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Compressing Video

How to compress your videos to make them smaller

This is Kidaoka, Marketing Manager. In this article, we will explain the relationship between video file size and image quality, and show you how to set a smaller video file size. When uploading video materials on learningBOX, the file size of the video file exceeds the capacity of the file, so you cannot register the video file you have taken and have to re-take it again! Please refer to this article to find out how to compress your video files. Click here to see the table of contents. 1 Relationship between video file size and image quality 2. how to calculate video files 3. how to compress video files using FFMPEG 4. summary Relationship between video file size and image quality A video file is made to look like a moving picture by showing a number of still images one after the other, based on the same principle as a flip book. Since many images are stored in a single video file, the file size naturally becomes larger. The size (capacity) of a video depends on three main factors: bit rate, resolution, and codec. Let's take a closer look at them one by one. Bit Rate The bit rate is the amount of data that can be sent and received in one second. The unit is bps (Bit Per Second), which indicates how many bits can be transmitted in one second (Per Second). In simple terms, it is a unit that expresses "how much data can be transferred. The higher the bit rate number, the higher the image quality and the larger the video file size. Resolution Resolution is a numerical value that expresses the density of pixels in a video. In digital video, it is expressed as "a collection of very small colored dots (pixels). The unit of "dpi" or "ppi" is used. The higher the resolution, the higher the density of dots, and the smaller the resolution, the smaller the video capacity. Codec A codec is a device or software that performs the encoding (compression) and decoding (playback) of data. Handling large-sized videos uncompressed requires large memory, hard disks, etc., or compressing the video capacity to reduce its size. Calculation Method for Video Files The data capacity of a video file is calculated as follows ▶Here is the calculation formula Bit rate of video × Length (seconds) ÷ 8 (convert bits to bytes) Since the amount of data per second is the bit rate, multiply the time and convert it to bytes to find the video file size. Exercise For a 10-minute video at 2.5 Mbps, what is the file size? →2.5Mbps × 600 (seconds) ÷ 8 = 187.5MB (megabytes) ▼Here is a quick table on video capacity. Please use it as a guide when uploading your video. The actual capacity may go up or down slightly when audio is added, but this will give you a rough idea of the capacity of your video. Here is how to compress your video using FFMPEG FFMPEG is a command line tool to convert audio or video formats. In this article, we will show you how you can easily compress videos using this tool. (Works on Windows 7 or later) If you have any problems such as audio skipping or overlapping when uploading videos using the newer version, please use the older version here. New: Encoder_20200630.zip Old: Encoder_20180402.zip Download and unzip Encoder_20200630.zip ▼ Click here for instructions on how to compress videos. STEP①: Download Encoder. STEP②: Extract the downloaded zip file. Compress the video using the unzipped Encoder STEP ③: Open the extracted zip file and click on Encoder.exe. STEP④: Select the quality of the video if necessary. STEP⑤:Drag and drop the video you wish to compress. STEP⑥: Encoding of the video will begin. Please wait for a while until the encoding is finished. When encoding is complete, the video will be compressed and saved in a smaller size. *Please note that some images, audio, and video files may not be reduced in size even if the video is compressed. Conclusion In this article, we explained the relationship between video file size and image quality, and introduced how to set the size of video files smaller. Shooting and editing videos is a really time-consuming process. If you are worried about uploading your videos due to their large size, please refer to this article to learn how to compress your video files! LearningBOX has plans that can handle large videos. By using the standard plan, the file size limit per video is relaxed, as well as the total amount of content that can be uploaded. For more information on video capacity per plan, please see About Video Capacity. Thank you for your patience with this paper. We also recommend this article! Also read "[The Forefront of Education] Conducting Effective Newcomer Training with Video and E-Learning"
certificate_learningbox

How to issue and set up certificates for children studying at home through online learning

This is Fukumoto🍞, our marketing manager. In this article, I would like to introduce "Certificate" which is included in the content feature of our learningBOX. We believe that there are so many educators who are having a hard time in school due to the coronavirus, and are having trouble in making progress and interrupting lessons at school. In addition to the quiz creation function, video content, memorization cards, bug-eaten notes, and typing materials necessary to advance online learning, the learningBOX content function also allows users to set up a digital version of an award called a "certificate of recognition. This function allows you to issue certificates to members who have met certain passing standards and completed their studies. This certificate can also be printed. The creation process is quite simple, so anyone can easily create and set up a certificate. We encourage you to take advantage of this certificate by referring to this paper! Table of Contents 1. what is a certificate? 2. here is a course study that includes a certificate. 3. pass the quiz and receive the certificate 4. summary What is a certificate anyway? With learningBOX, we can issue digital certificates to members who have "passed and completed" the content (learning materials) created by you. ▼ Do any of our customers have these kinds of problems or questions? ①I want to send effort awards to members who have worked hard on their studies: ...... ②Want to send a certificate of success to members who pass quizzes and exam questions. ...... (iii) You want to send certificates to members who have taken and cleared all online studies: ...... We believe that there are many people who would like to set up or send 00 awards or 00 certificates in various usage scenarios, such as the following. You would like to grant special 00 awards or 00 certificates according to learners' hard work, effort, test scores, and learning progress. If children can receive a 00 prize or a 00 certificate for their study, it will help them to maintain their goals and motivation as they advance their online learning. ▶The learningBOX's certificate function can solve these problems as well! Here are some course studies that include certificates. Since this is a practice, we will set up a web quiz created in learningBOX to issue certificates to members who solve the quiz and reach a passing score. Let's log in to learningBOX with the administrator's account and immediately create a course study that incorporates the certificate. Contents of this time ①Create a quiz. (2) Use the constraint bar to set up "---- You can move on to the next one if you have passed up to this point ----. (3) Grant a certificate to members who pass the quiz. Let's make a quiz! Quizzes created in the learningBOX can include images and videos, as well as links to pages within the player that explain the quiz, for example. In addition, you can hide "correct/incorrect" answers in the test, or randomly rearrange the questions and choices. You can also easily set the question score and time limit. Click here to see the options that can be set in the learningBOX. We will use this quiz for this project. You can solve the actual quiz here. Take the quiz LearningBOX's quiz creation function allows you to create quizzes from more than 12 different types of questions. The language support is wide-ranging, including English, Chinese, Portuguese, and German, and it is possible to select male or female speakers. Creating a Certificate Since this is an exercise, we will actually create one folder and set up the quiz ▷Certificate ▷Constraints bar in the folder we created. If you have difficulty viewing the video, please click on the bottom right corner of the video to make it full screen. ▼ Please watch the video here. Steps to Create a Certificate Step 1: Log in to learningBOX with your administrator account. Step 2: Go to Content Management ‣ Certificates Step 3: The certificate creation form will open. Please fill in the form according to the specified format. The first English quiz and constraint bar will be used to study the course. In learningBOX, in addition to making quizzes using the creation form in learningBOX, you can also import and register questions in a batch using a text or Excel file. For those who are new to quiz creation, we recommend creating quizzes from the question creation form; even those who are not good at PC operation can easily create quizzes that customers want to create by simply keyboarding in according to the dedicated format. In this case, we will import an "English quiz" created in advance in text format and register it in learningBOX. Import this quiz into learningBOX. →[download id="34356"]] ▼ Please watch this video. ▼Once you have set up the quiz, certificate, and constraint bar, set up a thumbnail image to make it look better! Here is the image to be set as the thumbnail image. Thumbnail image of the certificate →[download id="34395"]. Thumbnail image of quiz →[download id="34398"]. Folder thumbnail image →[download id="34401"]] Pass the quiz and receive your certificate Since this is an exercise, let's log in with an account named Student A and see how the actual process of receiving a certificate works. ▼ Please watch this video Conclusion In this article, we introduced "certificates" included in the learningBOX content features. In the process of online learning, if children can receive a 00 award or 00 certificate for their study, it will help them to maintain a goal and motivation. The process is very simple, so anyone can easily create and set up a certificate.
E-learning - Newcomer Training

Introduce in-house training for new employees using e-learning

Greetings, I am Kozuki 🐰, a new member of the Marketing Department who joined the company this year. As we start a new fiscal year, I believe that many companies first conduct new employee training when new employees join the company. I, too, took the new employee training! At learningBOX, of course! So this time, I would like to introduce new employee training using our e-learning system, learningBOX, and my "impressions after using it. For those of you who are thinking about "improving the efficiency of new employee training and online learning"! We hope you will consider implementing learningBOX with reference to this article. Click here for the table of contents 1. click here for Tatsuno Information System's new employee training program 2. training flow Impressions of the training 4. summary Click here for Tatsuno Information System's new employee training program. Upon joining our company, all new employees undergo "Basic New Employee Training" and "Customer Support (CS) Training" using the learningBOX. After these two training courses, they are divided into their respective departments and areas of expertise. A brief description of the content of the training... STEP: 1. New employee basic training New employees learn basic information about the company, such as business activities, employment regulations, company rules, tools used in business, and information security. STEP: 2. Customer support (CS) training After learning how to reply to e-mails and how to write sentences, trainees submit a report on how they would reply to e-mails from customers who have actually inquired about learningBOX and QuizGenerator in the past. The purpose of CS training is "to deepen understanding of the functions and services of learningBOX and QuizGenerator," and all employees, not just those in charge of CS, take part in the training. Please take a look at our internal case studies for more information on CS training. https://learningbox.online/casestudy/casestudy20200204/ Training Flow Upon receiving training at learningBOX, you will receive a brief verbal overview of the training and an explanation of how the training will be conducted. After having a senior employee register as a learningBOX member, you will receive an "ID" and "password," and log in to learningBOX to begin the training. The training on learningBOX is conducted by first learning through PDF/Google Slides/videos published on learningBOX, and then answering tests to pass the tests. A passing score is set for the test, and if you fail the test, you will have to take the test again to pass. For quiz-style tests, learningBOX will automatically grade the test, but for questions that require a report, a senior employee will grade the test on learningBOX after the report is submitted. Impressions of newcomer training at learningBOX Now, let me share with you my impressions of the new employee training on learningBOX, the subject of this issue. Impression #1: No confusion in operation When I took the training course at learningBOX, I had no trouble at all in operating the screen. Even if you don't check how to operate the system, you will be able to use it without any problems. One of the points that prevents us from getting lost is the "visualization of the training to be taken". Point 1 ⇒Materials are displayed in the order of progression. LearningBOX has a "course setting" function that allows you to advance to the next question after you pass a specific question. You cannot proceed to the next question until you have passed and understood the question, so you can proceed with the training in the order in which you should proceed. Point 2 Learning status is displayed on the status display. The current learning status is displayed by status, and can be checked from the list, so you can see at a glance which trainings have been completed and which have not. For tests whose results you do not want to show immediately, you can change the status to "Conducted". Point 3 Easy-to-answer question screen As learningBOX offers multiple question formats, tests are presented in a format suitable for the difficulty level and answer method desired by the presenter. The question answer screen is simple and intuitive. The function to display explanations makes it easy to review even if you make a mistake on a question. LearningBOX can also display only the training courses that each department should receive, since it is possible to set up the distribution of training materials for each group by dividing members into groups and setting up the assignment of training materials. Impression #2: Deepen understanding at your own pace Basically, you can proceed from learning to testing all by yourself, allowing you to learn at your own pace. In addition, learningBOX is equipped with "functions to deepen learners' understanding. Point 4. Focused study of wrong questions Questions created in Master Mode are suitable for repeated study and review. By answering questions from the "Overcome Weaknesses" button, learners can focus on the questions they got wrong. Furthermore, if a question or section has been created using the "tagging function," the number of correct answers, number of incorrect answers, and percentage of correct answers for each tag will be displayed on the "chart function" page, allowing learners to check their weak areas. →Click here for more information about the tagging function. Tagging Function About the tagging function By tagging each section or question, you can use the tags to analyze your performance (e.g., to check your weak areas) ▶ For more information, click here. (e.g. to check areas of weakness) ▶ For details, click here. →Click here for more information about the chart function. About the chart function The personal chart function allows you to check how much each user is learning each day and how far he or she has progressed. ▶ Click here for details. Point 5 Favorite function to save training materials The ability to save training materials as favorites makes it convenient for reviewing training materials on the job after the training is over. Favorite materials will be displayed in the "Favorite Materials" section of the "Study" menu. Conclusion learningBOX is an easy-to-use e-learning system for learners. It is easy to use, and learners can check their own understanding of the training content as they go along. It can also be used on smartphones and tablets, so learners can study at home as part of their pre-employment training. If you are considering implementing learningBOX, we encourage you to register for learningBOX and use almost all of its features for free for an unlimited period of time for up to 10 accounts.
Member management - learning box

Let's use the privilege settings of learningBOX! School use version

Let's use the permission settings of learningBOX! School Use Edition Hello! This is ⛄ Shinokura from the Quality Control Department. There has been a pandemic of the new coronavirus worldwide. 。。。。。 Let's be careful and spend our time by thoroughly following the basic "wash your hands, gargle, and ventilate". Now, in this article, I'd like to talk about the use of "learningBOX authorization settings," which I introduced to you a little last time! In this article, based on the previous contents, I would like to further elaborate on the authorization settings and try to set up the authorization settings assuming an example of use in a school. If you are interested in introducing our e-learning system (learningBOX) in your school, please refer to this article to learn the authorization settings and try using it. Click here for the table of contents 1. brief review of authorization settings 2. introduction of authority settings using a school as an example 3. let's add administrative privileges 4. let's try to log in with the member who set the permission 5. summary Brief Review of Authorization Settings Using the Authorization Settings in learningBOX, "management, setting, and editing tasks" such as "creating learning materials, managing grades, and assigning learning materials" that are usually performed by the administrator can be entrusted to a user (a person who has been assigned the authority) designated by the administrator. Authorized users can manage the learning environment in learningBOX in the same way as the administrator, such as creating content (learning materials), viewing and managing learners' grade information, and assigning content to each group. *If you would like to learn more about authority settings, please refer to the previous article on how to give appropriate roles to members using learningBOX's authority settings. Here is an example of authority settings using a school as an example In this authorization setting, the administrator (principal) will set authorizations such as "create teaching materials, manage grades, and assign teaching materials" to the leader (teacher) of each group. To make it easier to understand the authorization settings, we will divide the groups into "learning administrator = teacher" and "learner = student". To set up permissions, you will first need to create a group in Member Management. In this case, we will use this group that we have prepared in advance. Using the member management function of learningBOX, you can add and register members and groups by delving into one group in more detail. ▼ Group Configuration This time, the group is structured in this hierarchy. Teacher>>Student Management - Subject>>Japanese - Mathematics - English - Social Studies - Science ・・・・・ Student>>Year 1->Year 2->Year 3->Group 1->Group 2・・・・ *The flow of setting up permissions is to create member accounts for teachers in the "Teacher" group, student member accounts in the "Student" group, and member accounts for administrators in the "Administration in General" group. And in this example setup, we will show you how to 1. grant administrative privileges to the "Head teacher" from the principal who is the administrator. 2. set up a "student administrator" teacher to manage "students". 3. set up a "teacher administrator" teacher to manage "teachers". We would like to set up the above three. Let's put on the management authority. Let's log in to learningBOX with the account of the administrator (principal) and set up the administrative privileges. As the general supervisor of learningBOX, you will have all administrative privileges. It might be a good idea to put the principal's most trusted "vice principal" in charge of this post! Here is how to set it up. Please watch this video. Here is the procedure for setting up permissions. (1) Log in with the administrator's account. (2) Select the group/member for which you wish to set administrative privileges. In this case, "Administration General". (3) Click on the All icon for Administrative Authority, select "All members and all materials, and check all" and save it. Now, the "vice principal = administrator with full authority" can create groups and members (and can also be granted administrative privileges), create and assign teaching materials, view grades, manage announcements, edit the text of e-mails, and operate settings. Setting Permissions for Student Management Groups ▼ Please watch this video. The members of the "Teacher" >> "Student Management" group (student administrators) are authorized to manage "students". Click on the icon button of the person with administrative privileges, select "Students" instead of all members, and save. This will allow the student administrator to create, edit, and delete members in the hierarchy below "Students". The student member accounts do not need any specific permissions, so the grant permissions will not be granted. Authorization rights will also be set for teacher-managed groups. ▼ Please see this video. Give permission to the member (teacher administrator) who belongs to "Sensei" >> "Teacher Management" to manage "Sensei". Administrative Permissions >> People Icon >> Select "Teacher" without selecting all members and save. Next, click the hammer icon in the administrative authority, check the grant authority and save. This setting allows the teacher administrator to create, edit, and delete members in the hierarchy below "Teacher", as well as to grant administrative privileges to them. Let's log in with the member who has been granted privileges. Let's log in to learningBOX with the member who has been given the authority and check the member management screen. Administrator with full privileges Log in to learningBOX with the account of the head teacher. The screen is the same as that of the owner (principal). You can also set input fields. Student Administrator When you open the member management screen, don't be surprised if you see "You do not have administrative privileges for this group. Click on "Students" to view the members belonging to the "Students" group. You can add, edit, and delete groups and members by clicking the + button. (Below "Student") There are no items with icons for administrative privileges, because you have not been given the authority to grant privileges. Teacher Administrator As before, you can view the members belonging to "Teacher" by clicking "Teacher". You can add, edit, and delete groups and members from + button. (Under "Teacher") Because you have been given authorization authority, you can add authorization from the administration authority. Conclusion Many schools across the country have suddenly decided to close as a measure to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. Although it was unavoidable, teachers must have been troubled by the sudden situation. With an e-learning system, the teacher can take videos of the class from home and submit questions, and the students can view the videos and solve the problems at home. Our e-learning system, learningBOX, is available on a free trial basis. In this paper, we introduced how to give only the authority that is required, not uniformly the same authority, to groups and members assuming a school. In the next issue, I would like to talk about how to set the authority to teachers for each subject. Thank you for your patience until the end.
learningBOX-PHP

How to unify text file encoding to utf-8 in PHP

I am Nishimura, the creator of QuizGenerator, and the creator of QuizGenerator. Actually, I did not participate in the initial development of learningBOX, but started full-fledged participation around the release of version 2.0. I have just received a pull request regarding the handling of character encoding, and I thought I should talk a little more about character encoding, so I put it together in an article. In this article, I will introduce "How to unify the character encoding of text files with utf-8 in PHP". We hope you enjoy this article as well. Table of Contents 1. shift-JIS is unavoidable 2. how to avoid garbled characters 3. how to determine character encoding 4. summary Shift-JIS is unavoidable. Systems like learningBOX and QuizGenerator sometimes receive text files such as CSV. In modern Web systems, the character encoding of text files should be utf-8, and we do not want to accept any other character encoding, but in reality, Shift_JIS files are often uploaded on rare occasions and reported as a problem. Therefore, when QuizGenerator receives a Shift_JIS file, it converts it to utf-8 and continues processing. What is Shift-JIS? Shift-JIS is one of the character codes that contain various characters including Japanese, standardized as JIS standard. It is used as the standard character code for Japanese in many personal computers. it is an improvement of the JIS code defined in the JIS standard. while the JIS code uses 7 bits to represent a character, the Shift-JIS code uses 2 bytes (16 bits) to represent all characters. mb_convert_encoding is not reliable. PHP has a function called mb_convert_encoding to perform character encoding conversion. At first glance, this function seems to be able to determine the character encoding and convert to utf-8, but in fact, this function is not reliable. mb_convert_encoding("aaa", "utf-8", "utf-8, sjis-win") will convert "aaa" to utf-8 if it is utf-8 and to Shift_JIS If it is Shift_JIS, it should convert it to utf-8 (at least that's what I've read in the official documentation), but in fact, it does something ridiculous. It forcefully interprets a string passed in as utf-8 as Shift_JIS, breaks it, and converts it to utf-8, returning a value that is incomprehensible. How to avoid character corruption ▼ "mb_convert_encoding works properly if you specify the character encoding of the conversion source. mb_convert_encoding works properly as long as you specify the character encoding of the conversion source. In other words, the strategy of converting from Shift_JIS to utf-8 only if it is Shift_JIS, and doing nothing if it is utf-8, basically works. mb_convert_encoding("aaaa", "utf-8", "sjis-win") The above code works fine if "aaaa" is Shift_JIS. If it is originally utf-8, it is OK as is. How do we determine the character encoding? There is a function called mb_detect_encoding, but to begin with, if this works correctly, it can be solved simply by using mb_convert_encoding. If the standard functions don't work, you're on your own. It is not that difficult to determine whether or not the utf-8 specification is met, so just do it. What if it is not utf-8? If it's not utf-8, we'll treat it as Shift_JIS at ・・・・. We can't support people who submit euc-jp or utf-16 files, at least not if they know about encoding. At least, people who do that should know about encoding, so please self-serve. In the first place, they are specified to use utf-8. Another trap I have used the term Shift_JIS many times in this article, but what is currently referred to as Shift_JIS is often Windows-31J (MS932), which is an extension of Shift_JIS. However, if you specify Shift_JIS in PHP, characters other than those specified in the original Shift_JIS specification will be corrupted. Unless you have a special reason, use Windows-31J or sjis-win instead of Shift_JIS. The official documentation says to use Windows-31J, but only sjis-win is listed, which is a strange state of affairs, but at least with PHP 7.3.13, either specification worked fine. Will a unified future ever come? About 20 years ago. When I first started web programming, UTF-8 was not the standard and garbled characters were a common occurrence. In the Web world, it seems safe to say that the unification to utf-8 has been completed. Smartphones were created based on the assumption of utf-8, since they were born in a world after utf-8 became widely used. (On the other hand, files exchanged on Windows are often in Shift_JIS. Conclusion In this article, we introduced "How to unify the character encoding of text files with utf-8 in PHP. As a company from Japan, we would like to keep the usability for Japanese people in mind, so we will continue to develop without forgetting about Shift_JIS for a while longer. (We really want to forget about IE11...)

How to check the usage of learningBOX

Hello. I am Mukai, a member of the Introduction Support team. In this article, I would like to explain how to check the usage status of our customers who use learningBOX. learningBOX allows you to easily check the total number of logins and courses per date based on the user history. Click here to see the table of contents. 1. you are wondering if your users are using our service? 2. click here to see how to check user history 3. about login information 4. how to extract login information by conditional search 5. summary Are you wondering if your users are using your site? Let me ask you this question right away: After you start offering e-learning courses through your LMS, don't you wonder how your learners are using the course materials? Are the materials you have prepared being used? And who are the most frequent users? Or, who are the users who are not using the materials? In addition, you may want to know the overall usage status. In this issue, we would like to introduce the "usage status check" function, one of the functions of learningBOX, to help you understand these questions. Here is how to check your user history Please log in with the administrator account and move the mouse cursor over the [Administrative Functions] item on the left menu bar. Click [>]. ▼ Select "Check Usage Status". You will be redirected to the ▼Usage Status screen. ▼You can also check the usage status by day and month. About login information ▼ Number of Logins You can see the number of logins by date. You can see the details of your login history from "Number of Logins>>". The access log list is displayed. ▼Number of users This item is the total number of accounts that have answered the question. ▼Total number of studies This is the total number of contents studied. You can check your grade management from "Total number of lessons". How to extract login information by conditional search Go to Administration → Check Usage Status and click on [Date]. The screen will move to the list of logged-in members. Enter the start date to end date, select login/study status, and click the Search button. POINT By checking your learningBOX usage status, you can ☑"Who has checked which contents?" ☑ "At what time did they log in? ☑ "How much data space is left in the learningBOX? If you are using learningBOX and have any of these problems or questions, please check the usage status. You can check the usage status and access time within the company, log-in history by day, and the time at which users logged in. Please use this data when analyzing data such as learning status, course applicants, course completers, and correlation between average monthly logins and completion rate. Conclusion In this article, we have introduced how to check the usage of learningBOX. learningBOX also allows you to check the login status and the total number of courses taken during a specified period of time. Thank you very much for your patience with this article.
learningBOX 2.9

learningBOX has been upgraded to version 2.9

About this Version Upgrade Thank you for using learningBOX, our e-learning creation system. Today, learningBOX has been upgraded from Ver. 2.8 to Ver. 2.9. In this article, we will provide details about Ver. 2.9.10 (released on February 13, 2020), which adds various new features. List of New Functions and Functional Improvements ☑ "Integration with LDAP / ActiveDirectory SAML Authentication Settings Badge Settings" ☑ "Badge Settings" ☑ "Resume Suspension Suspend and Resume" ☑ "Suspend and Resume Function ☑ "Notification of Specified Course Materials" ☑ "Notification of Course Materials In this version upgrade, we have added the "LDAP / ActiveDirectory integration function" which has been requested by many users. In addition, many features have been added, including improvements to existing functions. We will now introduce the details of the 2.9 series upgrade. LDAP / ActiveDirectory Integration With the learningBOX 2.9 version upgrade, we have added support for integration with LDAP servers. LDAP v3 compatible directory services (OpenLDAP, Active Directory, etc.) can be used as a user authentication method. LDAP authentication can be used not only for user authentication, but also for user management in conjunction with directory services. LDAP authentication requires a dedicated server contract. SAML Authentication Settings SAML authentication settings have been added since Ver. 2.8. To make it easier to use, the corresponding Identity Provider (IdP) and authentication setting screen have been added. SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) is an XML-based international standard authentication method for authenticating users across different Internet domains, and is a protocol for achieving single sign-on (SSO). Single sign-on (SSO) is a mechanism that allows users to log in to multiple services simultaneously with a single ID and password. SAML authentication requires design customization or a dedicated server contract. SAML Authentication Settings for Trust Login Trust Login" is a single sign-on service for enterprises with basic functions such as "single sign-on" that enables login to multiple services with a single ID and password, "ID management" and "log and report functions. SAML Authentication Settings in Google G Suite LearningBOX can be registered as a SAML application for G Suite. SAML Authentication Settings with OneLogin You can register learningBOX as a SAML application for OneLogin. Badge setting function A new feature has been added that also serves as a gamification element. With the badge function, learners are given badges based on their learning achievements, which can be expected to increase their motivation. Learners can also check their course status at a glance. The badge display function can be set for each material or folder. Please note that badge acquisition conditions differ for each material. Interruption Resume Function The "Suspend and Resume" function, which is useful when conducting tests and examinations, has been further improved. We understand that in many cases you may use the one-time-only limit when conducting a test, but with this improved feature, you can interrupt and resume the quiz even if you leave the system screen during the test. This is an option that allows users to suspend and resume the quiz when taking the quiz/test. You can interrupt your answers in the middle of the quiz, and resume from the middle of the quiz. A new mode "Resume from Interruption" has been added for this time. When "Enable" is specified, you can choose to "Resume from the beginning" or "Start over from the beginning" when resuming. If you specify "Enable only from the continuation", you can only select "Resume from the continuation". Notification function for specified course materials The "Notify me when a learner has completed certain material" function has been added to meet the request of "automatically notifying the administrator when a learner has completed certain material". This function allows you to set up email notifications to be sent to the administrator when there is a change in a learner's grade status. By using this function, you can set up an e-mail notification to be sent to the administrator only for the specified course materials. You can set this function to send email notifications to the administrator only for the specified course materials. Miscellaneous Please contact our CS sales team if you have any questions or need more information. Inquiry Form We will continue to listen to our customers' voices and improve our functions to make your use of our products even more comfortable. Thank you for your continued support of LearningBOX/QuizGenerator.
LearningBOX report function

How to set up a report assignment using learningBOX

How to set up a report assignment using learningBOX This is Kitaoka 🍎, our marketing manager. In this article, I would like to introduce how to set up a report assignment using our e-learning system, learningBOX. In addition to the quiz creation function and the memorization-focused "Mushi-Eating Notebooks and Memorization Cards," learningBOX has a content function that allows learners to set up report assignments. This function is very effective in helping students understand what they have learned and in providing feedback for in-house training! It is easy to set up, so please take advantage of it. Click here for the Table of Contents 1. what is the report submission function of learningBOX? 2. create a report assignment. 3. 3. when the report is submitted, it is graded. 4. the learner can check the grading results. The learner can check the grading results. 5. 5. summary What is the report submission function of learningBOX? The "Report Submission" function allows learners to submit reports. Reports can be submitted as a file or as an input form. Please note that there is no automatic grading function for reports. Create a report assignment. ▼STEP 1. Log in to learningBOX Please login to learningBOX and click [Contents Management] on the menu bar. ▼STEP2. Click on the ⊕ symbol. Move to the contents management screen, click the operation menu (+ mark) in the upper left corner, and select 【Report Assignment】. ▼STEP3. Select the method of report assignment submission. You can choose either "Web Entry", "File Upload", or both. Next, enter the title and notes for the report assignment. *If you do not need to write any notes, you do not need to enter any notes. Finally, click the Save button to complete the process. Submission Method Web Entry File Upload *・・・You can choose to have the file submitted in one of two formats. *The extensions that can be selected can be changed if you are using a dedicated server plan. Please contact us if you have any requests. Grading when reports are submitted. The administrator sets the report assignment and proceeds as if the learner had submitted the report. Please go to [View Grades] on the menu bar > Report Grading Management. The date of submission, report name, student name, pass/fail, score, submitted file, and grade will be displayed. ▼How to grade the report function Click on "Download Submitted Files. → Click on "Download Submitted Files" to download files submitted by learners. Click on the "Grade" button Click "Score" button → You can grade the submitted reports. Enter the score and select pass/fail. Enter optional feedback and click "Save" to complete. Learners can check the grading results. The learner can check the pass/fail status of the report assignment from the Grading Manager of his/her account. Click on the ▼Details button to see the details. Conclusion In this article, we have introduced the report function of learningBOX. Reports can be submitted as a file or as an input form. It is easy to set up, so please try this report function. Thank you for taking the time to read this article.
Upgrading the learningBOX

About updates and upgrades of the learningBOX

Hello, this is Kadota from the Development Department. I thought it was the year 2020, but it turned out to be February in the blink of an eye. We are in the middle of winter! Let's eat something warm and keep up the good work against the cold! The theme of this blog is about "updates and upgrades". Best regards. Click here for the Table of Contents 1. what is an update in the first place? 2. what is a version update? 3. what is the difference between major and minor updates? 4. when will learningBOX be updated next? 5. summary What is an update in the first place? Have you ever been using a computer or smartphone when a comment such as "Update is ready" or "Please update" suddenly appears and you wonder "What is it? Have you ever wondered what it is? If you use a lot of apps on your smartphone, something might be updated every day. In general, an update is a minor improvement or bug fix for a service (app or software). For example, a bug is fixed, a new antivirus is added, or a new feature is added. What is a version update? A version up, on the other hand, is a major improvement or update, such as the addition of new features or a change in design or usage. Let's consider Windows 7 as an example For example, Windows 7 support has recently ended. For the past year or so, I have often heard people say that they would like to migrate to Windows 10 because the support for Windows 7 is about to expire. If you have migrated from Windows 7 to Windows 10, it is an upgrade. Windows 7 and Windows 10 are very different even if they are the same Windows. For example, "the Start menu has changed," "startup is faster," "security has been enhanced," and "Microsoft Edge" has been installed. It is like a completely new and different product. I think it would be good to think of this kind of major improvement/update as an "upgrade. Incidentally, the term "version up" is not understood by English-speaking people, as it seems to be a Japanese word. If you want to express the same meaning in English, it is "version upgrade" (or just "upgrade"). (Some people may be more familiar with "upgrade" than "version up" (or just "upgrade"). The difference between major and minor updates Updates are sometimes referred to as "major updates" or "minor updates," while version upgrades are sometimes referred to as "major version upgrades" or "minor version upgrades. Which term is used depends on the company releasing the service and the detailed nuances. Basically, it is safe to say that if it is labeled major, it is a major change, and if it is labeled minor, it is a minor change. Here are the POINT Major → major change Minor → small change When is the next update for learningBOX? We call updates that involve the addition of new features "major updates" and updates that mainly fix bugs "minor updates. As of this writing, the latest version is "2.8.18. The version of minor updates is managed by the number "18" on the right side of "2. 8. 18". We release a new version approximately once a week. So the next "2.8.19" will be released in the near future. What about "major updates"? Major updates are released at a pace of 3 to 4 months. The next "2.9" series will be released soon. Announcement We would like to introduce some of the features that will be included in the "2.9" series. By linking learningBOX and LDAP servers, it will be possible to link account information and perform login authentication. LDAP authentication requires a subscription to a dedicated server plan. →Please click here for details on pricing plans and LDAP authentication integration. Summary Do you understand the meaning of the terms "update" and "version up" that you have been using somehow? When learningBOX is updated or upgraded in the future, please check what has changed. It may be difficult to notice if it is an update. In that case, please check the release notes. And although learningBOX is currently in version 2, version 3 will be released one day. If you have any requests for features like this, please feel free to contact us.
About China's EdTech market

About China's EdTech market

About China's EdTech Market This winter has been mild. How is everyone doing? As a quick reminder, we have looked into the EdTech market in China. Click here for the table of contents 1. China's EdTech market is hot. 2. list of unicorn companies in China's EdTech sector 3. why is the EdTech market growing so fast in China? 4. the future of the EdTech market China's EdTech market is hot. What is EdTech? China's EdTech market is currently very active. EdTech is a coined term that combines the words "education" and "technology," and refers to efforts to bring about innovation by incorporating technology into the field of education. The term X-Tech (cross tech) refers to the incorporation of technology into existing industries to create new value, and EdTech is an example of X-Tech. X-Tech includes FinTech (finance), MedTech (healthcare), AdTech (advertising), HRTech (human resources), AgriTech (agriculture), LegalTech (law), and many other fields. Many of the unicorn companies originated in China! To give you an idea of how much momentum there is in the Chinese EdTech market, 8 of the 14 unicorn companies in the global EdTech sector are from China (about 57%). The others are 5 companies from the U.S. and 1 from India. *See: Holon IQ January 6, 2020 Unicorn companies are defined as venture companies with a company valuation of $1 billion (about 125 billion yen) or more, less than 10 years old, and privately held. In other words, 8 of the 14 companies are Chinese companies, a number that can be considered one indicator of growth areas. List of Unicorn Companies in China's EdTech Sector The following is a list of unicorn companies in the EdTech sector in China (as of January 2020). VIPKid Online English conversation classroom service with teachers in North America 猿辅导 Yuanfudao Online tutoring and math and English services for children 小盒科技 Knowbox Online education using AI teachers iTutorGroup Online English conversation classroom service with teachers in North America Zhangmen One-on-one tutoring Huike Industry-University Cooperation Ichiqisaku 17zuoye Online Education Platform for K-12 *K-12 means kindergarten through 12th grade (3rd grade of high school) k=kindergarten HuJiang HuJiang Language-centric online classes, SNS, community Why is the EdTech market growing so fast in China? If you look at the number of unicorn companies worldwide, not just in the EdTech sector, according to CBinsights (as of January 6, 2020), there are 433, of which 214 are in the US, 101 in China, 22 in the UK, and 19 in India. Japan has 3 companies. The number of Chinese unicorn companies in all sectors is about 23% of the global total, while the percentage in the EdTech sector is about 57%, indicating that the EdTech sector in China is growing much faster than in other sectors. Why is the EdTech market growing so fast in China? The reasons include the following. Cultural background in which education is highly valued Education is highly competitive, and education is considered very important to stay ahead of the competition. On average, families with preschoolers spend 26% of their household income on education and 20% of their income on K-12 children. *Reference pdf document: The Value of Education-Higher and higher - HSBC Group Huge Market Approximately 20% of the world's population lives in China, and according to the Chinese government (January 17, 2020), the population will exceed 1.4 billion by the end of 2019. In addition, the one-child policy, which has been in place for about 35 years, has been relaxed since 2016, increasing the factors for client expansion. (Currently, the number of births is at an all-time low and has been declining for three consecutive years, and the birthrate is declining and aging. The population is growing.) Also, there is an increase in the middle class who are able to finance their education. Widespread recognition of EdTech There seems to be a strong common perception in Japan, including among VC [venture capitalists], that EdTech has a large market. Strong Government Support Almost every year since 2011, the Chinese government has increased its share of GDP spending on education. It has also provided much support, including building a 22-story MOOC Times building dedicated to EdTech in Beijing's Zhongguancun; in 2017, Premier Li Keqiang set out a technology-infused Chinese education reform for 2030. Soil to foster developers There is also the influence of creative education, which increases the number of makers, and the presence of young people known as "sea turtles," who have acquired cutting-edge knowledge and skills abroad and returned to China to play an active role in the country. These are just a few of the many factors that may be contributing to this trend. Future EdTech Market What do you think? We have talked about the Chinese EdTech market, and we hope that you have been able to see that the market is expanding rapidly. And it seems that the Chinese EdTech market will continue to develop rapidly in the future. I think that a system that has both a cultural background and national policy support is the driving force behind the creation of new educational services. Not only in China, but also in other countries that are focusing on the e-learning and EdTech fields, there will be more and more countries in the future. We will do our best to help Japan become a leading EdTech country. Thank you for your continued support of learningBOX! Reference sites: *Reference: Why Is China The World's Leading EdTech Country? Why Is China The World's Leader In Edtech? NHK News Good Morning Japan: "Sea Turtles" Supporting China's Rapid Technological Development
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