{"id":11532,"date":"2021-02-25T11:17:39","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T22:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.kamiapp.com\/?p=8106"},"modified":"2023-03-30T12:30:59","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T00:30:59","slug":"the-product-updates-announced-at-kami-connect-for-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.kamiapp.com\/blog\/the-product-updates-announced-at-kami-connect-for-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"The product updates announced at Kami Connect for 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11532\" class=\"elementor elementor-11532\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0d93cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0d93cc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-214063e7\" data-id=\"214063e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d44d73f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d44d73f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Last Friday saw the team at Kami host our free virtual conference for educators, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kamiapp.com\/kami-connect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kami Connect<\/a>. It\u2019d be hard to pick a single highlight from a day packed so full of memorable moments, but a strong contender would have to be the preview of some exciting new features coming to Kami this first half of the school year.<\/p><p>Ever since we started, Kami has been on a mission to transform the way you teach, feedback, and assess. To make learning more student-centric, collaborative, personalized, and available to all learners at any stage, whether in-class, remote or a bit of both.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Because of this, we also get super excited about any new features that continue to help us make this all happen. Here are the product updates you can expect to see in Kami very soon:\u00a0<\/p><h5>Annotation Bank\u00a0<\/h5><p><strong>Expected release: Now available on beta with full release rolling out in the next couple of weeks<\/strong><\/p><p>Marking the same assessment from all of your students can be a repetitive process \u2013 surely there\u2019s some way to streamline the process?\u00a0 With the Annotation Bank, you will be able to:<\/p><ul><li>Save frequently used feedback for easy reuse across multiple documents.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>Access a bank of saved annotations via the Toggle Sidebar<\/li><\/ul><p><br \/>Try it out today! This new feature is currently available to test out in beta. Simply go to Settings, scroll down to \u201cBeta Features\u201d and then set \u201cAnnotation Bank\u201d to on.\u00a0<\/p><h5>Delete All Annotations<\/h5><p><strong>Expected Release: Within the next couple of weeks\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>There\u2019s a time and a place for careful and precise. However, sometimes you just need a big red button (or, in this case, a small black button) to do everything for you.\u00a0<\/p><p>As you might have guessed (you\u2019re clever like that), we\u2019re adding a long-requested feature that will allow you to wipe any annotated document clean with the click of a button. Delete All Annotations tool will enable teachers to delete all annotations present in the Kami document, all in one go! You\u2019ll be able to find this tool under the menu bar (the one with the little hamburger icon).<\/p><h5>Real-time Monitoring for Canvas users\u00a0<\/h5><p><strong>Expected release: Within the next few weeks<\/strong><\/p><p>Making interactive learning simple and making sure Kami works seamlessly with the software you\u2019re already familiar with goes hand-in-hand.\u00a0<\/p><p>Google Classroom users have long enjoyed the ability to monitor their student\u2019s work in real-time, and we&#8217;ll soon be providing our Canvas users with the same capabilities.<\/p><p>This feature will allow you to:<\/p><ul><li>Examine your students\u2019 progress before they submit work.<\/li><li>Give feedback and advice to your students as they work through assignments.<\/li><\/ul><h5>\u00a0<\/h5><h5>Assessments Mode<\/h5><p><strong>Expected release: Within the next 1-2 months on Google Classroom and Canvas, with Schoology to follow shortly after\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Summative assessments are now getting their very own dedicated feature in Kami! In summative mode, you\u2019ll be able to:<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Set how many submissions are allowed \u2014 just as you would with a traditional test.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Set a countdown timer for timed assessments.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Automatically submit assignments once the allotted time has run out.\u00a0<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Revoke student access to documents after submission.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><h5><br \/>Better Scaffolding of Annotations<\/h5><p><strong>Expected release: 1-2 months on Google Classroom and Canvas, with Schoology to follow\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>You\u2019ll soon have even more ways to personalize the learning materials you use in class.<\/p><p>With this feature, Teachers will be able to place annotations on documents before they are sent out for students to work through.\u00a0Create do-nows, mini-lessons, and provide additional resources or instructions wherever you want over the original document.\u00a0Forgot to add vital info or clarifications to a document? No problem, this tool will also enable you to make amendments to all files after you\u2019ve sent them out to students.<\/p><p>We know that &#8220;better scaffolding of annotations&#8221; isn&#8217;t the most intuitive name for this feature \u2014 so if you have any suggestions, let us know on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.come\/usekamiapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p><h5>Faster Grading<\/h5><p><strong>Expected release: 1-2 months<\/strong><\/p><p>What\u2019s never a bad thing? Getting things done faster.\u00a0<\/p><p>Soon, you\u2019ll be able to get your grading over and done with quicker than ever before \u2013 even when working with larger classes (it\u2019s been a long time coming, we know).<\/p><p>Kami\u2019s Chrome extension will speed up the loading of files inside your LMS\u2019s grading page \u2013\u00a0meaning you\u2019ll save time when marking assessments using Kami with Google Classroom, Schoology, or Canvas.<\/p><h5>Answer Boxes<\/h5><p><strong>Expected release: Within the next 3-6 months<\/strong><\/p><p>More interactive education? Of course \u2013 it\u2019s what we live for. So we\u2019re rolling out a whole new way to engage, personalize and interact.\u00a0Formative assessments are an effective way to gauge where individual students are at with their learning, allowing you to adapt to your students\u2019 needs accurately. That\u2019s great &#8211; but imagine if creating a formative assessment was quicker and simpler than ever.\u00a0<\/p><p>That\u2019s where the Kami Answer Boxes will come in.\u00a0<\/p><p>Simply create an answer box for your students to fill in, push it out to your class, collect their answers, and review them all in the same place.\u00a0This is only the first in a series of new additions to Kami that will help you foster more interactivity and better feedback in your classroom. Be sure to check our social channels for any future updates on this exciting new feature<\/p><h5>Watch the product update at Kami Connect<\/h5><p><iframe title=\"Hengjie Wang - Kami Updates (Kami Connect 2021)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/83zqQnj6CDo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h5>Join the Kami beta testing group<\/h5><p>Can\u2019t wait for the big debut of these features? Then perhaps you\u2019d like to join our beta testing group. There you\u2019ll get a sneak-peak, early access, and even the opportunity to provide valuable feedback on your choice of upcoming Kami features.<\/p><p>Help us continue to make Kami the very best digital classroom hero it can be for you. 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