Release notes for 4/2/14
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* The new Full Screen Image tool allows students to enlarge an image, so they can see all the detail in context. You can create a full screen image with a new HTML component template. For more information, see the `updated documentation <http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/ca/en/latest/tools.html#full-screen-image>`_.
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* If you do not change the default course start date (01/01/2030), and the advertised_start policy value is null, then the student dashboard does not now list a start date for the course. Students just see that the course has not yet started. For more information, see the `updated documentation <http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/ca/en/latest/create_new_course.html#set-the-advertised-start-date>`_.
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* If you do not change the default course start date (01/01/2030), and the advertised_start policy value is null, then the student dashboard does not now list a start date for the course. Students just see that the course has not yet started. For more information, see the `documentation <http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/ca/en/latest/create_new_course.html#set-the-advertised-start-date>`_.
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April 3, 2014
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The following information reflects what is new in the edX Platform as of April
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3, 2014. See previous pages in this document for a history of changes.
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edX Documentation
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You can access the public edX `roadmap <https://edx-
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wiki.atlassian.net/wiki/display/OPENPROD/Open+EdX+Public+Product+Roadmap>`_ for
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details about the currently planned product direction.
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The following documentation is available:
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* `Building and Running an edX Course.
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<http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/ca/en/latest/>`_ You can also download
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the guide as a PDF from the edX Studio user interface.
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Recent changes include:
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* Expanded the `Grade and Answer Data <http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/ca/
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en/latest/running_course/course_grades.html>`_ chapter to include the new
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`Student Answer Distribution <http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/ca/en/late
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st/running_course/course_grades.html#review-answers>`_ section.
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* Updated the `Releasing Your Course
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<http://ca.readthedocs.org/en/latest/releasing_course/index.html#releasing-your-course-index>`_ section to include `Course Launching Activities <http://ca.readthedocs.org/en/latest/releasing_course/course_launching.html#launch>`_.
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* Updated the `Adding Pages to a Course <http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/c
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a/en/latest/creating_content/pages.html#adding-pages-to-a-course>`_ chapter
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to reflect ability to `Show or Hide the Course Wiki Page <http://edx.readthe
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docs.org/projects/ca/en/latest/creating_content/pages.html#show-or-hide-the-
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course-wiki-page>`_.
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* Reorganized the sections `Building a Course <http://edx.readthedocs.org/proj
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ects/ca/en/latest/building_course/index.html#building-a-course-index>`_ and
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`Creating Course Content <http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/ca/en/latest/c
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reating_content/index.html#creating-course-content-index>`_ to better
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reflect the workflow of building a new course.
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* `edX Data Documentation
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<http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/devdata/en/latest/>`_
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Recent changes include:
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* Added the `Data Czar/Data Team Selection and Responsibilities <http://edx.r
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eadthedocs.org/projects/devdata/en/latest/internal_data_formats/data_czar.h
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tml>`_ chapter.
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* `edX Platform Developer Documentation
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<http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/devdata/en/latest/>`_
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Recent changes include:
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* Added the `Custom JavaScript Display and Grading <http://edx.readthedocs.or
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g/projects/userdocs/en/latest/extending_platform/javascript.html>`_
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chapter.
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*************
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edX Studio
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*************
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* You can now choose to hide or show the Wiki in your course, by using a control
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in the list of course Pages. For more information, see `Show or Hide the
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Course Wiki Page
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<http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/ca/en/latest/creating_content/pages.html
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#show-or-hide-the-course-wiki-page>`_. (STUD-1375)
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* A new IFrame template is now available as an option when you create a
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new HTML component. An IFrame allows you to integrate ungraded exercises and
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tools from any Internet site into the body of your course. The IFrame appears
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inside an HTML component, and the exercise or tool appears inside the IFrame.
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(BLD-678)
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* You can now upload video transcripts for multiple languages. In the Video
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editor, open the **Advanced** tab. In the **Transcript Translations** section,
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select a language, then click **Upload** to select the transcript file from
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your computer. Click **Add** and repeat this process for additional
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languages. (BLD-751)
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edX Learning Management System
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* **Answer Distribution Report**
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A downloadable report of student answer distributions is now available from
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the Instructor Dashboard. This report includes one row for each problem-answer
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combination selected by students for problems of these types:
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* Checkboxes
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* Dropdown
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* Multiple choice
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* Numerical input
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* Text input
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* Math expression input
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The report is automatically generated on a periodic basis, so the most
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recently updated version of the report is available on the Instructor
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Dashboard. For more information, see `Student Answer Distribution
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<http://ca.readthedocs.org/en/latest/running_course/course_grades.html#review-
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answers>`_ . (AN-590)
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* **Bulk Email for New Courses**
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.. note:: The bulk email feature is in limited release, and is available for
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new courses only. A gradual rollout of this feature is planned for 2014.
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Using this feature, you can send email messages to course participants
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directly from the Instructor Dashboard, before, during, and after the course
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run. A history report of all email messages sent for your course is available.
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It includes the username of the sender, the recipients, the date and time
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sent, and the task status. For more information, see `Course Launching
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Activities <http://ca.readthedocs.org/en/latest/releasing_course/course_launch
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ing.html#launch>`_ . (LMS-1035)
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