{"id":802,"date":"2020-12-14T18:59:26","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T18:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/?p=802"},"modified":"2020-12-14T18:59:26","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T18:59:26","slug":"new-in-class-management-assignment-previewing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/2020\/12\/14\/new-in-class-management-assignment-previewing\/","title":{"rendered":"New in Class Management: Assignment Previewing, Student Messaging, and more!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We know that classroom instruction is just the tip of the iceberg for language instructors and mentors\u2014there\u2019s a mountain of prep work under the surface!<\/p>\n<p>The latest CL-150 Platform update streamlines the instructor portal, making class management tools faster and easier to use, so you can focus more of your time on your students. So, what\u2019s new and improved?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Assignment previewing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>When scheduling assignments, you can now preview any lesson directly from within the Browse Lessons menu in the Assignments tab.<\/p>\n<p>Click the \u201cPreview\u201d button next to the lesson and it\u2019ll pop open in a new window. This is especially helpful for lessons created by Transparent Language or other USG communities, but even for your <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/2020\/04\/06\/digitize-your-learning-materials\/\">custom authored lessons<\/a> (just to make sure everything is exactly as you expect).<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-803 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2020\/12\/Lesson-Previewing-GIF.gif\" alt=\"CL-150 instructor tools - lesson previewing\" width=\"443\" height=\"274\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Faster assignment browsing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Speaking of making assignments\u2026 you\u2019ll notice it\u2019s significantly faster and easier to browse lessons you\u2019d like to assign. You can find and assign lessons\u2014created by us or by you in the Lesson Authoring tool\u2014in a breeze using the search bar or navigating through the categories.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-805 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2020\/12\/Assignment-Browser-GIF.gif\" alt=\"CL-150 instructor tools - assignment browser\" width=\"449\" height=\"277\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>New Subscriptions tab<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>An additional update to help make the assignments process easier is the new Subscriptions tab, where <strong>you can \u201csubscribe\u201d your class to receive assignments from other classes or Cohort lesson streams. <\/strong>When setting up a subscription you can now choose whether you want new assignments from the subscription to be added to your class automatically or approve each one manually.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-804 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2020\/12\/Class-Subscriptions-GIF.gif\" alt=\"CL-150 instructor tools - class subscriptions\" width=\"455\" height=\"256\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Messaging individual students<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In addition to messaging your entire class, you can now send messages to individual students. On the Students tab, select the student you\u2019d like to message, then click the Actions icon and select Message. (The Messages tab is, of course, still there for your class messaging needs.)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-806 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2020\/12\/Class-Messaging-GIF.gif\" alt=\"CL-150 instructor tools - student messaging\" width=\"465\" height=\"287\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Come see the new Instructor Portal in action during our <a href=\"https:\/\/home.transparent.com\/cl-150-orientations\" rel=\"noopener\">Instructor Orientation webinar<\/a> on January 7, 2021!<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2020\/12\/Class-Messaging-GIF-350x216.gif\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"CL-150 instructor tools - student messaging\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><p>We know that classroom instruction is just the tip of the iceberg for language instructors and mentors\u2014there\u2019s a mountain of prep work under the surface! The latest CL-150 Platform update streamlines the instructor portal, making class management tools faster and easier to use, so you can focus more of your time on your students. 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