free to configure these setting before activating a new (and empty) academic term. To learn more about Admin Columns, check out this article.