News Archive
2017
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The Schoolbox office is about to shut for another year as we get ready to wrap up 2017, and we personally can't wait to get a bit silly during the festive season. First, we would like to thank you, the Schoolbox community, for making 2017 a year to remember for our team!... -
We’ve kept this a secret from our community, but we’ve been tinkering away in the background and working on building a Schoolbox Help app to greatly improve your Schoolbox experience. Now, Schoolbox Help is better and more accessible than ever!... -
For anyone who is making their way through the Schoolbox Online Teacher Course, we just wanted to remind you that your v16 Teacher Course will be rolled over in early January, 2018, which means you will no longer be able to submit work, receive feedback or access the previous version of the course.... -
The primary focus of the v17.5 release has been on improving and enhancing existing features and functionalities, which we have previously outlined. Many improvements have been based on feedback from our community, so thank you for your continued contributions to the Schoolbox Help ideas forums!... -
If you’ve completed all the levels in the Schoolbox Teacher Course, then congratulations because you’ve officially become a Schoolbox Hero - well done, it’s a tremendous achievement!... -
The wait is over! If you're ready to relive the 2017 Meetup, then we're happy to say that the images and videos are now all available online! Simply visit our Facebook page for the images, or our YouTube channel for the videos to soak it all in again.... -
We’re really excited to announce that the test release of Schoolbox v17.5 is now available! This update includes new enhanced abilities to provide feedback to students and includes many nice-to-have features.... -
Over the next month we are working hard to redesign and update the guides area of Schoolbox Help. During this period you may notice some pages looking different to others or changing while you are using them.... -
Yes, we've made up a new word. To "de-coursify" is the process of fixing a page that was mistakenly made as a unit page or removing a course from a class page.... -
Director James Leckie on the important role that digital technology is playing in K-12 schools -
Has your inbox just been flooded with emails from Schoolbox Help? Apologies. Here's why: We've just fixed a bug in the message system in Schoolbox Help that meant users weren't receiving notifications for the past week.... -
We’re proud to announce that the Schoolbox v17 release is now GOLD. As always, a huge thank you goes out to our active Schoolbox Help community, whose ideas heavily influenced the updates and features of this new release.... -
Did you know that Schoolbox courses are incredibly flexible and can be used in a number of ways in both secondary AND junior school contexts?... -
Hey there! You might be wondering why you have been added to a new group called [Your School Name] Teacher Course and you still have one called v16 [Your School Name] Teacher Course. Well, we are super excited to inform you that we have created a brand new Schoolbox Teacher Course!... -
As we start back to term we always get a little influx of issues as people settle back to work. This release addresses a few connector issues discovered as we roll over into a new semester or year....