Release Notes

This section describes the update history of "Class Support".
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Update History

November 12, 2020

• Adding a notification feature for new posts in the bulletin board.
  [A notification feature for new posts in the bulletin board has been added. ]
  Faculty members can set the targets and intervals of notification for new posts in the bulletin board. This setting can be made when the bulletin board is created or modified.
  Students receive emails notifying of new posts in the bulletin board according to the settings made by the faculty members.
  　　Note: notification is sent to the email address registered with the Class Support system.

September 17, 2020

• Addition of link function to Canvas LMS and Google Classroom.
  [(For Faculties) please check here (PDF)] *Japanese language only
  

September 10, 2020

• Addition of feature to the portfolio
  [(For Faculties) You can check messages, notices and bulletin boards.]
  

July 13, 2020

• Delayed submission of reports
  [(For Faculties) We added a new feature that accepts submissions until 15 minutes after the deadline.]
  Note: The “Delayed” status is given as delay data to students who submitted reports after the deadline whether or not the strict deadline is set.
• Report submission file preview
  [(For Faculties) You can preview the report submission file in "Report return history" or "Report status all list".]
  Note: Only PDF files can be previewed.
• Outputs a consolidated PDF file when download reports
  [(For Faculties)When you download a report, the system creates and outputs a consolidated file of the PDF files submitted by a student. ]
  Note: When creating a report, this option is available only if "PDF" is selected in "File Format," or if the submitted files are PDF files.
• Added information to downloaded student report file names
  [(For Faculties) "Student ID_Faculty/Grade_student name" was added to the file name of the report file submitted by the student.]
  Note: Output file name: Student ID number_Faculty/Grade_Student name_Original file name.

June 10, 2020

• Added the Keio ID output feature
  [(For Faculties) The system now can let you get the Keio IDs of students of a class or participants of a community and export them in the form of CSV in a student/participant list.Individuals who are associated with a student/participant list are subject to CSV export.]
• Features support auto-link generation of URLs
  [The system now can convert URLs contained in messages, notices, teaching materials, reports and bulletin boards to links automatically. ]
• Updated message feature on Home.
  [If no class is selected, the message feature checks off “Unread messages” by default. If read messages are not shown, uncheck “Unread messages” and click the “Search” button. ]

February 26, 2020

• Termination of the [Save in Bulk (Old)] feature for reports
  [(For faculties) This feature has been removed from the [Operation] pull-down menu in the [Course Settings - Report]. In the future, please use the [Save in Bulk] feature in the same pull-down menu.]
• Addition of [Team] feature
  [The [Team] feature is now available in the Class/Community screen. Please use it for grouping students, etc.]
  Faculty: Create teams, manage team members, and set the access permission of each content according to teams or individuals.
  Student: Check the contents for the team you belong to

October 24, 2019

• Bug fix for Submission
  [Fixed the Submission feature (not the "Report" feature) bug that the incorrect information was displayed on the re-authentication screen.]

September 10, 2019

• File name change at download
  [The file will be downloaded with the name at the time of file registration. The target functions are as follows.]
  Faculty / Student : Teaching materials / BBS / report attachments and various attachments for reports
  Faculty only : Material room / Past data

June 18, 2019

• Report feature update
  [(For Faculties) It is possible to import reports submitted outside the system, such as email.]
• Change layout of class assistant (Manual : Common ）
  [The layout has been changed to list display.]
• Teaching material feature update
  [The mp4 format videos registered in the teaching materials can now be played on the system.]

March 19, 2019

• New layout integration
  [The old layout has been removed and integrated into the new layout.]
• Non degree student batch registration feature added (Manual : Faculty ）
  [(For Faculties)Registration of Non degree student (s) can now be registered in a CSV file.]
• About the faculty participation community
  [Faculties can now participate as members in the community created by the staff.]
• Addition of questionnaire chart display feature
  [Question types that can be set points are added in Questionnaire Feature. If there are three or more questions, a chart will be displayed at the time of answer confirmation.]
• Add feature to portfolio
  [Faculties can now check the teaching materials feature and testing feature from the portfolio.]
  [Students are now able to check the test feature from the portfolio.]
• Add default comment setting feature when returning report
  [(For Faculties) When creating a report, you can now make a comment on return.]
• Add message recipient list management feature
  [(For Faculties)It is now possible to create a list of message recipients before sending.]
• About the addition of other features
  [It is possible to change the font size. You can choose from 4 sizes: Small, Normal, Large, Extra Large.]
  [The filters in use are now colored in various list screens.]

September 20, 2018

• Adjust the layout renewal information
  [Adjust the layout renewal information displayed on the top page only, and can set it hidden.]

June 29, 2018

• Enhanced Message feature
  Available to send the message to the students from each feature.
  already released for the Report.
• Sending e-mail, Content direct access
  Available to send an e-mail, and notify the link to the content
  with direct access.
• Report submission process optimization

Due to new features release and system maintenance,
Class Support might be unstable during the following period.
　Friday, June 29, 2018 from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
We apologize for any inconvenience, and thank you for your cooperation.

April 27, 2018

• Add the messaging feature on Report Status page.
  [It will be available to send the message on Report Status page to the selected student(s).]

April 1, 2018

• New Features (Question Set, Test, Portfolio) Release
  Guide for English users is in preparation.

March 7, 2018

• Class Support New Layout and Features (Manual :Faculty / Student ）
  [More intuitive screen layout.　The new screen layout supports smartphones and tablets.]
  [The new system is equipped with better sorting capability of lists and filtering functionality.]
  [Date settings can be done in calendar format, making it easier to see.]
  About the old and new layout run simultaneously, please check here.

Release note in the past

• For release notes before, please refer to here.