PLATO® Courses Updates

Updates and fixes were made to PLATO® Courses Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies offline documents. Some fixes were also made to PDF Activities. See the full notes here.

Academic Systems® Algebra Updates

Several updates were made to modules in Academic Systems Algebra in October and November. Also, the report timer was fixed so that the correct time is displayed in a test even if the system clock is changed. See all the details here.

PLATO Learning Environment™ (PLE™) Maintenance

On November 30th and December 7th, we will publish software maintenance releases on PLE. These maintenance releases are for all customers on PLE and will be automatically published to all accounts at no charge as a benefit to PLE subscribers. These maintenance releases will address high priority modifications to ensure customers experience the highest levels of satisfaction. The November 30th release will target K-12 software and Academic Systems® Algebra content, the December 7th release will include only Academic Systems Algebra software. Please visit the PLATO® Support Center for a complete list of items that will be included in the November 30th release. (Note: We expect two hours of downtime on Nov. 30, 2007 beginning at 8 p.m. and again at 11:59 p.m. CT, and an additional two hours on Dec. 7th beginning at 11:59 p.m. CT)

PWLN: Group Does Not Exist or Has Been Deleted ... (DBSQL 6131)

PLE: "Temporarily Unable to Communicate with Server" When Launching or Running Lesson

A message similar to the following appears during a lesson: "Temporarily unable to communicate with the server. The page that you are trying to view failed to load, for example onLoad received success=false for URL'/content/asalgebra/Content/pages/cla/
c/82/02/xml/answers_d.xm." When "temporarily unable to communicate with server" appears, click on the purple triangle containing the "!" (exclamation point) to see a more specific error message and then search on the error messages. If you find no solution, report the errors to PLATO® Support Services and include what you (or another user) were doing when the error occurred.

How to Create Assignments

PLE: How Do I Create a New Assignment?

Pathways: How to Create a User Assignment

Get the Latest Upgrades for Your PLATO® Content

It's easy to lose track of what PLATO® instructional content you have and what upgrades are available. Are you running the latest versions you have purchased? See 27807 - How to get the latest upgrades for your PLATO® Pathways system and courseware. For Client Hosted PLATO® Web Learning Network, see 27184 - How do I upgrade my CHPWLN system or courseware?

If you have a PLATO® Pathways Learning Management System and your support is current under the Software Support Plan (SSP), then you are entitled to the latest (current) versions of the content you have purchased. However, your hardware must meet system and configuration requirements before you can upgrade. To see the requirements for products, go to the System Requirements support page.

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