EasyBridge Release Notes

The EasyBridge Release Notes provide descriptions of the major feature enhancements, resolved issues, and known issues for a release.

Release 21.8.11 - September 16, 2021

Feature Enhancements

Admin tools to simplify user management

Administrators have a new tab in EasyBridge to search for users more effectively. The Manage Accounts tab on the Users page provides search features that return an individual account, or a group of users, depending on the criteria selected. Administrators select a specific user that takes them to the User Details page, providing critical information for troubleshooting and account information. Learn more on the Manage Accounts online help page.

Feature Enhancements

Admin tools to help troubleshoot Google Classroom Linking

Administrators in auto-rostered (EasyBridge Plus) districts that also use Google Classroom can filter by, view, and manage class and student account linking directly on the Classes and Class Details pages in EasyBridge.

  • Quickly Filter and Search by Auto Rostered classes + Only Show Linked Google Classes
  • Find and select class marked with a link symbol indicating the class in Realize is linked to a corresponding Google Classroom class
  • View Connected class information
  • Disconnect the linked class
  • View Connection History

  • Verify and manage current and historical Google accounts linking for a class and unlink if needed

Feature Enhancements

Google Account Linking (EasyBridge Plus only)

EasyBridge Plus districts that also use Google Classroom now have the ability to match student accounts and classes for Realize and Google Classroom.

  • Teachers in auto rostered districts (EasyBridge Plus) will be able to link a Google Classroom class to an existing Realize class that has already been added from EasyBridge to avoid duplicates.
  • All students using Google Classroom will be prompted to link their district login to their Google Classroom account. This process eliminates the creation of duplicate student accounts and will also eliminate duplicate classes and the need to hide them in Realize. This feature is enabled by default for EasyBridge Plus districts, and disabled by default for EasyBridge Auto districts.

Feature Enhancements

New Year Rollover Configurations for ADMINISTRATORS (in Manually Rostered Districts only)

District administrators have the ability to select one of eight dates, ranging from June 25th to August 13th, on which their district's new year rollover will take place. Dates are listed in a drop down menu on the District page. Go to the New Year Rollover help page to learn more. If no date is selected, the default date of July 9th will be used for the district new year rollover. Changes can be made up through the day before the selected or default date. (This help link is only in the EasyBridge Basic help system, specifically for manually rostered classes.)

* Administrators in stand-alone schools (with no parent district) are considered school administrators and need to contact Customer Support to opt out of new year rollover or change the school new year rollover date.

Filter Option for All Administrators (Classes Page)

Administrators can filter on classes that have been opted out of new year rollover by a teacher. by checking a box on the Classes page. This allows administrators to quickly assess the impact of new year rollover as it relates to summer school.

Administrators can change the new year rollover status of a specific manually rostered class directly on the class details page. See Edit Class Details to learn how. (This help link is only in the EasyBridge Basic help system, specifically for manually rostered classes.)

Feature Enhancements

New Year Rollover Configurations for ADMINISTRATORS

  1. District administrators have the option to opt all manually rostered classes out of the new year rollover process through EasyBridge. The default setting for all organizations is to remove all manually rostered classes, including Google Classroom classes, when new year rollover takes place.
  2. District administrators have the ability to allow their teachers to opt out of new year rollover at the class level for any manually rostered classes. This includes Google Classroom classes. The default setting is to allow teachers to opt out of manually rostered classes at the class level. Administrators should login to EasyBridge and update this configuration if they do not want their teachers to retain specific classes for the next school year.

    For steps to change these new configurations, select the help page that applies to your district's rostering method.

    See Pause Period (Auto Rostered Districts)

    See New Year Rollover (Manually Rostered Districts)

New Year Rollover Configurations for TEACHERS

If district administrators have not changed the default configuration for new year rollover, teachers have the option to retain classes they select for the next school year. This option appears on their classes page in Realize. Teacher selections are retained if the district level setting is changed, but the district level setting overrides teacher level settings.

See Class Settings for New Year Rollover (Teacher online help for Realize)

Direct Access to My Savvas Training from EasyBridge

Administrators and teachers can link directly to the Savvas training site - MySavvasTraining.com - from the Help in the top navigation. The training site has extensive handouts and training videos to guide users through the platforms and provide answers in just a few clicks. Go to Help -> Program Training.

Feature Enhancements

Administrator Products Page Enhancements

All administrators - both school and district - have access to the redesigned Products page in EasyBridge. New features include:

  • Enhanced filter and sort capabilities
  • Export either filtered information or complete product lists
  • Thumbnail images when available for easier product recognition

Important Information

Sign In Help Resources

Go to the new channel on My Savvas Training to see a select group of resources designed to help you successfully sign in to your Savvas products.

https://mysavvastraining.com/channel/program/999-2626

Remote Learning & Teacher Resources

Looking for resources for teachers, students and parents? My Savvas Training continues to be updated with information, how to guides, and at-home learning resources. Keep this page bookmarked and check back regularly for updates.

Feature Enhancements

Sign In Assistance

More guidance for signing in to your Savvas programs is available directly on the sign in screen. Look for the new link under Need help with sign in? to help narrow down resources that can all users successfully login to their programs. See Sign In Help to learn more.

Context Sensitive Help

Administrators can access help for features directly on pages they are viewing. Going to the Help link gives the option to Get Help For This Page. See Use EasyBridge Help to learn more.

Hiding Classes in Realize

Classes hidden in Realize also hide the class in EasyBridge, unless it is also associated with products outside of Realize. See Hide a Class for more information.

Important Information

Sign In Help Resources

Go to the new channel on My Savvas Training to see a select group of resources designed to help you successfully sign in to your Savvas products.

https://mysavvastraining.com/channel/program/999-2626

Remote Learning & Teacher Resources

Looking for resources for teachers, students and parents? My Savvas Training continues to be updated with information, how to guides, and at-home learning resources. Keep this page bookmarked and check back regularly for updates.

Resolved Issues

Duplicate Emails

Admins will no longer receive duplicate emails when an account request is made.

Feature Enhancements

Email Enhancements for Admin Account Request

Look for the following product enhancements associated with administrator account requests:

  • School and district names display in the all emails associated with an admin account request.
  • Admins added by a Savvas employee display as Savvas Support in the "added by" column.

Pre-populated field for Teacher Self-Registration Admin Invites

Teachers who are invited to complete registration by an administrator from their school or district no longer need to search for their school. The school is pre-populated in the invitation from the administrator. (See Teacher Steps for Registration help to learn more.)

Important Information

Remote Learning & Teacher Resources

Looking for resources for teachers, students and parents? My Savvas Training continues to be updated with information, how to guides, and at-home learning resources. Keep this page bookmarked and check back regularly for updates.

Resolved Issues

Duplicate Emails

Admins will no longer receive duplicate emails when an account request is made.

Roster Data Import File

The Roster Data Import file export link under the district settings was causing a file download with no file extension for some administrators using certain web-browsers.

Duplicate Federated Id

The Duplicate Federated Id report under district data reports for EasyBridge Plus and EasyBridge Auto district administrators was not ignoring the case when comparing duplicates. This has been resolved.

Erroneous Emails

Some administrators received erroneous emails reporting Threshold Check Errors during the new year rollover process. This has been resolved.

Last Updated: September 17, 2021

 

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