Schoology Learning Release Notes: July 2022
New Features and Enhancements
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SCORM Server Update | Schoology is upgrading our SCORM server on Friday, July 22. Schoology currently uses a legacy version of the SCORM server and we are upgrading to a new server to improve security and resolve known defects. Any school districts that are currently using SCORM packages in their courses will need to do one of the following after the upgrade takes place:
Any SCORM packages added to courses before July 22, 2022, that are not copied to the course again after that date, may not launch correctly after Friday, September 16, 2022.
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Student Annotations are Now Generally Available for All School Districts | Students are now able to submit annotations to an attachment (PDF, image, document, etc.) as part of an assignment. Teachers can view and respond to student annotations when they review the student submission. This new functionality enables teachers to get more complex interactions from students through assignment submissions, expanding the opportunities for students to express their growth in learning. This functionality is now generally available for use in both secondary and elementary-themed courses on the website. This functionality will be made available in the Schoology app in an upcoming release. |
Follett Aspen is Available in SIS Connect | Follett Aspen SIS is now available in SIS Connect. Please reach out to your Schoology representative if you are interested in using this integration. |
Teachers are Now Able to Disable Microsoft Immersive Reader at the Course-Level | For any school districts that have Microsoft Immersive Reader enabled at the district level, teachers can now disable or enable that functionality at the course level. Teachers will see a new checkbox option named Disable Immersive Reader added to the Edit Settings page - Privacy / Course Settings tab. The checkbox is unchecked by default and the teacher can check that option to disable Microsoft Immersive Reader within that course. |
Extended Support for Infinite Campus Grading Tasks | You can now add grading tasks to gradable Discussions, External Tools, and SCORM packages. |
Text-to-Speech Toolbar Version Updated | The Text-to-Speech toolbar used in AMP and Course Assessments has been updated to version 3. This version gives our users access to new functionality such as:
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