HomeWord

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  Main app screen

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  Assign screen where teachers can assign tasks

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  Parent & Teacher chat screen

Inspiration

• My younger brother is in 3rd grade, going to class online like everyone else
• However, teachers have a hard time connecting with parents (traditionally phone calls or emails)
• Parents have trouble keeping track of their child's tasks, since they're not physical handouts anymore

What it does

• Facilitates the parent-teacher connection by providing a hub where parents can view all their child's tasks
• Teachers can assign tasks & upcoming tests
• Live-chat feature just like all major social media sites

How I built it

• Used a NodeJS & Express server to handle requests and data submission
• Front-end served up using HTML and CSS
• Chat powered with socket.io library
• Data (assignments) saved to MongoDB Atlas cluster

Challenges I ran into

• I didn't have enough time to implement a login / register feature

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

• First time successfully using websockets!

What I learned

• The flow of data through socket.io

What's next for HomeWord

• User system
• Integration with Google Classroom

Built With

• css3
• heroku
• html5
• javascript
• mongodb
• node.js