What’s New on Labo Fall 2026?
These 4 features got the most “likes” on Facebook. But what’s your favourite? Which do you want to try with students this semester?
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Name Spinner
Check out the name spinner. It builds a random name spinner from the names of participants enrolled in your course.
Multi-Metric Plagiarism Detector
We can detect 6 indicators of plagiarism. (This won’t work with handwritten text submissions.)
Handwritten Text Submission
Students write by hand on paper, take photos, and th esystem transcribes their work. Use a rubric to evaluate their writing.
URL Submissions
Authentic student writing on blogs can be retrieved and evaluated with a rubric.
Limit which URLs can be submitted to avoid password protected domains (blogger.com instead of the public blogspot.com)
Speaking Assignments with Pronunciation Feedback
List questions for students to answer. List target structures you want them to use. Evaulate their pronunciation.
Conversation Activity
Pair students automatically on a first-come-first-served basis, record their conversations, and score them automatically with your own rubric.
Progression Report
Track students’ errors over the semester to determine if they are showing evidence of progress.
Progress Reflection Activities
The Progress Reflection activity turns evidence collected throughout the course into a practical homework task. Students reflect on their progress, take responsibility for their learning, and set a clear next goal. They system generates scores and feedback comments for the teacher to review and release.
Rubric Generator
Make 2027-compliant rubrics in minutes. Use them with any writing, speaking, conversation, or webcam monologue activity. These rubrics are fully integrated into the Progress Reflection Activities on Labo.
HyperText Narrative Upgrade on VWT
Now students can add AI-generate images and voiceovers to their HTNs.