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  • Competition: create a Yacapaca quiz using all six question types

    No sooner had I announced the result of the “textbook mode” contest, than Apple brought out their unbearably cool new new iPod Shuffle. So I decided to offer you something to keep Yacapaca authors busy and amused over Easter. Entry Rules You must create a quiz with: Minimum 6 questions Use at least one question…

  • A realistic view of teacher training from Australia

    Happy April 1st

  • Upload files to your Yacapaca course descriptions

    Want to include files with your course description? Now you can. Use them for teachers’ notes, rubrics, class handouts etc. Upload them in the Course edit page in your authoring group. They will appear in a small table in the course description. Remember the course description is visible only to the teacher, and it is…

  • Give a gold star (or three) for good work

    When a student turns in a good essay, ePortfolio task or other written project, you can now apply any one of six animated reward icons (strictly, ’emoticons’) to their work. You will find the selection panel on the Results page for each Task: Where’s the work? Unhappy teacher Happy teacher One star Two stars Three…

  • Textbook Mode competition winner

    Congratulations to Katharine Wright of Colonel Frank Seely School in Nottinghamshire on winning our Textbook Mode Authoring Competition with Au Café. Katharine, your bright red iPod is already on its way to you. This is the introduction to the task: for best effect snap it to full-screen and play it on your whiteboard before setting…