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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`_ 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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You can also download 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`_ chapter to include the new
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`Student Answer Distribution`_ section.
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* Updated the `Releasing Your Course`_ section to include `Course Launching Activities`_.
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* Updated the `Adding Pages to a Course`_ chapter
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to reflect ability to `Show or Hide the Course Wiki Page`_.
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* Reorganized the sections `Building a Course`_ and
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`Creating Course Content`_ 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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Recent changes include:
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* Added the `Data Czar/Data Team Selection and Responsibilities`_ chapter.
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* `edX Platform Developer Documentation`_
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* Added the `Custom JavaScript Applications`_ chapter.
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edX Studio
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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`_. (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`_. (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`_ . (LMS-1035)
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.. include:: links.rst
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