The December 2007 release of MyAccountingLab™ included a new player with support for future course, answering, and grading improvements, Instructor Resources now in every course right where you need it, advanced gradebook exports, and more.

The updated MyAccountingLab™ Player (4.5.0.3) was released successfully 12/23/07 as scheduled. Highlights of the release included:

• Updated MyAccountingLab Player – An updated XL-powered player was released to address known issues in current courses such as support for leading spaces entered in answers, as well as provide support for future course, answering, and grading improvements.
  
  
• Instructor Resources in MyAccountingLab – As in MyAccountingLab in CourseCompass, educators can now access instructor-only media and in some courses answer key files for the textbook they're using.
  
  
• Course Email Setting – Instructors can change the email address to which Ask My Instructor messages are sent. This email address will also be used when instructors email students from the Gradebook, in both the "From:" line and the new "cc:" line, which enables instructors to retain a record of what they have sent.
  
  
• Advanced Exports in Blackboard and Vista/CE (WebCT) formats – Instructors working in Blackboard or Vista/CE (WebCT) will be able to specify the spreadsheet layout for Advanced Exports so that the files can be easily imported into the Blackboard or WebCT gradebooks with no further manipulation needed.
  
  
• Current Course Time Display –In addition to existing time zone notices, instructors will see explicit verification of their current course time on the Create Assignment --> Choose Settings page and on the Course Settings Summary page.