Buzz at Our Hive | December '22 Edition

In November, Class Saathi visited more than 6 cities in Uttar Pradesh in 15 days. We visited schools that have adopted Class Saathi's self-assessment and performance-tracking solutions.

At Class Saathi, we have always believed in having one ear to the ground and mindfully adapting to their needs while pushing the bars of "access to technology" across schools of varied geographies.

We met more than 15 Super Teachers. These teachers have not only increased learning outcomes in their classrooms, but they have also instilled pillars of independent learning in their students, thus driving focused learning, engagement, and necessary 21st-century skills.

As the year comes to an end, our students participated in a Daily Quest challenge. With more subjects to choose from in Class Saathi, our finalists were solving neck-to-neck quests.

Huge congratulations to Manju M, Skand Veer Chauhan, and Nishant Kumar for Solving More, Scoring More!

In our latest update to Class Saathi, our development team led by Syed Jamal, spearheaded by Piyush Agarwal have pushed the performance of Class Saathi app to create a much more intuitive and light-on-the-eye ecosystem for you. Anchored by Jayalakshmi Krishnan we've been talking to users on the ground to hear more of what they require.

Frequently and unanimously we heard you ask for Class Saathi for Social Sciences and English. And that's exactly what we're bringing to you with our latest update.

5 New Subjects: History, Geography, Civics, English, and Economics.

Every month, we will celebrate a success story stemming from classrooms across India. This month we have Santosh Kumar Yadav, a Pre Composite School teacher from Parvatpur, Uttar Pradesh. He has been a pivotal example of making education more accessible to students and believes that Class Saathi can make a huge difference in reducing education inequity. Following is an excerpt from an in-depth interview with him. Leave a comment for Santosh sir and his superhuman teaching skills!

Santosh Sir: When I saw Class Saathi, it intrigued me and made me curious. I wanted to try it as the government had introduced Class Saathi in pre-secondary classrooms. And I made the best decision by trying out Class Saathi.

I've certainly noticed a difference when students started using it. Students are genuinely interested in their subjects and have showed great response. Many of these students are from rural areas. They have limited exposure to the subject and the multiple choice questions type. Class Saathi has solved this issue. The upcoming exams of these students are in multiple-choice format. I can teach a topic and assess the student's knowledge through the Class Saathi quiz feature.

Santosh Sir: Yes, we use Class Saathi regularly. As a school, we make sure that we use it at least once a week. I use Class Saathi after every chapter. The quiz feature allows the teacher as well as the student to know how much they were able to understand a certain topic. It is a good tool to test the student's knowledge and to revise topics. There are also competitive exams that are coming up that only have multiple-choice questions. Without Class Saathi, students here couldn't have prepared for it effectively. But now, as students are using Class Saathi, they gain a lot of knowledge and have more confidence to face exams.

Santosh Sir: After the introduction of Class Saathi in our education, there are no boring classes. Every class is lively and 100% students are engaged. Students who were timid have started engaging. Backbenchers who don't usually pay attention in the classroom are being attentive and engaging. As a teacher, this makes me happy.

Santosh Sir: Before Class Saathi was introduced, I’d walk into a classroom, teach the topic and leave. But, how would I know that my teaching was effective? How would I know that the students were attentive and learned something that day? Class Saathi has changed this. It not only increased the engagement of students but also increased the efficiency of what the students were learning. They are now eager to respond. Since the teacher can see the class ranking in the app, I call out the top three students and ask the class to congratulate and cheer for them; this encouraged other students to engage more because they wanted to be among the top students as well.

"Jab se hum yeh activities kar rhe hai, unka education ke prati jo lagaav hai, woh bi badh raha hai, class mai toh maja aata hai unko"

Traditionally, after you teach a certain topic and want to test students on that particular topic, you will need to prepare a quiz, ask the students to note it down. They answer the questions and there’s the evaluation part. It is time-consuming and mentally challenging at some times. Class Saathi has solved it. all you have to do is choose the questions and provide them to your students. If a lesson includes many topics, you can even choose one of them, which is useful if you want to target or focus on a particular topic.

"This is amazing! It is not consuming our time, but rather saving our time"

Honestly, Class Saathi is saving teachers as well as students time. All the material is available on the app, I can instantly receive and correct student responses. I am also able to check which students have answered and which haven’t. As soon as I get to know which student has given the wrong responses I correct their concept instantly. Earlier, if I had to manually check all the responses and that would leave me with barely any time to correct the concepts. It used to be a time consuming process. Class Saathi has really helped a lot.

We express our gratitude to all the news publications, blogs, and websites that have amplified our impact, opinion, and growth across various mediums. Some of our very favorite ones are:

1. Edtech startup helps learning in places without internet, electricity: Class Saathi allows schools to create that space for students' voice, transparency, and accountability in the education system without infrastructural requirements
2. TagHive's Class Saathi app records 300% growth: At Class Saathi, we are transforming the student learning experience for K-12 with our state-of-the-art AI-powered application aligned with New education policy.
3. Mera Saathi School Aaya Campaign: Our "Mera Saathi School Aaya" campaign made it to national and regional newspapers wherein we felicitated our Class Saathi Super Teachers, students, and other leaders.

2022 has been a profound year for all of us at TagHive. Not only have we witnessed moments of meaningfulness, but it has also allowed all of us to connect with purpose. While we bid adieu to 2022, we look back at some moments seized by teachers, students, and the team of TagHive.

Here's Pankaj Agarwal, TagHive's Founder & CEO wishing you all happy holidays and a great 2023!