Feature Request

Just that really -- I'd like to be able to upload funny gifs to my whiteboard to keep the kids engaged.

My student is requesting monsters for the playground. Something that would move around like the dragons, but you would want to avoid them.

I find that using a visual time timer like this one: https://www.timetimer.com/collections/applications This has been a huge help for my students especially ones with special needs. It allows them to have a visual of how much time they actually have in their session. I am wondering if anyone else might find this useful and, if so, please upvote this request. I think it would be a great addition to the Koala Go classroom!

Right now, when a student or teacher moves images/words in an activity, only the person dragging the object can see the movement. Everyone else can only see where the image started and then where it ends. It's important to see the movement by everyone for games and activities that require seeing the movement of pictures/words. Also, with the pen, it's important to see the writing as the person writes. This is helpful with maze activities. Right now, we can only see the writing when the person is done writing.

Hi, my students often use the chatbox when I have translations turned on. However, when they write in Chinese they can't see the English translation (only I can), is it possible for them to also see this so they can learn new words more independently. Thanks

There are two different approaches to navigating in playground - either using the keyboard arrow keys, or clicking on something and your avatar will automatically walk towards it. This latter approach I find REALLY irritating when building playgrounds, as I'll click on an item (to select it, in order to then move / resize / whatever) and my avatar will walk to it instead. Particularly problematic if this causes my avatar to accidentally fall in the water etc. Similarly, some of my students keep using the "click to move" approach and careering chaotically all around the playground (even though I know they are also using computers, so could use the keyboard no problem, and indeed have done in the past). Yes, it's hilarious, but can result in very distracting giggling / wastes time we really could be spending on the lesson itself. A couple of my students will happily spend 10+ minutes non-stop messing around like this, despite multiple reminders to focus, and it's becoming quite problematic. Can we please have a way to disable different navigation methods, both for the teacher and the student?

The jump button is massive in the middle of the screen, and it gets in the way when trying to build playgrounds. E.g. when dragging to create a line of blocks, if you accidentally move the mouse over the jump button it treats it as if you've let go of the mouse. This is REALLY frustrating and happens literally all the time. I think my students also find it odd that there's a jump button but not arrow key buttons. Given they need to use the keyboard to navigate anyway, there's no need for a jump button they have to click on - it's easier just to use the space bar.

Currently, setting up an action zone activity in playground takes a long time because I have to set up each action zone, move through them with my character, and then go in reverse to reset everything. It would be great to have an 'editing mode' to use outside lessons when I can move through the playground without having to use my avatar.

I wish I could annotate while sharing my screen with students.

The sidebar where you can choose different blocks takes up a large portion of the screen. It can get in the way while building. Students have requested that it be skinnier or that it can be minimized/hidden after choosing a block type so that they can see more easily while building.