Math+XL+Enhancements+Dec+2012

__**Math XL Enhancements - Effective December 27, 2012**__
To ensure continuous monitoring of students’ work and improve the relevance of recommended objectives to study, changes to due dates and mastery settings will be sent to Knewton (a source of adaptive Study Plan recommendations for some titles in MathXL for School). For example, if teachers change the types of assignments that affect mastery or the score required for mastery in the Study Plan Manager, that information is passed along to inform recommendations from the adaptive learning engine.
 * Enhancements to Study Plan Recommendations**

Teachers or other designated staff (e.g., computer lab administrators) can specify a range of IP addresses from which tests or quizzes must be taken. Once the setting is activated at the course level, specific addresses can be changed or the setting deactivated for individual tests or quizzes or from the Change Settings for Multiple Assignments page. This restriction does not apply to homework
 * IP Address Restriction for Tests**

//Create Homework// in the //Homework and Test Manager// now allows teachers to create homework assignments with media items. A filter bar that toggles between media and questions has been added to the question-selection page, and the setting requiring students to work the media before answering questions is also available. Media resources cannot be assigned in personalized homework assignments.
 * Homework Creation Enhancement**


 * New Changes to Course Lifecycle**When a course reaches the end date set by teachers, the system schedules it for automatic deletion one year after the end date. The course teacher will receive three email reminders in advance of the course removal. If the teacher no longer needs the course, the teacher should delete it before the automatic deletion date. To preserve course content, the teacher can copy the course to use in a new section or semester with a new end date. To preserve course results, the teacher can export and save data from the course Gradebook.