November 2008
8 posts
Ahh, Refreshing
We performed a little refresh of the user interface today. Everything should be in the same place as you found it before, but you will notice a few tweaks here and there that help clean up the site.
Most notably, the page header has changed and opened up a little. Along the left side at the very top, you will find application-related links: your school’s home page, the teacher list, and...
What's Your Preference?
Today we rolled out some new preferences for teachers. They are all course-related. That is, these settings exist for an individual course only. You may find them by going to your Control Panel and clicking on “Course Options” next to that course.
Let student see future assignments
This setting controls whether students may or may not see assignments that have a “date...
Hey, I Remember You!
Today’s fun new feature was actually a student request! Before, it was really annoying to log in to essign as a student or a teacher, because you would automatically be logged out as soon as your Web browser closed. Now there is a “Remember me” check box that will keep you logged in for up to thirty days. Of course, you can still log out at any time.
Teachers should be wary when...
Any Questions?
Today we are introducing a feature that we have been wanting to add for a long time. essign used to be a one-way communication tool: teachers post homework, students check homework. This isn’t the way education is supposed to work! To learn is to have a conversation and to share ideas.
That’s why today, students may now ask questions about their assignments. Assignments with this...
The Beta Beat
Teachers might have noticed that there is now a link to this blog in the control panel. It lists the most recent blog post and its date so teachers can be informed of changes as they happen. Do you have a question about a new feature? Check the blog first!
But that’s not all! Because of the block scheduling system at Nauset High School, some of the teachers present the same course material...
The Missing Links
A big advantage of having your homework posted online is that it is easy to access all kinds of related resources, such as bulletins and file attachments. However, we left out a big one, the very foundation of the Web: links. Now teachers can add related links so students can read additional online resources. Students can find these links on the right-hand side of the course pages, right below...
You Clicked the Shiny Green Button, Didn't You?
I know that you did!
Here’s a tip for skimming the blog: important stuff is highlighted.
Links Should Be Underlined
It’s been that way since the Web was born: links were designed to have underlines. It doesn’t matter how fancy the text becomes when you roll your mouse cursor over it; if it isn’t underlined to begin with, you won’t want to click it. That’s why you will find that all links are now appropriately underlined. Click away! You might also notice that the layout of the main...