What's New?

Read about recent changes and new features on Sumdog

Control what your students work on from your dashboard

We have a new Live Controls panel on the teacher dashboard which allows you to control what your class works on.

Some notable features:

• Focus mode -- Prevent your class from accessing the House, Garden, Avatar and Friends areas of Sumdog
• Subjects -- Restrict your class to a subject (math, spelling or grammar) for the next hour
• Tasks -- Restrict your class to a specific task type for the next hour

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The leaderboard on the Overview page has a new look

We've updated the leaderboard on your Overview page to make it easier to see your class's activity at a glance.

Some notable features:

• Click the 'today' dropdown to choose the time frame you'd like to view (today, this week, or last week)
• You'll see a gold, silver, or bronze medal next to the top 3 students on the leaderboard

 

 

We've added the option to type in answers for select tests

In some ready-made tests, you now have the option to have students type in their answers instead of choosing multiple choice options. 

Some notable features:

• If a ready-made test allows for typed answers, the test will have a keyboard icon next to it 

 

 

 

 

We've changed how you set Competitions

The process for setting Competitions has been updated for ease of use

Some notable features:

• Choose how many students you'd like to include in the leaderboard
• You can set up class vs class or group vs group competitions using the classes and groups you already have