{"id":33458,"date":"2023-08-01T00:02:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T21:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getscl.com\/site\/?p=33458"},"modified":"2026-07-26T12:26:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T09:26:51","slug":"summary-of-new-features-in-scl-5-8-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getscl.com\/ar\/summary-of-new-features-in-scl-5-8-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Summary of New Features in SCL 5.8 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Introducing the latest enhancements<\/div>

SCL version 5.8<\/h2><\/div>
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Tutorial Videos<\/h4><\/div>
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Short tutorial videos and documents, aiming to be under 3 minutes, are now available for every single module. New tutorial videos were introduced for various features like Teacher Dashboard, Group Messages, Gradebook, Create Assignment, etc.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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SCL Launcher<\/h4><\/div>
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The SCL Launcher identifies first-time teacher access and presents a video popup with a comprehensive module explanation.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Student Answer\u2019s Comments<\/h4><\/div>
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New Text Editor<\/h4><\/div>
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New Visual Marking Tools<\/h4><\/div>
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Introduced for Interactive Assignments, supporting only submitted images for file-type questions.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Enhanced File Submission<\/h4><\/div>
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Now you have the capability to upload multiple files within a single submission question, allowing up to 8 files per question. The combined capacity of all files in a single question is capped at 12.5 MB.\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Timezone<\/h4><\/div>
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Timezone-adjusting settings are added to System Settings > General<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Messages History<\/h4><\/div>
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Teachers can now view all messages sent via Group Messages and retract any desired message.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Voice Message<\/h4><\/div>
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Voice Clip (Voice Messages) support was added in Private & Group Messages on the mobile app.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Marking Feedback<\/h4><\/div>
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New features were introduced, including two-way comments, the ability to delete comments, and instant notifications on added comments.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Weekly Bulletin Update<\/h4><\/div>
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\nIn the latest Weekly Bulletin update, new features include an Overlapped Assignments scan for efficient scheduling, improved privacy for individual assignments, automatic text copying for teachers with multiple groups, and insight into subjects that may interfere with workload distribution. These enhancements aim to streamline assignment management and enhance communication for a smoother learning experience.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Enhanced Private Storage<\/h4><\/div>
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    New Features for Parent & Student<\/h4><\/div>
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    Parent & Student now have the ability to select their second language or\/and classroom.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Full Localization<\/h4><\/div>
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    SCL Backend is fully localized, covering various modules and features.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Admission Improvements<\/h4><\/div>
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    new features for admissions, including age calculation displaying months & days, additional columns for applicant display, scheduled assessment, parent interview, and payment dates. The \"Finish\" button now disables after applying to prevent duplication. Improvements include reducing user action duplication when clicking back and adding new form control types (Date and File). The new Documents Manager copies applicant documents to the Students Information System upon enrollment. Changing admission status is now updated on the fly, simplifying the process. Moreover, admission form validation security is enhanced with additional server-side validation.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Automation<\/h4><\/div>
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    allows users to create and manage tasks for daily or weekly notifications. Users can build up to 3 tasks with custom rules and conditions. Task sources are based on insights, with more sources to be added soon. Tasks can be toggled on\/off, and public automation tasks require subscription. The Automation Timer lets users set preferred start times. Users can modify displayed columns for automation output. A premade task example for students below 60% earned grade is added. Unseen tasks are displayed as a warning table on the user dashboard.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Virtual Classroom Improvements<\/h4><\/div>
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    Now allow guests to join SCL Global Events. Scheduled Sessions are introduced., enable\/disable dark mode in Virtual Classroom, New reworked Whiteboard, Breakout Rooms with shared notes and whiteboard, text similarity rework, automatic closed captioning, and more.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Mobile Application Updates<\/h4><\/div>
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    New Reports and Features<\/h4><\/div>
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    Added Private Storage overview report, Forms Generator and Publisher for Admissions, Gradebook Chart & Reading Chart in Student Information System, Automation tasks, and Weekly Bulletin improvements.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    The new photo-sharing feature in SCL allows admins or homeroom teachers to share in-school photos with students and parents. Photos can be easily uploaded by classroom after enabling Photos in Classroom from the School section. The feature allows for adding descriptions, keywords, and mentions of individuals in the pictures, creating a personalized gallery experience for students and parents. Users can track the number of views and likes for each photo, and anyone with access to the photo can like it. Moreover, students and parents receive notifications when they are mentioned in the uploaded pictures, enhancing communication. Additionally, the feature includes notification settings control for moments, allowing users to turn off notifications if desired.<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Everything that shipped in the SCL 5.8 update, written for the people who use it: new features, improvements and fixes across the whole system.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33776,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[51],"class_list":["post-33458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-scl-updates","tag-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/getscl.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/getscl.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/getscl.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getscl.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getscl.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33458"}],"version-history":[{"count":80,"href":"https:\/\/getscl.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33458\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35723,"href":"https:\/\/getscl.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33458\/revisions\/35723"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getscl.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/getscl.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getscl.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getscl.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}