10 Exciting New Features in Windows 8.1 The much enhanced and feature rich new Windows 8.1 update is just on the corner making wave of apprehensions and exciting speculations. There have been lot of speculations for last few months regarding the release of new Windows 8.1 update and though the official release is still in the process there is. Oct 13, 2020 The handsets will all feature OLED displays, 5G connectivity, wireless charging, and will be powered by the same formidable A14 Bionic processor. Other highlights include new camera features.
With the launch of nightzookeeper.com 2.0, we are excited to announce a list of awesome new features for you to try out this school year!
1. Reading Light
This brand new feature enables students to track all of the books they are reading, throughout the school year. It is your replacement for the reading diary that students take home in their book bags. They can record how much time they have read throughout the week and write reviews of the books they have finished.
As a teacher, you can recommend books to your class, so it is very easy for students to add to them to their bookshelf. You can also review all of the reading your students are doing from within your dashboard.
2. Download lesson results
This very useful new feature enables you to download an excel spreadsheet detailing the lesson results from all of the activities you have sent to your class. These are perfect for you to store in your student assessment portfolios.
3. Student writing analytics
This results table is now available on your dashboard. As of the new school year, we’re now analysing all writing produced by your students and providing you with analytics on the specific features your students are using in their writing. This will help you to easily identify areas student could improve, such as adding paragraphs, or using more adverbs.
4. Student writing awards
These new student awards really help with writing engagement! We have produced leveled awards to continually push students on to show their skills in a variety of writing types across the website. There are a whole host of different awards including story writing awards, 1,000 word awards, commenting awards, and many more. Students can check the awards they win from the “Awards” icon on their main menu.
5. A new curriculum of writing challenges and quizzes
These new writing challenges are all focused on helping to improve the spelling, grammar and vocabulary of students. They are all automatically assessed by our smart algorithm, so you don’t have to moderate any of the writing that students produce. Simply check in on their performance on your dashboard results table.
6. New-look Class Blogs
Your new class blog enables you to filter all of the content produced by students. You can sort by the lessons completed by students and even search for specific assignment titles. When signed in as a teacher, you are now able to publish articles directly from the class blog.
7. Google Classroom integration
We’ve now made it really easy for you to create an account on nightzookeeper.com, with Google Classroom single sign-on. If you are part of a Google Classroom school, then you can sync up with any class you’ve previously set up, and students will simply be able to log in using their Google account credentials.
8. Commenting database and annotation tool
Our new annotation tool makes it really easy for you to give fast and effective feedback to students. We have also produced a database of suggested comments that you can either edit or send to your students with one click.
9. Teacher badges and Night Zookeeper Certification
We can’t let the kids have all the fun. That’s why we’ve created awards for teachers too! These badges are available to view on your dashboard and will appear in your account as you work through the different actions within the teacher account, such as publishing words, sending comments and creating new lessons.
10. Reward Orbs to students for positive behaviour
The all new classroom page has introduced some very cool new features, such as rewarding orbs to students as they display great effort in the classroom. This could be for work directly related to Night Zookeeper, or something more general such as working hard at ‘tidy up time’ or listening to instructions well. This tool can be a great motivator for students, gamifying the classroom environment.
As you can see, we have been working very hard this summer to make huge improvements to nightzookeeper.com. We do hope that you enjoy using the above features with your class in the coming weeks and months. Do also look out for tutorial videos for each of the above features, as we start a series of blog posts to help you get the most out of Night Zookeeper 2.0.
Here’s to a wonderful year of writing and reading in 2018/19!
Night Zookeeper Paul
Extra Reading:
Check out this Basic Teacher Guide for nightzookeeper.com.
Read about how nightzookeeper.com is being used across a district.
Finally, here’s some great ideas for how to use your 14 day free trial.
If you have any questions or issues, please leave us a comment below or email support@nightzookeeper.com.
Apple recently released iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2. The updates are chockfull of new features, including a few that integrate with the company's HomePod smart speakers. This second major update to iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 was released two weeks after the rollout of iOS 14.1. Continue reading to learn about 11 Exciting New Features and Changes in iOS 14.2.
New Emojis
iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2 have thirteen new emoji characters, including a smiling face with a tear, a ninja, pinched fingers, an anatomical heart, a bell pepper, and more. There are also new animals such as a black cat, a mammoth, a polar bear, and the much-loved, but now extinct, dodo bird. Including variations, there are over 100 new emoji in total.
New Wallpapers
Apple has eight new wallpapers that include both artistic scenes and realistic natural scenes. There also are new wallpaper choices for dark and light mode.
Updated Apple Watch App
Apple updated the icon for the Apple Watch app to reflect the company's latest Apple Watch Series 6 and Watch SE options. The new Apple Watch icon does away with the typical clasp band and replaces it with the Solo Loop band.
Exciting New Features New
Apple Card History Tracking
Use the Apple Card to make purchases and want to track your yearly spending habits? Well, now you can in iOS 14.2. Previously, users could only view their spending on a weekly or monthly basis. The new interface also lets users track the Daily Cash they've earned on their purchases.
Optimized Battery Charging for Apple AirPods
AirPods owners may see improved battery performance over the life of their device thanks to the new optimized battery charging Apple added to iOS 14.2. The feature monitors your usage habits and optimizes the battery charging cycle. The goal is to minimize the wear and tear on the battery and increase available power right when you need it.
iPad Gets A14 Camera Support
All A14-equipped iPad Air owners can now use scene detection, a camera feature that identifies objects in your surroundings to improve the quality of the resulting photo. The update also adds Auto FPS, which will enhance low light videos by reducing the frame rate of the video as it is being recorded.
People Detection
Exciting New Features For Laptops
People detection is a new accessibility feature that uses the camera to judge the distance to another person. It can be helpful for those with eyesight problems to maintain a safe social distance.
Music Recognition
Apple added a new music recognition feature to the Control Center. You can turn on Apple's Shazam music recognition feature using a toggle in settings. Once enabled, music recognition is available all the time from the control center. You can simply open the control center and tap the Shazam icon to fire up music recognition.
Now Playing Widget and AirPlay Interface
The newly refreshed 'Now Playing' widget in the Control Center now lists recently played albums. This list appears when there is no music playing, giving you the chance to revisit some of your most recent tunes. Also, a new AirPlay interface lets you easily select multiple AirPlay 2 compatible devices at the same time.
Personal Update
Personal Update is a new Siri feature similar to the daily briefing Amazon added to its Echo devices. The personal update feature gathers the information that is relevant to you and compiles it into a short minute or two blurb. The news bulletin can include the local weather, your calendar events, and other relevant news. It generates the information using your HomePod speaker and supports the multi-user feature, so a blurb can be tailor-made for a specific user.
Intercom
Intercom is a new HomePod feature that allows family members to communicate with each other inside a home. Members can send messages through the HomePod speakers to connected iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, and AirPods. It even sends notifications to CarPlay, so users can receive these voice notes when they are out and about.