Welcome to the Laboratory! 🧪
What is Showbie Labs?
Showbie Labs is an experimental menu filled with features that you as teachers, parents and students can access, turn on, and trial within your individual accounts. Teachers are encouraged to submit feedback to us here at Showbie to let us know what's working well with these features, as well as what can be improved upon!
How can I access Showbie Labs?
To access Showbie Labs:
Navigate to your profile
Preferences
Select 'Showbie Labs' from the menu
*Note that Showbie Labs is only available via our iOS App
How does Showbie Labs work?
Once you access Showbie Labs from within your profile, you will be presented with a menu full of features that our team is currently experimenting with! This menu frequently changes. Here, you can toggle off and on these features to your liking and try them out in your account when accessing via the iOS App. These features are turned off by default until you choose to toggle them on. Teachers also have the option to send in feedback about these experimental features directly from within the menu.
What features are currently available?
Calendar
Link Previews
Pinned Classes
Voice Note Transcription
Calendar
The Showbie app now includes a Calendar in the main navigation menu! Teachers and students can use the Calendar to view weekly and monthly assignment due dates, check details like class or subject, and jump straight to the assignment!
Whenever a teacher sets a due date for an assignment, it will automatically appear in the calendar, alongside a 'red dot,' with the due date. The calendar can be toggled on or off based on student and teacher preference in Showbie Labs.
Link Previews
External links shared in Showbie as instructions, resources, or activities now include a preview showing a snapshot of the linked content and its destination. Link Previews are generated automatically after copy and pasting a link. Link Previews can be turned on or off, based on teacher preference in Showbie Labs.
Pinned Classes
Pinned Classes have been created based on a LOT of your feedback! Teachers and students can now have streamlined access to their most frequently used classes by pinning them. This will help teachers and students alike stay connected with classroom activities, provide guidance, and ensure consistency—all while keeping their class list organized! Pinned classes can be toggled on or off based on student & teacher preference.
Note: Pinning style is only visible in your personal account and is customized based on personal user preference. For example, a teacher's pinned classes are not auto pinned or reflected in their student's Showbie accounts.
Voice Note Transcription
When enabled in Showbie Labs, voice notes created now include an automatic transcript with a timestamp that pop up alongside any audio-verbal content shared in Showbie. This makes it easy to view a text version of the feedback, instruction, or response and take the power of student and teacher voice even further!
