Class Jump
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ClassJump provides teachers with free websites, where they can post homework and also do file exchange with students who have accounts at the site. We wanted to make something that was easy to use for everyone.
The site was launched in August of 2007. There was no advertising. There was no promotional material. There wasn't even a viral campaign idea. We had about twelve beta members, all teachers from around the US who were helping us out, giving us ideas about what they wanted, and pointing out errors as they occured. That was it.
What we thought would happen and what actually happened
What we thought would happen was that the beta members would pass the ClassJump site along to their friends at their schools and that the teachers there would use the site from time to time. We had an idea that if those teachers liked it, they might tell their friends about it and ClassJump might have a chance to slowly build, first locally, perhaps nationally.
What actually happened can't really be explained. Six months after launch, ClassJump has over 2,500 teachers in there every day and we just topped 10,000 students with active accounts.
We're So Smart... yeah right
It would be great to report on the remarkable plan that has brought such bewildering success to ClassJump. That's not going to be happening here, because quite honestly, ClassJump seems to be creating it's own success story, independent of traditional views of how things are supposed to happen.
HERE'S WHAT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE
- It works and it's really easy to use - Teachers understand and adapt to the interface for creating their websites easily.
- It's Free (no brainer)
- Teachers adapt quickly and get students involved - Being able to exchange files and communicate one-on-one with students makes their job easier and students appreciate the interaction too.
- Parents benefit - Parents can go to the site and see if homework is due, or not.
It's a good thing
We try our best to do good things for the right reasons.
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