Empowering Educators with Fantastic Black Friday 2024 Tech Deals Bonanza

Empowering Educators with Fantastic Black Friday 2024 Tech Deals

‘Tis the season for joy, festivities, and drumroll, please… Black Friday 2024 bargains! As the holiday season approaches, the anticipation of Black Friday and its enticing deals takes center stage. While the masses are attracted to the prospect of discounted gadgets and gizmos, there’s a unique opportunity for educators, schools, and teachers to leverage Black Friday tech deals!

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Now That’s A Nobel Idea: Nobel Prize Nominee Simone de Beauvoir 

‘Le Deuxième Sexe’ Simone De Beauvoir

The Nobel Prize, an esteemed symbol of intellectual achievement, has recognized the remarkable contributions of numerous individuals to humanity’s progress. However, the accolade only reaches a select few, leaving many exceptional minds in the shadows of history.

Join us with another installment to this series. Where we delve into the lives and works of some Nobel Prize nominees to explore the depth of their ideas and the impact they had on their respective fields.

Introducing our first intellectual trailblazer, Simone de Beauvoir, the eminent French philosopher and acclaimed author in literature.

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New Release – Nov 14, 2023

Our latest QuickSchools release contains primarily improvements to the Orchestra Master Scheduler, but also includes API improvements for Zapier and Engage, as well as general improvements to our Student Information System. 

Full list of improvements are below:

Master Scheduler

  • STEP 2: Freeze Number of Sections per Course
  • STEP 5: Scheduling Algorithm Option to Force Conflicts
  • STEP 5: Display Course Request Tags and Teacher Tags
  • STEP 5: Link to View Add/Drop History
  • STEP 5: Improve Tracking of Dropped / Unassigned Section Enrollments (with Drop Reasons)
  • STEP 6: Customize Add/Drop Notifications to Teachers
  • Link to View Add/Drop History from Course Requests tab on the Student record
  • Improve Email Customization for Teacher Schedule

General Bug Fixes / Improvements

  • Export Support Reports to CSV (See below)
  • Student Portal and Parent Portal Home notifications on new grades from Standards-Based Gradebook (See above)
  • Improve Payment Plan module for Student Billing
  • Bug Fix Loading Section Attendance when moving between days
  • But Fix Section Attendance for Inactive Students

Beta Improvements

  • New Webhooks API Framework for Zapier
  • New SFTP Importer for Course-Teacher Configurations
  • Refactor District Settings, Enrollment Periods and CA-related Fields
  • API Improvements for Engage CRM
  • Account Restrictions based on GeoIP Location
  • General Improvements on Email Messaging

Export Summary Report to CSV

The option to export to “Excel” in the Summary Reports has been changed to a simple “Export” button:

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Now That’s A Nobel Idea: Noble Prize Nominee Lise Meitner

Noble Prize Nominee Lise Meitner

Did you know who created the Nobel Prize? His name was Alfred Nobel. His last will in 1895 stated that a bulk of his fortune would be given as prizes “in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace.” The people who would receive the prizes were those who “have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.” In his lifetime, he made several contributions to science himself, including the invention of dynamite.

Alfred Nobel, creator of the Nobel Prize

We continue our series of highlighting important nominees who may not have won but still had a Nobel Idea. We hope this series leading up to the Nobel Prize Ceremony held on December 3, 2023 will help provide insights for your students.

Our next hero nominee is pioneering physicist, Lise Meitner. Albert Einstein even called her the German Marie Curie.

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K-12 Industry on the Rise: EdTech’s Educational Renaissance

EdTech's Educational Renaissance

Thanks to the rising influence of Educational Technology (EdTech), the education sector is experiencing a significant transformation in this 21st century. EdTech is reshaping how we approach education, offering various tools and solutions designed to enhance learning, empower educators, and bridge educational gaps.  

From interactive online lessons to personalized learning platforms, EdTech is bringing about an educational renaissance in the K-12 sector. This transformation isn’t merely about integrating technology into classrooms but reimagining how we teach and learn. In this article, we’ll delve into ways EdTech is propelling the K-12 industry forward, ushering in a new era of education.

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Now That’s A Nobel Idea: Nobel Prize Nominee Jocelyn Bell Burnell

nobel prize nomiee Jocelyn Bell Burnell

The Nobel Prize is a prestigious recognition of outstanding contributions to the world. However, only some of those who were nominated for this honor received the prize.

To highlight all the wonderful ideas that are still Nobel mentions, we will focus on one nominee every week. Even though they didn’t win, their idea is still a Noble one! In this series, we delve into the lives and work of some Nobel Prize nominees to uncover their fascinating stories and enduring legacies.

Our first unsung hero of science is British astrophysicist, Jocelyn Bell Burnell.

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New Release – Oct 23, 2023

Our latest QuickSchools release contains improvements to the Orchestra Master Scheduler, Email Messaging as well as general improvements to our Student Information System

Master Scheduler

  • Ability to bulk delete Courses in Course Catalog
  • Improve support for multi-semester (i.e. Full Year) Enrollment Periods
  • Miscellaneous UI Improvements to Step1 and Step 5
  • New Rejections for Tag Mismatch

Email / Deliverability

  • Upgrade Integration to MailGun
  • New Option to change Sender for better Deliverability (See below)
  • Bug Fix logging for bad email addresses 

General Bug Fixes / Improvements

  • Payment Plan support for students with multiple Primary Payers
  • Show student nick names in “Classes & Homerooms”
  • Improve how Attendance Roster is Refreshed
  • Cosmetic improvements to Featured App Widget
  • Improve support for White Label
  • Bug Fix Section Attendance for Periods that are Not-A-School-Day
  • Bug Fix Summary Reports for Attendance by Week
  • Bug Fix Generated PDF for Homework / Assignments
  • Bug Fix set Enrollment Date when re-enrolling from Admissions

Beta Improvements

  • Mass Set Section Attendance
  • Option to remove “Now” Indicator for “Courses & Sections”
  • Refactor / Improve Chronos Transcripts

Email Deliverability (Emails going to Spam)

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Back-to-School Bliss: Can Our SIS Help Streamline Your Admission Processes? 

Can Our SIS Help Streamline Your Admission Processes?

As summer fades into the rearview mirror, the anticipation of a new school year fills the air. Students eagerly prepare their backpacks, teachers arrange their classrooms, and parents make sure everything is in order (and those constant trips to Target!). However, behind this excitement lies a considerable challenge: the enrollment and admission processes.

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