2021 Index

• Nov 14: User Time Zone Selections
• Oct 21: Updates to Engagement Analytics
• Sep 28: TOK Essay Prescribed Titles for May 2022
• Aug 27: All New Design
• Aug 18: MYP IDU Planner Updates
• Aug 16: Unit Planner Template Reset options
• Jul 22: MYP Year 0 Now Available on ManageBac
• Jul 8: Word counters customisable for reflection forms in IBCP
• Jun 24: Learner Portfolio now moves with IB Diploma students between classes
• Jun 19: Stamps, File Name Customisation and Page margins added to Report Templates
• Jun 10: New Mobile App Calendar Released
• Jun 9: Updated Dashboard for All Users Consolidates and Adds New Functions
• Jun 8: Behaviour Notes added to ManageBac API
• Jun 8: Quick Add Button Improvements, now including Online Lessons
• May 19: Attendance and Timetable interface improvements released for all users
• May 16: Bulk Hide Task Assessment Results from Students and Parents
• May 14: Rich Text Editor Options in Term Grade and Advisor Comments
• May 13:Term Gradebook Lock now excludes Account Administrators
• May 13: Date Picker added to Assessment Task Creator
• May 13: PYP Reports > Subject Assessments Format adjusted
• May 12: Rich Text Editor added to Term Gradebook and Advisor Comments
• May 6: IB CP RPPF export for the Reflective Project now available
• May 5: Settings User Interface Updated
• Apr 29: Bulk Submit Google Doc Templates
• Apr 16: Updated Homeroom Absence notification emails for Parents
• Apr 13: Android and iOS App Updates include Account Portal Access, Drag n Drop Files
• Apr 1: Import Subjects in Bulk via CSV for Non-IB Programmes
• Mar 17: Pamoja Online Courses registration for MYP 5 students
• Mar 16: Add Custom Standards Sets to any Programme
• Mar 15: IB DP Group 1 Orals and Extracts exports
• Mar 5: TOK Prescribed Titles and format updated for November 2021
• Feb 24: Assessment Task improvements
• Feb 24: Bulk Approve Students in CAS and SA Groups
• Feb 23: Updates to Notification Preferences
• Feb 23: Reposition and resize unit plan cover images
• Feb 22: Student upload to Tasks from Google Drive
• Feb 22: Lock/Unlock Coursework Submissions
• Feb 3: Mobile App adds Scan Coursework for Assessment Tasks
• Feb 1: IB DP Group 1 Orals Update
• Jan 18: Parents may now view IB Diploma Plans and invoices
• Jan 12: Customisation Option for Report Card Logos Added

 

2020 Index

• Dec 23: Improvements to Attendance Options
• Dec 15: Improvements to Global Search on ManageBac
• Dec 9: Search Bar added to Add Resources
• Dec 7: Student Tasks and Deadlines Page Released
• Dec 1: Group Advisor user type is deprecated and replaced with Teacher & Advisor custom permissions
• Nov 18: Office 365 and AzureAD SSO now available on ManageBac Mobile
• Nov 16: TOK 2022 Revised Worksheets
• Nov 6: IBIS Legacy Subject Review
• Oct 27: May 2021 Exam Calendar Now Available via Plans
• Oct 15: Pamoja Online Course Student Permissions Updated
• Oct 13: Student Engagement Analytics
• Oct 12: Teacher and Student Profile Updates
• Oct 6: Lesson Experiences can now be Re-ordered
• Oct 5: Global ResourceBank Sharing and Navigation updated
• Oct 1: Online Lessons can now be marked Complete
• Sep 25: ATL Skills list added to Diploma Unit Plans
• Sep 24: Academic Year & Term Average Toggle in Gradebook
• Sep 23: PYP Report Cards now include Classroom Attendance
• Sep 21: Presentation Mode Login records and Resources
• Sep 16: Pamoja Online Course options Customisable by Subject
• Sep 11: Student User Interface Updated for Classes
• Sep 10: Global ResourceBank Launched
• Sep 09: PYP Name Changes in ManageBac
• Sep 04: TOK Prescribed Titles updated for May 2021
• Sep 02: Annotations added to iOS and Android Apps
• Aug 31: Customise the At-A-Glance view for Unit Plans
• Aug 27: Online Lessons can be set by Student Level
• Aug 26: Vantage Reader Enhancements
• Aug 19: MYP Updates for Maths & Language Acquisition
• Aug 19: Pamoja Online Courses via ManageBac
• Aug 17: New Academic Year 2021 Webinar Series
• Aug 17: Email Notifications added to Online Lessons
• Aug 14: Stream & Resources Notes now include a Formula Tool
• Aug 13: Questions enabled in Online Lessons
• Aug 12: Messages & Notifications Interface Updated
• Jul 29: Around the World in 24 Hours with ManageBac
• Jul 24: Behaviour Notes History
• Jul 17: Stream & Resources Import from Resource Bank
• Jul 13: Push Notifications now available in the ManageBac App
• Jul 06: Introducing Presentation Mode and KeyChat
• Jul 03: Import Unit Streams from Other Classes
• Jun 19: Task Category Colours on Gradebook Graphs
• Jun 10: Updated Units List View
• Jun 04: First Day of the Week Update to Timetables
• Jun 02: Global Search comes to the ManageBac App
• May 27: Schedule Online Lessons via Stream or Calendar
• May 18: IB DP Units moved to Inline Editing Process, and more!
• May 05: Split screen Gradebook view 
• Apr 18: Android App released for ManageBac
• Apr 17: Changing your ManageBac Colour Theme
• Apr 14: Tracking eCoursework Submission status in ManageBac
• Apr 08: IB eCoursework tags and Annotated Documents
• Apr 06: Scanner and Attendance Manager added to MB app
• Apr 01: Split-screen Annotations and Grading of Tasks
• Mar 31: Re-send Welcome Emails in bulk by Year Group
• Mar 26: Required fields marked in User Import templates
• Mar 18: ManageBac Q1 of 2020 update
• Mat 07: MYP Update, March 2020
• Feb 18: Unit Calendar view updated for C1 and PYP
• Jan 30: IB DP Term average percentages in Report Cards
• Jan 30: Transcript title can be customised
• Jan 30: Parents can be notified via email in Class messages
• Jan 24: PYP Specialist classes
• Jan 22: PYP Scope & Sequences on Curriculum > PYP
• Jan 15:Share Averages with students & parents
  
  

Setting Time Zone that is User Specific

November 14, 2021

Users can change and set their own time zone via the Profile > Manage My Profile page on the right navigation panel. This helps students who are connecting to their schools remotely from places other than the school itself. 

Updates to Engagement Analytics

October 21, 2021

Overall Task Completion diagrammes have been added to the Engagement Analytics pages for every student. This provides a quick overview of which Tasks students submitted work to on time, late or not at all as well as which Tasks did not have a coursework submission option enabled. 

Select either the number of Tasks or the number of Online Lessons to see which Tasks the student has submitted or not submitted work for as well as which Online Lessons they joined or did not join. 

See our article on Monitoring User Engagement Analytics for further information. 

May 2022 TOK Prescribed Titles Updated

September 28, 2021

The TOK Essay prescribed titles were updated for all TOK Essay project-based learning templates that were imported from our template library. Students in May session schools will now see the updated May 2022 titles when editing their TOK Essay Proposals. These were updated in English and Spanish. 

Schools who previously edited their TOK prescribed titles via Settings > IB Diploma > Project-based Learning > TOK Essay template > Framework > Proposal, will not have received this update to not overwrite the custom data entered. 

Prescribed titles can be edited via the Framework page of the TOK Essay template in Settings and selecting the 3 dot button. Please see Configuring & Enabling Theory of Knowledge (TOK) Worksheets for further information on how to customise project teamplates.

All New Design

August 27, 2021

Just in time for Back to School, we are excited to introduce several key design updates to improve your teacher, student and parent experience on ManageBac.

We have listened to your feedback and over the past year, our team has been hard at work reimagining ManageBac with several key design updates to provide clarity of focus, improved usability, and streamlined navigation. Read and watch What's New. 

IB MYP Interdisciplinary Unit Planner Updates

August 18, 2021

Read more about the updated Interdisciplinary Unit Planners for IB MYP in our MYP Interdisciplinary Unit Plans & Assessment article and blog post describing the changes we implemented. 

Unit Planner Template reset option

August 16, 2021

Unit Planner Templates can now be reset to the Programme default enabled fields and hint texts via the right navigation panel of any unit planner template. Read more about this option in our Customising Unit Planner Templates article.

MYP Year 0 Now Available on ManageBac

July 22, 2021

MYP Year 0 is now available to add to all IB MYP schools on ManageBac. To enable this year level, any administrator on the account may go to Settings > School Settings > Grades & Levels. 

Please note that if your school has previously used a different year level for Year 0 to build units, we recommend getting in touch with us for assistance in moving your units over. You can reach out via support@managebac.com for further help. 

IB CP Reflective Project reflections with customisable word counts

July 8, 2021

The word counts per reflection for IB CP project-based learning templates can now be customised for each created reflection/student comment field. This allows schools to prevent students from writing too much for the Career-Related Study field for example and cut text off on the RPPF PDF document. 

For more information on PBL template configurations, please visit our Configuring & Enabling Project-based Learning (PBL) Frameworks article.

Learner Portfolio now moves with IB Diploma students between classes

June 24, 2021

IB Diploma student Learner Portfolios in Group 1 subjects will now stay with students even if they switch to a different class of the same subject. This change will assist in the yearly transition from IB Diploma Year 1 to IB Diploma Year 2 for schools whose class rosters change with each year. 

Please note if students are moved to a new class, their work will move with them, but they will not be able to edit it in the new class - it will be read-only. They can still add new entries in the new class. 

Report Cards Stamps, File Name and Page Margin Customization

June 19, 2021

We have now released a few additional options to our Report generation and template process, including:

• Adding a School Stamp to the Cover Sheet
  
  
  Via your report template's Cover Sheet, you can now add an image of a stamp if your school needs to officially stamp the front of each report card. The stamp will appear near the bottom of the cover sheet. 
  
  
• Customising File Names when reports are downloaded 
  
  
  Via Reporting > Generate Reports, you can now select what you want to include in each file name when downloading the reports in bulk via Reporting > Reports History. 
  
  
• Adding additional page margin option
  
  
  Via the Overview of the Report template, you can now add additional space at the bottom of each page, which will allow for government stamps or signatures as needed. Please note this will make the report card longer. 
  

New Mobile App Calendar Released

June 10, 2021

The ManageBac Mobile team has now released a new native mobile calendar to the ManageBac app! The calendar will now be the default landing page for all users with the latest version of the app. Other improvements include:

Agenda & Day Views
The new calendar will allow users to seamlessly cycle between days, weeks, and months. Two new views have been added to the calendar. The agenda view will consolidate and display users’ tasks, online lessons, events and deadlines within a list view. This will be the default view for all user types. The day view will display the users’ tasks, online lessons, events and deadlines in a timeline view. 

Monthly and Weekly Calendar
For both the agenda and day view, users will be able to expand the calendar to view the entire month or collapse the calendar to view the selected week. Additionally, each day on the calendar will display dots for each task, online lesson, event, or deadline. This will give users a quick indication of the number of events for each day. The color of each day will indicate the category type (as defined by teachers within each class, year group, or group).

Filters
A filter button has been added to the top right of the new calendar page. From this menu, users will be able to easily filter calendar events by the year group, class, or group that they belong to.

Action Menu
A “+” button has been added to the bottom right of the new calendar page. From here users will be able to add events and deadlines.

Updated Dashboard for All Users Consolidates and Adds New Functions

June 9, 2021

ManageBac has now published the first phase of our Dashboard improvements for 2021.

The updated dashboard aims to improve the user experience by reorganizing the dashboard into key sections (2-Week Calendar/Timetable/Unit Calendar, Upcoming Tasks/Online Lessons/Events/Deadlines, Classes). These sections will consolidate existing sections of the dashboard to make scrolling easier, while adding new functionality.

The topmost section of the dashboard will consolidate the user’s 2-week calendar, unit calendar (admin & teachers only), and timetable. Users will be able to cycle between each of these views via buttons on the main header. 

The upcoming section on the dashboard has also been updated. Previously, online lessons were displayed separately from tasks, deadlines, and events. All of these categories are now available under one section to provide a better big-picture view of the school day. Users will also be able to filter by each category. Again, this helps reduce the length of the dashboard without taking away existing functionality. The student dashboard will also have direct access to the student’s portfolio, service learning, and project worksheets.

Behaviour Notes added to ManageBac API

June 8, 2021

Administrators using ManageBac's API will notice a Behaviour Notes retrieval option now available via Settings > Develop > Reference Docs. This will allow the API to retrieve all the behaviour notes in your school's ManageBac account. 

Quick Add Button Improvements, now including Online Lessons

June 8, 2021

The Quick Add button on ManageBac has received several upgrades, including:

• Ability to start scheduled Online Lessons
• Ability to schedule new Online Lessons
• (For Students) Ability to join scheduled Online Lessons

All forms (e.g. Posting Messages or Adding Resources) now also keep you on the same page you were working on. The exception is creating unit planners and assessment tasks, which will still take you to the class you select to complete your unit or task. 

Attendance and Timetable interface improvements released for all Users

May 19, 2021

ManageBac has released several user interface upgrades and improvements to our Attendance and Timetable system. These include:

Parents Only

1. The attendance page has been consolidated into the Timetable page. Parents can now add and view attendance excusals directly on their child’s timetable.
2. From the new attendance excusal modal, parents will also be able to edit or delete incorrect attendance excusals.  

All User Types

1. A new homeroom row has been added to students’ timetables. This row will indicate students’ attendance for each day.
2. Attendance excusals will now be displayed directly on the timetable. Excusals will be displayed directly above the new “homeroom” row.
3. A new attendance excusal modal has been added to the timetable. This new modal will display the attendance excusal start date, duration, and reason.
   
   
   
4. A new upcoming tasks & online lessons icon has been added to the top right corner of each class. This icon will indicate the number of upcoming tasks & online lessons for each day. Each upcoming task and online lesson will be displayed on the updated class modal. 
5. Tooltips for each class have been removed from the timetable. Users will simply need to click on the cell to display the class modal. 
   
6. From the class modal, users can now directly email all teachers who are members of the selected class. The Send E-mail link will open whatever e-mail system is being used by the user on their computer and auto-fill in the teacher's e-mail address. 

Bulk Hide Task Assessment Results from Students and Parents

May 16, 2021

Teachers now have the ability to hide task assessment results from their class until they are ready to share them with students and parents on ManageBac. To use this new function, navigate to the class Gradebook or Tasks tab, select the task in question, and click on Hide Task Results on the right navigation panel. 

If task results have been hidden, a hidden 'eye' symbol will appear next to the task title. To share task assessment results, teachers may click on Show Tasks Results on the right navigation panel. 

Tasks with hidden results will still appear on student and parent calendars, and they can still upload work to the dropbox. Only grades and comments will be hidden from their view.

Please note you cannot send grade notifications to parents and students via email if Hide Task Results is on for that task. 

Rich Text Editor Options for Term Grade Comments available

May 14, 2021

Rich text editor formatting options have been added to Term Grade Comments and Advisor comments in three places - A in Classes > Gradebook > Term Grades, B in Core Projects > Submit Term Evaluations and C in Advisor Comments. This allows class teachers and advisors to enter comments with additional formatting options, such as bolding or changing the text direction to right to left and left to right. 

Term Gradebook Lock now excludes Account Administrators

May 13, 2021

Via Settings > Academic Terms, any account administrator can lock term gradebooks once they are ready for the final proofing and review or report publication stage. This can be done by editing the Term in question, and selecting Restrict teachers from making any changes to term grades. 

Account administrators are now excluded from this lock, and will still be able to edit any term gradebook while it is locked, to allow for more efficient proofing and review processes. 

Date Picker added to Assessment Task Creator

May 13, 2021

When creating a task, teachers can now see at a glance which days that class has lessons in the school timetable. Dates marked as green have lessons scheduled, days marked as white do not. 

To learn more about how to create timetables in ManageBac, click here.  

PYP Reports > Subject Assessments Format adjusted

May 13, 2021

The order of items in the Enhanced PYP Report Template > Summary of Achievement > Subject Assessment section has been updated on the printed PDF report cards to resemble the same order as in the template. 

The updated format will show Subject Descriptions ahead of Subject assessments which is ahead of Subject Comments. 

This order now follows other report templates where a more general subject/class description appears first and is followed by more details subject assessments and comments. 

Rich Text Editor added to Term Gradebook and Advisor Comments

May 12, 2021

Teachers can now use our Rich Text Editor Lite to format term gradebook and homeroom advisor comments in ManageBac. The new formatting options include ability to bold, italicize, strike-through, underline, add dividing lines, add lists, and hyperlink. 

Teachers may also switch text from left to right into right to left, to allow for correct formatting in other languages such as Arabic. 

IB CP RPPF export for the Reflective Project now available

May 6, 2021

The official IB form for the IB Career-related Programme Reflective Project is now available for export on ManageBac. Students and Supervisors may fill in the reflections and comments via the Planning and Progress Form tab within the Reflective Project, and this information will transfer to the official form. The form itself can be exported on the right navigation panel. 

To enable the form, please go to Settings > IB CP > Project-based Learning, and select the Reflective Project. Under the Framework tab, enable the form. You may also add custom student hints and directives here:

Settings User Interface Updated

May 5, 2021

Administrators in ManageBac will see several design and navigation improvements to our Settings interface, including easier-to-read labels and icons on the main page, and a re-ordered menu. 

Schools also now have access to the Faria Services Manager, which provides a clear overview of the programmes your school is currently subscribed to, as well as what else is available in the Faria family of products and integrations. 

Bulk Submit Google Docs templates

Apr 29, 2021

Teachers now have the ability to bulk submit students' Google Doc templates using the Submit Coursework button for each linked template in a Task. The count of how many students have already submitted their template shows on the right above the student list. This will force submit and revoke writing access for all students the selected template is assigned to. 

See our Enabling Google Task Templates and Adding & Managing Tasks with Google Docs Templates articles for more information about Google Doc template Tasks in ManageBac.

Updated Homeroom Absence notifications for Parents

April 16, 2021

Homeroom Absence notifications have been updated for parents, if schools notify parents of homeroom absences via email. 

Parents can now directly access the Attendance Excusal page to submit excusal notes via a link in the email notification or they will see their excusal note as part of the email notification. 

Android and iOS App Updates include Account Portal Access, Drag n Drop Files

April 13, 2021

The next released update of the Android and iOS ManageBac app has several exciting new features, including:

1. Accounts Portal (Android + iOS)
The accounts portal has been added to the main menu of the app. This will allow users to seamlessly navigate to other integrations.
2. Quick Lock Functionality (Android)
From the accounts page users can select the Quick Lock option. This option will provide users with additional security. If the app is inactive for 2 minutes the user will be required to input their password. By default, this will be disabled. This feature works with passcodes, face recognition, fingerprint scanner, and pattern unlocking mechanisms.
3. Drag and Drop Support for Files
Users will be able to drag and drop files from their phones into the ManageBac app. This will work any on any page that supports file uploads (E.g. Coursework Submission, Portfolio Resource, Unit Stream & Resources, etc).

Import Subjects in Bulk via CSV for Non-IB Programmes

April 1, 2021

Schools using ManageBac for custom, national, and non-IB programmes can now import their own subject lists via Settings > [Programme] > Subjects > Import Subjects. A CSV template will be provided, and required fields include Subject Group and Subject Name. 

Pamoja Online Course Registration for MYP 5 Students

March 17, 2021

Schools with IB DP, IB MYP and Pamoja Online Courses integration enabled can now include a special version of the IB Diploma Plans worksheet for their MYP 5 students. 

This allows students during their final MYP year to select their IB DP subjects and register for Pamoja Online Courses for the following first year of IB DP. Please see our Pamoja Online Courses QuickStart Guide for additional information about the registration process. 

The Diploma Plans Worksheets can be enabled in the Overview > Edit Year Group Settings page of the MYP 5 Year Group. 

Add Custom Standards Sets to any Programme

March 16, 2021

Schools can now create school specific sets of Standards that can be selected in any Unit Planners of the corresponding academic programme via the Settings > Select Programme > Curriculum > Standards pages. Please see our Adding Standards as an Administrator article for additional information and details.

IB DP Group 1 Orals and Extracts structure and exported updated

March 15, 2021

Extracts added to IB DP Group 1 Classes and linked to Works Studies for the Oral recordings, have now updated text editor options and the entire Extract text or images can be exported to a PDF document for IBIS eCoursework submission. 

Student Outline information and Assessment Criteria and Teacher Comments for Orals can also be exported to separate PDF documents for submission to eCoursework. See our updated Managing Individual Orals in Group 1 and Group 2 classes tutorial article for more information. 

The Generate IB Forms button in students' Portfolio > eCoursework folder will also generate those PDF documents for each student together with other IB relevant files. 

TOK Prescribed Titles and format updated for November 2021

March 5, 2021

November 2021 Theory of Knowledge prescribed titles are now available on ManageBac. We have also updated our prescribed title format to include their numbers, as listed by the IB. This was done to make it easier for IB Diploma coordinators to enter in the student's chosen prescribed title number into IB eCoursework. 

For more information about TOK, particularly our new TOK 2022 updated options, please click here. 

Assessment Task pages have been updated

February 24, 2021

We are very excited to be able to provide an updated view and additional functionalities for the Add Task pages across all programmes. The major changes are an updated layout of the page as well as having the ability to differentiate Tasks for students in a class. 

The Task page layout has also been updated in this process and we included additional improvements for the Resource and Task Sharing processes. 

Please feel free to read more about the Assessment Task Improvements in our blog article here.

Bulk Approve Students in CAS and SA Groups

February 24, 2021

Students can be bulk approved via the Members tab of CAS Project or SA Groups. This will automatically add the Group as CAS Experience or SA Activity to the students' CAS or SA worksheets. Please see our Creating CAS Project Groups for additional information. 

Messages & Notification Preferences have been updated

February 23, 2021

Access the updated Notification Preferences page to review and adjust types of notifications and Digest intervals enabled. We have added new Digest notifications for Teachers, Students and Parents in this update. To read more about the new digest options, please review our blog post here. 

Resize and reposition Unit cover images

February 23, 2021

At-a-Glance section of Unit Plans provides a read-only unit summary view. This represents what a Student or Parent sees when accessing the unit. Upload a cover image to enhance visibility. 

The cover image can be resized and repositioned to fit the At-a-Glance cover image field for all Unit Planners. Learn more about Unit Planners in our Unit Planning tutorials

Students can upload to Tasks from Google Drive

February 22, 2021

Students can now submit to Tasks with Dropbox Coursework Submission directly from Google Drive if the Google Upload integration is enabled for the school. Learn more in our Enabling Google Drive Uploads tutorial about this integration. 

Lock/ Unlock Coursework Submissions in Tasks and Deadlines

February 22, 2021

Select a Task or Deadline in your class with Dropbox Coursework or Google Coursework submissions enabled. Teachers can lock and unlock submissions for Tasks and Deadlines either for individual students or for all students in the class/year group. 

Mobile App adds Scan Coursework for Assessment Tasks

February 3, 2021

ManageBac's free iOS and Android app has expanded our Scan Coursework functionality. Previously available to upload work to Portfolios, the built-in scanner now also appears as an option when students upload work to their assessment tasks. 

This functionality will be available for iOS immediately, and Android within the next week. Users are advised to update their app to the latest version to take advantage of this new feature. 

IB DP Group 1 Orals update

February 1, 2021

Export Criteria and Comments was added for all Orals in Group 1 IB DP classes in response to changed submission requirements for May 2021. This now allows teachers and admins to generate a PDF document for each student with assessed Orals Criteria and Comments. 

Guiding Questions have been removed from all IB DP Studies in Language and Literature classes in the Orals pages for all students. The Guiding questions are no longer part of the Studies in Language and Literature Internal Assessments and were replaced by Extract documents that are now submitted with the recording to the IB. We are continuing to work on making necessary changes to allow schools to export the required documents for submissions to eCoursework for May 2021. 

Parents may now view IB Diploma Plans and invoices

January 18, 2021

Parents of IB Diploma students may now review their Plans worksheet, if it has been enabled by the school for that year group. This read-only view allows parents to see the subjects and personal information the student will be registered for on IBIS. 

It also allows them to Export to PDF, which will allow them to print the information. If invoicing has been enabled by the school, the PDF will include invoice information. 

To learn more about enabling Plans and invoicing, check out our tutorials here. 

Customisation Option for Report Card Logos Added

January 12, 2021

Schools using our report cards can now adjust their school's logo on a template-by-template basis. Via the Overview tab, tick Custom Logo Size to adjust the logo size on the cover sheet of the report card. 

The default logo size is 30% or 100% of page width. A default square logo at 30% equals 200 pixels width by 200 pixels height. If the logo is rectangular and oriented either vertically or horizontally, we recommend a ratio of 1:2 for custom height and width.

Improvements to Attendance Options

December 23, 2020

We are happy to announce updates to a couple of Attendance features. The Periods pages have been completely reworked to allow for greater flexibility and customisation of Attendance Periods. 

The Attendance Category labels and colours can now be customised for each programme via the Attendance > Programme-Level > Select a Programme > Customize Categories pages.

Timetables have been updated to incorporate the new Periods settings and designs. This was updated for Student and Teacher timetables.

For more information see our blog post here.

Improvements to Global Search on ManageBac

December 15, 2020

We’re happy to announce the release of Global Search improvements. As part of these improvements we have added new searchable entities and Global Search will now be available to students.

Teachers and students will now be able to search for Files, Tasks and Deadlines, Events, Online Lessons, and Unit Resources. Some other improvements include filters, recent searches, and keyboard shortcuts, jump to shortcuts, and the ability to view full page search results. Other improvements include:

Filters: Filters have been added to the Global Search to help narrow down search results. Teachers will be able to filter by School Directory, Classes, Year Groups, and Files & Resources. students will be able to filter by Classes and Files & Resources. 

Recent Searches: The last five searches will now be saved for future use within a Recent Searches section. These will all be displayed when the user clicks on the search bar. Users will also be able to delete their recent searches.

Quick Navigation: The quick navigation section will allow users to directly jump into key areas within ManageBac. Students will be able to quickly navigate to their Service Learning Worksheet, Project Based Learning Worksheet and Portfolio. Teachers will be able to quickly navigate to the Calendar, Class Roster, Homeroom, Portfolio Roster, and Attendance Manager. This provides users with a quicker pathway to their final destination. 

Keyboard Shortcuts: Keyboard shortcuts have been added to Global Search. These shortcuts will help users navigate search results more efficiently.  “/” (forward slash) will automatically focus on the search bar, the up and down arrows will cycle through search results, Enter/Return will select a search result and ESC will exit the Global Search.

To learn more, check out our Blog Post - https://www.managebac.com/blog/enhanced-global-search

Search Bar added to Add Resources

December 9, 2020

A search bar has been added to every class' Tasks & Units > Add Resources page, to allow for easier filtering when looking for a specific task. To learn more about how task resources can be shared between classes, click here. 

Student Tasks and Deadlines Page Released

December 7, 2020

We are pleased to announce the release of a new Tasks & Deadlines page, visible to students on ManageBac. This page provides better visibility on all upcoming and completed tasks and deadlines across all classes and year groups in one location. The new feature includes the following details:

Group Advisor user type is deprecated and replaced with Teacher & Advisor custom permissions

December 1, 2020

The Group Advisor user type was previously used to allow those involved only with extracurricular activities and experiences access to ManageBac. However, this user type was often accidentally given to teachers, or CAS advisors, who needed Teacher & Advisor permission levels instead. 

To reduce confusion and streamline school workflow, we have now replaced the Group Advisor user type with better custom controls for the Teacher & Advisor permission levels. This includes the ability to set Individual Permissions for Activity Groups, so teachers can have access to only Groups, similar to the old Group Advisor level. This also allows schools to bulk upload all teacher types. 

All previous Group Advisors have been reset to Teachers & Advisors with permission only to access Activity Groups, and all other permission levels disabled. To learn more about Permission levels, check out our tutorial here. 

Office 365 and AzureAD SSO now available on ManageBac Mobile

November 18, 2020

Schools using our Office 365 and/or AzureAD single sign on modules may now integrate these features with the ManageBac Mobile app for phones and tablets (available on both iOS and Android). 

To review how to turn this feature on, please read our full tutorial on the integration below:

Enabling Login with Office 365 & Azure Active Directory (Single Sign-on)

TOK 2022 Exhibition & Essay Worksheets

Support for the revised TOK Essay & Exhibition, including how to enable TOK 2022 for your school, questions on migration of Legacy TOK data, managing worksheets & reviewing progress, as well as the student perspective, are now live on ManageBac. We welcome any feedback or questions about the new project-based learning inspired worksheets at support@managebac.com or schedule a training with our team today

IBIS Legacy Subject Review

Prior to the pending IBIS Registration deadline, it is advised to review your students plans worksheets. For students who have selected subjects on their plans that are no longer offered this academic year, you will need to ensure you select a current Exam Subject for them, prior to completing registration through to IBIS.

If you have already completed registration from ManageBac to IBIS, please navigate to IBIS directly and update their subject accordingly, as you cannot re-register the student via ManageBac. For further guidance, see here. 

May 2021 Exam Calendar Available

For schools registering students for the May 2021 IB Diploma exam sessions via ManageBac Plans worksheets, the latest exam calendars are now loaded into the system. 

Exam calendars on ManageBac provide registered students with a personalised calendar of their specific exams. To learn more about how to register students and personlise exam calendars to your school, click here. 

Pamoja Course Student Permissions

October 15, 2020

Schools may now choose if they wish to allow students to submit Pamoja Online Course requests or not in their Plans worksheets. To access this permission toggle, go to Settings > School Settings > Global ResourceBank & Pamoja. From here, student access can be enabled or disabled under the Pamoja Online Courses header. 

This change was made to allow greater control by the IB Diploma Coordinator, if they wish to register the students via ManageBac for Pamoja Online Courses themselves, instead of the students making the request on their end. 

Enhanced Student Engagement Analytics

October 13, 2020

Tracking engagement, especially during remote or hybrid learning, is critical to ensuring the success of students. With our Engagement Analytics you are able to quickly get a high level overview of all the students and where they are in terms of their engagement with learning, based on their activities in ManageBac. You will be able to quickly identify those who are in need of intervention and direct reach out.

The analytics allow you to see how many tasks and lessons have been completed along with last login, attendance and more coming soon. Based on these data, students will be identified in one of four categories, allowing easy identification for who needs immediate support, who needs come guidance and who is highly engaged with their learning.

Engagement Analytics will support teachers, administration and counselors as they work hard to support student learning. By tracking the analytics through actual student work within ManageBac, it removes the need to manually identify and provides the real time data needed to plan the best learning experience for students.

Engagement Analytics can be found via the Engagement Analytics tab on your admin user Dashboard left menu.

• Programme: Select the academic programme at the top of the page, such as IB Diploma.
• User Type: In future, additional user types will be available, for now, this defaults to Students.
• Term: Filter for a particular Academic Term at the top-right dropdown. 

Find the full details and information our Student Engagement Analytics Guide.

Teacher and Student Profiles updated look

October 12, 2020

The student profile page now provides quick access to the student’s Portfolio and programme-specific worksheets.

A new Academics section has been added below the student’s personal information. This section will provide a snapshot of all key learning areas. All the student’s Classes, Tasks & Deadlines and Timetables will be easily accessible from this section.

New programme-specific tiles have also been added to the student profile page. These tiles will provide recent updates to the programme components, like CAS, EE or SA and Personal Project. These tiles also provide students with a quick way to navigate into these different sections.

The teacher profile page has been updated to provide a more organized overview of the teacher’s personal and professional information. Teachers are now able to access their Classes and Groups directly from the Profile on the right navigation panel of that.

Additionally, a new Access & Permissions section has been added to the teacher profile page. This section provides admins with a quick and convenient way to view and edit teacher permissions.

Lesson Experiences can now be Re-ordered

October 6, 2020

Lesson experiences can now be re-ordered after they have been created. To do so, click on the dropdown menu and drag and drop the lessons in the order you wish to have them in. 

Global ResourceBank Sharing & Navigation

October 5, 2020

Teachers may now share to the Global ResourceBank using the Share and Contribute Unit button on the right navigation panel of their unit planner. 

For administrators, customisable teacher guidance is now available via Settings > School Settings > Global ResourceBank and Pamoja. Admins can also switch on or off the ability to share units from this page, as well as see how many units have been contributed already by the school on the right navigation panel. 

Online Lessons can now be marked Complete

October 1, 2020

Online Lessons can now be entered prior to officially 'Starting' the lesson for students. You may also click 'End Online Lesson' in the same spot to finish the Online Lesson. Once the lesson is complete, the button to enter the lesson will change to 'Browse Completed Lesson', to help differentiate between future/ongoing and finished lessons. 

ATL Skills in DP Unit Plans

September 25, 2020

Based on the IB document Approaches to teaching and learning in the Diploma Programme: Reflection tool, our curriculum team has now added specific skill guidance for each Approach to Learning within the IB Diploma unit plans. Teachers may select specific areas to focus on within each Approach.

To learn more about creating IB Diploma unit plans, click here. 

Gradebook Year & Term Averages

September 24, 2020

Gradebooks in all applicable programmes using term grade weighting/averaging now may toggle between the current Academic Year average and the current Term average when looking at a student's task grades bar graph. 

The bar graph itself can be turned on or off via the Graph icon next to each student's name in the gradebook. 

Class Attendance on PYP Report Cards

September 23, 2020

Our Enhanced Primary Years Programme now includes the ability to report on both Homeroom and Class attendance within ManageBac's report card module. To learn more about IB PYP reports, click here. 

Presentation Login & Resources 

September 21, 2020

See when each student joins your online lesson. Time and date are available in the activity history tooltip, and all students who join will be added to the list automatically. 

You can now also Add Resources on the left panel, including adding existing resources from the unit that are not already in the lesson experience stream. 

Customize Pamoja Subject Offerings

September 16, 2020

Pamoja Online Courses for IB Diploma students can now be customised by school administrators to only appear as options within the Plans worksheets for certain subjects. If your school offers Pamoja Online Courses for one or two subjects, disable the other subjects from showing Pamoja as an option via Settings > IB Diploma > Subjects > Pamoja Subjects. 

Please note subjects cannot be disabled if there are current approved or pending Pamoja Online Course requests. 

To learn more about how to register students for Pamoja Online Courses via ManageBac, click here. 

Student View Updated for Classes

September 11, 2020

We've made the following updates to the student view of classes to better align them with the teacher view, as well as simplify navigation:

1. The Tasks and Units tabs were merged into one tab to match the teacher interface. 

2. Unit template view was updated to match the At-A-Glance view the teachers can see, including the cover photo selected. 

3. The unit roster view was updated to match the teacher's view to provide a bird's eye view of all the student-facing resources and stream without having to open the unit in full. 

4. The Lesson Experiences view was updated to a dropdown style to make it easier to navigate across all possible platforms. 

5. The Unit Calendar view was added to match the teacher view and provide a simplified view of the units across time for the students. 

Global ResourceBank Launched

September 10, 2020

The new Global ResourceBank will allow Teachers to collaboratively share (and import) pre-built Units, Lessons, Tasks and Resources to (and from) all 3,200+ ManageBac schools building on our existing in-school ResourceBank sharing features.

Within your Class > Units & Tasks Roster or within an individual Unit, you can access the ResourceBank, which is organized by Subject – this feature will allow you to flexibly share Lessons, Tasks & Resources across classes. By default, you will see your My School option shown alongside Pamoja Lesson Suite and Global ResourceBank.

To learn more, click here.

PYP Name Changes in ManageBac

September 9, 2020

We have changed the title for all PYP related pages and labels to IB Enhanced Primary Years, IB Enhanced PYP or IB PYP in ManageBac to better reflect the IB curriculum enhancements and continuum. 

May 2021 TOK Prescribed Titles

September 4, 2020

The Theory of Knowledge prescribed titles for May 2021 have now been updated in English for all schools. Spanish translations will be coming within the next 1-2 business days. To learn more about how to use TOK worksheets on ManageBac, click here. 

Annotations on ManageBac mobile apps

September 2, 2020

Our next version of the iOS and Android apps will contain an update that allows users to annotate directly on any documents they could annotate on using their web browsers. All annotation types will be available on the app except for comments. This is available for iOS now, and will be added to Android within the next couple of weeks. 

Customise At-A-Glance for Unit Plans

August 31, 2020

Schools can now customise the At-A-Glance view of units by programme. Change what students and parents can see of each unit by selecting which components are visible to them via the At-A-Glance view via Settings > Programme > Curriculum, by selecting a unit template. To learn more about unit templates, click here. 

Deliver Lessons by Student Level

August 27, 2020

Classes with mixed levels (e.g. IB Diploma HL/SL mixed courses) can now choose which students will be scheduled to join online lessons within the same class. The students in the level not chosen will not see the online lesson scheduled. 

Vantage Reader Enhancements

August 26, 2020

In July, we introduced the new ManageBac Viewer & Annotation engine designed to enhance assessment feedback universally.

The ManageBac Viewer & Annotation engine contains a Document Editor Feature and gives educators the ability to export to PDF, annotate with different formatting and add comments for feedback & recommendations:

Further release updates include:

MYP Curriculum Updates for Mathematics and Language Acquisition

August 19, 2020

We are happy to announce that Mathematics and Language Acquisition subject guide updates have rolled out in ManageBac. Mathematics units will show updated Math Related Concepts. 

The updates for MYP Language Acquisition subjects were a bit more extensive, e.g. updated Criteria titles and Objectives, and are now also available on your ManageBac account! There is no need for further action on your end, the new criteria are now visible on Tasks as well as in the Unit Planner within the 'Aims & Objectives' section.


Task view

Unit view: (screenshot)

FAQ

i) Can I revert back to the old criteria?
If you wish to revert back to the old criteria, please reach out to our Support Team via support@managebac.com and we can help revert back for Language Acquisition Subjects for all MYP year levels.

ii) How come I am not seeing the updated criteria?
If you do not see the updated criteria descriptors, it is because your school previously had customised its Language Acquisition criteria descriptors and we did not override these. To switch to the updated criteria now, any administrator can go to Settings > Middle Years > Assessment > Criteria. Select the appropriate subject from the dropdown menu at the top of the page. Finally, click Reset to subject group defaults on the right-hand side to update. You will need to do this for every objective/criteria (A-D) separately, as the “Reset to subject defaults” only applies to the specific criterion currently selected. The Criteria titles have been updated to the new titles automatically.
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Note that any existing custom criteria and objectives for these subjects will be overwritten by the subject defaults. We also recommend exporting any existing grades to excel from your class gradebooks before enacting the changes, for historical reference. This can be done by each teacher on a class-by-class basis by going to Gradebook > Tasks > click Export Task Grades.

Pamoja Online Courses via ManageBac

August 19, 2020

As our first step towards the full integration of Pamoja Online Courses on ManageBac, all Pamoja schools will now have access to streamlined Online Course Registrations within the ManageBac Plan worksheet to make the course registration process easier than ever!

Students, Site-based Coordinators and IB DP Coordinators can now easily manage all registrations from within their ManageBac Plan Worksheet. Course requests can be submitted in one-click and via API will be processed through our OpenApply admissions service. We will also shortly be introducing two further enhancements for the Site-based Coordinator Course Dashboard and expanded payments & invoicing options to allow your IB office to manage both Pamoja course billing & invoicing alongside exam subject fees.

Learn more here.

New Academic Year Webinar Series

August 17, 2020

Please join us for our Academic Year 2021 Webinar series. Session schedule and details can be found here.

Sessions are grouped in themes of School Setup (targeted at Admins & IT coordinators), ManageBac 101 (for users brand new to ManageBac), ManageBac 201 (for those with some experience and looking for a refresher, or involved with deeper account configuration) and What's New (find out about the latest features in ManageBac).

Online Lesson Email Notifications

August 17, 2020

Teachers can now notify students and other teachers assigned to their class via email when an online lesson is created. They may also send a reminder to the class about an existing online lesson by clicking on the lesson via the Calendar, and selecting Send reminder to class on the right navigation panel. 

Add Formulas to Resources Notes

August 14, 2020

Adding a note to your Lesson Experiences or plans in your units now includes the ability to create formulas that will be easy for your students to follow. Handwrite a formula that will then be turned into a script, or use our pre-set symbols, special characters and fonts to build your formulas with a few clicks. 

Questions enabled in Online Lessons

August 13, 2020

When joining an Online Lesson, teachers can now Enable Questions, a separate function from Chat. Questions allows students to ask the teacher questions during the presentation if Presentation Mode is enabled. The questions can be marked Private (for teachers only), or sent to the whole class to see as part of the larger class discussion. 

Messages & Notifications Quick-view

August 12, 2020

Our Messages & Notifications list has gotten a user interface upgrade! When you click on the Envelope icon next to your Profile, you'll see a Quick View of all recent messages appear as a panel. Read or delete notifications from here, or click on the View all Messages & Notifications button at the bottom to see a full-screen view:

24hrs with ManageBac webinar series

July 29-30, 2020

Join the ManageBac team and educators from around the world as we come together to share insight into remote learning. During this unique event, there will be sessions offered for 24 hours, ensuring a topic and time to meet your interest! Check out the full schedule here. 

Behaviour Notes History

July 24, 2020

Import from Resource Bank

July 17, 2020

It is now possible to import Unit Streams and Lesson Experiences from other classes and units to the Unit Resources of any unit.

Select the Unit, Class and Lesson Experience to import to your unit.

Tasks imported also allow you to set due date, time and task category to match your current class. 

Click Proceed with Import to add selected unit resources and lesson experiences to your unit in the current class.

Mobile Push Notifications

July 13, 2020

Presentation Mode and KeyChat

July 6, 2020

After building unit Stream and Lesson Plans in Stream & Resources, teachers can now click on Presentation Mode at the top of the page to access our new presentation panels. 

With the Presentation Mode, Teachers can:

• Share their Lessons and Stream & Resources in a full-screen mode with direct integration with Zoom Online Lessons. 
• Deliver the Lesson through a smartboard or projector in a face-to-face class setting.

With the KeyChat functions, Teachers and Students can participate in live discussions and post questions, as well as make online learning more fun with Emojis.  All KeyChat interactions are automatically logged into the Online Lesson transcript. Learn more on our blog here.

Import Unit Streams across Classes

July 3rd, 2020

While general Resources are always shared between all classes using the unit, Streams are specific to the classroom they're created in, to allow for differentiation in instruction between two teachers who may be teaching the same course. 

Now, however, teachers can share their Lesson Plans and unit Streams with each other by clicking the Import Stream button at the top of their unit Stream & Resources page. This will also work for teachers whose classes have transitioned to the next academic year, who wish to re-copy the same Stream and Lesson Plans for next year. 

Task Category Colours in Gradebook

June 19, 2020

All classes in all programmes now have the option to use the same colours they have set the task categories as within the Gradebook graphs. 

Updated Units List View

June 10, 2020

Access the Units list in any class via the Tasks & Units tab to see all units listed for the class. You can now expand the Unit Stream directly in the Units list by clicking Show Stream. Use the cursor icon to the left of stream items to change the order of items. Use the 3 dot menu on the right for any Stream item for additional editing options. 

All units now show the number of linked Tasks and Online Lessons. Click here to read more about conducting online lessons via ManageBac. 

Teachers can now mark units as Draft directly from the Units list using the Active or Draft buttons. Units that are marked as Draft will be hidden from the units list in the class. You can view hidden units by ticking the Include hidden units box and clicking Filter. 

First Day of the Week on Timetables

June 4, 2020

Schools can now set the first day of the week for Timetables via the Attendance Settings per Programe.

Switch between Friday and Saturday or Saturday and Sunday as off days to change the first day of your week in student and teacher Timetables. 

The "first day of the week" availability is determined by country set in your Settings > School Settings > Logo, Name & Address page. Some countries will only show Monday as the first day of the week in all Calendars and Timetables. 

Global Search on the ManageBac App

June 2, 2020

Get where you're going sooner with the new Global Search tool on the ManageBac app. This feature will be released for iOS now, and for Android in the next couple of weeks. 

Admins and teachers can select the Search function to quickly find classes, units, and other users (e.g. students or parents) to eliminate extra navigation steps. 

Schedule Online Lessons

May 27, 2020

Teachers can schedule online lessons with students via ManageBac. If Zoom is used, the meeting link will be auto-generated. Online lesson time and location will be displayed on the students’ and teachers’ calendars, so that they can better plan their days. They can enter an online meeting with one click from the Unit Stream or Class Calendar.

For details on how to schedule online lessons, see our Conducting Online Lessons article. 

IB Diploma Units Inline Editing

May 18, 2020

IB Diploma has been moved to our new inline unit editor, which includes real-time edits, multiple unit templates, and upgraded curriculum analytics tools! We've also made updates to the Diploma Assessment options. You can learn more about all these features in detail here. 

You can also check out our full webinar introducing our new IB Diploma features here!

Split-screen Gradebook view 

May 5, 2020

Teachers can now access a split-screen view for annotations and grading via Tasks in all classes in ManageBac. Click the Annotate and Grade icon to open the split-screen view of submitted files. The colour of the icon changes depending on whether files have been annotated or not. A clipboard icon will show which user annotated each file.

Submitted files can be annotated and assessed side by side. The data entered for grades will sync directly into the Task view of the Gradebook. 

Android App released for ManageBac

April 18, 2020

Tracking eCoursework Submission

April 14, 2020

Advisors & Administrators can track Live Status of IB eCoursework Overall Completion via the Portfolio for each student. The left-hand list of students provides a summary of per student progress, with individual statuses included for each student. Administrators and advisors can also refresh the EC Submission information for each student on the right navigation panel of the Portfolio in the eCourswork panel. This will sync data of submitted files from eCoursework back to ManageBac to update the student status. 

IB eCoursework tag in Portfolios

April 8, 2020

With our new tagging system, teachers and administrators can identify the works in the student portfolio that will be dragged and dropped into the IB eCoursework portal from ManageBac. Tagged works can be filtered in the timeline of the portfolio, as well as automatically stored in the eCoursework tab. 

Documents annotated by teachers in their classes using our Vantage Reader can now also be accessed from within the portfolio, so that the annotations can be included in the drag and drop process. 

Scanner & Attendance on Mobile

April 6, 2020

With our new built-in Mobile Scanner, students can easily scan handwritten coursework for Portfolio & Task submission on ManageBac iOS by clicking Scan Coursework on the menu.

Key Benefits:

• Scan and organize coursework directly into the Portfolios
• Refine scans directly with zoom, rotation and re-ordering
• Automatic conversion and compression into PDF
• Now available for all Teachers & Students on ManageBac iOS

Perfect for rapidly scanning for May 2020 submissions to IB eCoursework.

Learn more at: https://managebac.com/may2020

Attendance Manager is also now available on the app, so admins and attendance registrars can access and edit whole school attendance from their mobile devices. 

Split-screen Annotate & Grade Tasks

April 1, 2020

Teachers can now annotate and grade student-submitted files in all classes (except IB DP) in a split-screen gradebook. The Vantage Reader annotation options are across the top of the annotation panel. Grades entered in the Details panel on the right will sync to the Gradebook > Task in the class. 

Teachers can access the split-screen view via the Task dropbox and clicking a student's name. In the split-screen view, you can switch between students via the dropdown list at the top of the page. 

Learn more about the split-screen view in our Marking a Criteria-based Task & Submitting Term Grades via the Gradebook article. 

Re-send Welcome Emails by Year Group

March 31, 2020

It is now possible to re-send welcome emails in bulk to students by year group. Bulk sending welcome emails will be locked for 30 days to that specific Year Group, but will be available for other users. A log of last sent email is also available.

Required fields marked in templates

March 26th, 2020

All required fields in bulk user import CSV templates are now starred at the column header. This applies to Student, Teacher and Parent import templates. Feel free to download our CSV templates on the Settings > Import > Students/Teachers/Parents pages to access the files with starred column headers. 

ManageBac Q1 of 2020 update

March 18th, 2020

  What's New with ManageBac video: Q1 2020

The Q1 update video provides a comprehensive overview of all of ManageBac's latest feature updates so far in the first quarter of 2020, as well as our plans for the next three months. 

MYP Major Update, March 2020

March 7th, 2020

We are excited to bring a couple of major updates to the IB Middle Years Programme in ManageBac. For further details on the changes included, please watch the above video or read our related Blog post here.

Unit Calendar view updated

February 18th, 2020

We have updated the Unit Calendar view in Dashboard and within Classes for all PYP and C1 classes. (MYP and DP classes and units will have the same view soon.)

 
The Unit Calendar will now list the number of units linked to the subject in the class and an overflow menu with hover over icon allows teachers to get essential unit information directly in their Dashboard. Your can also access the unit from the Dashboard directly or generate a PDF export. 

The same Unit Calendar view was added to the Tasks & Units tab in classes. 

DP Percentages in Reports

January 30th, 2020

Calculated Term grade averages can be included on IB DP Report cards in the Summary of Achievement or Class Reports sections. Please review our IB DP Reports tutorial for further details. 

Customize Transcripts Title

January 30th, 2020

Schools needing to change the title of the Transcript documents produced in ManageBac can now edit the title via the Transcripts > Settings page. Read more about available Transcript settings in our Generating Transcripts tutorial. 

Notify Parents via Class Messages

January 30th, 2020 

When posting Messages in IB DP and IB MYP classes, teachers can now notify parents of these messages via email notifications. Tick the box to Notify parents via E-mail to update all parents linked to students in the class about activities or news from your class. 

PYP Specialist classes

January 24th, 2020

Specialist PYP classes (classes with at least one subject linked to them) will now only show Units that have the matching subject set as part of the Subject Focus of the unit. This makes it easier for teachers of Specialist subjects to display the appropriate unit plans in their classes, and it helps parents not having to scroll through numerous units per class that might not be relevant to that subject. 

Please see our helpdesk article on Creating Units of Inquiry in PYP for more information on where to set the subject focus of units. 

PYP Scope & Sequences

January 22nd, 2020

Administrators and teachers can view selected and available Scope & Sequences for PYP per subject and Phase/Grade via Curriculum > PYP > Scope & Sequences. This will show the viewer with check marks and crosses which of the available standards are selected and/or available. 

Hovering over the check marks will show the unit plan the scope & sequences are selected in. 

Share Student Average Grade

January 15th, 2020

Schools can now share the calculated term grade averages and task category averages with students, parents or teachers (except for DP and MYP classes). This can be enabled via Settings > select C1 programme > Assessment > Framework. 

Once enabled, task category and term averages will be displayed on the right navigation panel for each class for the user types this was enabled for. 

Teachers wanting to see category averages for individual students need to access the class via the student's profile and not via their Class > Gradebook. 

The averages are shown for the academic term selected. 

This will be available for IB Diploma and Middle Years students within the next six months.