Here’s what we’ve updated, added, fixed or just improved on Blippit IO.
There are a couple more major updates coming this month but for now here’s what’s live in April.
All Blippit Users
- Plain English name changes.
- Old name: Comms -> New name: Inbox
- A Quick Tour of Blippit now launches at log in for everyone
- The Button to the Blippit Knowledge Base is now bright orange for better visibility (top right)
- Knowledge Base articles expanded and improved
- Bug that prevented Blippit re-sizing and displaying properly in some screen sizes fixed
Teachers/Admins CPD
- Blippit Academy is now live with the first App Maker course available now free
- course materials also use resources on the Knowledge Base without the need to log in
App Maker
- Plain English name changes.
- Old name: Widget Pallette -> New name: Drop Zone
Blocks & Purecode Python
- Speedier Turtle draw area to cope with longer & more complex programs
- Background Scene Gallery added
- Admin upload own images for themselves & share to all students
- Students upload own images for themselves & share
- Capture Cam feature added for users to grab the drawing area for evidence of achievement. This is in addition to the ability to Download the code used in a project.
Admins Only – New & Live
- A Notification pop-up tells you how many apps you have waiting to approve/decline at log in
- Blippit (HQ & Support) can System Message all Admins via the new Inbox.
- Our Messages will be marked with an orange dot
- Feedback message from Admins to students will be marked with a green dot
- Messages will be few and of the type that directly affects Blippit use as opposed to “hey how are you?”
- This is a pre-emptive step to enabling the same capability for School Blippit Admin’s to be able to message users proactively via the inbox to help you support your classes
- Our Messages will be marked with an orange dot