{"id":5254,"date":"2021-06-29T13:19:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T12:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.langlion.com\/en\/?p=5254"},"modified":"2021-06-29T14:10:27","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T13:10:27","slug":"summer-news-on-the-langlion-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.langlion.com\/en\/summer-news-on-the-langlion-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer news on the LangLion Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The school year is coming to an end, and a long-awaited holiday is about to come. However, this is an ideal time not only for leisure. It’s also perfect for selecting and testing the Platform for managing language school. On this occasion, we have made a summary for you of the news that recently appeared in LangLion! So sit back and see what’s worth testing before the new term starts. Here we go!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

News pinning option<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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We know how important it is for your students and teachers to keep abreast of everything that happens in a language school. There is information you want students to always see as the first information when they log in to their LangLion account<\/strong> – it can be, for example, your contact details, or your account number. We found the perfect solution for this. From now on, the news you can post in LangLion, which will appear on the home page for each user, can be pinned<\/strong> to always appear first in the list. This option keeps such information permanently pinned to the Student Panel,<\/em> and even if you add more updates, it will appear first<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you want to learn how to improve your communications<\/strong> and start using your updates, please check our guide HERE<\/a> and start using it now so that your students are always on time with the events and offers of the latest courses.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Redirections to external applications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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With the next update, your students can use the Student Panel<\/em> to access external applications with one click<\/strong> (such as Sensations English, shown on a screenshot) where you provide students with additional content or language games. With this solution, students will always have at their fingertips the applications that provided the materials, for example, used in recent classes. How does it work? Simply insert the icon and URL file in the new Connected apps<\/strong><\/em> tab. And done! Click HERE<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Changes in the class list<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Classes Generator<\/em> is a powerful tool for comprehensive class management<\/strong>. It gives you control over features such as timetabling, making mass changes to a group\u2019s classes, and changing the rate of the teacher. You can also manually modify classes in the class list, or enable class modification to teachers (you can enable this option in the Configuration<\/a>). To further improve your use of LangLion and provide you with a better insight into what has changed, we have introduced an additional tooltip<\/em> indicating exactly what changes have been made. Why is it so important? With this information, you can e.g. find out that the class has been modified and changed to an online lesson or that the teacher has changed the timetable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For more information about the Classes Generator<\/em>, please refer to our guide HERE<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clickable Phone Numbers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A minor change, but it will certainly please all administration staff who will no longer be required to rewrite student and parent phone numbers, but will be able to reach the selected person with a single click. Every phone in the system is clickable from now on, and when you click a number it will be dialed on your phone<\/strong> – small but great \ud83d\ude09 Remember, your computer must be connected to your phone for this feature to work (this option is available on both macOS and Windows computers).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New invoice languages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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New invoice languages have appeared. From now on, you will be able to issue documents in German and Romanian as well. Together with Polish, English, and Spanish, we already have a choice of 5 languages<\/strong> \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Student ledger summary for a given group<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The next update will allow you to better control the finances and receivables of the student for specific language courses<\/strong>. By using the summary, you will quickly check the amount due of a student in a given group and how much remains to be paid. You will find the function in the „Students” -> „Payments”<\/em> tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Additional columns in tests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Good news also for those who regularly use the „E-learning”<\/em> module and more specifically the Tests<\/em> tab. In the test results table, two additional columns appeared: <\/p>\n\n\n\n