What is Classroom Hero?

Classroom Hero is a classroom management and gamification platform that brings teachers and students together through engaging reward systems. Teachers use Classroom Hero to encourage and engage students in class through a customizable point-based system and virtual rewards.

Teachers use Classroom Hero to create classes and add students using just their names. Teachers can set a custom virtual currency for their classrooms and create "Actions" - which are rewards for behaviors or achievements they define (such as reading aloud in class, raising hands, completing homework, etc.). This allows teachers to track why and when students were rewarded.

Teachers can create a virtual Marketplace containing "Items" that they design, allowing students to spend their earned points on rewards the teacher has established (such as homework passes, extra credit, or classroom privileges). Teachers may emulate their existing in-class reward systems by adding physical classroom items to the virtual marketplace.

Teachers can establish "Class Goals" - long-term objectives that the entire class works together to achieve, such as pizza parties or movie days. Teachers may also create "Subtractors" to deduct points when necessary while maintaining records of when and why points were removed.

The platform provides teachers with comprehensive classroom statistics and the ability to export both individual student data and class-wide analytics. Teachers can invite Teacher Assistants to act on their behalf and can share classroom "Text Codes" that students use to access their profiles. Students cannot create accounts directly and must use teacher-provided classroom codes.

Teachers have access to AI-powered tools including quiz generation, assignment creation, assignment theme modification, and UDL (Universal Design for Learning) choice board generators. Students earn both classroom currency and Power Tokens for completing AI-generated quizzes. Teachers can view quiz completion rates and scores, as well as access their history of AI tool outputs.

The platform includes avatar customization features where teachers can view and purchase new avatar accessories for their students using either Power Tokens or direct payment. Teachers maintain full control over their account and can delete their account and all associated class data at any time.

Students earn points by completing teacher-defined Actions, receiving the custom virtual currency that teachers establish during class creation. Students can spend their earned currency by purchasing items from their teacher's marketplace. Depending on teacher settings, items can be sold manually by the teacher, purchased immediately by students, or set as "request to buy" where students submit purchase requests that require teacher approval.

Students earn up to 15 Power Tokens per day (or 50 depending on the teacher's pricing plan). Power Tokens are a separate Classroom Hero currency used exclusively for purchasing avatar accessories for their virtual avatar. This creates a dual-currency system: teacher-created classroom currency for marketplace items, and Power Tokens for avatar customization.

Students can view other students in their class, seeing only names and avatars. They can take "selfies" of their avatars (screenshot functionality) and customize their avatar's appearance including skin tone, hair, clothing, accessories, and footwear.

Students access their accounts exclusively through teacher-provided classroom codes. After entering a class code, students select their student record from the teacher's roster. Students cannot edit their own names - only teachers can modify student names. To maintain login sessions, the platform generates temporary JWTs (JSON Web Tokens).

Students have access to an optional open-world web-based game called "Mysteria" where they can explore and search for treasure chests to earn additional Power Tokens. Teachers can enable or disable this game feature at any time, and it defaults to disabled. The platform includes a classroom-only leaderboard showing which students have discovered the most treasure chests in Mysteria.

School Leader accounts function similarly to teacher accounts but with expanded oversight capabilities. School Leaders can view overviews of all classes within their organization and purchase "seats" for individual teachers. They can manage teacher access and view high-level statistics across multiple classrooms.

Teachers can link parents with individual students through the platform. Currently, parents can sign in to view their student's profile and progress. Important Note: Unlike some classroom management platforms, Classroom Hero does not currently include direct communication tools between teachers and parents - the system focuses primarily on the teacher-student gamification experience.

How does Classroom Hero protect Children's Personal Information?

Please see our Children's Privacy Policy here

What information does Classroom Hero collect?

We collect two types of information about you: (1) information that you voluntarily provide us by using the Service (described below under "Information You Provide to Us") and (2) information collected automatically as result of your use of the Service (described below under "Information We Collect Automatically"). The types and amounts of information collected will vary depending on whether you are signed up as a teacher, School Leader, or parent and how you use Classroom Hero.

Basically,

Classroom Hero asks for some information directly from teachers, School Leaders, and parents (such as account information), and also collects some information automatically (such as crash reports when errors occur) in order to provide you with the best possible Classroom Hero experience.

We ask for and collect the following personal information about you when you use the Service. This information is necessary either for the adequate performance of the contract between you and us, for our legitimate interest in being able to provide and improve the Service, or to allow us to comply with our legal obligations. Without it, we may not be able to provide you with all the requested services.

There are currently three categories of users on our Service: teachers, School Leaders, and parents. We describe the information collected from students in our Children's Privacy Policy. For other users, we collect and store the following types of information from each type of user:

To create a Classroom Hero account as a teacher, School Leader, or parent, you may be asked to provide some basic information such as your first and last name, email address, password, and an optional profile photo. As a teacher or School Leader, you may be asked to provide school verification information to help us verify your identity and enhance our security.

Teacher Accounts:

School Leader Accounts:

Parent Accounts:

If you are a teacher or School Leader, as part of the profile information you provide, you may choose to associate your account with a school. Teachers will provide:

Class Information:

Student Management:

Teachers create and manage the core gamification features:

Actions and Rewards:

Virtual Marketplace:

Class Goals:

Teachers may use AI-powered tools to enhance their classroom management:

AI-Generated Content:

Administrative AI Tools:

Feedback and Recognition:

Analytics and Reporting:

Account Linking:

Student Progress Viewing:

Important Note: Unlike comprehensive educational platforms, Classroom Hero does not currently include:

When you use the Service, we (or our service providers) may use various technologies that automatically record or collect certain information from your browser or your device about the services you use and how you use them. This information is necessary given our legitimate interest in being able to provide and improve the Service.

The technologies and information we automatically collect include:

We collect device-specific information such as:

Like most online services, we automatically collect and store certain information in our server logs:

Product Events: We collect information about how the platform is used:

Performance Monitoring:

We use limited third-party services to improve our platform:

PostHog: Anonymous analytics data to understand platform usage and improve functionality

Google Analytics: Basic usage statistics and performance metrics

Important Privacy Protection: All student data shared with analytics services is anonymized and cannot be traced back to individual students.

Temporary Data Storage:

What We Don't Collect:

Sensitive Information:

Academic Records:

Social and Communication Data:

Basically,

We ask you for different types of information based on who you are (teacher, School Leader, or parent) and which Classroom Hero features you use. Teachers provide the most information since they create and manage classrooms, while parents have limited viewing access to their child's basic progress. We collect minimal automatic information focused on platform improvement and security, with strong protections for student privacy.