TaskAble
Hackathon education app linking student and teacher views with AI task breakdowns.
- Year
- 2026
- Category
- software
- Built at
- UCLA HOTH
Stack
- Problem
- The idea behind the app was to have a learning tool to help teachers assist children with learning disabilities.
- Approach
- Educational web app linking student interfaces to a teacher dashboard via Firebase.
How it works
Built at UCLA HOTH (Hack on the Hill).
The problem
The idea behind the app was to have a learning tool to help teachers assist children with learning disabilities. One of the project members worked with a developmental learning lab, and mentioned that some kids need simple, repeated tasks need to be broken down more for kids to understand what to do (i.e getting started for class, the student needs to sit down, take their pencils out, take their book out, turn to a blank page, etc). This project intends to help teachers do that, while keeping students engaged through a point system.
Architecture
Educational web app linking student interfaces to a teacher dashboard via Firebase. Gemini API generates task breakdowns. Features reward system and emotion logging.
What did not work
Many features were difficult to implement as this was a short hackathon, and we had to accomodate for the fact that the primary audience was both teachers and students who struggled with learning, meaning the UI had to be simple to navigate while also getting the necessary point across.
Post-mortem
Began to understand how to use AI workflows, as well as working in a small team of non-technical people.