Product release notes

• Educators can view a list of enrolled student emails and send feedback request emails
• Educators can test an evaluation link before sharing it with students
• Educators now receive an email notification when an evaluation starts
• New subject year chart for leaders
• General evaluation UI improvements
• Anonymous response settings for surveys (not allowed, always allowed, or opt-in)
• New content sections for surveys
• Multiple choice and matrix statement randomization

• Educators can see and access live evaluations directly from the home screen
• Educators can view the list of students enrolled in a live evaluation, along with their emails
• Educators can send reminders directly to students who haven't completed an evaluation yet
• Educators can verify evaluation links work before sharing them with students
• Bug fixes and backend improvements

• New StudentSense logo
• Leaders can view student segmentation reports
• Leaders can get a quick overview of all subjects
• Evaluation data can now be exported as CSV
• Evaluation and survey UI refinements
• Updated pricing now in effect (Ziplet only)

• AI-generated summaries for leaders at both the question and reporting level, to help identify key themes and insights from student text responses
• Automatic AI-based redaction: responses are automatically checked for inappropriate content when evaluations end, with flagged items surfaced for admin review
• Manual redaction: leaders and teachers can flag responses for review, and admins can review all flagged responses in a dedicated screen
• AI summaries can be toggled on/off and regenerated
• Evaluation data can now be exported via the Data Export API

• New leader range charts showing response rates and score results across levels and subjects, with min/max range and average score; bars are clickable for drill-down
• New tracking of how students reach their evaluations (e.g. LMS, in-class QR code), shown as a chart on the admin dashboard
• Admins now receive an email 48 hours before an evaluation ends, so they can check response rates and take action if needed
• General performance improvements across evaluations

• New evaluations list view for leaders
• New results pages: leaders can view evaluation summaries, question scores, and subject reports at both institution and lower levels
• Leaders can drill down and compare evaluation results by subject and by level
• Leaders with permission can view results while an evaluation is still being processed

Our first end-to-end Evaluations release, delivering a complete workflow from setup through student responses to educator results, and laying the groundwork for leader reporting. Evaluations are now also available to students on mobile (iOS and Android).

For admins:

• Create evaluations and configure evaluation question templates
• Add and manage subjects, students, and educators in one place
• Configure institution structures and leaders so evaluations and reporting align with how institutions operate
• Track response rates and completions across evaluations

For students:

• Track progress from one evaluation to the next

• Introduced the StudentSense app for StudentSense B2B users, offering the same features as Ziplet with updated text, links, and logos
• Launched studentsense.live for students
• Defined access rules separating StudentSense and Ziplet users: StudentSense users can only join or be invited to classes within their own institution; Ziplet B2B users are likewise limited to their own institution; Ziplet Free users can join any Ziplet Free or Ziplet B2B class/institution (Ziplet only)

• Admins can now create Data API keys
• Added a grace-period-ending reminder/promotion for users nearing the end of their grace period *
• Added a limited-time offer for free users *

* applies to Ziplet only

• Updated mobile libraries
• Consumer-tier teachers can no longer create new Connect classes (Ziplet only)
• General UI enhancements for teachers
• Bug fixes

• AI-generated summary produced automatically for any question with 10 or more text responses once the question or survey closes
• A summary is also generated for a specific round when a round filter is applied
• Fixed a bug affecting the word cloud

• Added a "copy with schedule" option when duplicating a live or scheduled question to a class
• Fixed an error that appeared when a payment card was declined (Ziplet only)

• Added cancel and scheduling options to the final step of creating a question
• Renamed the "Save for later" button to "Save as draft"

For consumer (B2C) teachers: (Ziplet only)

• Removed the ability to create new Connect classes
• Removed the ability to import classes from Google and Microsoft
• Added a warning that all student accounts on existing Connect classes will be deactivated by December

• Reintroduced a 60-day Plus trial (managed via Stripe) for eligible free users, including those coming off a grace period and new users who signed up without one (Ziplet only)

• Introduced a grace period of complimentary Plus access (through mid-October) for eligible free users *
• Account status now syncs correctly for users moving through grace periods and trials *

* applies to Ziplet only

• The question page now shows the QR code/class code when there are no responses yet
• Added the class code to the live tab of the class page
• Added sharing tips to the class page and question page when there are no responses yet

• Added Moodle integration linking Moodle categories with institution domains

• Small UI/UX enhancements and bug fixes on web
• Mobile brought in line with the recent web release: new simplified create-question flow, new Questions screen, improved schedule-question UI, improved student response screen, Announcements removed, new pricing model (Ziplet only)

Our biggest update yet, marking a significant milestone for the app:

• New Present Mode for teachers
• New public link for students to respond
• New simplified create-question flow
• New Questions page with browse and search, covering both the question bank and teacher-created questions
• Improved schedule-question UI
• Simplified navigation
• Removed the Announcements feature
• New pricing model: free-tier users get access to all features, with limits on classes, questions, students, and teachers per class (Ziplet only)

• Fixed an issue where students could no longer add an image to a text response on Firefox
• Fixed formatted text list display in truncated view

• Removed legacy integrations with Veracross and Edlink
• Free users now have access to previously Plus-only features: class data export, bulk replies, recurring questions, export favorites, and up to 5 teachers per class (Ziplet only)
• Bug fixes

• Removed the Teacher Pulse feature (teachers can still respond to Pulse surveys on mobile)
• Removed the 10-day Plus trial *
• Added a teacher role option to the sign-up URL *
• Streamlined the onboarding flow, removing the "how did you hear about us" / activities / referral / intro video steps and the teacher tutorial *
• A default first class is now created automatically during onboarding *
• Simplified the class-import flow for consumer (B2C) accounts, moving it to the Profile menu *
• Removed legacy references to the "GO" class type across the app *

* applies to Ziplet only

• Fixed a bug affecting multiple-choice chart height
• Survey responses are now included in the results chart for institution leaders

• Removed Teacher and Student Pulse for institution admins/leaders, replacing it with Pulse Archives in institution settings
• Surveys can now be published to public, student, or teacher audiences depending on institution setup
• Removed the Teacher Pulse page for teachers (teachers can no longer provide responses for a Connect class)
• General survey scalability improvements

• Removed the export-responses option for public surveys
• Updated character limits for survey descriptions and single-response validation text
• General UI fixes
• Updated the marketing website link for teacher licenses on the My Subscription page (Ziplet only)

• Survey logic
• Public survey consent and single-response settings
• Additional response types: scale and emoji
• Ability to copy questions
• Sentiment analysis for text responses
• New visualizations on question summary pages
• QR code access for surveys
• CSV export
• General UI enhancements
• New Ziplet Lifetime pricing plan for free users (Ziplet only)

• Reduced the free trial period from 30 days to 10 days *
• Added Instagram as an option for "how did you hear about us?" *
• Added a new sign-up step capturing what activities users plan to use the app for *

* applies to Ziplet only

• Users can now un-cancel (resubscribe to) their subscription before the end of their billing period (Ziplet only)

Surveys for teaching & learning institutions:

• Student (private) surveys, which can allow anonymous responses and be published to all students or specific segments, displayed on the student dashboard by default
• General (public) surveys, which can be set to display on the teacher/student dashboard
• Survey UI enhancements

• Moodle integration: import Moodle courses, invite/remove teachers from imported courses, auto-sync for active courses
• Mobile bug fix: app no longer logs users out unexpectedly when closing the app

• New survey features: create, edit, and preview surveys; publish and share surveys; review survey results; respond to surveys
• Mobile version updates and UI enhancements

• Added single sign-on (SSO) support for a partner institution
• Added a class link for that institution's surveys (added to LMS notifications)
• Email notifications now reflect SSO institution settings

• UI fixes
• Backend security hardening

• Updated tab structure for the class summary page
• Updated progress bar with steps
• Bug fix for creating a question in the question bank

• LTI 1.3 provisioning
• Updated LTI embedded view

• LTI 1.3 launch (provisioning to follow in a later release)
• Removed the 10-day challenge modals

• Enabled Moodle integration and configuration
• Allowed provisioned users to launch the app via Moodle using LTI 1.1
• Added support for classes imported from Moodle