Kite
Productivity
classroom grading
SHOW HN2012
62points
47comments
#372of 1,677 in 2012
Top 23%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
4 positive, 18 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 4 critical, out of 28 comments about the project. Thread score +0.06.
Design: 2 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Well-designed site and UI
From 3 comments
The UI on your home page is terrific! So well designed... did you do that in-house or contract it out?
ajaymehta on HNThis is a beautifully designed site. I absolutely love the sliding signup/sign in sheets.
chrisdroukas on HNNeat concept and a well designed site, I hope you guys get some market penetration as I'm sure this would be a huge burden relief for teachers everywhere. A few suggestions: If I…
ecubed on HN
Could save schools money and time
From 2 comments
I ended up showing the website to my wife (a former K-12 Teacher with a special ed/restraint endorsement in the Commonwealth of Kentucky), who is now working on her Doctorate in…
imroot on HNPush the scantron-less grading. That's your biggest selling point, hands down. A pack of 500 forms (see link below) retails for $60; you'd be saving school districts literally…
primatology on HN
Objections
Landing page copy aimed at tech people, not teachers
From 2 comments
Agree, the copy on the landing page doesn't seem to read "hey teachers, this is for you!", it comes off a bit more of "hey tech guys check out this SAAS app we made for…
rwhitman on HNJust curious: have you actually talked to many teachers? Shown them the site and asked for feedback? I feel like your landing page is way off from what a teacher would be…
tylermenezes on HN
Privacy and student data concerns
From 2 comments
What are the privacy implications of a teacher giving students' grade information to a third party? I was under the impression the law (in US) required a parent's release. Is it…
greatreorx on HNYou're correct. The teachers can not give student data to a third party without a proper contract for data transfer. However, I will give them credit for having a clear, fair and…
jnorthrop on HN
Crumpled or unreadable paper may fail recognition
From 1 comment
This is one of the most interesting companies I've seen posted on HN in a while. Good luck achieving market penetration. I'd put up a pdf of a generated assignment that can be…
sadfaceunread on HN
Requests
Show a sample generated PDF in the demo
From 1 comment
This is one of the most interesting companies I've seen posted on HN in a while. Good luck achieving market penetration. I'd put up a pdf of a generated assignment that can be…
sadfaceunread on HN
Import Moodle XML question banks
From 1 comment
Could educators import the question bank? If so, would it work with Moodle's XML format (http://docs.moodle.org/22/en/Moodle_XML_format)
snomad on HN
API support
From 1 comment
This is exciting! Do you plan to offer API support? I would be very interested in having students fax the exam sheet to Kite, and then pulling the question marks (and image?)…
snomad on HN
Questions
Where is the company based and what is the address
From 1 comment
You know, I saw when this website was posted earlier. I think it's awesome you provide both faxing and scanning interfaces. I had two questions: 1. Where are you based? Why don't…
lsiebert on HN
Does it integrate with LMS platforms like Blackboard
From 1 comment
Would students in the class be able to login and see their grades? It would be awesome to integrate this with LMS platforms like Blackboard.
dz13 on HN
How is the fax feature implemented
From 2 comments
Really curious as to how you're implementing the fax feature. Is it an in-house solution, or are you guys using somebody's API?
RaphiePS on HNwhat about the fax communications api? or are you guys interfacing with physical copper lines via some kind of fax server?
ewang1 on HN
Alternatives named
GradeCam document camera grading
From 1 comment
Wow. Two in one week. Just a few days ago I came across: http://www.gradecam.com/ which does something very similar but with document cameras rather than fax machines. It's great…
jonah on HN
Scantron forms
From 1 comment
Push the scantron-less grading. That's your biggest selling point, hands down. A pack of 500 forms (see link below) retails for $60; you'd be saving school districts literally…
primatology on HN