Educational Tech News Archives
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- Kaltura Virtual Classroom [was] experiencing a platform-wide issue where the Join button is unresponsive or greys out. For workarounds or to check the system's status while Kaltura resolves the issue, please refer to the webpage: Kaltura Virtual Classroom. Resolved
- October 20, 2025: Amazon Web Services (AWS) is experiencing issues with some of their services, which may impact some of the tools we use. To track the status of possibly impacted tools, visit the System Status page on our website.
- October 1, 2025: Turnitin is temporarily down for new registrants and new submissions. There may be issues generating new Similarity Reports and adding students to your class within Turnitin.
- Ontario Tech's LMS team has upgraded the LTI for Pearson from 1.1 to 1.3. Previously Pearson MyLab and Mastering (LTI 1.1), all Instructors are encouraged to now use Access Pearson (LTI 1.3). Pearson will not allow course pairing using LTI 1.1 after June 15th, 2025. Information form Pearson about migrating your courses from 1.1 to 1.3 can be found here. You can also reach out to your Customer Success Manager for support.
- Respondus Monitor's handheld device flag is live! Visit the Respondus website for more details.
- The V7 update for Kaltura Video Player is available! Check out this infographic for an overview of new features and what to expect from the update.
- Kaltura's My Media feature has moved and some of the sharing settings have changed. Check out this infographic for an overview.
- Please be advised that as of December 31, 2024, the e-rater grammar service will no longer be available in Turnitin products.
- November 12: New support articles are available from Respondus. Check out these guides to system requirements and troubleshooting common issues with security software.
- October 2: A Chrome browser update is required to properly install the LockDown Browser for Chromebook extension. See this support article for instructions.
- June 28: LockDown Browser for Windows, Version 2.1.2.07 has been released with security improvements. Existing installations will be auto-updated. See the release notes for details.
- June 14: LockDown Browser for Mac, Version 2.1.2.06 has been released. This release includes bug fixes and security improvements. Existing installations will not be auto-updated. See the release notes for details.
- May 14: New Respondus Monitor features are available for instructors. See the list of Respondus resources for details.
- May 10: Updated guidelines on the effective use of Turnitin are available.
- May 3: LockDown Browser for Windows, Version 2.1.2.06 has been released. This release restores Kurzweil ReadTheWeb integration and contains security improvements. Existing installations will not be auto-updated. See the update notes for installation instructions.
- April 5: LockDown Browser for Windows, version 2.1.2.05, has been released. Existing installations will not be auto-updated. See the update release notes for installation instructions.
- March 21: LockDown Browser for Windows, version 2.1.2.04, has been released. See the release notes for details.
- March 20: As of September 26, instructors can no longer upload assignment submissions to Turnitin on behalf of students who are not enrolled in the class. See the Turnitin resource page for details.
- March 15: A new resource on the Mentimeter Results Page is available for instructors.