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See what you missed at Qwickly Symposium New England! Read about new features and enhancements throughout the Qwickly products in the last year.
That's a wrap for Qwickly Symposium New England! At MassBay Community College, the Qwickly Team presented an overview of recent product updates and future plans, covering innovations across Qwickly Attendance, Qwickly Course Tools & Qwickly Jot.
Check out a quick summary of the sessions on each product family:
Qwickly Attendance has seen a plethora of improvements for both instructors and administrators. Seating chart enhancements include new 20x5 layouts, the integration of student photos for better visual identification, and a cleaner interface. Qwickly Attendance can now pull LMS avatars from Canvas and Blackboard, offering an alternative to traditional photo store integrations.
A significant future development is automated check-in using NFC tags. This new method of check-in allows students to check in by tapping their phone against an NFC tag, eliminating the need for instructors to manage the process directly. This method offers high accuracy for student presence and can be deployed at the classroom or even individual seat level. A public beta for NFC check-in is planned for the summer.
A major new development is the SMS Text Messaging tool within Qwickly Course Tools, which allows instructors to send one-way text messages to students without revealing phone numbers. Students opt-in by registering their numbers via the Qwickly Course Tools interface or a link in an initial email. Currently, it supports US phone numbers only, with plans for international support and custom school phone numbers.
Qwickly Jot, designed to digitize the traditional paper assignment (like drawing or marking maps), has received a key update. Instructors can now directly mark up student submissions with written feedback, shapes, and other annotations, with both original and marked-up versions saved.
For more information on any of these enhancements and new features, please watch the on-demand "What’s New in Qwickly Products" webinar.
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Send important course announcements and reminders directly to students' mobile phones across multiple courses within the LMS.
Qwickly is thrilled to announce the official launch of SMS text messaging within Qwickly Course Tools, after a successful Beta testing throughout the Fall 2024 semester.
This innovative addition empowers instructors to inform students of important course information directly through text messages, a more immediate notification method. Providing this alternative form of communication for students who prefer text messaging over email will greatly improve course communication, ensuring that no important information slips through the cracks.
Discover the power of SMS text messaging in Qwickly Course Tools. Learn how instructors can create these SMS notifications to be sent to students and how the tool will ultimately improve communication with students by providing instant notifications and updates.
Can't make it to the live webinar? Register anyway to receive a recording of the session. You'll still have the opportunity to learn how to leverage SMS text messaging in Qwickly Course Tools and enhance your institution's student communication.
To learn how to enable and use SMS text messaging in Qwickly Course Tools, please refer to our latest Knowledge Base Article.
Visit the table to learn more about SMS Text messaging in Qwickly Course Tools and the new check-in mode in Qwickly Attendance.
The Qwickly team is excited to announce that they will be sponsoring Anthology Together 2025 at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas! This year's event runs from July 14-16, and will feature speakers from around the world sharing innovative ideas and programs for educational technology.
What's New in Qwickly?
Qwickly is thrilled to announce that the SMS text messaging tool is officially out of Beta! This means users can now seamlessly send SMS text messages to keep students informed about important updates. The team will also be showcasing a brand new check-in mode using NFC capabilities. Students will simply tap their phone to an NFC chip for a quick and easy class check-in!
Connect with the team!
Stop by the Qwickly booth in the exhibit hall to chat with our team. The team would love to discuss how Qwickly products can enhance your classrooms, whether you're looking for a campus-wide solution or something specific for your school.
Exhibit Hall Open:
For more information about AT25, visit https://www2.anthology.com/together.
Visit us to learn more about SMS Text messaging in Qwickly Course Tools.
The Qwickly Team is excited to be back for our third consecutive year as an exhibitor at D2L Fusion 2025 in Savannah, Georgia! We're looking forward to connecting with familiar faces and demonstrating the exciting new features we've added to our toolkit since last year.
What's New in Qwickly?
We're thrilled to announce that our SMS text messaging tool is officially out of Beta! This means you can now seamlessly send SMS text messages to keep students informed about important updates. With Brightspace discontinuing their own texting tool, Qwickly Course Tools offers a familiar and effective alternative to maintain this vital communication channel.
Meet Us at the Qwickly Booth!
Come visit our booth in the exhibit hall to chat with our team about how Qwickly Products can enhance your classrooms, whether implemented campus-wide or for a specific school.
Exhibit Hall Hours:
For more information about D2L Fusion 2025, visit https://www.d2l.com/fusion/.
Discover recent and upcoming Qwickly product developments by registering for Qwickly Symposium New England!
Qwickly Symposium New England is right around the corner! Join us for the free, in-person event on Thursday, June 12th, 2025 from 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM EST to learn how your institution can utilize with Qwickly’s products! Discover enhancements to Qwickly Attendance, including the improved seating chart mode and the new NFC check-in (now in Beta). Learn about the SMS text messaging capabilities in Qwickly Course Tools and get the latest on the instructor mark-up feature for Qwickly Jot, first introduced at Qwickly Symposium 2024.
Registration will be open until May 23rd. Click here to reserve your seat at Qwickly Symposium New England!
This document contains resources for faculty assistance like on-demand trainings, how-to videos and more!
Review the faculty training handout that contains resources for faculty assistance like on-demand trainings, how-to videos and more!
Get a head start on the new semester by simply toggling courses on when ready. Easily control when your courses are visible to students from a centralized location instead of manually going into each course to make them available or unavailable.
Instructors can provide customized feedback by directly annotating student work, focusing on areas requiring attention.
With Qwickly Jot, students can write on diagrams, charts, maps and more inside the learning management system. Now, with the new instructor markup tool, instructors are empowered to provide detailed, personalized feedback on student submissions. This feature allows instructors to directly annotate and correct student work, imitating the traditional pen-and-paper experience.
Key Benefits of Qwickly's Instructor Markup Tool:
How it Works:
Qwickly Jot provides instructors with a seamless platform to review student submissions. Within the platform, educators can directly access individual student work. Using the annotation tool, instructors can provide specific feedback directly on the student's document. Different colors can be assigned to different feedback types, such as corrections, suggestions, or positive reinforcement. Once the review is complete, instructors can assign a numerical grade to the assignment, which is then automatically transferred over to the Learning Management System (LMS) gradebook. This user-friendly approach empowers educators to deliver immediate grading and feedback to their students.
If you are interested in learning more about the new instructor markup tool, make sure to register for the upcoming webinar: Create Interactive Digital Assignments with Qwickly Jot. This webinar will be held on February 12th, 2025. We hope to see you there!
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Qwickly Attendance is now more accessible in Blackboard with a new launch point in the right-hand menu.
Both Anthology and Qwickly are thrilled to announce a significant improvement to Qwickly Attendance within Blackboard Learn Ultra. A new launch point has been added to the left-hand menu, making it easier than ever for instructors to access and use the tool.
Senior Director of Product Management at Anthology, Dominic Gore, stated: “Listening to our customers is a shared priority for both Blackboard and Qwickly. We are continually enhancing our solutions to provide the most seamless and effective experience for our users.”
See Updated Launch Point for Instructors Below:
This update addresses a common request from our users and has been eagerly anticipated. Terry Patterson, Senior IT Systems Analyst of Austin Community College, expressed his enthusiasm, stating, "This is a fantastic feature that will make Qwickly Attendance more accessible to students and faculty in every Blackboard course."
Instructors will find the Qwickly Attendance launch point in the right-hand menu of their Blackboard course. Please note that this feature must be enabled at the administrative level.
Blackboard administrators that want to enable this integration should check out our knowledge base article. The name of the launch point can be customized to suit your institution's preferences. This flexibility ensures that it's easily recognizable by instructors.
Check-In Banner in Blackboard for Students:
Prior to the recent UEF updates, students had to actively launch Qwickly Attendance to mark they were present in class. This added an extra step to the attendance process. However, with the new enhancements, Qwickly Attendance now includes a convenient check-in banner directly within the Blackboard course interface.
