Inviting additional teachers to my class
How to invite more teachers to your class via an invite code in class management — for team teaching, for example.
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Guide: student licensing in the Canton of Thurgau
Step-by-step guide to registration, uploading licence codes and renewing licences for students in the Canton of Thurgau.
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Typewriter EDU available on Marktplatz Lernapps
Typewriter EDU is available via Marktplatz Lernapps run by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education for lower and upper secondary schools.
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NEW: Updates to the grading system in the SZ version
The cantonal SZ version gets a more flexible grading system with optional traffic-light colours, new badges and an updated guide.
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Guide: student licensing in the Canton of St. Gallen
Step-by-step guide for teachers on licensing Typewriter in the Canton of St. Gallen — uploading, assigning and renewing licences.
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Lehrmittelverlag takes over licensing and introduces new features
From August 2024 the cantonal Lehrmittelverlag takes over licensing of Typewriter in the St. Gallen version — with per-student licences and features for all school levels.
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Certified learning app
Since June 2023 Typewriter is officially certified as a learning app by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education.
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Typewriter is now an Edulog partner
Typewriter is an Edulog partner and enables secure login via participating Swiss identity providers.
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Running the 10-minute dictation as a test
From the Plus version onwards, 10-minute dictations can be run as scored tests — with didactic notes and automatic marking.
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Swiss keyboard: typing capital umlauts correctly
The Swiss keyboard has no dedicated keys for Ö, Ä and Ü — here’s how to type the capital umlauts correctly anyway.
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NEW: Final test with certificate for grade 6 students
Grade 6 students can now take a final test and receive a certificate on passing.
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Typefish is now activatable as a learning game!
The Typefish learning game motivates children while practising touch typing and can be activated by teachers for their class.
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Always in control of the class: the Type-O-Meter
How the Type-O-Meter in Typewriter shows the whole class’s learning activity in real time.
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Custom grading systems: configure Typewriter for your needs
How to switch between numeric grades and traffic-light systems in Typewriter and adjust the assessment criteria.
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How do homework and tests work in Typewriter?
How to create and control homework, exercises and tests in Typewriter via the Upload menu.
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