Select Objects by Holding on Drawboard ✋
Pupils can now press and hold any shape on the drawboard to enter select mode, making it easier to edit manipulatives without switching tools. After editing, they automatically return to their previous mode (pen, text, or standard algorithm). This works across touch, mouse, and trackpad.
Actual Coins on Currency Problems 💰
When a problem is set as a currency problem (via character type in WebAdmin), pupils will now see actual coins available to use while solving.
Pupil Manipulative: Manipulative rotation
Users can rotate manipulatives, laying the groundwork for future transformation features.
Pupil Manipulative: Quick Hint
Pupils can now ask Lava for a hint with a single click
Pupil Manipulative: Floating sidebar
The sidebar now only takes up as much space as the question length, creating more room on the drawboard.
Shuffle Problems 🔀
Teachers can now shuffle problems in assignments and quizzes to keep pupils engaged and help prevent cheating. Each pupil sees the same set of problems, but in a randomized order unique to them. Shuffle is enabled in the Reorder Problems modal in CAF and can be turned on or off when editing an assignment. The heatmap still shows the original problem order, and when a quiz is stopped and answers are shown, pupil problem orders reset to the original. To use it, go to CAF, select problems, click the ✏️ icon, toggle Shuffle on, save, and assign the activity to pupils.
Auto-Crop Pupil Solutions ✂️
Pupils can now auto-scan their papers when submitting work, making uploads easier, neater, and more private. Pupil faces are automatically cropped out, and they no longer need to hold the paper and press “take photo,” which helps produce higher-quality images. To use it, pupils just start photo upload mode in Show Your Solution. It works best on vertical white papers with minimal hand coverage.
Voice Recording for Show Your Work 🎤
Pupils can now record their voice while solving problems! The voice button appears in the top left of the canvas, and when pupils submit their solution, their voice is attached. Teachers can see which solutions have voice recordings, play them back, and even view a transcript. This is version 1, focused on “Show Your Work.” Future updates will let pupils draw and talk at the same time, use voice input for Lava help, and potentially submit answers by voice.
Showing Standards on Problems 📚
Now when you open a problem from the Heatmap, all related standards are displayed right on the problem card. Problems with multiple standards will show them all, making it easier than ever to connect lessons to learning goals.