7.7.3
2024-03-11
What's new in 7.7.3
- Lock managed teacher and student account editing
- Bug fixes
7.6
2023-11-09
What's new in 7.6
We've added new functionality around archived classes for Pro users! Pro users can now...
- Access and view content within archived classes without needing to restore them
- Copy archived classes, folders, assignments, and documents into active classes
- Download resources from archived classes
- Add items from archived classes to student portfolios
- A new banner will indicate if users are exploring an archived class
7.5.10
2023-10-26
What's new in 7.5.10:
- Fixed issue with pinning/unpinning posts.
- Fixed memory issue causing crashing.
- Fixed issue where Socrative-linked classes not showing up properly.
- Some other bug fixes and improvements.
What's new in 7.5.9:
Accessibility updates to make the app more equitable for our users.
Added:
- Default alternate text for screen readers has been added for documents and e-pubs.
Changed:
- Colours have been adjusted as Showbie moves closer to becoming AA WCAG compliant.
- The placeholder image has been removed to reduce confusion for screen readers.
- Much improved accessibility support for pinned and text notes in the document previewer.
- Many other small accessibility fixes.
7.5.9
2023-10-11
What's new in 7.5.9:
Accessibility updates to make the app more equitable for our users.
Added:
- Default alternate text for screen readers has been added for documents and e-pubs.
Changed:
- Colours have been adjusted as Showbie moves closer to becoming AA WCAG compliant.
- The placeholder image has been removed to reduce confusion for screen readers.
- Much improved accessibility support for pinned and text notes in the document previewer.
- Many other small accessibility fixes.
7.5.7
2023-09-19
What's new in 7.5.7:
- Fixed issue where the grading tool disappeared in the document viewer.
What's new in 7.5.5 & 7.5.6:
- Bug fixes and improvements.
What's new in 7.5.4:
- Support for Markdown bolding and italicizing in comments.
- Bug fixes and improvements.
What's new in 7.5.3:
- Improved password requirements.
- Bug fixes and improvements.
7.5.5
2023-09-11
What's new in 7.5.5:
- Bug fixes and improvements.
What's new in 7.5.4:
- Support for Markdown bolding and italicizing in comments.
- Bug fixes and improvements.
What's new in 7.5.3:
- Improved password requirements.
- Bug fixes and improvements.
7.5.4
2023-09-06
What's new in 7.5.4:
- Support for Markdown bolding and italicizing in comments.
- Bug fixes and improvements.
What's new in 7.5.3:
- Improved password requirements.
- Bug fixes and improvements.
7.5.3
2023-08-17
What's new in 7.5.3:
- Improved password requirements.
- Bug fixes and improvements.
What’s new in 7.5.2:
- Added Icelandic language.
- More accessibility improvements.
What’s new in 7.5.1:
- Improved compliance to high contrast Accessibility mode.
- Document previewer has better voice over support.
- Many accessibility improvements throughout the app.
What’s new in 7.5:
- Email confirmation has been added for student and parent users.
- A new screen will show up during Sign-up where you can resend the confirmation email.
- The structure for My Info has been adjusted.
- You can now resend the confirmation email in the Sign-in & Security menu if your account has not been confirmed yet.
7.5.2
2023-08-03
What’s new in 7.5.2:
- Added Icelandic language.
- More accessibility improvements.
What’s new in 7.5.1:
- Improved compliance to high contrast Accessibility mode.
- Document previewer has better voice over support.
- Many accessibility improvements throughout the app.
What’s new in 7.5:
- Email confirmation has been added for student and parent users.
- A new screen will show up during Sign-up where you can resend the confirmation email.
- The structure for My Info has been adjusted.
- You can now resend the confirmation email in the Sign-in & Security menu if your account has not been confirmed yet.
7.5.1
2023-07-25
What's new in 7.5.1:
- Improved compliance to high contrast Accessibility mode.
- Document previewer has better voice over support.
- Many accessibility more accessibility improvements throughout the app.
What’s new in 7.5:
- Email confirmation has been added for student and parent users.
- A new screen will show up during Sign-up where you can resend the confirmation email.
- The structure for My Info has been adjusted.
- You can now resend the confirmation email in the Sign-in & Security menu if your account has not been confirmed yet.
- Some small bug fixes.
7.5
2023-07-18
What’s new in 7.5:
- Email confirmation has been added for student and parent users.
- A new screen will show up during Sign-up where you can resend the confirmation email.
- The structure for My Info has been adjusted.
- You can now resend the confirmation email in the Sign-in & Security menu if your account has not been confirmed yet.
- Some small bug fixes.
7.4.9
2023-05-25
What's new in 7.4.9
- Fixed: Black screen when using Airplay from a document.
- Fixed: Issue where renaming a Garageband file broke it.
What's new in 7.4.8
- We've added a feature allowing you to use Spotlight to search for files in a class discussion and shared folders.
- We've added a feature where users can draw straight lines and form shapes in documents.
- Users can now view changes made by other users in the document previewer, as they happen.
- Improved some internal analytics to help our team better support users.
- Some bug fixes related to navigation in the app.
- Some more bug fixes related to posting comments in the Gradebook.
7.4.8
2023-04-27
What's new in 7.4.8:
- We've added a feature allowing you to use Spotlight to search for files in a class discussion and shared folders.
- We've added a feature where users can draw straight lines and form shapes in documents.
- Users can now view changes made by other users in the document previewer, as they happen.
- Improved some internal analytics to help our team better support users.
Fixed:
- Some bug fixes related to navigation in the app.
- Some more bug fixes related to posting comments in the Gradebook.
7.4.7
2023-04-12
What's new in 7.4.7
- Fixes a crash when teachers try to open the differentiation menu.
- Some accessibility bug fixes.
What's new in 7.4.6
- Fixed: Crash when viewing the status of a document conversion.
- Fixed: Crashes on other devices when receiving live updates.
What's new in 7.4.5
- Fixed: Crash when teacher is changing the profile picture of a student.
What's new in 7.4.4
- Fixed: Grades not updating in all places on screen when teacher adds/revises them.
- Fixed: Parents were not properly showing up in Invite Parents student list.
- Fixed: Crash when choosing "Open in New Window" on a post.
- Fixed: Errors and hang ups when uploading files from other apps.
What's new in 7.4.3
- New: you can now copy an assignment into a subfolder, saving you time managing material.
- New: you can now copy entire folders to another subfolder, saving you time duplicating folder structures for your class.
- New: You can now view the location of assignments within specific subfolders in the Assignment Overview.
7.4.6
2023-04-04
What's new in 7.4.6
- Fixed: Crash when viewing the status of a document conversion.
- Fixed: Crashes on other devices when receiving live updates.
- Fixes: Issue where teachers could not leave class from class members.
What's new in 7.4.5
- Fixed: Crash when teacher is changing the profile picture of a student.
What's new in 7.4.4
- Fixed: Grades not updating in all places on screen when teacher adds/revises them.
- Fixed: Parents were not properly showing up in Invite Parents student list.
- Fixed: Crash when choosing "Open in New Window" on a post.
- Fixed: Errors and hang ups when uploading files from other apps.
What's new in 7.4.3
- New: you can now copy an assignment into a subfolder, saving you time managing material.
- New: you can now copy entire folders to another subfolder, saving you time duplicating folder structures for your class.
- New: You can now view the location of assignments within specific subfolders in the Assignment Overview.
7.4.5
2023-03-27
What's new in 7.4.5
- Fixed: Crash when teacher is changing the profile picture of a student.
What's new in 7.4.4
- Fixed: Grades not updating in all places on screen when teacher adds/revises them.
- Fixed: Parents were not properly showing up in Invite Parents student list.
- Fixed: Crash when choosing "Open in New Window" on a post.
- Fixed: Errors and hang ups when uploading files from other apps.
What's new in 7.4.3
- New: you can now copy an assignment into a subfolder, saving you time managing material.
- New: you can now copy entire folders to another subfolder, saving you time duplicating folder structures for your class.
- New: You can now view the location of assignments within specific subfolders in the Assignment Overview.
7.4.3
2023-02-23
What's new in 7.4.3
- New: you can now copy an assignment into a subfolder, saving you time managing material.
- New: you can now copy entire folders to another subfolder, saving you time duplicating folder structures for your class.
- New: You can now view the location of assignments within specific subfolders in the Assignment Overview.
7.3.2
2022-10-19
Updated in 7.3.1
- Additional error handling on sign up for teachers joining schools in a different region than they signed up in.
New in 7.3
- we've improved assignment settings to provide additional flexibility to schedule activities, and to customize when and how assignments are shared with students
Changed in 7.3
- EngageNY content is no longer available in the app but can now be found at https://www.showbie.com/teacher-resources/
7.3.1
2022-10-12
Updated in 7.3.1
- Additional error handling on sign up for teachers joining schools in a different region than they signed up in.
New in 7.3
- we've improved assignment settings to provide additional flexibility to schedule activities, and to customize when and how assignments are shared with students
Changed in 7.3
- EngageNY content is no longer available in the app but can now be found at https://www.showbie.com/teacher-resources/
7.2.5
2022-09-12
Fixed in 7.2.5
- improved the sign up process teachers signing up in different data regions
- fixed issue on iPhones where the keyboard would cover some text fields on sign in/up
7.2.4
2022-09-02
Fixed in 7.2.4
- improved the sign up process for students and parents signing up in different data regions
7.2.2
2022-08-02
Refreshed assignment creation UI. Other bug fixes and performance enhancements.
7.2.1
2022-07-19
Fixed in 7.2.1
- Issue with being unable to rename a document.
7.1.4
2022-05-30
New in 7.1.3:
- This release enhances the Assignment Sharing feature by giving teachers greater flexibility to import shared assignments directly into class folders.
7.1.3
2022-05-09
New in 7.1.3:
- This release enhances the Assignment Sharing feature by giving teachers greater flexibility to import shared assignments directly into class folders.
7.1.2
2022-05-03
Fixed in 7.1.2:
- fixed crashes that occurs for some users running iOS 14
7.1
2022-04-11
We've introduced a new checklist to improve the onboarding experience for new Showbie users. The onboarding checklist will better orient new users to the essential workflow features of the app to help teachers make their class set-up quick and painless.
7.0.9
2022-04-04
Users connecting to the EU data region can see the region they're logged into in the help menu.
7.0.6
2022-03-18
Fixed in 7.0.6
Fixed an issue causing the app to crash on launch when running on iOS 14.
What's New in 7.0
Assignments can now be shared directly with teachers! Assignments can be shared using the in-app generated link through the new assignment settings menu. Share quality content with colleagues so they can use Showbie quickly and easily!
7.0.1
2022-03-02
What's New in 7.0
Assignments can now be shared directly with teachers! Assignments can be shared using the in-app generated link through the new assignment settings menu. Share quality content with colleagues so they can use Showbie quickly and easily!
6.9.3
2022-01-19
What’s New in 6.9.3
- Minor bug fixes and performance enhancements
What’s New in 6.9.2
- New users now have a sample class and assignment upon signup, making it faster and easier to start using Showbie
6.9.2
2022-01-13
What’s New in 6.9.2
- New users now have a sample class and assignment upon signup, making it faster and easier to start using Showbie
6.9.1
2022-01-06
What’s New in 6.9.1
- We’ve cleaned up our onboarding tutorial to make account setup faster and easier for new users
6.8
2021-10-19
What’s New in 6.8
The new Assignment Reorder feature now allows you to sort your assignments in your class. You can sort them by name, due date, or in a custom order that best suits your classroom experience.
6.7.2
2021-10-14
What’s Changed in 6.7.2
- assignment overview can be accessed from the context menu by long tapping on a class in the main class list
- fixed issue with Socrative integration wizard dismissing prematurely when using the Magic Trackpad
- fixed rare crash when loading a document in the annotation tool
6.7.1
2021-09-15
What’s Fixed in 6.7.1
- password protected PDFs can be unlocked in the document previewer
- all student classes properly appear for parents
- annotation saving errors will retry saving if an error is encountered
6.3.9
2020-12-10
Create even more in Showbie! Introducing Isometric Grids and Music Staff templates in the Create Document feature. We've also improved our Activity Center to refresh every 30 seconds to keep you up-to-date on what's happening in your account.
6.3.7
2020-11-18
What's new in 6.3.7:
- pinned voice and text note annotations can again be moved and played when the pan/zoom tool is selected
And in case you missed the big updates in 6.3:
A lot can happen in Showbie in a day. We want to make it easy for you to stay on top of your day! We are excited to introduce our Activity Center to keep track of all of your Showbie notifications.
This release also includes Multi-Window support because the only thing better than having Showbie open on your iPad is having 2 instances of Showbie open on your iPad. You'll be able to use Showbie side-by-side, or alongside any of your other apps.
And to top it off, if you're logged into the same iCloud account on both your iOS and macOS devices, you can now pick up in your browser where you left off with Handoff!
6.3.6
2020-11-14
What's new in 6.3.6:
- text is again selectable in PDFs
- fixed incorrect templates being selected when creating a new document
And in case you missed the big updates in 6.3:
A lot can happen in Showbie in a day. We want to make it easy for you to stay on top of your day! We are excited to introduce our Activity Center to keep track of all of your Showbie notifications.
This release also includes Multi-Window support because the only thing better than having Showbie open on your iPad is having 2 instances of Showbie open on your iPad. You'll be able to use Showbie side-by-side, or alongside any of your other apps.
And to top it off, if you're logged into the same iCloud account on both your iOS and macOS devices, you can now pick up in your browser where you left off with Handoff!
6.3.5
2020-11-09
What's new in 6.3.5:
- fixed some display issues with the Activity Center on iOS 11 and 12
- fixed assignments sometimes appearing as inaccessible when using the share extension
And in case you missed the big updates in 6.3:
A lot can happen in Showbie in a day. We want to make it easy for you to stay on top of your day! We are excited to introduce our Activity Center to keep track of all of your Showbie notifications.
This release also includes Multi-Window support because the only thing better than having Showbie open on your iPad is having 2 instances of Showbie open on your iPad. You'll be able to use Showbie side-by-side, or alongside any of your other apps.
And to top it off, if you're logged into the same iCloud account on both your iOS and macOS devices, you can now pick up in your browser where you left off with Handoff!
6.3.3
2020-10-24
A lot can happen in Showbie in a day. We want to make it easy for you to stay on top of your day! We are excited to introduce our Activity Center to keep track of all of your Showbie notifications.
This release also includes Multi-Window support because the only thing better than having Showbie open on your iPad is having 2 instances of Showbie open on your iPad. You'll be able to use Showbie side-by-side, or alongside any of your other apps.
And to top it off, if you're logged into the same iCloud account on both your iOS and macOS devices, you can now pick up in your browser where you left off with Handoff!
Fixed in 6.3.2:
- pro users are able to upload videos larger than 25MB again
6.3.2
2020-10-22
A lot can happen in Showbie in a day. We want to make it easy for you to stay on top of your day! We are excited to introduce our Activity Center to keep track of all of your Showbie notifications.
This release also includes Multi-Window support because the only thing better than having Showbie open on your iPad is having 2 instances of Showbie open on your iPad. You'll be able to use Showbie side-by-side, or alongside any of your other apps.
And to top it off, if you're logged into the same iCloud account on both your iOS and macOS devices, you can now pick up in your browser where you left off with Handoff!
Fixed in 6.3.2:
- pro users are able to upload videos larger than 25MB again
6.3
2020-10-14
A lot can happen in Showbie in a day. We want to make it easy for you to stay on top of things! We are excited to introduce our Activity Center to keep track of all of your Showbie notifications.
This release also includes Multi-Window support because the only thing better than having Showbie open on your iPad is having 2 instances of Showbie open on your iPad. You'll be able to use Showbie side-by-side, or alongside any of your other apps.
And to top it off, if you're logged into the same iCloud account on both your iOS and macOS devices, you can now pick up in your browser where you left off with Handoff!
6.2.2
2020-09-15
To help our teachers out in prepping their classes we're expanding our differentiated distribution feature to allow you to distribute materials to no one, allowing you to set up all your materials before sending them to your students.
Other minor changes and fixes:
- assignments can again have their due dates set in the past
- muting the microphone in a screen recording no longer causes the audio to become out of sync
6.2
2020-09-03
Give rich, personal instruction and feedback with our new Screen Recording feature. Combine it with the our freshly released New Document creator for a powerful white boarding feature.
6.1.1
2020-08-21
- class codes no longer disappear when update class settings
- tapping on a push notification when the app is in the background will properly navigate you to the location in the app
6.1
2020-07-23
Have a quick idea you want to get into Showbie? Well, now you can! We are excited to announce the release of the Create Blank Document feature! You'll now have the option to add a blank document anywhere in Showbie! You'll be able to choose the orientation, style, and number of pages before adding.
6.0.2
2020-07-13
We've added some improvements to our recent Student Approval feature! You will now be able to Approve All pending student requests the click of a button. You can also now set your classes to Closed, which will disable your class code so that no one can use it to request to join your class.
Also fixed in 6.0.2:
- Quickly switching between pages in a multi-page document will correctly load annotations.
- Fixed inconsistency when toggling the portfolio after changing folders with Quick Marking and switching between folders.
6.0.1
2020-06-15
It’s here! The distance learning feature you’ve been waiting for—video chat! This release features the beta of our video integration with Whereby video chat. This feature is available on an opt-in basis to pro schools only at this time. Talk to your Showbie administrator if you would like to participate. In addition to the video chat, we have added some increased security features to all Showbie classes and groups. You can now set your class or group to By Approval mode, which will require all students to be approved before accessing class content.
5.5.6
2020-05-21
Uploading a video that's too large? Want to trim a bit off the top? When you upload a video from the camera or Photo Library, our new video editor will help you out! Select from a variety of output qualities, or use the trimmer to reduce the video size before uploading. Not only will you be able to have even more control over the content you deliver, but uploads and video playback will be faster too!
Also fixed in 5.5.6:
- Portrait videos are correctly sized when exporting with a non-Original quality.
5.5.5
2020-05-16
Uploading a video that's too large? Want to trim a bit off the top? When you upload a video from the camera or Photo Library, our new video editor will help you out! Select from a variety of output qualities, or use the trimmer to reduce the video size before uploading. Not only will you be able to have even more control over the content you deliver, but uploads and video playback will be faster too!
Also fixed in 5.5.5:
- Multiple images from the Photo Library merged into a document will appear in the order they were selected.
5.5.4
2020-05-01
Things are different now; you can’t just get up in front of the classroom when you have something important to say. Important announcements are getting buried in the Class Discussion by students saying hi or posting pictures of their pets. As a result, we are pleased to introduce our latest distance learning feature, Pinned Posts in Class Discussions. Teachers now have the ability to pin any post in the Class Discussion so that it remains on top for everyone in the class to see!
Fixed in 5.5.4:
- UI tweaks and fixes for pinned class discussion posts
- PDF forms are no longer editable in the previewer
- other bugs and performance enhancements
5.5
2020-04-08
Since the education world has pivoted to distance learning, we at Showbie have been working hard to quickly deliver useful features to help teachers move their classrooms online. We’re excited to announce the first of many distance learning features coming down the pipe – Clear Class Discussion.
You can now clear the class discussion chats to start fresh with your class with new topics! No more deleting comments one-by-one or having students get distracted with old conversations. We hope this helps you have many more fruitful discussions with your students!
5.4.3
2020-04-03
Showbie is proud to announce QR Code sign-in for students!
Students forgetting their username and/or password slowing down your lessons? Tired of getting your students signed in to Showbie at the beginning of each day? We feel your pain and we’re listening! With the new QR Code sign in, students just need to scan their code to sign in. This also works as a great alternative to resetting passwords!
To get started, check out your student’s profile in the new and improved Class Members portal! Stay tuned, the ability to generate a printable sheet of QR codes for your entire class at once is coming very soon!
Added and fixed in 5.4.3:
- we've put a new coat of paint on our PDF previewer and tweaked some of the plumbing. PDF annotations created using the markup feature on iOS 13 will now render correctly. Also, thumbnails and the document outline now include ink, highlighter, and text annotations to give you a quick birds eye view of your document
- watching videos is even easier now. No more waiting to download. Just select a video and begin watching right away!
- selecting a video from the photo library that lives in iCloud properly shows download progress before uploading to Showbie. Sorry for the confusion this one has caused
- other bug fixes and performance enhancements
5.4.2
2020-03-23
Showbie is proud to announce QR Code sign-in for students!
Students forgetting their username and/or password slowing down your lessons? Tired of getting your students signed in to Showbie at the beginning of each day? We feel your pain and we’re listening! With the new QR Code sign in, students just need to scan their code to sign in. This also works as a great alternative to resetting passwords!
To get started, check out your student’s profile in the new and improved Class Members portal! Stay tuned, the ability to generate a printable sheet of QR codes for your entire class at once is coming very soon!
Fixed in 5.4.1:
- User notification settings, while still previously being applied, will display the correct setting when navigating between categories
- Other bug fixes and performance enhancements
5.4.1
2020-03-20
Showbie is proud to announce QR Code sign-in for students!
Students forgetting their username and/or password slowing down your lessons? Tired of getting your students signed in to Showbie at the beginning of each day? We feel your pain and we’re listening! With the new QR Code sign in, students just need to scan their code to sign in. This also works as a great alternative to resetting passwords!
To get started, check out your student’s profile in the new and improved Class Members portal! Stay tuned, the ability to generate a printable sheet of QR codes for your entire class at once is coming very soon!
Fixed in 5.4.1:
- User notification settings, while still previously being applied, will display the correct setting when navigating between categories
- Other bug fixes and performance enhancements
5.4
2020-03-12
Showbie is proud to announce QR Code sign-in for students!
Students forgetting their username and/or password slowing down your lessons? Tired of getting your students signed in to Showbie at the beginning of each day? We feel your pain and we’re listening! With the new QR Code sign in, students just need to scan their code to sign in. This also works as a great alternative to resetting passwords!
To get started, check out your student’s profile in the new and improved Class Members portal! Stay tuned, the ability to generate a printable sheet of QR codes for your entire class at once is coming very soon!
5.3.2
2020-03-01
Uploading a large file to Showbie is a great opportunity to take a quick coffee break and recharge. Even so, we’ve added a brand new upload queue to Showbie, so you’re now free to continue using the app while your upload completes in the background.
We’ve added support for iOS 13 context menus throughout the app. Long-press on a class, assignment, folder, group, or post to access a handy list of shortcut actions.
Tapping on a document now displays a large preview of the document on screen much more quickly.
We’ve improved our VoiceOver support to make navigating Showbie with VoiceOver more efficient and streamlined.
Showbie 5.3 is compatible with iOS 11.4 or newer. If you haven’t updated iOS in the past two years, now might be the time!
What’s new in 5.3.1:
We’ve updated the class members list to be prettier, easier to use, and to make room for some super-secret new features we’ll be launching soon.
What’s new in 5.3.2:
In addition to our usual bug fixes, EPUBs created by Book Creator Online will no longer crash when opened. Sorry about that!
5.3.1
2020-02-21
Uploading a large file to Showbie is a great opportunity to take a quick coffee break and recharge. Even so, we’ve added a brand new upload queue to Showbie, so you’re now free to continue using the app while your upload completes in the background.
We’ve added support for iOS 13 context menus throughout the app. Long-press on a class, assignment, folder, group, or post to access a handy list of shortcut actions.
Tapping on a document now displays a large preview of the document on screen much more quickly.
We’ve improved our VoiceOver support to make navigating Showbie with VoiceOver more efficient and streamlined.
Showbie 5.3 is compatible with iOS 11.4 or newer. If you haven’t updated iOS in the past two years, now might be the time!
What's new in 5.3.1:
We’ve updated the class members list to be prettier, easier to use, and to make room for some super-secret new features we’ll be launching soon.
5.3
2020-02-13
Uploading a large file to Showbie is a great opportunity to take a quick coffee break and recharge. Even so, we’ve added a brand new upload queue to Showbie, so you’re now free to continue using the app while your upload completes in the background.
We’ve added support for iOS 13 context menus throughout the app. Long-press on a class, assignment, folder, group, or post to access a handy list of shortcut actions.
Tapping on a document now displays a large preview of the document on screen much more quickly.
We’ve improved our VoiceOver support to make navigating Showbie with VoiceOver more efficient and streamlined.
Showbie 5.3 is compatible with iOS 11.4 or newer. If you haven’t updated iOS in the past two years, now might be the time!
5.2.2
2020-01-16
Happy holidays! Here’s what you’ll find under the figurative tree in our December update:
- You and your students can now customize your notification settings on a per-class basis. We know you can’t admit it, but we’re going to go out on a limb and assume that some classes are just more important than others. It’s ok.
- Assignments can now be copied directly into folders. You want to put an assignment in a folder, and we at Showbie support you in this endeavour.
- Class folders are now copyable. Take that perfect bundle of assignments and distribute it to each of your classes with style and grace.
- For those of you lucky enough to own an Apple Pencil, we’ve added a new feature called Showbie Magical Pencil Sense (TM). When Apple Pencil is present, you can use your finger to navigate around the page/document, without drawing on the page accidentally.
Plus a few fixes for issues that you reported (thanks!):
- Improved reliability when uploading a large number of images at once.
- Fixed a layout issue that affected portrait-orientation Book Creator books.
- Fixed a crash that would sometimes happen when moving annotations on a multi-page document.
Stay warm, we’ll see you in 2020!
Fixed in 5.2.1:
- teachers no longer need to join a class to access All Assignments in their class list.
- when adding a pinned voice note or comment, page navigation via the bottom thumbnail bar has been disabled.
Changed in 5.2.2:
- updated our support widget so we can help you even more efficiently
5.2.1
2020-01-06
Happy holidays! Here’s what you’ll find under the figurative tree in our December update:
- You and your students can now customize your notification settings on a per-class basis. We know you can’t admit it, but we’re going to go out on a limb and assume that some classes are just more important than others. It’s ok.
- Assignments can now be copied directly into folders. You want to put an assignment in a folder, and we at Showbie support you in this endeavour.
- Class folders are now copyable. Take that perfect bundle of assignments and distribute it to each of your classes with style and grace.
- For those of you lucky enough to own an Apple Pencil, we’ve added a new feature called Showbie Magical Pencil Sense (TM). When Apple Pencil is present, you can use your finger to navigate around the page/document, without drawing on the page accidentally.
Plus a few fixes for issues that you reported (thanks!):
- Improved reliability when uploading a large number of images at once.
- Fixed a layout issue that affected portrait-orientation Book Creator books.
- Fixed a crash that would sometimes happen when moving annotations on a multi-page document.
Stay warm, we’ll see you in 2020!
Fixed in 5.2.1:
- teachers no longer need to join a class to access All Assignments in their class list.
- when adding a pinned voice note or comment, page navigation via the bottom thumbnail bar has been disabled.
5.2
2019-12-24
Happy holidays! Here’s what you’ll find under the figurative tree in our December update:
- You and your students can now customize your notification settings on a per-class basis. We know you can’t admit it, but we’re going to go out on a limb and assume that some classes are just more important than others. It’s ok.
- Assignments can now be copied directly into folders. You want to put an assignment in a folder, and we at Showbie support you in this endeavour.
- Class folders are now copyable. Take that perfect bundle of assignments and distribute it to each of your classes with style and grace.
- For those of you lucky enough to own an Apple Pencil, we’ve added a new feature called Showbie Magical Pencil Sense (TM). When Apple Pencil is present, you can use your finger to navigate around the page/document, without drawing on the page accidentally.
Plus a few fixes for issues that you reported (thanks!):
- Improved reliability when uploading a large number of images at once.
- Fixed a layout issue that affected portrait-orientation Book Creator books.
- Fixed a crash that would sometimes happen when moving annotations on a multi-page document.
Stay warm, we’ll see you in 2020!
5.1
2019-10-29
Showbie now makes it easier than ever to help students who have forgotten their password or need to update their student profile. As a teacher, you now have direct access to modify student account details for any student in your class. This includes setting a new password, or updating profile pic, display name, or email address. Open Class Settings, choose Class Members, and select one of your students to try it out!
Also new as of Showbie 5.0:
Look at your assignments in a whole new light with large document previews! Once you’ve turned on large previews using the ••• menu in the top right corner of your assignment folder, you can browse through big, beautiful previews of shared documents, student submissions, and portfolio work. You can even swipe to browse multi-page documents, right from your assignment folder.
If you’ve already updated to iOS 13, you can use the new document scanner feature when adding items to Showbie. Snap a photo of each page of your document and Showbie will import it as a multi-page, optimized PDF.
5.0
2019-10-16
Look at your assignments in a whole new light with large document previews! Once you’ve turned on large previews using the ••• menu in the top right corner of your assignment folder, you can browse through big, beautiful previews of shared documents, student submissions, and portfolio work. You can even swipe to browse multi-page documents, right from your assignment folder.
If you’ve already updated to iOS 13, you can use the new document scanner feature when adding items to Showbie. Snap a photo of each page of your document and Showbie will import it as a multi-page, optimized PDF.
And also, bug fixes:
- Students can now remove their email address when editing their profile info.
- Epubs exported from Book Creator are now rendering correctly on iOS 13.
- You can now import an image from the Mail app to Showbie on iOS 13.
4.5.6
2019-09-26
We’ve redesigned the Quick Marking menu to make reviewing student work faster and easier than ever. Now you can:
• Navigate to any student’s assignment submission without leaving the document previewer
• If your student added multiple documents to their assignment, navigate between them without leaving the document previewer
• Swipe to navigate from one student’s submission to the next
You can now remove the class code/group code from a class or a group. This way, you can be confident that nobody will accidentally access your class or group after all of your students have joined.
Fixed in 4.5.6:
- Fixed a bug that prevented long pinned voice notes from being recorded in a Showbie Pro class discussion.
4.5.5
2019-09-24
We’ve redesigned the Quick Marking menu to make reviewing student work faster and easier than ever. Now you can:
• Navigate to any student’s assignment submission without leaving the document previewer
• If your student added multiple documents to their assignment, navigate between them without leaving the document previewer
• Swipe to navigate from one student’s submission to the next
You can now remove the class code/group code from a class or a group. This way, you can be confident that nobody will accidentally access your class or group after all of your students have joined.
Fixed in 4.5.5:
- Adjusted Quick Marking behaviour so that you will always stay on the current document by default when switching between students, if the current document is shared.
- Importing an image via the share extension from GeoGabra has been fixed.
4.5.4
2019-09-17
We’ve redesigned the Quick Marking menu to make reviewing student work faster and easier than ever. Now you can:
• Navigate to any student’s assignment submission without leaving the document previewer
• If your student added multiple documents to their assignment, navigate between them without leaving the document previewer
• Swipe to navigate from one student’s submission to the next
You can now remove the class code/group code from a class or a group. This way, you can be confident that nobody will accidentally access your class or group after all of your students have joined.
Fixed in 4.5.3:
File, voice note, and pinned voice notes no longer stall when uploading on iOS 10.
4.5.3
2019-09-11
We’ve redesigned the Quick Marking menu to make reviewing student work faster and easier than ever. Now you can:
• Navigate to any student’s assignment submission without leaving the document previewer
• If your student added multiple documents to their assignment, navigate between them without leaving the document previewer
• Swipe to navigate from one student’s submission to the next
You can now remove the class code/group code from a class or a group. This way, you can be confident that nobody will accidentally access your class or group after all of your students have joined.
Fixed in 4.5.3:
File, voice note, and pinned voice notes no longer stall when uploading on iOS 10.
4.5.2
2019-08-20
We’ve redesigned the Quick Marking menu to make reviewing student work faster and easier than ever. Now you can:
• Navigate to any student’s assignment submission without leaving the document previewer
• If your student added multiple documents to their assignment, navigate between them without leaving the document previewer
• Swipe to navigate from one student’s submission to the next
You can now remove the class code/group code from a class or a group. This way, you can be confident that nobody will accidentally access your class or group after all of your students have joined.
Fixed in 4.5.2:
Students can no longer edit posts in a paused class discussion or announcements only group.
4.5.1
2019-08-14
We’ve redesigned the Quick Marking menu to make reviewing student work faster and easier than ever. Now you can:
• Navigate to any student’s assignment submission without leaving the document previewer
• If your student added multiple documents to their assignment, navigate between them without leaving the document previewer
• Swipe to navigate from one student’s submission to the next
You can now remove the class code/group code from a class or a group. This way, you can be confident that nobody will accidentally access your class or group after all of your students have joined.
4.5
2019-08-07
We’ve redesigned the Quick Marking menu to make reviewing student work faster and easier than ever. Now you can:
• Navigate to any student’s assignment submission without leaving the document previewer
• If your student added multiple documents to their assignment, navigate between them without leaving the document previewer
• Swipe to navigate from one student’s submission to the next
You can now remove the class code/group code from a class or a group. This way, you can be confident that nobody will accidentally access your class or group after all of your students have joined.
4.4.3
2019-07-16
You can now distribute personalized Socrative quiz result reports directly to your students in Showbie! After you’ve finished a quiz in Showbie, tap on the quiz options menu and choose ‘Distribute Reports’. Each student in your class will receive a PDF with their detailed quiz results.
Your notification settings now include the option to receive an email or push notification specifically when a student submission happens after the assignment due date has passed.
4.4.2
2019-06-14
You can now distribute Socrative scores as Showbie grades with the new Showbie-Socrative integration! After you’ve finished a quiz in Showbie, tap on the quiz options menu and choose ‘Distribute Grades’. Each student in your class will have their score from the quiz added to their assignment as a Showbie grade.
We’ve fixed an issue that would prevent images from iOS’s image editor from being imported via Showbie’s Share Extension, and an issue that prevented iPhone X users from deleting comments from student assignments.
4.4.1
2019-05-22
Socrative Quizzes have arrived in Showbie! Now you can choose quizzes from your Socrative account and launch them directly to your Showbie students. Your students can take a quiz and you can view live results, all without leaving the app. Showbie Pro and Socrative Pro are required to enable this integration.
You can now sort your student lists by first name or last name! This applies to the students tab, student assignment folders, and also class and group member lists. We’ve also made class and group member lists searchable.
We’ve increased the maximum file upload size in Showbie Pro from 500MB to 2GB. That’s 300% more bytes! We’ve also improved the app to make big file uploads much more reliable.
Showbie can now “speak” almost any content with the tap of a button. Select text from a PDF document or a Showbie comment and choose the speak option to hear the text read aloud. You can also look up a dictionary definition for a selected PDF word, or search your entire document for other occurrences of a selected phrase.
When you add multiple images to Showbie, they’ll now be combined into a multi-page document for easy review and annotation. You’ll also be given the option to add them as separate posts, if you prefer.
Fixed a bug affecting the re-export of GarageBand files from Showbie, along with 19 other small fixes and improvements.
4.4
2019-05-15
Socrative Quizzes have arrived in Showbie! Now you can choose quizzes from your Socrative account and launch them directly to your Showbie students. Your students can take a quiz and you can view live results, all without leaving the app. Showbie Pro and Socrative Pro are required to enable this integration.
You can now sort your student lists by first name or last name! This applies to the students tab, student assignment folders, and also class and group member lists. We’ve also made class and group member lists searchable.
We’ve increased the maximum file upload size in Showbie Pro from 500MB to 2GB. That’s 300% more bytes! We’ve also improved the app to make big file uploads much more reliable.
Showbie can now “speak” almost any content with the tap of a button. Select text from a PDF document or a Showbie comment and choose the speak option to hear the text read aloud. You can also look up a dictionary definition for a selected PDF word, or search your entire document for other occurrences of a selected phrase.
When you add multiple images to Showbie, they’ll now be combined into a multi-page document for easy review and annotation. You’ll also be given the option to add them as separate posts, if you prefer.
Fixed a bug affecting the re-export of GarageBand files from Showbie, along with 19 other small fixes and improvements.
4.3.1
2019-04-23
Fixed in 4.3.1:
Uploading very large files to Showbie is now much more reliable!
New in 4.3:
Do you use Microsoft Office 365 at school? In addition to being able to import from OneDrive and annotate Office docs in Showbie, you can now sign in to Showbie using your Microsoft account! Look for the “Sign In with Microsoft” button under “Other Sign-In Options”.
4.3
2012-08-07
Do you use Microsoft Office 365 at school? In addition to being able to import from OneDrive and annotate Office docs in Showbie, you can now sign in to Showbie using your Microsoft account! Look for the “Sign In with Microsoft” button under “Other Sign-In Options”.
4.2.4
2012-08-07
Fixed in 4.2.4:
Crash that could sometimes occur when opening a document.
New in 4.2.3:
In addition to Microsoft Word documents, you can now annotate PowerPoint and Excel docs in Showbie!
While viewing an ePub document, you can now add it to a student portfolio.
Documents from the app Smash HD can now be shared to Showbie.
Fixed a bug that prevented the export of some grades.
New in 4.2.2:
You can now use the search bar to filter items in more areas of the app. We hope this makes life a little easier for those of you who are juggling especially long lists of classes, assignments, or students!
Fixed in 4.2.1:
Uploading a PDF would sometimes cause a crash on iOS 10 devices.
New in 4.2:
If you’ve ever found yourself wanting to annotate something other than a PDF or image, this is the update for you! Showbie ink and other annotations can now be added to Microsoft Word documents. You can also choose to export your file as either the original Word doc, or a PDF copy including the annotations. We’ll be following up shortly with support for additional document formats, so stay tuned!
For those teachers and students lucky enough to own a shiny new iPad Pro, we’ve added support for Apple Pencil 2 double-tap gestures. This allows you to quickly switch between pen and eraser while you’re working, switch between recently used tools, or display tool options.
When you’re writing a comment in an assignment folder, class discussion, or group, Showbie will now remember the in-progress comment, so you won’t have to start again if you accidentally navigate somewhere else before posting your comment.
We’ve squashed some bugs, including one related to archiving and deleting groups, and one related to saving an assignment with schedules.
4.2.3
2019-02-27
New in 4.2.3:
In addition to Microsoft Word documents, you can now annotate PowerPoint and Excel docs in Showbie!
While viewing an ePub document, you can now add it to a student portfolio.
Documents from the app Smash HD can now be shared to Showbie.
Fixed a bug that prevented the export of some grades.
New in 4.2.2:
You can now use the search bar to filter items in more areas of the app. We hope this makes life a little easier for those of you who are juggling especially long lists of classes, assignments, or students!
Fixed in 4.2.1:
Uploading a PDF would sometimes cause a crash on iOS 10 devices.
New in 4.2:
If you’ve ever found yourself wanting to annotate something other than a PDF or image, this is the update for you! Showbie ink and other annotations can now be added to Microsoft Word documents. You can also choose to export your file as either the original Word doc, or a PDF copy including the annotations. We’ll be following up shortly with support for additional document formats, so stay tuned!
For those teachers and students lucky enough to own a shiny new iPad Pro, we’ve added support for Apple Pencil 2 double-tap gestures. This allows you to quickly switch between pen and eraser while you’re working, switch between recently used tools, or display tool options.
When you’re writing a comment in an assignment folder, class discussion, or group, Showbie will now remember the in-progress comment, so you won’t have to start again if you accidentally navigate somewhere else before posting your comment.
We’ve squashed some bugs, including one related to archiving and deleting groups, and one related to saving an assignment with schedules.
4.2.2
2019-02-02
New in 4.2.2:
You can now use the search bar to filter items in more areas of the app. We hope this makes life a little easier for those of you who are juggling especially long lists of classes, assignments, or students!
Fixed in 4.2.1:
Uploading a PDF would sometimes cause a crash on iOS 10 devices.
New in 4.2:
If you’ve ever found yourself wanting to annotate something other than a PDF or image, this is the update for you! Showbie ink and other annotations can now be added to Microsoft Word documents. You can also choose to export your file as either the original Word doc, or a PDF copy including the annotations. We’ll be following up shortly with support for additional document formats, so stay tuned!
For those teachers and students lucky enough to own a shiny new iPad Pro, we’ve added support for Apple Pencil 2 double-tap gestures. This allows you to quickly switch between pen and eraser while you’re working, switch between recently used tools, or display tool options.
When you’re writing a comment in an assignment folder, class discussion, or group, Showbie will now remember the in-progress comment, so you won’t have to start again if you accidentally navigate somewhere else before posting your comment.
We’ve squashed some bugs, including one related to archiving and deleting groups, and one related to saving an assignment with schedules.
4.2.1
2019-01-30
If you’ve ever found yourself wanting to annotate something other than a PDF or image, this is the update for you! Showbie ink and other annotations can now be added to Microsoft Word documents. You can also choose to export your file as either the original Word doc, or a PDF copy including the annotations. We’ll be following up shortly with support for additional document formats, so stay tuned!
For those teachers and students lucky enough to own a shiny new iPad Pro, we’ve added support for Apple Pencil 2 double-tap gestures. This allows you to quickly switch between pen and eraser while you’re working, switch between recently used tools, or display tool options.
When you’re writing a comment in an assignment folder, class discussion, or group, Showbie will now remember the in-progress comment, so you won’t have to start again if you accidentally navigate somewhere else before posting your comment.
We’ve squashed some bugs, including one related to archiving and deleting groups, and one related to saving an assignment with schedules.
Fixed in 4.2.1:
- uploading a PDF would sometimes crash on an iOS 10 device
4.2
2019-01-23
If you’ve ever found yourself wanting to annotate something other than a PDF or image, this is the update for you! Showbie ink and other annotations can now be added to Microsoft Word documents. You can also choose to export your file as either the original Word doc, or a PDF copy including the annotations. We’ll be following up shortly with support for additional document formats, so stay tuned!
For those teachers and students lucky enough to own a shiny new iPad Pro, we’ve added support for Apple Pencil 2 double-tap gestures. This allows you to quickly switch between pen and eraser while you’re working, switch between recently used tools, or display tool options.
When you’re writing a comment in an assignment folder, class discussion, or group, Showbie will now remember the in-progress comment, so you won’t have to start again if you accidentally navigate somewhere else before posting your comment.
We’ve squashed some bugs, including one related to archiving and deleting groups, and one related to saving an assignment with schedules.
4.1.2
2018-12-14
Did you know you can use split-screen on your iPad to drag and drop files from another app directly into Showbie? We’ve made this feature even more convenient by enabling more elements of Showbie as drop destinations. For example, you can load up an assignment and drag a series of files to each individual student, without having to navigate to each student between transfers. What a drag… in a good way!
Also, if you tried to import a file and the file extension went missing, try again, it should be working now!
From the team here at Showbie, have a nice relaxing holiday and we’ll see you in 2019!
4.1.1
2018-11-28
Do you set a lot of assignments that are due tomorrow? Assignments due at 8AM? Assignments with no due date? We've made a long-overdue update to assignment due dates, so when you set a new assignment, Showbie will suggest a due date similar to the last assignment you created. The more assignments you create, the more time you'll save!
You can now add multiple photos or documents to Showbie at once, via the 'Photo Library' or 'File' menu options! We continue to advocate restraint when sharing vacation photos with your students.
Is your large class list taking a few moments to load? Allow yourself to enjoy a moment of relaxation with our fancy new loading indicators.
4.1
2018-11-20
When sharing instructions or materials with your students, you can now choose a group of students within the class to receive the items. Differentiating your assignments in Showbie is now faster and easier than ever!
We’ve added colorful icons featuring first and last initials for those students and teachers who haven’t added a picture to their account profile. You may notice your Showbie interface looking a little more cheerful than usual!
4.0.4
2018-10-13
New in 4.0.x
- Showbie now offers enhanced push notifications! See a more informative summary of messages, updates, and content from your classes, and quickly send replies to the push notifications you receive.
- Fixed an issue that would prevent teachers from cancelling their request to join a class.
- Fixed an issue that would cause students in a Showbie Pro class to experience Showbie Basic limitations when importing files and videos.
- Fixed a crash that would prevent teachers from adding or revising a grade from within the document previewer.
- Fixed a crash that would prevent you from revising a pinned comment after navigating a multi-page document.
- Fixed issue where importing some URLs and text from other apps would display an error message.
- Drag and dropping a screenshot into the app successfully imports
- Drag and dropping certain PDFs from PDF Expert no longer cause and error when importing
- Some URL sharing from Google Drive and OneDrive now import correctly
- Fixed a crash when adding a text annotation to a document while zoomed in.
- Fixed a bug with the customer support chat widget
New in 4.0:
- Class Folders: Now you can keep your classes organized by creating folders to group similar assignments together! Use Class Folders to organize assignments by subject matter, type of activity, or just to collect important assignments in one place for easy reference.
- You can now change the student-access setting (locked, view-only, or editable) for multiple assignments at once, or archive/restore multiple assignments at once, using the new Manage List option.
New in 3.8:
- We’ve completely redesigned the Showbie voice note recorder! The new interface takes up much less room on screen, so you can see more of your assignment or document while recording a note. You can also pause and resume recording, so you don’t have to nail your note in one take. Finally, try tapping on your profile pic while recording a new pinned note, to collapse the voice recorder into mini-mode.
New in 3.7:
- Highlighter: Now you and your students can use Showbie’s highlighter tool to complete assignments and provide feedback in an eye-catching new way.
- Universal Links: links to groups, classes, assignments and folders now open directly in the Showbie app. For example, if you receive an email on your iPad notifying you that a student commented on their assignment, you can tap the link in the email and it will open directly in the app.
4.0.3
2018-10-04
New in 4.0.2 and 4.0.3
- Showbie now offers enhanced push notifications! See a more informative summary of messages, updates, and content from your classes, and quickly send replies to the push notifications you receive.
- Fixed an issue that would prevent teachers from cancelling their request to join a class.
- Fixed an issue that would cause students in a Showbie Pro class to experience Showbie Basic limitations when importing files and videos.
- Fixed a crash that would prevent teachers from adding or revising a grade from within the document previewer.
- Fixed a crash that would prevent you from revising a pinned comment after navigating a multi-page document.
- Fixed issue where importing some URLs and text from other apps would display an error message.
- Drag and dropping a screenshot into the app successfully imports
- Drag and dropping certain PDFs from PDF Expert no longer cause and error when importing
- Some URL sharing from Google Drive and OneDrive now import correctly
- Fixed a crash when adding a text annotation to a document while zoomed in.
New in 4.0:
- Class Folders: Now you can keep your classes organized by creating folders to group similar assignments together! Use Class Folders to organize assignments by subject matter, type of activity, or just to collect important assignments in one place for easy reference.
- You can now change the student-access setting (locked, view-only, or editable) for multiple assignments at once, or archive/restore multiple assignments at once, using the new Manage List option.
New in 3.8:
- We’ve completely redesigned the Showbie voice note recorder! The new interface takes up much less room on screen, so you can see more of your assignment or document while recording a note. You can also pause and resume recording, so you don’t have to nail your note in one take. Finally, try tapping on your profile pic while recording a new pinned note, to collapse the voice recorder into mini-mode.
New in 3.7:
- Highlighter: Now you and your students can use Showbie’s highlighter tool to complete assignments and provide feedback in an eye-catching new way.
- Universal Links: links to groups, classes, assignments and folders now open directly in the Showbie app. For example, if you receive an email on your iPad notifying you that a student commented on their assignment, you can tap the link in the email and it will open directly in the app.
4.0.2
2018-09-24
New in 4.0.2
- Showbie now offers enhanced push notifications! See a more informative summary of messages, updates, and content from your classes, and quickly send replies to the push notifications you receive.
- Fixed an issue that would prevent teachers from cancelling their request to join a class.
- Fixed an issue that would cause students in a Showbie Pro class to experience Showbie Basic limitations when importing files and videos.
- Fixed a crash that would prevent teachers from adding or revising a grade from within the document previewer.
- Fixed a crash that would prevent you from revising a pinned comment after navigating a multi-page document.
- Fixed issue where importing some URLs and text from other apps would display an error message.
New in 4.0:
- Class Folders: Now you can keep your classes organized by creating folders to group similar assignments together! Use Class Folders to organize assignments by subject matter, type of activity, or just to collect important assignments in one place for easy reference.
- You can now change the student-access setting (locked, view-only, or editable) for multiple assignments at once, or archive/restore multiple assignments at once, using the new Manage List option.
New in 3.8:
- We’ve completely redesigned the Showbie voice note recorder! The new interface takes up much less room on screen, so you can see more of your assignment or document while recording a note. You can also pause and resume recording, so you don’t have to nail your note in one take. Finally, try tapping on your profile pic while recording a new pinned note, to collapse the voice recorder into mini-mode.
New in 3.7:
- Highlighter: Now you and your students can use Showbie’s highlighter tool to complete assignments and provide feedback in an eye-catching new way.
- Universal Links: links to groups, classes, assignments and folders now open directly in the Showbie app. For example, if you receive an email on your iPad notifying you that a student commented on their assignment, you can tap the link in the email and it will open directly in the app.
4.0.1
2018-08-29
- Fixed occasional crash after attempting to copy an assignment
New in 4.0:
- Class Folders: Now you can keep your classes organized by creating folders to group similar assignments together! Use Class Folders to organize assignments by subject matter, type of activity, or just to collect important assignments in one place for easy reference.
- You can now change the student-access setting (locked, view-only, or editable) for multiple assignments at once, or archive/restore multiple assignments at once, using the new Manage List option.
4.0
2018-08-22
New in 4.0:
- Class Folders: Now you can keep your classes organized by creating folders to group similar assignments together! Use Class Folders to organize assignments by subject matter, type of activity, or just to collect important assignments in one place for easy reference.
- You can now change the student-access setting (locked, view-only, or editable) for multiple assignments at once, or archive/restore multiple assignments at once, using the new Manage List option.
New in 3.8:
- We’ve completely redesigned the Showbie voice note recorder! The new interface takes up much less room on screen, so you can see more of your assignment or document while recording a note. You can also pause and resume recording, so you don’t have to nail your note in one take. Finally, try tapping on your profile pic while recording a new pinned note, to collapse the voice recorder into mini-mode.
New in 3.7:
- Highlighter: Now you and your students can use Showbie’s highlighter tool to complete assignments and provide feedback in an eye-catching new way.
- Universal Links: links to groups, classes, assignments and folders now open directly in the Showbie app. For example, if you receive an email on your iPad notifying you that a student commented on their assignment, you can tap the link in the email and it will open directly in the app.
3.8.4
2018-08-05
New in 3.8.3 and 3.8.4:
- Fix crash when unblocking a parent
- Post button is disabled when adding a text comment
- Bug fixes and performance enhancements
New in 3.8.2:
- Bug fixes and performance enhancements
New in 3.8.1:
- You can now rename items as you add them to Showbie from another app using the Share Extension.
- Lots of bug fixes and small improvements.
- The next major update to Showbie will only support devices running iOS 10 or later. If you're still using iOS 9, you can continue to use Showbie 3.8.x indefinitely. Please update if you can, so you can try the great new features that are coming later this summer!
New in 3.8:
- We've completely redesigned the Showbie voice note recorder! The new interface takes up much less room on screen, so you can see more of your assignment or document while recording a note. You can also pause and resume recording, so you don't have to nail your note in one take. Finally, try tapping on your profile pic while recording a new pinned note, to collapse the voice recorder into mini-mode.
New in 3.7:
- Highlighter: Now you and your students can use Showbie's highlighter tool to complete assignments and provide feedback in an eye-catching new way.
- Universal Links: links to groups, classes, assignments and folders now open directly in the Showbie app. For example, if you receive an email on your iPad notifying you that a student commented on their assignment, you can tap the link in the email and it will open directly in the app.
New in 3.6:
- As a teacher, you can now reorder items you've added to the shared folder of your assignment, making it easier to provide ordered instructions and resources to your students.
- There are now more colors to choose from when using the pen and text annotation tools!
3.8.3
2018-08-04
New in 3.8.3:
- Fix crash when unblocking a parent
- Post button is disabled when adding a text comment
- Bug fixes and performance enhancements
New in 3.8.2:
- Bug fixes and performance enhancements
New in 3.8.1:
- You can now rename items as you add them to Showbie from another app using the Share Extension.
- Lots of bug fixes and small improvements.
- The next major update to Showbie will only support devices running iOS 10 or later. If you're still using iOS 9, you can continue to use Showbie 3.8.x indefinitely. Please update if you can, so you can try the great new features that are coming later this summer!
New in 3.8:
- We've completely redesigned the Showbie voice note recorder! The new interface takes up much less room on screen, so you can see more of your assignment or document while recording a note. You can also pause and resume recording, so you don't have to nail your note in one take. Finally, try tapping on your profile pic while recording a new pinned note, to collapse the voice recorder into mini-mode.
New in 3.7:
- Highlighter: Now you and your students can use Showbie's highlighter tool to complete assignments and provide feedback in an eye-catching new way.
- Universal Links: links to groups, classes, assignments and folders now open directly in the Showbie app. For example, if you receive an email on your iPad notifying you that a student commented on their assignment, you can tap the link in the email and it will open directly in the app.
New in 3.6:
- As a teacher, you can now reorder items you've added to the shared folder of your assignment, making it easier to provide ordered instructions and resources to your students.
- There are now more colors to choose from when using the pen and text annotation tools!
3.8.2
2018-07-12
New in 3.8.2:
- Bug fixes and performance enhancements
New in 3.8.1:
- You can now rename items as you add them to Showbie from another app using the Share Extension.
- Lots of bug fixes and small improvements.
- The next major update to Showbie will only support devices running iOS 10 or later. If you're still using iOS 9, you can continue to use Showbie 3.8.x indefinitely. Please update if you can, so you can try the great new features that are coming later this summer!```
New in 3.8:
- We've completely redesigned the Showbie voice note recorder! The new interface takes up much less room on screen, so you can see more of your assignment or document while recording a note. You can also pause and resume recording, so you don't have to nail your note in one take. Finally, try tapping on your profile pic while recording a new pinned note, to collapse the voice recorder into mini-mode.
New in 3.7:
- Highlighter: Now you and your students can use Showbie's highlighter tool to complete assignments and provide feedback in an eye-catching new way.
- Universal Links: links to groups, classes, assignments and folders now open directly in the Showbie app. For example, if you receive an email on your iPad notifying you that a student commented on their assignment, you can tap the link in the email and it will open directly in the app.
New in 3.6:
- As a teacher, you can now reorder items you've added to the shared folder of your assignment, making it easier to provide ordered instructions and resources to your students.
- There are now more colors to choose from when using the pen and text annotation tools!
3.8.1
2018-06-29
New in 3.8.1:
- You can now rename items as you add them to Showbie from another app using the Share Extension.
- Lots of bug fixes and small improvements.
- The next major update to Showbie will only support devices running iOS 10 or later. If you're still using iOS 9, you can continue to use Showbie 3.8.x indefinitely. Please update if you can, so you can try the great new features that are coming later this summer!```
New in 3.8:
- We've completely redesigned the Showbie voice note recorder! The new interface takes up much less room on screen, so you can see more of your assignment or document while recording a note. You can also pause and resume recording, so you don't have to nail your note in one take. Finally, try tapping on your profile pic while recording a new pinned note, to collapse the voice recorder into mini-mode.
New in 3.7:
- Highlighter: Now you and your students can use Showbie's highlighter tool to complete assignments and provide feedback in an eye-catching new way.
- Universal Links: links to groups, classes, assignments and folders now open directly in the Showbie app. For example, if you receive an email on your iPad notifying you that a student commented on their assignment, you can tap the link in the email and it will open directly in the app.
New in 3.6:
- As a teacher, you can now reorder items you've added to the shared folder of your assignment, making it easier to provide ordered instructions and resources to your students.
- There are now more colors to choose from when using the pen and text annotation tools!
3.8
2018-06-18
New in 3.8:
- We've completely redesigned the Showbie voice note recorder! The new interface takes up much less room on screen, so you can see more of your assignment or document while recording a note. You can also pause and resume recording, so you don't have to nail your note in one take. Finally, try tapping on your profile pic while recording a new pinned note, to collapse the voice recorder into mini-mode.
New in 3.7:
- Highlighter: Now you and your students can use Showbie's highlighter tool to complete assignments and provide feedback in an eye-catching new way.
- Universal Links: links to groups, classes, assignments and folders now open directly in the Showbie app. For example, if you receive an email on your iPad notifying you that a student commented on their assignment, you can tap the link in the email and it will open directly in the app.
New in 3.6:
- As a teacher, you can now reorder items you've added to the shared folder of your assignment, making it easier to provide ordered instructions and resources to your students.
- There are now more colors to choose from when using the pen and text annotation tools!
3.7.2
2018-05-25
New in 3.7.2:
- The process when using "Copy to Showbie" from another app is now consistent with the process when copying a file between locations within Showbie. You can now rename your file when using "Copy to Showbie" from another app.
- Fixes a bug where copying a file to an assignment would open the assignment twice under certain conditions.
New in 3.7.x:
- Highlighter: Now you and your students can use Showbie's highlighter tool to complete assignments and provide feedback in an eye-catching new way. (To view your highlighted documents on the web during the beta period, access Showbie at beta.showbie.com)
- Universal Links: links to groups, classes, assignments and folders now open directly in the Showbie app. For example, if you receive an email on your iPad notifying you that a student commented on their assignment, you can tap the link in the email and it will open directly in the app.
- Fixed a crash when opening some types of ePubs with embedded videos
- Fixed an issue where opening and then closing an embedded link in a PDF document would close the document viewer
- Fixed 24 hour time format misreporting times in Asian locales
- Other bug fixes and performance enhancements
New in 3.6.x:
- As a teacher, you can now reorder items you've added to the shared folder of your assignment, making it easier to provide ordered instructions and resources to your students.
- There are now more colors to choose from when using the pen and text annotation tools!
- Improved VoiceOver accessibility for the audio recording tool.
- Fixed an issue that could cause the document view to zoom out unintentionally when annotating with the pen tool.
- Fixed an issue preventing pinned comments and voice notes from being added to a document while zoomed in.
- Restored the ability to import GSuite documents from Google Drive using the iOS file picker or Drive's 'Send a Copy' option.
- Editing long comment posts no longer scrolls to the bottom of the text when editing near the top of the comment.
- Better honoring of the system 12/24 hour clock setting.
- PDFs with a large number of embedded PDF ink annotations render much faster.
- Document activity is more clear when viewing a copied vs not copied document.
3.7.1
2018-04-30
New in 3.7.1:
- Fixes a crash when opening some types of ePubs with embedded videos
- Fixes an issue where opening and then closing an embedded link in a PDF document would close the document viewer
- Fixes 24 hour time format misreporting times in Asian locales
- Other bug fixes and performance enhancements
New in 3.7:
Highlighter: Now you and your students can use Showbie’s highlighter tool to complete assignments and provide feedback in an eye-catching new way. (To view your highlighted documents on the web during the beta period, access Showbie at beta.showbie.com)
Universal Links: links to groups, classes, assignments and folders now open directly in the Showbie app. For example, if you receive an email on your iPad notifying you that a student commented on their assignment, you can tap the link in the email and it will open directly in the app.
New in 3.6.x:
- As a teacher, you can now reorder items you've added to the shared folder of your assignment, making it easier to provide ordered instructions and resources to your students.
- There are now more colors to choose from when using the pen and text annotation tools!
- Improved VoiceOver accessibility for the audio recording tool.
- Fixed an issue that could cause the document view to zoom out unintentionally when annotating with the pen tool.
- Fixed an issue preventing pinned comments and voice notes from being added to a document while zoomed in.
- Restored the ability to import GSuite documents from Google Drive using the iOS file picker or Drive's 'Send a Copy' option.
- Editing long comment posts no longer scrolls to the bottom of the text when editing near the top of the comment.
- Better honoring of the system 12/24 hour clock setting.
- PDFs with a large number of embedded PDF ink annotations render much faster.
- Document activity is more clear when viewing a copied vs not copied document.
3.7
2018-04-16
Highlighter Pen
Now you and your students can use Showbie’s highlighter to complete assignments and provide feedback in an eye-catching new way!
Universal Links
Links to groups, classes, assignments and portfolios now open directly in the Showbie app. For example, if you receive an email on your iPad notifying you that a student commented on an assignment, you can tap the link in the email and it will open directly in Showbie.
Slo-mo Video
Importing slow-motion video from your camera roll is now supported.
New in 3.6.4:
- Editing long comment posts no longer scrolls to the bottom of the text when editing near the top of the comment.
- Better honoring of the system 12/24 hour clock setting.
- PDFs with a large number of embedded PDF ink annotations render much faster.
- Document activity is more clear when viewing a copied vs not copied document.
New in 3.6.3:
- Fixed an issue preventing pinned comments and voice notes from being added to a document while zoomed in.
- Restored the ability to import GSuite documents from Google Drive using the iOS file picker or Drive's 'Send a Copy' option.
New in 3.6.x:
- As a teacher, you can now reorder items you've added to the shared folder of your assignment, making it easier to provide ordered instructions and resources to your students.
- There are now more colors to choose from when using the pen and text annotation tools!
- Improved VoiceOver accessibility for the audio recording tool.
- Fixed an issue that could cause the document view to zoom out unintentionally when annotating with the pen tool.
New in 3.5.x:
- iOS 11 support, including the ability to drag and drop files from other apps into Showbie.
- If you're using the basic edition of Showbie, you can now access the class discussion feature! Your administrator just needs to verify you as a teacher at your school. Contact us to learn how to get verified.
3.6.4
2018-03-06
New in 3.6.4:
- Editing long comment posts no longer scrolls to the bottom of the text when editing near the top of the comment.
- Showbie now respects the system setting for 12-hour versus 24-hour time display.
- PDFs with a large number of embedded PDF ink annotations render much faster.
New in 3.6.x:
- As a teacher, you can now reorder items you've added to the shared folder of your assignment, making it easier to provide ordered instructions and resources to your students.
- There are now more colors to choose from when using the pen and text annotation tools!
- Improved VoiceOver accessibility for the audio recording tool.
- Fixed an issue that could cause the document view to zoom out unintentionally when annotating with the pen tool.
- Fixed an issue preventing pinned comments and voice notes from being added to a document while zoomed in.
- Restored the ability to import GSuite documents from Google Drive using the iOS file picker or Drive's 'Send a Copy' option.
New in 3.5.x:
- iOS 11 support, including the ability to drag and drop files from other apps into Showbie.
- If you're using the basic edition of Showbie, you can now access the class discussion feature! Your administrator just needs to verify you as a teacher at your school. Contact us to learn how to get verified.
3.6.3
2018-02-06
New in 3.6.3:
- Fixed an issue preventing pinned comments and voice notes from being added to a document while zoomed in.
- Restored the ability to import GSuite documents from Google Drive using the iOS file picker or Drive's 'Send a Copy' option.
New in 3.6.x:
- As a teacher, you can now reorder items you've added to the shared folder of your assignment, making it easier to provide ordered instructions and resources to your students.
- There are now more colors to choose from when using the pen and text annotation tools!
- Improved VoiceOver accessibility for the audio recording tool.
- Fixed an issue that could cause the document view to zoom out unintentionally when annotating with the pen tool.
New in 3.5.x:
- iOS 11 support, including the ability to drag and drop files from other apps into Showbie.
- If you're using the basic edition of Showbie, you can now access the class discussion feature! Your administrator just needs to verify you as a teacher at your school. Contact us to learn how to get verified.
3.6.2
2018-01-20
New in 3.6.2 and 3.6.1:
- lots of bug fixes and small improvements!
- improved VoiceOver accessibility for the audio recording tool
- fixed an issue that could cause the document view to zoom out unintentionally when annotating with the pen tool.
New in 3.6:
- As a teacher, you can now reorder items you've added to the shared folder of your assignment, making it easier to provide ordered instructions and resources to your students.
- There are now more colors to choose from when using the pen and text annotation tools!
New in 3.5.5:
- If you're using the basic edition of Showbie, you can now access the class discussion feature! Your administrator just needs to verify you as a teacher at your school. Contact us to learn how to get verified.
New in 3.5:
- iOS 11 support, including the ability to drag and drop files from other apps into Showbie.
3.6.1
2018-01-05
New in 3.6.1:
- fixed an issue that could cause the document view to zoom out unintentionally when annotating with the pen tool.
New in 3.6:
- As a teacher, you can now reorder items you've added to the shared folder of your assignment, making it easier to provide ordered instructions and resources to your students.
- There are now more colors to choose from when using the pen and text annotation tools!
New in 3.5.5:
- If you're using the basic edition of Showbie, you can now access the class discussion feature! Your administrator just needs to verify you as a teacher at your school. Contact us to learn how to get verified.
New in 3.5:
- iOS 11 support, including the ability to drag and drop files from other apps into Showbie.
New in 3.4:
- Find and assign Common Core math and english language arts activities right in Showbie with EngageNY Activities.
- Copy documents, including annotations, between assignments, discussions and groups.
- Export Showbie documents to other apps, including annotations.
- All annotation options, and assignment settings, are available in the free version of Showbie!
- Teachers using the free version of Showbie are now limited to ten active assignments at a time.
- Showbie Pro has a new, lower price for back-to-school!
3.6
2017-12-22
- As a teacher, you can now reorder items you've added to the shared folder of your assignment, making it easier to provide ordered instructions and resources to your students.
- There are now more colors to choose from when using the pen and text annotation tools!
New in 3.5.5:
- If you're using the basic edition of Showbie, you can now access the class discussion feature! Your administrator just needs to verify you as a teacher at your school. Contact us to learn how to get verified.
New in 3.5:
- iOS 11 support, including the ability to drag and drop files from other apps into Showbie.
New in 3.4:
- Find and assign Common Core math and english language arts activities right in Showbie with EngageNY Activities.
- Copy documents, including annotations, between assignments, discussions and groups.
- Export Showbie documents to other apps, including annotations.
- All annotation options, and assignment settings, are available in the free version of Showbie!
- Teachers using the free version of Showbie are now limited to ten active assignments at a time.
- Showbie Pro has a new, lower price for back-to-school!