We've released several improvements and feature fixes for PlusPortals. Highlights of this update include:
| Improvements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Added Two-Factor Authentication for Teacher Accounts | The "plusportaladmin" account can enable two-factor authentication to improve security for teacher accounts. | |
| Added Ability to Sync Microsoft Calendars with PlusPortals Calendars | Administrators can sync their Microsoft calendars with their PlusPortals calendars. | |
| Updated Course Request Forms | Course request forms now show overall credit requirements and better indicate when a section has comments. | |
| Added Scheduling Year Filter for Batch Entering Course Recommendations | When batch entering course recommendations, teachers and administrators can filter for students in the scheduling year. | |
| Feature Fixes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fixed Delayed Appearance of School Announcements | School announcements are posted at the scheduled time. | |
Improvements
Added Two-Factor Authentication for Teacher Accounts
On the Manage Accounts > Settings page, the "plusportaladmin" account can enable two-factor authentication to improve security for teacher accounts. When teachers are logging in to PlusPortals, they will be asked to enter a verification code. The code is sent to their account email and must be entered within 15 minutes for security purposes.
Added Ability to Sync Microsoft Calendars with PlusPortals Calendars
Administrators can sync their Microsoft calendars with their PlusPortals calendars.
Updated Course Request Forms
We made the following updates to course request forms:
- Forms show overall credit requirements in addition to section requirements. Students and teachers can verify they've met the credit requirements before attempting to submit the form.
- If a section has comments, it will be yellow and have an icon beside it.
Added Scheduling Year Filter for Batch Entering Course Recommendations
When batch entering course recommendations, teachers and administrators can filter for students in the scheduling year.
Feature Fixes
Fixed Delayed Appearance of School Announcements
Previously, when administrators created school announcements, they could take up to four hours to appear. We fixed this issue.