Education Walkthrough vs Upraiser

Education Walkthrough is classroom walkthrough software for instructional leaders to observe classrooms, provide feedback, and review observation data. Users can start with a Danielson Framework-based 10-minute template, browse a template library, or create standards-aligned tools in the template editor. Walkthroughs can include photo or video evidence and saved drafts; customized PDF reports can include a digital signature and school logo. Work saved locally syncs automatically when a device reconnects. School-wide analytics help visualize observations and identify growth areas and trends. Integrations include OneRoster v1.1 roster sync with ClassLink and Clever, Google Single Sign-On, and Google Drive report storage. The maker describes its architecture as FERPA-first and lists role-based access control and data export via CSV or Google Drive. A free Basic plan covers one school, five teachers, and 10 walkthroughs per month, without analytics or collaboration. Individual costs $200.00 per year per user; School costs $400.00 per year per user. The School Teams trial lasts 14 days, with up to 25 people able to join without being billed during the trial.

Upraiser is a web platform for converting classroom audio, photos, and observer notes into rubric-linked evidence, scores, and feedback for teacher evaluations. It transcribes lessons and cites specific transcript moments for each score. AI produces a draft that a human evaluator can review, change, and approve before teachers receive feedback. The service supports 24 state rubric frameworks, customer-authored rubrics, in-person, sit-down, and remote observations, and multilingual instruction. Its Consulting Platform adds contract and engagement management, coach assignments, session capture, AI coaching summaries, focus-area tracking, coach dashboards, portfolio dashboards, and reports tagged to funding sources such as Title I, Title III, and IDEA. Data is stored and processed in the United States. Default retention is 90 days for audio, 12 months for transcripts, and three years for evaluation artifacts, with customer configuration available. The maker says AI providers are instructed not to retain customer data or train on it. Pricing is on request; beta or evaluation access may be free, with future paid tiers possible.