New Feature
1. Red Packets
Windows/Mac/iPad/Android Pad/iOS/Android：
With the "Red Packets" feature, you can distribute rewards, engage students in grabbing red envelopes, and enhance the interaction between teachers and students to create an active classroom atmosphere.
1.1 Set up Red Packets
- The instructor clicks on "Toolbox" - "Red Packets" to open the red envelope rain popup in the middle of the classroom.
- The instructor can set the maximum amount of rewards that each student can grab.
- Once the settings are completed, the instructor can click on "Start" to initiate the red envelope rain, and the students can start grabbing the red envelopes.
1.2 Grabbing Red Envelopes
1.2.1 Students Grabbing Red Envelopes
- In the student interface, a 3-second countdown will begin.
- After the countdown, students can continuously tap on the falling red envelopes within a 15-second time limit.
- The rewards inside the red envelopes will be randomly distributed within the limit set by the teacher.
1.2.2 Instructor Progress Monitoring
- At the beginning, the instructor will also enter a 3-second countdown.
- After the countdown, the instructor can directly see the progress of students grabbing red envelopes.
During this process, the instructor can minimize the popup window without affecting students' ability to continue grabbing red envelopes. However, the red envelope rain popup cannot be closed.
1.3 Red Packets Conclusion
- After the Red Packets is over, a "Rewards Leaderboard" will be generated, visible to both the instructor and the students.
- The instructor can also see the total number of rewards distributed.
- The instructor can directly click on "Play Again" to quickly return to the reward setting state and start a new round of red envelope rain.
- After grabbing the red envelopes, the rewards that students have obtained will be automatically distributed to them.
- Students can see the total number of rewards they have grabbed and their ranking on the leaderboard.
2. Device Connection & Usage Reminder
Windows/Mac：
When connecting a new external device during class, you will receive a usage guide. If there is a device switch, you will receive a notification.
2.1 Device Connection Reminder
- Upon entering the classroom, if a new microphone/speaker/camera device is connected that is not automatically switched by the system, you will receive a prompt: Detected microphone/speaker/camera device: Device Name
- Click on "Use this device" to automatically switch to the newly connected device.
- Click on "Got it" to dismiss the prompt, and the device will not be switched.
2.2 Device Change Notification
- When there is a device switch, you will receive a notification: "Currently using: Device Name"
The device will be automatically switched in the following cases:
(1) When a new microphone/camera device is connected and the microphone/camera is selected to be consistent with the system.
(2) Within the same class, when a microphone/camera/speaker that has been previously used on the computer is connected.
(3) When there is no available camera, and a camera device is connected.
(4) When you receive a device connection reminder, click on "Use this device".
Optimized Feature
1. Two-Finger Zoom Classroom
iPad/Android Pad/iOS/Android：
After being granted permission, students can also use a two-finger gesture to zoom in and out of the entire classroom view.
The prerequisite is that students do not have permissions to zoom, move, minimize, or toggle courseware.
2. Data Synchronization
Windows/Mac/iPad/Android Pad/iOS/Android：
When there is a discrepancy between the student-side data and the instructor-side data within the classroom, the instructor can forcefully synchronize all users in the classroom with the latest data on the instructor side.
- The instructor can click on the "Refresh Classroom" button at the bottom of the "Roster" section to trigger the synchronization. After clicking the button, all users in the classroom will synchronize with the latest data on the instructor side.
- The data synchronization includes courseware and on-stage videos.
- Note that data synchronization cannot be performed when there are group discussions or group classrooms in progress.
