Classroom & LMS tools
Apps that fit the way teachers actually work — grading, feedback, quizzes, and the Canvas gaps teachers route around every day.
Educator-led school software studio
Software for teachers and schools — built, hosted, and supported.
Second Bell is an educator-led studio building software for teachers and schools — practical tools shaped by real classroom and school workflows, led by a teacher and technology leader, and built with modern AI-assisted development.
- Build
- Practical tools
- Host
- Stable deployments
- Support
- Teacher-ready help
School workflow
From need to supported app
Teacher need
A real workflow that existing tools do not solve.
Modern build
Focused scope, fast iteration, and current development practices.
Supported launch
Hosting, documentation, maintenance, and a clear help path.
What we build
School software without the enterprise drag.
Teachers and schools often know exactly what would help, but the path from idea to usable software is slow, expensive, or unclear. Second Bell builds the smaller, sharper tools that fill that gap.
School workflow software
Tools for the institutional workflows SIS, LMS, and vendor platforms do not handle well — scheduling, sorting, and the jobs in between.
Hosted and supported
Every tool ships with a stable home: deployment, maintenance, documentation, and a clear help path for the teachers who rely on it.
Built by an educator
Designed and tested from inside real school days, so each tool earns a place in a teacher’s routine instead of adding another tab.
The apps
Software shaped by real school workflows.
A curated set of tools Second Bell has built for teachers and schools — useful, durable, and clear enough for busy teachers to trust.
Available now
Better Feedback
Chrome extension that embeds an AI grading assistant into Canvas SpeedGrader. Suggests scores, generates rubric-aware feedback, and batch-grades with full cost control.
- AI feedback drafts with teacher review
- Batch grading across full rosters
- Prompt caching for cost control
Available now
Canvas Quiz Generator
Convert quiz documents into Canvas LMS-compatible QTI format. Upload PDFs, Word docs, or drag-and-drop questions for instant Canvas-ready imports.
- PDF, DOCX, and pasted text inputs
- Drag-and-drop question ordering
- Math rendering and DOCX/PDF export
Available now
Canvas Gradebook Enhancer
Chrome extension that adds real-time analytics directly into the Canvas gradebook. Sticky class average, per-column stats with charts, and at-risk highlighting.
- Sticky class-average row
- Per-column stats and mini bar charts
- At-risk student highlighting
Available now
Canvas to Sheets
Google Apps Script that pulls Canvas LMS grade data into Google Sheets nightly on an automated schedule. Auto-detects active terms and runs headlessly.
- Nightly grade sync to Google Sheets
- Auto-detect active terms
- Headless scheduling with Apps Script
Available now
Reflection Wall
AI-powered yearbook for school events. Students post reflections; Claude generates AI reflections; Gemini creates unique art cards per post with real-time sync.
- Student text and voice reflections
- AI-generated reflections and art
- Real-time sync and projector view
In progress
Secure Browser
Lightweight Electron app for secure exam proctoring without invasive surveillance. Uses "Social Friction": navigate away and a red lockout fires instantly with local screenshot.
- Instant lockout on navigation
- Local screenshot capture only
- Teacher in-person unlock review
Available now
Pro Sort
Custom scheduling tool for school weeks. Reads student preferences from Google Forms and runs an optimization algorithm to assign hundreds of students across dozens of course offerings.
- Google Forms preference import
- Constraint satisfaction algorithm
- Schedule visualization and management
Available now
Page Punch
Chrome extension for capturing page, selection, and area comments on any website. Export as markdown, zip, or PDF with optional voice-to-text and annotation.
- Page, selection, and area comments
- Voice notes and screenshot markup
- Markdown, zip, and PDF export
Other projects
Outside the school-software focus, the studio has also shipped a few independent projects.
- Bellnote — Subscription-free meeting recorder and AI note-taker for iPhone and Mac, with on-device transcription and Obsidian sync.
- Moki Law — AI study companion for law students, grounded in their own materials.
- Halley Personal CRM — Native iOS/macOS app for tracking professional contacts, fully on-device.
How we work
A practical path from idea to launch.
01
Start from a real workflow
Every tool starts with an actual school process — the people involved, and where current tools are slowing teachers down.
02
Build the first useful version
Scope stays tight: the smallest product that can prove the workflow, shipped quickly.
03
Pilot with real users
Teachers and administrators test the tool in context while language, permissions, and edge cases get refined.
04
Host, document, and support
The tool gets a stable home, clear documentation, and a support path that does not depend on one person remembering how it works.
Studio lead
Teacher & academic technology leader
“Software for a school has to be technically sound — and it has to fit a teacher's day, a school's constraints, and the trust that education work requires.”
Led by an educator
A studio led by someone who has lived the school side of the problem.
Second Bell is a studio led by a teacher and academic technology leader who has worked across classrooms, school systems, global education technology programs, and school operations. The result is software shaped by someone who knows what it takes for a tool to earn a place in a teacher's day and a school's stack.
Canvas and LMS workflowsAI in secondary educationTool design and developmentTeacher training and support
Studio status
The studio is heads-down for now.
Second Bell is not accepting new engagements at this time.