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learningBOX is an e-learning system (LMS) available for ¥30,000 per year per 100 students. learningBOX currently offers the following six types of course materials. These materials can be combined to create flexible courses. 1. questions -- QuizGenerator Questions created by QuizGenerator can be used as course materials, and can be set to be used as a test by limiting the number of attempts to one, or by setting a passing score and having students take the test repeatedly until they pass the passing score. 2. PDF PDF files can be registered as teaching materials, and Word and PowerPoint files can also be converted to PDF files for use as teaching materials. PDF files such as product brochures, user manuals, maintenance manuals, etc. can also be registered for use in training sales staff and maintenance technicians. Memorization cards Memorization cards can be used as teaching materials. They can be used for memorizing vocabulary and terms. 4. YouTube YouTube videos can be embedded as teaching materials, and by using YouTube's limited open function, videos for internal use can also be distributed. An update to learningBOX is scheduled for later this year, which will include the ability to upload videos to learningBOX itself. 5. reports Students can submit long reports and attachments, which can be graded by teachers. 6. certificate A certificate can be issued to certify that the student has completed the course to the end. 7. video You can upload videos to learningBOX. The normal plan is limited to 30 MB, but you can upload videos up to 500 MB with the high-capacity video plan. To find out how long a video can be uploaded, please refer to our Video Capacity page. Coming... We are currently developing the following materials Questionnaire -- A form for users to answer questions about their impressions of the course after learning it. Reading material -- An e-book reader with a book-like UI. Flashcards -- Automatic flipping type memorization cards. SCORM as-is -- Uploads SCORM materials to the site. HTML -- Uploads SCORM interface to HTML.

learningBOX The latest version 1.4.0 is now available! The main features added this time are as follows ★━━━━・・・・・ (1) [Question Management Screen] ・Create questions ・Edit questions 　You will be able to create & edit questions on your web browser. 　You will be able to make small corrections, etc. more easily. 2) [Usage Status 　A new usage status page will be created. 　You will be able to see the number of questions answered and the number of logins in the dilly, as well as graphs. (3) [Results page] - List tab 　Display speed will be improved. The number of questions answered and the number of logins will be displayed along with the graphs. ━━━━・・・・・ (1) [Question Management Screen] - Creating questions - Editing questions You can now create and edit questions using the web form shown below. This makes it very easy for you to modify the text, etc. About the previous question creation You can create questions in .txt, .zip, .csv, .tsv, and .xlsx formats by clicking on "Import Questions". (2) [Usage Status The following graph shows the number of questions answered, the number of logins, and the number of questions answered in the dilly, as well as the number of logins. Also, by clicking the green button on the date, you can check the list of users for that day. 3) [Grades Screen], List Tab The grade list screen has been speeded up. We believe that even tens of thousands of grades will be displayed without any problem. (4) [Settings screen] - Allow/disallow profile changes If you do not want users to be able to change their profile information, you can now disable profile changes. If you wish to continue to use profile modification as before, please set "Allow profile modification".          

Server Maintenance and Version Up] We will be performing server maintenance and version up on Tuesday, August 1st from 17:00 to 21:00. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and thank you for your understanding.

Our service is basically provided from the cloud, but we are also making arrangements for delivery in the form of servers installed on a company's intranet. Generally, installation is done on rack-mounted servers, but for in-house verification, we also use stick PCs and other devices. *Although these stick PCs are lightweight, small, and inexpensive, we do not use them for customer systems because it is difficult to provide storage redundancy and the power supply and cooling system are not sufficiently reliable. *All existing customer servers are operated by Amazon Web Services' Tokyo Rishon.

LearningBOX has the ability to post YouTube. However, due to the convenience of using YouTube's limited public access, if the URL of the video is leaked, it can be viewed by people outside the company or by people who have not purchased the content. It was possible to distribute the videos more securely by using an in-house video distribution server or a video distribution service with password authentication, but this was not recommended due to the cost, complexity of registering course materials, and the burden on the students. We have received many inquiries from existing users and those who would like to use the service in the future, asking if it is possible to distribute videos safely, easily, and at a realistic cost. We have finally cleared all the technical issues and are now ready to provide the service. We will not be able to announce the specific release date and price of the service until a little later, but by the time of EDIX Kansai, we plan to offer the service at an attractive price range compared to other companies' LMSs. Technical hints Video encoding is performed in the cloud. It is automatically adjusted to the appropriate format and bit rate for delivery. Videos can be uploaded directly from iPhone and Android devices. Video URLs are disposable. There is no need to worry about search engines finding them. Videos are delivered stably using cloud technology. On-premise cache servers will be provided...maybe.

.xml to .txt We have released a tool to convert some of the questions created in moodle into .txt files that can be used in QuizGenerator. This conversion tool makes it possible to switch smoothly from moodle. Please click here to access the conversion tool. Operation in moodle First, export the problem in moodle. From the quiz, click on the operation menu in the upper right corner (in the red frame of the image below). Click on "Export" at the bottom of the list of operations. On the export screen select the file format "Moodle XML format". Export Categories" allows you to select the question banks to be exported. Export categories to file" and "Export context to file" should be checked. Finally, click on "Export questions to file" and an .xml file will be downloaded. Operations in the conversion tool Click on "Choose file" and select the .xml file you downloaded from moodle. Then click "Convert". You will see a preview of the text file to be converted at the top and an error message at the bottom. Click "Download" to download the text file. You can use this file in QuizGenerator and learningBOX.

Exhibiting at the 8th Educational IT Solutions EXPO in Tokyo Japan's largest exhibition in the education field, where business support systems, ICT equipment, digital teaching materials, e-learning, and various services for schools are all exhibited. Universities, boards of education, elementary, junior high, and high schools, cram schools, and vocational schools from all over Japan gather at this trade fair to search for the latest learning systems. According to a report from the EDIX Management Office, 30,518 schools and educators visited the EXPO this year. Our booth was also a great success, with a variety of visitors who were considering the introduction of in-house training and certification systems, distribution of their own educational applications, and switching to an LMS. Thank you very much for stopping by our booth among many other booths.

What is EDIX? EDIX is Japan's largest exhibition in the education field, where business support systems, ICT equipment, digital teaching materials, e-learning, and various services for schools are all exhibited under one roof. Many key personnel with the authority to make implementation decisions from universities, boards of education, elementary, junior high, and high schools, cram schools, prep schools, and vocational schools from all over Japan will be in attendance. About our exhibit We will be exhibiting at the Tokyo exhibition in May and at the Osaka exhibition in November as an e-learning booth. Please visit us at booth 14-52 in Hall A (2nd floor) at Tokyo Big Sight from May 17 (Wed.) to 19 (Fri.), 2017. Admission <Image. An invitation ticket and two business cards are required to enter the exhibition. Invitation tickets can be ordered from the following link. Each invitation ticket is valid for one person only. (Valid for 3 days during the exhibition period.) If you are planning to attend the exhibition with more than one person, please prepare invitation tickets for the number of people. Dates: Wednesday, May 17 - Friday, May 19, 2017

Tatsuno Information Systems, Inc. released QuizGenerator 5.0.25 on April 28, 2017. Changes in this version include the following Improved handling of empty file uploads An empty file has been selected. The display has been changed to show the following Improved scroll control for "Fill-in-the-blank", "Sort by", and "Combination" question types The scrolling behavior has been improved so that the drag button can only be dragged up to the top of the submit button. Improved scrolling control for "Short Answer," "Multiple Short Answer," "Multiple Choice," and "Multiple Choice" question types. Fixed a problem in which the beginning of a long question was not visible when the above question types were displayed as the next question after the previous question was solved, and the question was scrolled. If the question text and the answer column can fit on one screen, the cursor will automatically move to the answer column. This problem occurred because the cursor was automatically positioned in the answer column prior to 5.0.24, even if the question and answer column did not fit on the same screen.

This is a comparison of QuizGenerator and QuizGenerator (beta). QuizGenerator is a "quiz creation only" service and does not manage accounts or grades. QuizGenerator (beta) is a service that provides all the functions of a Learning Management System (LMS), including question registration, account management, and grade management, and is available for free for up to 10 accounts. If you need more accounts, you can use the same question source files (text and spreadsheets) as QuizGenerator without any modification. The same question source files (text and spreadsheets) as QuizGenerator can be used without modification. Nine types of questions can be created: multiple choice, multiple choice (quick mode), multiple choice, short answer, multiple short answer, correct/incorrect (◯××), fill-in-the-blank, sorting, and combination. ◎Randomized questions: You can create 10 registered questions in random order, or 10 random questions out of 100 questions. ◎Master Mode: When you create a quiz, the Complete Strategy button and the Thorough Review button will appear on the quiz start screen. When you click the Complete Strategy button, only questions that you have never answered correctly will be shown. If you click the Thorough Review button, questions that you are not good at (questions you made mistakes on) will be given priority. ◎Only one-time test... Simply put, it is a "test". You can take the quiz only once, and you can set the quiz not to open after the second time. ◎Course creation・・・You can set restrictions such as "You cannot move on to the next question until you have solved all the questions.