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Click here to view the February 14, 2020 updates to HMH Leader Central and READ 180 Next Generation. 

Click here to view the February 7, 2020 updates to HMH Teacher Central, iRead, Phonics Inventory, and Reading Inventory. 

Click here to view the February 5, 2020 updates to HMH Teacher Central and Reading Inventory. 

MATH 180 will be available in HTML5 for Back to School 2020. Click the link for more information.

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Registration is now open for February's HMH Ed Tech Webinar. Click here to register. Use the event code 646 524 667.

When running READ 180 Next Generation on an iOS device, the screen will fade and won't restore. HMH is aware of this issue and is working toward a solution. Until such time, do not upgrade iOS devices to iOS 13 if they are needed to run READ 180 Next Generation.

The new iRead iPad app is now available for download from the App Store. See the PDF for a full list of updates to the app. 

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Installers for version 3.1 of SAM and the SAM Suite of programs is now available for districts with a technical support plan running these programs on their own servers. Each district will be receiving an email containing a link to their district’s download URL. All programs that the district is running will be available for download from this URL. 

Contact HMH Technical Support at 1-800-283-5974 if you have not received this email. 

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An update to the READ 180 Universal app is now available in the App Store. It resolves compatibility issues customers reported while using the READ 180 Universal app on iOS 13.

Click here for the ITS Quick Guide.

Click here for the eReader Quick Guide.

Both clearly explains the new ITS eReader features and enhanced functions.

Districts are reporting that when students log in to iRead they see a black screen and are unable to move forward in the program. HMH is aware of the issue and investigating the potential causes.  See the enclosed document for the recommended workarounds for different browsers.

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Districts are also reporting black screens at student login. This may require changing browser settings or other workarounds Click here for more information. 

All iRead users should download the iRead App update from the Apple App Store. The update contains the HTML5 version of iRead. See the PDF for more information.

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As of August, 2019, HMH programs are no longer compatible with iPad 2s. Please use an iPad 4 or later with HMH programs and apps. 

A new version of the eReader (used in the Interactive Teaching System and the READ 180 and System 44 eBook Libraries) is now live. The new version will feature an updated interface; however, it will not carry over previously saved notes and highlights. Teachers who have notes and highlights in their eReader books should save them in Word documents prior to the upgrade. 

Contact HMH Technical Support for more information. 

Chrome's new version, Chrome 76, will disable Flash by default. This will create issues with SAM-based programs still using Flash. See the notice for more information and remedy.

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A reminder that districts and schools that purchased a subscription license after July 1, 2019 must accept the Terms and Conditions at the first administrator login, or all teachers and administrators will be blocked from using the software. 

Teachers and administrators may now print reports in HMH Teacher Central and HMH Leader Central across all classes and for all students in a class, and across all classes in a school. 

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Click below for more infomration regarding HMH's ending support for locally-hosted SAM installations.

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Students using READ 180 or System 44 Next Generation on Chromebooks and desktops using Chrome OS 60 or later and connected to a locally-installed district or school server will be unable to move past the microphone check or record activities in these programs. Contact the Help Desk at 1-800-283-5974 if your students are stuck in the program as a result of this bug. (Note that Chromebooks using earlier versions of Chrome OS are not affected.)

HMH is working on a solution to this issue and will release an update as soon as it is available.

Watch this video for step-by-step instructions creating a READ 180 Universal class and enrolling students using HMH Teacher Central. Once the initial READ 180 Universal class is created in the district or school, additional classes are created and populated using HMH Teacher Central. This video shows you how.

Watch this video for step-by-step instructions creating a READ 180 Universal class and enrolling students using SAM. Unless class data is imported, the school or district's initial READ 180 Universal class needs to be created and populated in the Student Achievement Manager. This video shows you how.

This video tutorial shows district administrators how to promote students from one grade to another in SAM.

This video tutorial shows how to edit a school, class, teacher, group, or student profile in SAM

• Watch this video to learn how to set up a SAM installationand connect to your district or school SAM server.