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Every day, teachers struggle to answer all of their students’ questions. Even worse, they’re often unaware of exactly who needs help because some students are too shy to raise their hands. Classkick is a free app that eliminates those roadblocks, showing teachers exactly what their students are doing and who has pressed “I need help” on a specific part of their assignment.
In Classkick, every student's’ handwriting appears live to the teacher in a mosaic of working students. The teacher can zoom into any student’s sheet to help them and ask a probing question to redirect their thinking. By the time the student has read and thought through the feedback, the teacher has already swept off and helped 5 other students.
We are hyper focused on one goal: increase student learning. To achieve this, we listen to educators to truly understand how technology can assist in the learning process.
In Classkick, every student's’ handwriting appears live to the teacher in a mosaic of working students. The teacher can zoom into any student’s sheet to help them and ask a probing question to redirect their thinking. By the time the student has read and thought through the feedback, the teacher has already swept off and helped 5 other students.
We are hyper focused on one goal: increase student learning. To achieve this, we listen to educators to truly understand how technology can assist in the learning process.
Overview
Employees
11-50
Total raised
$1.7M
Founded date
2014
Investors 2
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| Great Oaks Venture Capital | great-oaks.herokuapp.com |
Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 4
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| Mar 13, 2015 | Classkick Raises $1.7M | Classkick, a Chicago, IL-based provider of an educational tech platform, raised $1.7m in seed funding. Backers included Kapor Capital, Lightbank, Yammer founder Adam Pisoni and Great Oaks Venture Capital. The company intends to use the fund... |
| Mar 11, 2015 | A Chicago EdTech Startup Raises $1.7M for iPad-Based Student Feedback | Classkick, the Chicago-based startup that helps teachers more efficiently give feedback to students, has raised a $1.7 million seed round to grow its team and improve its iPad platform. Investors in the round include Kapor Capital, Lightban... |
| Mar 11, 2015 | Classkick Raises $1.7 Million To Tackle The Student Achievement Gap | Classkick, an edtech startup out of Chicago, has raised $1.7 million to help teachers narrow the achievement gap with its student learning app. The seed round came from Kapor Capital, Mitch and Freada Kapor’s social impact fund, Lightbank, ... |
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FAQ about Classkick
When was Classkick founded?
Classkick was founded in 2014.
How much funding has Classkick raised?
Classkick has raised $1.7M in total across 1 funding round.
Who has invested in Classkick?
Parsers VC lists 2 investors of Classkick, among them Great Oaks Venture Capital.
What has the press written about Classkick?
Parsers VC has collected 4 articles mentioning Classkick, among them “Classkick Raises $1.7M” (Mar 13, 2015) and “A Chicago EdTech Startup Raises $1.7M for iPad-Based Student Feedback” (Mar 11, 2015).
Is Classkick still active?
Yes, Classkick is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Mar 13, 2015.