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As mentioned in the previous post, updates have been made to the Course Submission & Consultation System component. As a result, I have posted a revised User's Manual, accessed by opening the CSCS component, then selecting the User's Manual link in the toolbar. It is available in both HTML and PDF format.

A minor update was applied to ANGEL this morning during the maintenance window. The top banner now includes an “Accessible View” link to switch to text-only display. The new link is easy to locate for persons who use a screen reader. The accessible and mobile views can also be accessed using the 508 and PDA links in the lower left corner. In addition, the former "LIAS" link has been renamed "Library."

Changes were also made to CSCS. Please click the Read More link below for a list of these changes. If you have any questions or concerns about this morning's update, please contact ANGEL Support.

Information Technology Services (ITS) has canceled the ANGEL upgrade to version 7.2 originally scheduled for the weekend of July 19. Testing and analysis of 7.2 indicated that the new version (and some features) may not perform robustly in our environment, and for this reason we will remain at 7.1 for the next year. During this time frame, ITS staff will work closely with the ANGEL vendor to optimize a future release to meet the needs of the growing Penn State user environment. ITS will provide periodic updates to the user community throughout the coming year.

I know that Angel system can automatically group students into teams based on their response to a survey but don't know how to write the action scripts. Also, looks like I can only add action scripts at the survey level but not question level.

Does anyone know the action scripts? Thanks.

For example, I want the system to assign students choosing answer A to team one and those choosing answer B to team two.

Q: What do you prefer for your supper tonight?
A. pasta
B. pizza
C. soup
D. nothing

Why doesn't an icon (new posts) show on my profile page when a student adds content to a discussion forum? This feature worked great in version 6.?

Without this icon, I must drill-down into the content of each course to know that a new post has been added I have not read.

Will this be corrected in v 7.2??

Faculty and staff are invited to attend a free ANGEL Town Hall on Thursday, June 5, from 2:00-3:30 p.m., either in person at 104 Thomas Building, University Park, or via an online Adobe Connect videoconference. Attendees will be able to preview the new tools and features of the ANGEL 7.2 course management system and participate in an open discussion with their peers from across Penn State. To register, visit http://its.psu.edu/training/. In the Register for Training area, select either "ANGEL Town Hall" to attend in person or "ANGEL Town Hall (via Adobe Connect)."

An update was applied to ANGEL during the maintenance window this morning.

• There was a problem that caused My Files to be the directory in which files were stored when uploaded by the HTML editor in a course or group. This has been fixed and the files will now be stored in the course.
• If an editor attempts to link one item on the lessons tab to multiple gradebook assignments a warning message will now be displayed.

Questions? Contact ANGEL Support.