🆕 Newsela Enhancement releases
We've been busy! Here's a sneak peek at the newest features and improvements:
Classroom Data Report - CSV Downloads
When teachers download any report as a CSV, they can now see an External ID that matches students to their records!
Newsela Writing - Updated Create Assignment Steps
The steps to create an assignment in Newsela Writing went through a visual and instructional makeover, bringing the flow down to 5 steps only!
Newsela Writing Button in the Newsela Assignment Builder
Creating cross-curricular writing assignments just got simpler!
A Newsela Writing button now lives in the Assignment Builder for Newsela articles
The button takes teachers to step 1 of assignment creation in Newsela Writing...
already loading that article as a content source
with the ability to still add other articles to the assignment
Newsela Writing - AI Feedback Controls
Teachers now have control over AI feedback and scheduling when creating assignments!
The assignment controls
Glows and Grows feedback toggle: Teachers can show/hide for students
Sentence Checklist feedback toggle: Teachers can show/hide for students
Assignment scheduling: Teachers can set a start & end date & time to accept student work
📚Content Updates
Newsela content is updated on a regular basis. During this time period the following content updates were introduced:
Seasonal Content
ELA
Social Studies
Science