Tech Releases: 2024
The “Beep” Heard Around The World
New Beep Notification: Enhancing Drill Instructor Awareness
Release Date: August 16, 2024 — Version: Teach App v6.2.6
At Beepboop, we're committed to improving the learning experience. That’s why we’ve introduced a beep notification that alerts Drill Instructors whenever the first student joins a class.
Why We Implemented It:
Since our Drills run nearly continuously throughout the day, with Drill Instructors often multitasking—doing other non-teaching Beepboop work in another browser tab while waiting for students—it’s crucial that they know the moment a student arrives. This feature ensures that no student goes unnoticed or feels ignored.
How It Works:
The beep only sounds when the number of students in the class goes from zero to one, alerting the Drill Instructor that someone has joined. If a second student joins, it won’t beep again. However, if all students leave during a class—a common occurrence as some prefer shorter interactions—and then another student joins, the beep will sound again.
Better Experience for Students:
This feature helps teachers promptly acknowledge students, reducing any anxiety about speaking up and ensuring they feel supported from the moment they join the class.
In the video above, watch our Board Chairperson and AI Engineer, Devon Saliga, demo the new “Beep” feature.
Better Visibility for Drill Instructors
Release Date: August 2, 2024 — Version: Teach App v6.2.5
Beepboop Drill Instructors used to have to do an inconvenient workaround every time they wanted to see which students were going to be in their class. Now the information is conveniently available on the first screen the Drill Instructors see when they login to teach. This project lays the groundwork for displaying more info about students to help Drill Instructors better prepare for class and prepare a more personalized learning experience.
Faster Updates on Student Accounts
Release Date: July 26, 2024 — Version: Teach App v6.2.4
Beepboop Drill Instructor Admins can now change info about students without making manual adjustments directly to the database. This will lead to faster and more accurate updates for student and completely eliminate the risk of an entire collection of our database being deleted.
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Know how many Pro Drills you have remaining
Release Date: July 21, 2024 — Version: Speak App v6.3.15
Now when booking Pro Spots, students will see a count of how many Pro Drills they have remaining before fees kick in.
Before this change, there was an often incorrect popup that said there would be a fee whenever a Pro booked more than 1 Pro Drill a day. This lead to lots of confusion and frustration with new Pros.
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Cool! Great updates.