Version 9.6.0 An archive of ready-made worksheets Paper Mode now keeps every prepared worksheet for your school type and grade in the archive, arranged by the content fields of the NRW curriculum. Browse first, create second – no waiting. No duplicate worksheets Create a second sheet on the same question and you now get a different one instead of the same. Classroom Mode: no more tied rankings When two students reach the same percentage, the total time across the three tasks decides. A clock icon marks whoever was faster. Classroom Mode: match first impressions to the thinkers As the second task is revealed, the class's first impressions are set against the two thinkers – with portrait, name and the students' initials. Impressions that fit neither appear under "Own paths". Tap to move a student. Also: revised help texts and a corrected display in the trial account.

This version focuses on classroom mode – on what shows up in a lesson: the learning texts, the tasks and the marking. Learning texts • No specialist terms in years 5 and 6 any more, not even explained ones. • Texts stay with the curriculum focus instead of drifting into a related topic. • The first section introduces the topic philosophically; the third picks up the case from the audio story instead of inventing a new one. • New checks before release: does each thinker answer the question, and do they really lead to different decisions in the case described? Tasks and model answers • Markedly shorter, at the level students actually write at. • The first task asks for exactly one thing; the second only presents the two positions. • More variety in the operators, graded by year group. Marking • Short answers no longer fail over a single typo. • "ae", "oe", "ue" and "ss" no longer count as spelling mistakes – many keyboards have no umlauts. • No more suggestions asking for something the answer already contains. And full marks now come with praise, not a to-do. • In the third task the decision counts as soon as the thinker is named and the case is taken up. Lesson question • Shorter, without subordinate clauses, and always one question instead of two. Fixed • A dialogue for removing the licence appeared after entering a licence code. • A network error could appear on the first AI request despite a working connection.

Audio introduction In classroom mode, the audio story sometimes stopped after a few seconds and could not be restarted. This is fixed. It also loads much faster now, even on a crowded school network. First impressions Contributions from the class now scroll along like a chat. No more scrolling down by hand. Layout In landscape, the title "Present and Future" was cut off. Language On devices that had once been set to English, tapping a word in classroom mode showed the translation instead of the explanation. Classroom mode now always uses the language the teacher chose for the room.

New topic area: Present and Future • The sixth topic area of the curriculum has arrived — "Present and Future", covering sustainability, utopias and concepts of peace. With its own artwork for both curriculum stages and twelve focus areas to choose from, in Paper Mode as well as Classroom Mode. Classroom Mode • Back into a running lesson: if a tablet drops out of the room, the student returns with a single tap — same identity, same progress they already had. • The audio piece is shorter and calmer now, noticeably briefer for years 5 and 6 than for older classes. • The learning texts are shorter too, graded by year and school type. • The first task now asks about the story rather than the picture, and the question is part of the task itself — nobody has to guess what it was. • The results view shows the learning text, the task, the student's answer and the model answer side by side. Paper Mode • More variety: the focus areas of a topic now share one pool, so the same debate no longer comes up twice. • The debates are phrased more openly — they no longer give away a side before the class has discussed it. Smaller things • The request balance shows the same figures everywhere and can be opened in landscape too. • In the student role, year and school type can no longer be changed. • Several display issues with long headings and long questions fixed.

New topic images for years 7 to 10 Every topic now has its own image for the upper stage, matching the focus set out in the curriculum. Three images for years 5 and 6 have been replaced as well. Subtitles follow the curriculum Each topic card now shows the official focus for the selected year group — a different one in year 6 than in year 10. The opening feature now matches the picture The audio piece begins in what the class can see and returns to it at the end. The discussion topics behind it have been rewritten and are drawn from the images themselves. Reading without page turns Learning texts now run as one continuous text, with two buttons for the font size. No more line breaks in the middle of a sentence. Smaller fixes In task 3 the text was cut off at the bottom when the page opened. The word explanation panel can now be closed by swiping down.

Weekly balance Tap the counter in the bottom bar. You now see what this week's requests were spent on — worksheet, class lesson or self-study, each with its date, and how many are left. Worksheet mode comes first With a teacher code, the app opens on worksheet mode. Lesson preparation is where you need it when you start. Visible progress While a worksheet is being created, the app now names the step it is working on. On a slow connection it tells you that generation continues and the sheet will be saved to the archive. Worksheets are fact-checked Every sheet is checked after generation and revised at once if something is off. If the two thinkers do not genuinely disagree on the question, the app swaps the pair — task 3 asks for a decision, and that needs two real positions. Checked texts in class mode The same check now applies to the texts used in a class lesson. Dependable marking The same answer yields the same score. Hints refer only to what the task actually asked for. Reading on the student device The text now scrolls continuously instead of paging, and starts out complete on a single card. The font size can be adjusted.

This version makes the generated texts more reliable in substance – and puts you in control of what your class gets to see. CLASSROOM MODE Review the lesson before it starts Once the three learning texts and the three tasks are ready, you see them in full on a single page: the question, both thinkers, all the texts in one piece and the tasks below them. Only your tap releases them to the class. If something isn't right, you end the session without a single student having seen any of it. Learning texts that hold up Every text that introduces two thinkers is now additionally checked for how it presents them, before the tasks are built from it. If a condition is missing under which a position only holds, it gets added. And if it turns out the two thinkers aren't actually opposed at all, but merely describe different sides of the same matter, the app picks a different pair. That way the final task – deciding who is right – can genuinely be answered. Easier to read The learning text sits in one piece on a single card instead of breaking onto a second page mid-sentence. The type size adjusts so the whole passage is visible at a glance – and anyone who wants it larger enlarges it with two taps. Language matched more precisely to grade and school type The texts now follow the same concrete specifications as in Worksheet mode: sentence length, share of subordinate clauses, handling of technical terms. For a fifth-grade class this reads noticeably different than for a tenth. Fairer feedback A second attempt can no longer lower the score – improving your answer always pays off. The improvement hints now ask only for what the task actually requires, instead of additionally demanding content from the learning text that was never asked about. And students who couldn't act on a hint get no reproach, but the same path once more, explained differently. WORKSHEET MODE Worksheets checked for substance The same check as in Classroom mode. If it finds a false opposition, the sheet is rewritten with a different pair of thinkers – completely, so that the everyday example in the third section fits the new positions too. More variety in the positions Which two thinkers a sheet places side by side is now decided while the text is written, not already with the question. This yields more varied juxtapositions on the same topic. More reliable Worksheets abort with an error less often. Responses that take longer are given more time, and incomplete responses are recognised and retried instead of ending as a connection error.

NEW: PAPER MODE Pick a topic and a focus — the app creates a complete A4 worksheet from it: a learning text with line numbers, three tasks at three levels, and board notes with solutions and line references into the text. Every sheet is also produced in a linguistically simpler version — differentiation without doubling your prep. Read, share, print or save to a USB stick; everything is filed in the archive, sorted by grade and topic. START WITHOUT A LICENSE CODE On first launch you choose whether you are a teacher or a student. As a teacher you can try Classroom and Paper Mode right away: 30 AI requests are free, no code needed. FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS • Fully reworked for iPad — portrait and landscape • A stored license code can be removed again, and the role switched at any time • The digital lesson folder is always reachable, even before the first lesson

PhiloWelt 8.1.0 – What's New This version improves Classroom Mode: Stable discussion question: Once the collection phase ends – either via "Answer" or when time runs out – the last displayed question stays fixed. It no longer changes afterward in the background. Clear input times: After time runs out, students can no longer submit any entries. Only contributions sent in time are counted. Corrected info text on the Classroom Mode card for teachers.

Major update to Class Mode • Matching tasks, automatically: every question now comes with assignments at three levels (recall, explain, evaluate). • New learning texts that show why a question mattered in the past and still matters today. • Clearer feedback: you now learn exactly what to do to get better. • Model answer on demand: on your final attempt, you can reveal what a full solution would have looked like. • "Best result counts": a new attempt can never lower the score you've already achieved. • Faster, more reliable text generation.

**Version 7.0.0 — Classroom Mode in English & Improved Audio Player** **Multilingual Classroom Mode** Classroom Mode is now fully available in English. When the teacher uses the app in English, all students automatically switch to the same language when they join — including the audio story, learning text, cluster synthesis, and AI assessment. **Improved Audio Player** - New replay button in the teacher's player: restart the audio story from the beginning with a single tap. - The player now stays open after playback ends — the teacher decides when to dismiss the image. **Show or Hide Initials** In the teacher monitor, initials from rank 6 onward can now be hidden or revealed with a single tap — perfect for a suspenseful reveal in class. Available in both portrait and landscape. **Chat-Style Contributions** Your own contributions appear on the right like in a messenger app, others' on the left — easier to read through long discussions. **Synchronized Timers** - Live countdown in the submit button with a fair 30-second warning. - When the teacher adds time, the warning markers reset cleanly. **Tablet Layout** On tablets, cluster cards now appear in two columns — better readability on larger screens. **Stability & Polish** - Fixed: "Permission denied" error when leaving the room. - Consistent button heights and uniform font sizes in the teacher's button bar. - Header text and timer scale gracefully for long translations instead of overlapping. - Dialogs and assessment feedback now appear in the selected language.

• Room code now available anytime via a dedicated button in the teacher monitor — perfect for students joining late • Classroom mode runs more reliably on school Wi-Fi: brief connection drops no longer accidentally remove students from the room • Redesigned error screen when grading fails — friendlier with a clearer hint about the connection issue • General stability and performance improvements Note: This version requires iOS 15 or later.

Classroom Mode 6.3: • New: Philosopher portraits with short bios — spark curiosity in the class right from the start. • Evaluation feedback now adapts its language to class level and school type. • Noticeably faster image generation for recurring thinkers. • More stable sessions: texts and tasks are now guaranteed to be published together. • Text editor: small usability improvements — no more accidental closing while scrolling. • Improved data protection and more reliable license checks in the background.

**Version 6.2.0 — What's New:** ** Classroom Mode: Redesigned Learning Texts** The three learning texts are now encyclopedia-style expository texts, language-adapted to class level and school type. They introduce the problem, present two contrasting scientific positions from philosophy, social science, or psychology, and prepare students to form their own reasoned judgment. ** Fairer, More Stable Grading** Identical answers now always receive the same score — no more random variation between runs. The controversial "independent phrasing" criterion has been removed from the first two tasks. Grading now focuses clearly on content and comprehensible language. Tasks reference the actual thinker names directly. ** More Reliable iPad Editor** Fixed the occasional editor freeze when using Apple Pencil with an external keyboard. Copy & paste is now disabled in Classroom Mode for fair classwork. **Additional improvements:** better edge-case handling, cleaner UI alignment in the join screen, and background stability work.

Version 6.1.7 — Classroom Mode Update • Topic-matched philosophers instead of always Kant and Aristotle: Rawls vs. Nozick for justice, Singer vs. Descartes for animal ethics, Jonas vs. Kurzweil for technology ethics. • More diverse first names for the narrative character — reflecting real classrooms. • Teachers can manually disqualify submissions and reinstate them anytime. The exemplary solution advances automatically. • Keyboard bug after evaluation submission fixed. • Classroom Mode now fully available in English.

Version 6.1.6 • English mode: Learning texts, feedback, and evaluation are now fully generated in English • Main characters now have proper names (e.g. Luca, Mia) instead of "main character" • Feedback card: Error message with retry button when the evaluation cannot be loaded • Text editor: Text selection disabled (consistent with classroom mode) • After completing all tasks, the correct theme card is now displayed • Stability improvements for text generation • Pronoun corrections in task descriptions

**What's New in Version 6.1.5:** • New board view in classroom mode — teachers can share and discuss student results together • Improved text layout in classroom mode — learning texts are now distributed more evenly across cards • Better display when joining a classroom late • Tablet landscape: Refined background spacing in all teacher views • Minor design improvements in the student text editor

Version 6.1.4 — Classroom Mode Improvements - Edit previous answers:** Students can now navigate back to earlier tasks and revise their submitted text - Improved learning texts:** The main character is introduced by name, scenarios are more realistic, and philosophical positions are clearly opposing - Logical consistency:** The three learning texts now build on each other without contradictions - Evaluation view:** Task description no longer shows through the overlay background - iPad Landscape:** Text editor now reliably responds to input

-Classroom mode card now responds to taps on all areas (title, subtitle, description) -Teachers see a dedicated description text on the classroom mode card -Fixed a bug where resetting a topic would navigate to the classroom mode card -Fixed a display issue where descender letters (g, p, y) were clipped in task descriptions

-Learning texts, task descriptions, and word definitions are now displayed in a new, more readable font (Latin Modern). -Fixed a bug where resetting a topic would navigate to the classroom mode card instead of staying on the current topic card. -Minor layout improvements in the task area.

-Classroom mode is now the default start screen -Improved keyboard handling for student room entry -Optimized tablet landscape layout -Bug fixes and stability improvements

-Stable display: App font sizes are now independent of device settings – no more unwanted layout shifts caused by changed system font sizes. -Optimized layout: Minor visual adjustments on the room entry screen for a cleaner, more streamlined appearance.

Class Mode: Students work together in a digital classroom. There is now a real-time connection between students and teacher.

We’ve further improved the app! We fixed a bug related to network error handling on the iPhone to ensure your progress bars always show the correct status. Happy learning!

New: Philowelt for iPhone This update brings the full Philowelt experience to your iPhone! Enjoy a completely new layout optimized for smaller screens. We have also improved general stability and fixed minor bugs.