What is the ideal lesson graphic?
With the launch of V3, we got one message loud and clear: the ideal lesson graphic is not a random stock photo. Fair enough. It’s not that we’re stock photo aficionados; in this case using stock photos was the best way to get the graphics all done for the crossover […]
Archive for the 'Product Features' Category
Since ChinesePod launched in 2005, we have received an enormous amount of product development ideas from the community. We have incorporated a large amount of this feedback into the current service. Today, we are introducing a new section called ‘Labs’ where we all can suggest, discuss and debate new features for ChinesePod.
You can find ChinesePod […]
Using Lesson Sets
Published by January 18th, 2007 in Product Features and About ChinesePod. 7 CommentsChinesePod’s lessons are independent, and, for the most part, non-sequential. This is actually one of our lessons’ greatest strengths. When lessons do not explicitly build upon each other, they can be selected and arranged in an infinite number of ways, creating a course of study tailored to the individual’s needs and interests. We are still […]
Hot off the press!
Published by September 20th, 2006 in Product Features and About ChinesePod. 23 CommentsA big idea at ChinesePod is that we constantly iterate and develop the website based on user feedback. However, it can be hard to keep up sometimes. Over the past week, we’ve had many requests that we keep you better informed of changes made to the site, and so today I’d like to announce the […]
ChinesePod Blog and Blog Comment RSS Feeds
Published by September 15th, 2006 in Product Features, Support and About ChinesePod. 9 CommentsWe have recently made some changes to our blog. The format has been refreshed, and a structure was implemented that will allow us to offer several, multilingual blogs. Unfortunately, the changes made interrupted the RSS Feed for the ChinesePod Blog and Blog Comment RSS. You will need to re-subscribe to the RSS […]
New features & site enhancements
Published by September 13th, 2006 in Product Features and About ChinesePod. 17 CommentsOne of the things the technical team has been focusing on over the last few weeks is making the website easier to use. This includes cleaning up the design and improving navigation.
1. Level Pages. Every one needs a place to call home. This includes our lesson pods. Every level - Newbie […]
New features & site enhancements
Published by September 5th, 2006 in Product Features, About ChinesePod and News. 6 CommentsChinesePod continues to evolve, here is a list of the latest developments.
1. New lesson set added to the Learning Center - Our “Freshman” lesson set is a quick review of essential language for 2nd year college and university students returning from summer break. Add this lesson set to My Course and get yourself ready […]
Our Flashcards Now Have Sound
Published by August 24th, 2006 in Product Features and About ChinesePod. 18 CommentsThat’s right. After months of blood, sweat and tears. Several false starts, and plenty of wishful thinking, the Audio function of our online Flashcards system has finally been released.
Now you can listen to your flashcards as you review them. Forgot how to pronounce a word? No problem. Just click […]
New service launched for Advanced Mandarin Learners
Published by July 19th, 2006 in Product Features and About ChinesePod. 46 CommentsChinesePod is increasing the number of lessons we publish each week. We have created a new website and podcast for our advanced lessons, and increased the number of lower level lessons published on ChinesePod.com.
ChinesePod Advanced (zh.chinesepod.com) is designed for learners that have achieved fluency, but want to increase their vocabulary and improve their overall command […]
Preview our Premium features before you subscribe
Published by July 13th, 2006 in Product Features and About ChinesePod. 0 CommentsChinesePod has seen a lot of improvements over the last few months, especially the Premium features we offer through the website. There are two ways to preview Premium features like our transcripts, lesson plans, exercises, flashcards and My Course. One way is to sign up for the 7 day Premium trial. The other is to […]
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