Panda School Browser news & patch notes

Hi there. By multiple requests from our users (and kids :) ) we feel compelled to add one last feature.

Settings dialog

This dialog will allow parents to enable some useful browser features disabled by default (for the safest possible experience). - Printer access - Allowing popups - Allowing mouse right button Have any other similar limitations in mind? Do not hesitate to share.

Finally we have released the last planned feature from our roadmap. Every user can now create folders in his classroom and put classes inside. A button "New Folder" should have appeared already... Please try this out and do not hesitate to share your feedback!

Finally we have released the last planned feature from our roadmap. Every user can now create folders in his classroom and put classes inside. A button "New Folder" should have appeared already... Please try this out and do not hesitate to share your feedback!

We are glad to announce, that recently our interface got translated to Danish, French and German languages. Many thanks to the volunteers who helped us with the translations. Heads up - we are on the finish line with "folders workflow" integration and hope to roll out Update 3 in the following week. Cheers, Panda School Team.

We are glad to announce, that recently our interface got translated to Danish, French and German languages. Many thanks to the volunteers who helped us with the translations. Heads up - we are on the finish line with "folders workflow" integration and hope to roll out Update 3 in the following week. Cheers, Panda School Team.

We are glad to announce that our ever-growing community is constantly sharing more and more of new and exciting classes. Here is a short overview of most recent ones.

READ with:

Raz Kids http://pandaschool.org/en/classes/283/raz-kids Jolly Learning http://pandaschool.org/en/classes/274/jolly-phonics

WRITE with:

Spelling City http://pandaschool.org/en/classes/340/spelling-city

CODE with:

Code.org http://pandaschool.org/en/classes/305/code.org

LEARN tons of stuff with:

Khan academy http://pandaschool.org/en/classes/273/khan-acadamy Wiki for schools (pre-moderated extracts from wikipedia) http://pandaschool.org/en/classes/343/wiki-for-schools

and have a lot of FUN with:

Nick Jr http://pandaschool.org/en/classes/281/nick-jr Kizi http://pandaschool.org/en/classes/292/kizi Cbeebies UK http://pandaschool.org/en/classes/270/cbeebies

We are glad to announce that our ever-growing community is constantly sharing more and more of new and exciting classes. Here is a short overview of most recent ones.

READ with:

Raz Kids http://pandaschool.org/en/classes/283/raz-kids Jolly Learning http://pandaschool.org/en/classes/274/jolly-phonics

WRITE with:

Spelling City http://pandaschool.org/en/classes/340/spelling-city

CODE with:

Code.org http://pandaschool.org/en/classes/305/code.org

LEARN tons of stuff with:

Khan academy http://pandaschool.org/en/classes/273/khan-acadamy Wiki for schools (pre-moderated extracts from wikipedia) http://pandaschool.org/en/classes/343/wiki-for-schools

and have a lot of FUN with:

Nick Jr http://pandaschool.org/en/classes/281/nick-jr Kizi http://pandaschool.org/en/classes/292/kizi Cbeebies UK http://pandaschool.org/en/classes/270/cbeebies

Good news, the Panda's price is almost halved. Forever. More parents can afford to join us now. Do not hesitate and try it out.

Good news, the Panda's price is almost halved. Forever. More parents can afford to join us now. Do not hesitate and try it out.

Yes, finally we have delivered the promised feature. You can now run the browser directly in the «Kids Mode» and when you exit the app you will get back to your desktop at once. Pretty convenient. The only problem... is the way Steam works with shortcuts :( This new «Kids Mode» launch can be easily triggered from "Library" section of Steam App. Just click "Launch" when our app is selected and you'll see small dialog with a choice between regular and kid modes. Same small dialog is triggered when you right-click on the steam icon in your tray bar and select "Panda School Browser" from the list of recent apps. Of course we realize, that it is not the perfect way to run a browser. So we suggest the following steps to manually create a «Kids Mode» shortcut on your desktop:

Right click on the Panda School Browser in your Steam App -> Library -> Software section and select "Properties".

Click on the "Local Files" tab.

Click on the "Browse Local Files..." button

Drag the "PandaSchoolBrowser.exe" file (the one with the panda face on it) with your RIGHT mouse button to your desktop. When releasing a button you'll see a contextual menu and should select "Create shortcuts here". Attention - if you will use the left mouse button you'll just copy the exe file to your desktop, and it will not work as a shortcut.

Right click on the shortcut and select "Properties".

Add the argument --direct-child-mode to the "Target" input. It should be added AFTER the closing double-quote. Final result should look similar to "F:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Panda School Browser\PandaSchoolBrowser.exe" --direct-child-mode Sorry for the compicated setup... but unfortunately Steam does not allow more useful alternatives. If you happen to find a better way to handle this - let us know, please.

Yes, finally we have delivered the promised feature. You can now run the browser directly in the «Kids Mode» and when you exit the app you will get back to your desktop at once. Pretty convenient. The only problem... is the way Steam works with shortcuts :( This new «Kids Mode» launch can be easily triggered from "Library" section of Steam App. Just click "Launch" when our app is selected and you'll see small dialog with a choice between regular and kid modes. Same small dialog is triggered when you right-click on the steam icon in your tray bar and select "Panda School Browser" from the list of recent apps. Of course we realize, that it is not the perfect way to run a browser. So we suggest the following steps to manually create a «Kids Mode» shortcut on your desktop:

Right click on the Panda School Browser in your Steam App -> Library -> Software section and select "Properties".

Click on the "Local Files" tab.

Click on the "Browse Local Files..." button

Drag the "PandaSchoolBrowser.exe" file (the one with the panda face on it) with your RIGHT mouse button to your desktop. When releasing a button you'll see a contextual menu and should select "Create shortcuts here". Attention - if you will use the left mouse button you'll just copy the exe file to your desktop, and it will not work as a shortcut.

Right click on the shortcut and select "Properties".

Add the argument --direct-child-mode to the "Target" input. It should be added AFTER the closing double-quote. Final result should look similar to "F:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Panda School Browser\PandaSchoolBrowser.exe" --direct-child-mode Sorry for the compicated setup... but unfortunately Steam does not allow more useful alternatives. If you happen to find a better way to handle this - let us know, please.

Here is the promised "Roadmap" update or "How exactly are we planning to improve our browser".

Update 2 (approximate delivery - mid-August):

Starting the browser directly in the kids mode. Exit from the kids mode to desktop. We will also investigate auto-start possibility for the browser and hope to make it by the date too. But it is not a guarantee, since there are quite many tricks to take into account.

Update 3 (approximate delivery - mid-September):

"Classroom Folders" feature. Graphical prototype can be found here: http://pandaschool.org/img/misc/panda_school_folders_prototype.jpg People who are interested in beta-testing the features (and may be affecting the outcome :) ) are welcome. Leave comments here or write us directly: [email protected]. Cheers

Here is the promised "Roadmap" update or "How exactly are we planning to improve our browser".

Update 2 (approximate delivery - mid-August):

Starting the browser directly in the kids mode. Exit from the kids mode to desktop. We will also investigate auto-start possibility for the browser and hope to make it by the date too. But it is not a guarantee, since there are quite many tricks to take into account.

Update 3 (approximate delivery - mid-September):

"Classroom Folders" feature. Graphical prototype can be found here: http://pandaschool.org/img/misc/panda_school_folders_prototype.jpg People who are interested in beta-testing the features (and may be affecting the outcome :) ) are welcome. Leave comments here or write us directly: [email protected]. Cheers

"Private classes" feature is finally available for everyone. Shortly - parents now able to add any number of their own (private) classes to their "Classroom", without any moderation from our side. Here is a small screenshot explaining the outcome: http://pandaschool.org/img/misc/panda-private-class.png Orange "ball" at the bottom-right corner of your class is an indicator of a private one. All classes added to your "Classroom" are available for your child in "Kids Mode". You should reload your "Classroom" once (press the "home" button or click on the "Classroom" tab) for private class to become available after adding it. Otherwise your class will be blocked and "Stop" sign will appear when trying to navigate on it. Enjoy! But also be responsible, remember that there are plenty of websites on the internet not ready for smaller kids and providing poor unwanted experience. "With great power comes great responsibility"

"Private classes" feature is finally available for everyone. Shortly - parents now able to add any number of their own (private) classes to their "Classroom", without any moderation from our side. Here is a small screenshot explaining the outcome: http://pandaschool.org/img/misc/panda-private-class.png Orange "ball" at the bottom-right corner of your class is an indicator of a private one. All classes added to your "Classroom" are available for your child in "Kids Mode". You should reload your "Classroom" once (press the "home" button or click on the "Classroom" tab) for private class to become available after adding it. Otherwise your class will be blocked and "Stop" sign will appear when trying to navigate on it. Enjoy! But also be responsible, remember that there are plenty of websites on the internet not ready for smaller kids and providing poor unwanted experience. "With great power comes great responsibility"

New class added to our collection. It's a perfect present for the future game developers. Come and learn coding at Tynker

New class added to our collection. It's a perfect present for the future game developers. Come and learn coding at Tynker

Our ever-growing community have added 2 new wonderful Classes recently. And by strange coincidence these classes are cities... of a sort. Welcome to Seussville. Enjoy your stay :) Edit: Whyville coming soon, our browser needs a little adjustment for it to work properly.

Our ever-growing community have added 2 new wonderful Classes recently. And by strange coincidence these classes are cities... of a sort. Welcome to Seussville. Enjoy your stay :) Edit: Whyville coming soon, our browser needs a little adjustment for it to work properly.

Our steam community is growing! And new users are already sharing interesting Classes. Meet ABC Mouse.

Our steam community is growing! And new users are already sharing interesting Classes. Meet ABC Mouse.