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Coding Rooms

@markus_zhang @gilbert_foo @j1_g8 @nat_goh Congratulations, this looks like an awesome product that's desperately needed in today's world! As a maker of an edtech product (Coding Rooms) myself, I wanted to share a few points of constructive feedback: 1. I'm not sure if this is a problem with my browser, but the links on the FAQ page (https://www.edu-pal.org/faq) don't seem to work 2. After installing the extension, it'd be super helpful if it brought me to a page to finish my onboarding process and/or a popup when I click on it (outside of Google Meet) to show me what to do next. 3. Integrated attendance tracking/exports would be great. 4. Forcing students to install the extension (while I understand this is a technical requirement) is a big hurdle when it comes to getting started. Perhaps there could be a way that students can have this as a popup/new tab link sent in the chat so that they don't need to download the extension? 5. Integrations with learning management systems (like Google Classroom might help enable adoption) 6. Being clearer about compliance (FERPA, GDPR, etc.) would be very helpful. Even though I might be able to read your privacy policy and deduce that you're compliant, it is non-obvious for most teachers. 7. It might be helpful to make clear that your product is completely free (or at least has a free tier) on the front-page. All the best and I hope to see Edu-pal in more classrooms!

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4yr ago

Markus Zhang

Edu-pal

Maker

Hi @svarlamov, thank you so much for your insightful feedback! The FAQ issue was a quick fix which should be solved now, and we will take note of compliance and the new tab tips! When you enter your first Google Meet with Edu-pal, the extension redirects you to a Getting Started page. LMS integrations and attendance tracking will actually be a part of the standalone webapp platform that we are currently developing. Hope all goes with your EdTech product too!

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4yr ago

Gilbert Foo

Edu-pal

Maker

Hi @svarlamov, thank you for your support and feedback! we've just fixed the FAQ page and it should hopefully be working now. We're changing our website to make the free-tier clearer right now, and we'll try to implement the rest of your advice as swiftly as possible. Also, wow! Coding Rooms looks like an amazing product! Having had experience learning coding myself, I sorely wished my teachers used such a resource when teaching us, it would have been a far superior alternative to our teachers walking in between desks, or submitting requests to check our code! Love it! Thanks for the support and feedback!

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4yr ago

Sasha Varlamov

Coding Rooms

@svarlamov @markus_zhang Awesome that's great! Also -- if you have a mailing list link I'd love to sign up to receive updates!

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4yr ago

Sasha Varlamov

Coding Rooms

@svarlamov @gilbert_foo Congrats on the quick fix! Also, glad to hear that you like Coding Rooms! Thank you for your support!

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4yr ago

Markus Zhang

Edu-pal

Maker

Hi @svarlamov , the mailing list should appear after using our site for some time!

4yr ago

seems legit

4yr ago

Edu-pal

Maker

@teddy_t Thanks for your support!

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4yr ago

Ryan Hoover

Product Hunt

Nice work, @markus_zhang and team. :) Smart to build a layer on top of Google Meet.

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4yr ago

Gilbert Foo

Edu-pal

Maker

@rrhoover Thank you so much for your support! :)

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4yr ago

Markus Zhang

Edu-pal

Maker

@rrhoover Thank you for your support! We wanted to reach the teachers where they were which is exactly why we built on top of Google Meet, instead of creating yet another video platform!

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4yr ago

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