ClassOwl

Assignment management tool that allows students and teachers to keep track of what work needs to be done and how long it will take to finish

Overview

GOALS

ClassOwl lets students and teachers organize all of their assignments in one place, track how long those assignments take and communicate about any issues or questions related to those assignments. The product is designed to help students better manage their time and stay on top of their work.

APPROACH

Teachers create assignments, adding helpful information like how long it is supposed to take and the deadline. When they finish, it is pushed out to all their students and added to their daily planner. If a teacher needs to make a change, their students will receive a push notification alerting them to the update.

If a student has a question on an assignment, they can comment on that task and their teacher can respond through the platform. Students can also use their planner as a checklist, keeping track of how much time their work is supposed to take and what they have left to do.

IMPLEMENTATION

ClassOwl is fully accessible through a browser, as well as through their iPhone and Android app. Students’ planners are synced between their phone and their browser, keeping them in the loop at all times.

To get started, teachers can create their class for free and invite their students to join their page. If a teacher has multiple classes, they can specify which class to assign each task. If an entire school has adopted ClassOwl, students will be able to access a single feed for all of the assignments across all of their courses.

PRICING

ClassOwl is available in two plans:

• Free: Teachers can create a page for their class and students for free.
• Annual License & Integration: Ranges from $10 - $50 per student per year, depending on the size of the school or district. It can be purchased by an administrator or school leader.

WHO IS USING IT

As of May 19, 2014, ClassOwl is being used by over 5,000 students. The company has finished pilots at Grand River Academy in Ohio and Stanford University and will be launching 10 more in the Fall of the 2014-15 school year.