“I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for.”
Georgia O’Keeffe
Sometimes it’s the little things that make all of the difference. That’s how we feel about the new Haiku release this weekend. The centerpiece of the updates is our new and revolutionary Themes tool which allows teachers (and eventually students) to fully control the look and feel of their online learning environment. Whether you’re teaching Art History, the American Revolution, or Artificial Intelligence, Haiku Themes will breathe life, personality, and beauty into your classes. And the best part? As the instructor, you’re now building your class within the actual theme… no more “preview” button! This is the largest and most comprehensive design revision that we’ve launched to Haiku and includes countless other refinements throughout the interface.
We think you’re going to love it.
Want to see what’s possible? Check out our demo classes below:
Old Glory Theme (Available in the Featured category of Haiku Themes)
Fly Away Theme
We’d be remiss if we didn’t point out the the other smaller improvements including: buttons that look sharper and pages that load faster. We’ve also rolled out many minor updates and improvements detailed in our release notes.
How to use Themes (as an instructor):
To get started, open your class and click on the new palette icon.
This opens the Themes toolbar across the top of the page. From here, you can browse the available Themes.
How to use Themes (as an administrator):
To get started, log on to your Domain Control and click on the new Themes tab (it used to be labeled Skins.
This opens the Themes section. From here you can create Themes, browse the collection of Haiku Themes and control how much creative license your teachers can exercise.
Other minor items of note in this start-of-school release:
You can read about our latest release in depth in our full release notes!
If you have questions, as always, drop us a note at support@haikulearning.com, or join the community at our Haiku LMS Google Group!
Enjoy!
-The Haiku Learning Team
P.S. HUGE thanks to our friends at Saddleback Valley Unified School District in California for their vision & encouragement with this release. We couldn’t have done it without you!
