endorsedOngoing

Educational Platform Website & Scratch Engine Integration

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development • Website Development

Industry

Education

Duration

62 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 June 2021

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

81/100

Strong

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Client

Prenda Code Club

Mesa, United States of America

Project Summary

Vazco developed a website for an educational software platform, delivering integrations, new workflows, screens, and administrator features. They integrated external engines such as Scratch in a maintainable, configurable way and improved Student, Teacher, and Administrator panels. Communication was responsive via Slack; the internal team found Vazco skilled, accessible, and timely.

Key Challenges

Many heavyweight development tasks exceeding client resources.
Consulting and research of new language engines to use in the app.
Website lift-up including new workflows, screens, and administrator features.
External integrations such as the Scratch engine and Zoho Survey.

Project Deliverables

Integration of the Scratch engine
Front-end and back-end features and new flows
New workflows and screens
Administrator panel enhancements (Student, Teacher, Administrator)
Consultation and research on language engines
Technical integrations (e.g., Zoho Survey)

Project Solution

Vazco provided consultation and development services, building new flows and implementing front-end and back-end functionality. They integrated external engines (notably the Scratch engine) and other third-party tools, and implemented new workflows, screens, and administrator features using Meteor.js, Node.js, and React.js. The engagement was delivered by a small dedicated team (two developers and a project manager) focused on extending the client's platform and integrations.

Project Outcome

Delivered a maintainable, flexible Scratch engine integration.
Lifted Student, Teacher, and Administrator panels and added several improvements.
Maintained high communication responsiveness via Slack despite time-zone differences.
Client expressed high satisfaction and praised the team's technical expertise and timely delivery.

Platforms

Tech Stack

Node.js
React.js

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Vazco successfully delivered all the integrations to the client's website, which has provided flexibility on their configuration and delights the internal team. They've utilized adequate communication tools to ensure responsiveness and effective communication. The team is accessible and skilled.”
Luke Miller
Head
Date: 02/11/2022