Review

The new website revisions are live, and we're already seeing some good feedback and increased response, so thanks again to everyone who worked on that.

Thumbprint 1.1 continues to be hammered away on. There are a lot of changes under the hood, but the most exciting thing for me is to be able to update the look to match more closely the iOS7 aesthetic.  It's much lighter, brighter, and less buttony. The bug list is finally starting to shrink, so I'm hopeful that a release is close at hand.

Finally, a big shout out to our QA staff. Sometimes the work sucks, but it's invaluable and allows us to catch what would otherwise be very nasty bugs. You have really stepped up your game so far this year, so thank you.

Review

Both Thumbprint 1.1 and the Web App are still in development. We found some stuff in the 1.1 Beta that still needs some refining, so we're taking our time to make sure we get it right.

In other news, our website is undergoing a substantial overhaul, mostly about making it clearer exactly what the app does, as well as explaining all the ways we help schools to get everything up and running. When it's done, we'll announce it here.

Review for the week

A very good week for getting the word out. Had a great talk with the future teachers studying at Lakehead University on Monday. Very inspiring to have such a rich conversation with the folks who will be shaping the future of the classroom. Tuesday we rolled out a 4 -classroom pilot at our newest client school. First days are always nerve wracking, but in the end things went very smoothly, and teachers and students were able to use Thumbprint to actually learn and teach by the end of the first class. Finally, after months of negotiation, we were approved by one of the public boards to offer pilot programs to their schools. More details later, but I'll say that we were picked over in painstaking detail and passed every test. A hard process, but worth it.

Review

This week the goals revolved around setting the table, and by that count it was a good week. The web app has enough functionality that we can begin to test, and hopefully flush out some bugs early while the Dev team moves on to some of the harder features. On the schools front, we had some very encouraging teacher training sessions in advance of some pilots starting next week. It's always nice, after years of design and development, to plunk something down in front of a teacher and for them to instantly get it. Next week we'll be on-site with a handful of classes as they turn their students loose on the app for the first time. Exciting.