Read about recent changes and new features on Sumdog
October 2024
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
Quick links:
September 2024
We've created a coin ledger for students
Students can view all their coin transactions from the new coin ledger in the Treasures tab
Some notable features:
- The coin ledger shows how coins have been earned and spent
- The total coin balance is listed at the top of the ledger
Quick links:
We've updated our Reports page
The Reports page has been reorganized, with previews now available for the four reports on the main page.
Some notable features:
- A new report! See our guide to the Training Focus Report
- Our older reports can be found in the 'More Reports' tab near the top of the page
Quick links:
August 2024
The Manage Students page has been revamped
We've updated our Manage Students page to make creating and rearranging your classes easier.
Some notable features:
- A new layout
- Groups now have their own tab next to classes.
- Search pupils by name and filter classes by age
Quick Links on managing students:
We've changed how you can set work
We've changed the process for setting work for ease of use.
Some notable features:
- Start creating any type of task by clicking the 'Set a task' button
- All tasks are listed together on the Set Work page
Quick Links on setting work:
Challenges are now Practice Tasks
Challenges are now called Practice Tasks.
Some notable new features:
- Choose between multiple choice answers and typed answers in Multiplication Practice.
- The 'Correct answers target' is now the 'Questions target.' The Questions Target sets the number of total questions a student has to answer to complete the challenge.
Assessments are now Tests
Assessments are now called Tests
Some notable new features:
- Tests now have a 'no time limit' option. If you select 'no time limit', students will be able to participate in the test for the full duration that it's available.