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We have successfully pushed an update for Software Capture for PC binary to all instances residing in the US, Canada, and the European Union focused on improved performance and stability across a broad set of new and legacy computer architectures. This update also includes new shape tools for the Annotation toolbar, automatic uploads for failed recordings, low-resolution warnings when trying to generate automatic indexes, reduced load times, and several optimizations and 75+ bug fixes and improvements that include issues identified in the field.

1. New Shape Tool Available for the Annotation Toolbar
   Adding to the Annotation Toolbar, instructors will be able to utilize a variety of shape tools to enhance their live streams and recordings. To learn how to enable and use the Annotation Toolbar, please visit our guide on Using the Annotation Toolbar.
   
   
2. Automatic Uploads to My Media for Failed Recordings
   The YuJa Software Capture application will now automatically recover and upload failed recordings. Content creators can access and play their recovered recordings from their My Media folder.
   
3. Low-Resolution Warning for Automatic Index Generation
   To provide instructors with assurance for their automatic index creation, we now provide a warning message for low-resolution captures. For more accurate indexing, users will need to switch to a higher resolution.
   
   
4. Reduced Load Times for the YuJa Software Capture Application
   In an effort to make navigating through the Software Capture application a seamless experience, we have significantly reduced load times for opening YSC settings and switching between recording devices. 
   
5. Bug Fixes and Optimizations
   We have optimized the performance of the YuJa Software Capture application and made several bug fixes to improve the user experience. Highlighting some of these optimizations and fixes are:
   
   • YSC will no longer need to restart for system-wide settings to take effect.
   • YSC can now auto-launch from any installed location.
   • Fixed issues related to automated sessions not starting.
   • YSC will automatically disable inaccessible/in-use devices for automated sessions.

    

We have successfully pushed an update to all Video Conference Platform instances residing in the United States, Canada, and the European Union. This update provides our users with the re-release of our Video Conference mobile app and an increased number of video participants.

1. YuJa Video Conference Mobile Release
   We have re-released our Video Conference mobile app for IOS and Android to provide a secure and reliable experience similar to our desktop application. Mobile Video Conference attendees will be able to view shared screens and a list of participants. They will also have access to the live chat feature to engage with others during the session.
   
   
2. Increased Number of Video Participants to 120
   In continuing to enhance the overall collaborative experience, we have increased the number of simultaneous video participants to 120 and dial-in users to six. For future releases, we intend to incrementally increase video participants in an effort to attain 200 on-video participants. 

We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States. For a summary of the release, please refer to the corresponding tag for the most recent Canadian and EU zones release.

We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Engage Student Response System instances residing in the United States, Canada, and the European Union. This release provides our users with an improved Grade Book UI, live poll results for PowerPoint slides, and several optimizations and bug fixes.

1. Live Poll Results for PowerPoint Slides
   We have updated our PowerPoint poll integration to provide instructors and students with instant feedback for polls and surveys. View live results during PowerPoint presentations to enhance the overall experience of class participation.
   
2. Improved Grade Book UI
   We have updated our Grade Book UI to provide instant access to poll questions and participants. Instructors may simply access their published polls, view questions, and analyze individual student responses.
   
   
3. Bug Fixes and Optimizations
   We have optimized the performance of YuJa Engage and made several bug fixes to improve the user experience. Highlighting some of these optimizations and fixes are:
   
   • Names entered for anonymous poll participants will now appear in the Grade Book.
   • Optimized backend LMS integration for Canvas and Blackboard Learn.
   • Poll codes for PowerPoint will now appear for each poll slide.
   • Fixed issues for missing question labels.

We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Verity for Test Proctoring instances residing in the US, Canada, and the European Union. This update includes access to our new Institution Reports, student access to listed URLs, and passwords for Verity-enabled quizzes.

1. New Admin Reporting for Institutions
   YuJa Verity now offers system-wide information for test proctoring. Institution Reports allow admins to view:
   
   
   • The overall proctoring results Flag Level of their institution. 
   • The number of Proctored Extensions downloaded.
   • A monthly count of proctored tests taken.

   Admins may also view top flagged courses within each category (i.e., Severe, Major, Minor) and have quick access to the Verity Results table for each course.
   

2. Allow Student Access to Only Listed URLs
   Instructors can allow students to connect to specific websites by creating a list of accessible URLs for test proctoring. This feature is perfect for students to access resources such as public domain libraries or any other URLs the instructor wishes to add. 
   
3. Integrated Passwords for Proctored Quizzes
   To ensure students cannot take a proctored quiz without the YuJa Verity extension enabled, we have integrated auto-generated LMS passwords for all Verity-enabled quizzes to provide an additional level of security and integrity to the proctoring process. Students will automatically be allowed access to quizzes once authenticated through the Verity extension.   

We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Engage Student Response System instances residing in the United States, Canada, and the European Union. This release provides our users with Canvas LTI 1.3 integration, an update to the PowerPoint Ribbon Add-in, improved accessibility for Survey Polls, and various performance optimizations and bug fixes.

1. Canvas LTI 1.3 Integration
   Similar to our Blackboard Learn integration, this update allows users to integrate YuJa Engage into their Canvas instance. Polls may be created and published directly to desired courses and viewed by admins, instructors, and students. For more information, please visit our support guide on Integrating YuJa Engage for Canvas.
   
2. New Installation Method for the PowerPoint Ribbon Add-in for Poll Integration
   To provide users with an easier installation method, we have updated the YuJa Engage plugin to be installed directly from the Office Add-ins store. This method will allow our users to take advantage of the plugin for browser-based PowerPoint presentations. Simply search for the YuJa Engage plugin and click Add to integrate and administer live polls during PowerPoint presentations. For more information, please visit our support guide on Integrating the YuJa Engage plugin with PowerPoint.
   
   
3. New UI for the YuJa Engage Plugin for PowerPoint
   We have enhanced the overall UI of the YuJa Engage plugin for PowerPoint. Question types and questions are now displayed clearly on individual cards, allowing instructors to access and integrate questions into their presentations effortlessly. To utilize the new UI, please install the YuJa Engage plugin through the PowerPoint Add-ins store. 
   
   
4. Improved Accessibility for Survey Polls
   Survey Polls can now be accessed directly through the main navigation menu.
   
   
5. Optimized Performance and Bug Fixes
   We have optimized the performance of YuJa Engage and made several bug fixes to improve the user experience. Highlighting some of these optimizations and fixes are:
   • Polls will now autosave as drafts.   
   • Users can now drag and drop images into poll questions.
   • Updated the Manage Polls table to include Survey Polls.

We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Verity for Test Proctoring instances residing in the US, Canada, and the European Union. This update includes the ability to enable full-screen viewing of the Video Player, a new expandable student verification window, support for additional browsers, and new Verity Results placements for Canvas and Moodle.

1. Enable Full-Screen Viewing of the Video Player
   The Video Player features a full-screen viewing experience for instructors reviewing proctoring sessions. Full screen can be enabled for individual screen-capture or webcam recordings, or instructors can choose to view both recordings in full screen.
   
   
2. New Expandable Student ID Verification Window
   We have implemented a new feature that will allow instructors to see the ID verification easily. Instructors can click any ID within the Results table to view high-resolution images.
   
   
3. Support for New Canvas Quizzes
   In keeping pace with updates for our Canvas users, YuJa Verity is now available to use within New Quizzes for Canvas.
   
4. Support for Additional Browsers
   YuJa Verity is now supported by the following browsers: Google Chrome, Opera, Microsoft Edge, and Brave. Future releases will focus on providing support for additional browsers, such as Safari and Firefox.
   
   
5. New Verity Results Placement for Canvas and Moodle
   The Verity Results table is now easily accessible under Related Items for Canvas instructors. Moodle instructors will be pleased to see access to Verity Results directly from the Verity-enabled quiz.
   
   
6. Bug Fixes and Optimizations
   To improve the overall user experience for Verity, we have made improvements to the UI and resolved several bugs.
   
   
   • Resolved issues related to UI text for student names.
   • Flag Level 0 will display as “None.”
   • Fixed issue for new courses with users being unable to access Verity-enabled quizzes.
   • Exit Tabs Here button will close Incognito tabs.

We have successfully pushed a maintenance update to all YuJa Himalayas for Data Archiving and Compliance instances residing in the United States, Canada, and the European Union. This release provides our users with a new feature to view and download individual group recordings for Microsoft Teams, annual recurring policies will now run from the date of creation, and improved UI and text across the platform.

1. View and Download Individual Group Recordings for Microsoft Teams
   To provide admins with more flexibility in how they retrieve recordings from Microsoft Teams, we have implemented a new feature to view and download specific recordings. The Group Provisioning and Mapping panel provides admins with a list of groups for their institution. When user recordings are filtered, only recordings for the selected groups will appear.
   
2. Annual Recurring Policy Will Now Run from the Date of Creation
   Previously, all annual recurring policies would run on the 31st of December. We have optimized this feature to run annually from the date the policy is created.
3. Bug Fixes and Optimizations
   
   • Resolved an issue where Automatic Enrollment did not add users under the Manual Enrollment list for the Blackboard Collaborate integration.
   • Improved UI design and text across the platform.

We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Engage Student Response System instances residing in the United States, Canada, and the European Union. This release provides our users with Blackboard LTI 1.3 integration, new survey polls for non-graded questions, the ability for instructors to share an entire poll, as well as add images to their questions, and various performance optimizations and bug fixes.

1. Blackboard Learn LTI 1.3 Integration
   This update will allow our users to integrate YuJa Engage into their Blackboard instance. Polls may be created and published directly to desired courses and viewed by admins, instructors, and students. Future updates will focus on providing Grade Book sync across all instances. For more information, please visit our support guide on Integrating YuJa Engage for Blackboard Learn.
   
2. New Survey Polls for Non-Graded Questions
   Instructors may now create and publish a survey to administer non-graded polls. These polls do not have correct answers and can provide insight into ideas and opinions students wish to express.
   
3. Instructors Can Now Share Entire Polls
   We have added a new feature that will provide instructors and students with a more dynamic learning experience. In addition to being able to share individual questions throughout a lecture, instructors will now be able to share an entire poll with their students. Instructors may choose to use this feature as part of a mid-class structured assessment for their students to gauge student comprehension and boost engagement.
4. Upload Images for Questions
   Poll creators may now add images to their questions. Future releases will allow creators to add images to possible answers.
   
5. Optimized Performance and Bug Fixes
   We have optimized the performance of YuJa Engage and made several bug fixes to improve the user experience. Highlighting some of these optimizations and fixes are:

• • Fixed an issue where poll results were not accurately displayed.
  • Resolved an issue where longer poll questions would not save.
  • The countdown timer is now synced for creators and viewers.
  • Resolved crash issues when pausing the poll.
  • Updated the UI text for viewers.
  • Fixed redirect links.

We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Panorama for Digital Accessibility instances residing in the United States, Canada, and the European Union. This release provides our users with a new direct-access Panorama Platform (in addition to the LTI-only integration), Alternative Formats for math equations, privacy and security enhancements, and a more responsive and accessible UI.

1. New Standalone Panorama Platform for Admins and Instructors
   To provide more flexibility to admins and instructors, we have created a Standalone Platform that can be used to manage their institution, access the LTI App, and review the functionality of the APIs for their Alternative Formats.
   
   In future releases, institutions will be able to customize their personal domain, access features like our upcoming Library and Reserve Desk capabilities, and more. The Standalone Platform will soon have support for SSO integration and a Sandbox environment where users can view Alternative Formats and Accessibility Reports. For more information, please visit our support guide on Signing Up for the Panorama Management Portal.
2. New Alternative Math Formats Support for Printed and Handwritten Math Equations
   To expand upon our alternative formats, we now support converting documents containing math equations into MP3 files and clear text (i.e. numbers and symbols to words) to improve readability. Whether your document contains printed math equations or chemical diagrams, we support up to a dozen image types to ensure that Panorama is as accessible as possible. Below are examples of some of our supported math formats, including printed math and handwritten math.
3. Math Equation Support for Screen Readers
   We have implemented a new feature that will allow users to have math equations read aloud to them when using screen readers across all instances. This includes equations embedded in documents and included in images.
4. Improved Accessibility for Alternative Formats Button
   Our Accessibility Icon will now change shape based on the document’s accessibility score. There will be five different shapes to ensure that instructors with color impairments can easily distinguish the scores.
   
5. Users Can Now Convert all Text Files to LaTeX
   In continuing to provide alternative formats, Panorama can now convert text-based files to LaTeX. This includes the ability to recognize and convert math equations within documents, whether they be directly embedded into the document or included as an image.
   
6. Instructors and Admins Can Now Hide Alternative Formats
   With the implementation of our new toggle switch, instructors and admins can choose to enable or disable student access to the Alternative Formats menu for individual files.
   
7. Admins Can Now Test Alternative Formats API Access
   If alternative formats are not being generated, admins may test the API access for their institution through the new Panorama Management Platform. For more information, please visit our guide on Testing the Alternative Formats API Access.
8. Enhanced Privacy and Security for the Panorama Chrome Extension
   To provide our users with the latest standards for privacy and security, as well as performance enhancements, Panorama’s Chrome extension will now adopt Manifest V3.
9. Optimized Institution Report Exporting
   We have optimized the performance of institution reporting across all Panorama instances. Exporting reports will now take significantly less time.
10. More Responsive and Accessible User Interface
    By partnering with third-party auditors, we have identified key areas of improvement for Panorama’s UI. In this release, we’ve improved the responsiveness and accessibility of our UI across all instances. In future releases, we will continue to identify and expand upon the accessibility of our Platform.