Unified Navigation enhancements:

Enhancements were made to Unified Navigation, including:

• Improved navigation: Use the app switcher to navigate directly to the Collections homepage from the Profile page.
• Ability to copy and bookmark URLs across Collections by Destiny, Destiny Discover, and Destiny Back Office. Now you can share direct links to pages for specific sites, such as the Collections homepage or a particular collection.

Now you can:

Navigate to Collections by Destiny using the new Applications icon in the Destiny header (only if this is how Destiny is set up at your district).

For more information, see Access Collections.

Other enhancements:

The Destiny Administrator can add, edit, and delete words patrons cannot search for while using Collections by Destiny. You can manage this option in Destiny Back Office.

For more information, see Unsearchable Words in Destiny Help.

A more prominent Search bar helps students and teachers quickly find specific collections in Destiny Discover.

For more information, see Search for and add items from Destiny Discover.

New color themes are now available as background options in Destiny Discover and Collections by Destiny.

For more information, see Customize Your Display Options.

Now you can:

Enlarge the Collections tab, which includes new graphic-based icons on the homepage. You can set this option in Destiny Discover to provide a more visual experience for younger students or any group of users (assigned by user role).

For more information, see Customize Your Display Options.

Space and Technology themes are now available as background options in Destiny Discover and Collections by Destiny.

For more information, see Customize Your Display Options.

Now, when you add a background, such as 'Under the Sea', to Destiny Discover, it also appears in Collections by Destiny. Watch for more fun themes and color options coming soon!

For more information, see Customize Your Display Options.

A new Search bar for Destiny Discover and Collections by Destiny is here! Now you can conduct a search from the top of any page to find collections containing that term(s).

Exciting changes to Destiny Discover and Collections by Destiny are here! The updates provide a single, unified look and feel.

Here's a peek at Collections:

To learn more, visit Follett Community and check out the Getting Started with Destiny Discover and Collections quick reference guide.

Now you can:

• Take control of any user's collection at their site with the same rights and privileges as the owner (admins only).
  Set Access Levels and Roles

Now you can:

• Remove yourself as a collaborator on a collection.
  Share a Collection with a Collaborator

Now you can:

• Limit the collections students see on the school and district ribbons (admins only).
  Set Access Levels and Roles

Now you can:

• Create a PDF of a collection in two different views.
  Create a PDF of a Collection

Other enhancements:

• Updated the Note cards in a collection to make them clickable, like other resources.
• Improved the 'Sort by' order by ignoring indefinite articles, such as 'a' and 'the'.

Now you can:

• Pin specific collections to the site, district and public ribbons (admins only).
  Pin a Collection

Other enhancements:

• Improved the navigation from Collections to Destiny Discover. Destiny Discover items now open in a separate tab.

Now you can:

• See collections in the same order on both the Destiny Discover and Collections homepages.
  Access Collections

Other enhancements:

• Increased the font size for Notes in a playlist.

Now you can:

• See shared collections created by users in your school or district on the corresponding ribbons.
  Create a Collection

Other enhancements:

• Updated the Missing Image icon on a resource so it is consistent with the one in Destiny Discover.
• Added more Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance measures.
• Improved overall performance of the Collections interface.

Now you can:

• Select specific educational standards to use at your site for CRCs and Collections.
  Set Access Levels and Roles
• Move items to another position in your collection.
  Copy, Move, Rearrange, or Delete Items
• See only public, non-student collections if you are a guest or anonymous user.
  Set Access Levels and Roles

Now you can:

• Choose a person icon as your profile image.
  Edit Your Profile

Now you can:

• Create a playlist to present resources that support student learning. Use playlists for in-class instruction, discussions, group projects and more. Share them with specific groups of students for differentiated lessons.
  Create Playlists

Now you can:

• Explore Classroom Ready Collections (CRCs) if you have a subscription.
  Explore Classroom Ready Collections

Now you can:

• Follow a collection owner to see all collections they have created.
  Follow Collection Owners
• See tag suggestions when adding a tag to an item.
  Edit an Item's Details
• Attach a standard to any of your collections, as well as search collections by a specific standard.
  Attach Standards to a Collection

Other enhancements:

• Fixed an issue with uploading files from Google Drive.
• Added more options to the "Type" drop-down when editing items.

Now you can:

• See a call number when adding an item from Destiny Discover.
  Search for and Add Items from Destiny Discover
• Add custom notes to your collection.
  Add a Note
• Click an owner's name from any collection on the Public tab to see all of that person's collections.
  Search and Filter All Collections
• Allow users to access your collection through the URL in a PDF by changing your share setting.
  Create a PDF of a Collection

Other enhancements:

• Added the word 'Set' to distinguish between individual collections and collection sets when adding items.
• Added a notification message when you try to add an item you already have to a collection.
• Fixed performance issues and miscellaneous bugs.

Now you can:

• Enter a phrase in the Destiny Discover Search bar without using quotation marks. For example, type human body to see collections for 'human body' before collections for 'human' or 'body'.
  Search for and Add Items from Destiny Discover
• Create a collection set containing one or more collections, as well as individual items.
  Create a Collection Set

Other enhancements:

• Added a dashed gray border around an item when you "drag and drop" to custom sort your collection.
• Removed the school name, role and email fields from the Collections feedback form.

Now you can:

• Maintain the sort order of your items while in a collection or creating a PDF of a collection.
  Copy, Move, Rearrange, or Delete Items
• See a notification when you create a PDF of a collection.
  Create a PDF of a Collection
• See a preferred image size when uploading an image for your collection.
  Edit a Collection's Details

Other enhancements:

• Removed the BETA designation and added enhancements to the Google Chrome extension (available in the Chrome Web Store) to improve performance.
• Boosted system performance to make collections' PDFs load faster.
• Fixed performance issues and miscellaneous bugs.
• Improved overall performance of the Collections interface.

Now you can:

• Submit your feedback on Collections by clicking on the right side of the page. Then, select "'Specific Feedback to Follett Developers" or "Generic Feedback to Follett Developers", and follow the prompts. Feedback forms are private and secure.
• See items in a staggered view.
  View an Item

Other enhancements:

• Updated the Collections user interface, including moving the Collaborator icon above the collection image and changing the Grade and Subject tag colors from orange to blue.
• Removed a list of restricted words for use in titles, descriptions and tags.
• Added Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance measures, including card color adjustments.
• Improved overall performance of the Collections interface.

Now you can:

• See items in a list view or grid view.
  View an Item
• Browse more items in a collection per page, due to fixed card sizes.
  View an Item
• View an item on its own details page.
  View an Item

Other enhancements:

• Implemented additional Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance measures, including text-to-speech capability and color requirements. Text-to-speech software is required to convert Collections text to audio.
• Improved overall performance of the Collections interface.

Now you can:

• Select a collection from a list when moving or copying an item to another collection.
  Copy, Move, Rearrange, or Delete Items
• See a notification when a filter is applied to a list of collections.
  Search and Filter All Collections

Other enhancements:

• Implemented Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance measures to the Collections interface.
• Fixed the Share Collection page so that it properly displays the Link and People tabs.
• Completed support for logged-in students' ability to automatically open a collection via a link from their Learning Management System (LMS) (for example, Canvas, Google Classroom, It's Learning). Authentication from the LMS and Destiny Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) setup is required.
• Optimized the "Browse" and "See All" features on a full page with a fixed Search field.
• Improved overall performance of the Collections interface.

Now you can:

• Upload a custom image for your own collection.
  Edit a Collection's Details

Other enhancements:

• Improved the Resource List import selection.
  Import a Resource List
• Optimized the "See All" feature on a ribbon to improve loading to 20 collections at a time.
• Removed the caret in the Collections search bar to coincide with upcoming advanced search features in Destiny Discover.

Now you can:

• Import a Resource List into an existing collection.
  Import a Resource List
• Upload a custom image for your collection resources.
  Edit an Item's Details
• Click a tag in an item to automatically search Destiny Discover for other resources based on that topic.
  Edit an Item's Details

Other enhancements:

• Updated the "Browse by Topic" feature in Destiny Discover to include search results for Collections.

Now you can:

• Assign resources as "Instructor Use Only" to hide them from student view.
  Edit an Item's Details
• Use quotation marks around a keyword when searching to find a specific collection.
• See 'Video' as the correct Type when importing video files from Resource Lists.
• Explore 150 Featured Lightbox collections and three sample Next Gen Science Standards collections.
• Open a Featured Lightbox title, and click to go directly to a supplemental collection in Collections.
  Featured Lightbox title
• View and share Featured Collections by Follett educators.
  View and Share Featured Collections

Other enhancements:

• Optimized overall performance to make collections load faster.
• Boosted system performance with minor speed improvements.

Now you can:

• Share a public collection via email, Google Classroom or by copying/pasting a view-only link (no need to copy the collection first).
• Report abuse to monitor and remove unwanted resources from your school/district.
  Report Abuse

Other enhancements:

• Improved the accessibility of the Import Resource List feature.
• Improved screenshot captures for resources.
• Fixed an issue with book links in a collection's PDF document.
• Boosted system performance with minor speed improvements.

Now you can:

• Hide public collections by role.
  Set Access Levels and Roles
• Change your profile image to an emoji or sticker – designed specifically for students!
  Edit Your Profile
• Use a link to navigate from the collaborators' list in your shared collection to the Share Collection page.
  Share a Collection with a Collaborator
• Explore your entire Google Drive and folders using the Google Drive tab in the upload feature.
  Upload a Document

Other enhancements:

• Fixed an issue with emojis and stickers not appearing as the Destiny Discover profile image.
• Improved overall performance of the Collections interface.

Collections by Destiny® launched on July 7, 2017, and is now available with Destiny 15.0. It works on any device or browser, and is also accessible through the Destiny Discover mobile app!

Now you can:

• Create a collection
• Add items to a collection
• Use collections
• Share a collection
• Collaborate on a collection
• Manage account settings