A growing catalogue

Standalone elements

Some parts of Now I See It work best as part of the whole. Others are good on their own — small, focused tools that can live on a single laptop, a phone, or in a small group's everyday work, without needing the full system around them.

This page is the doorway to those standalone tools as they grow into their own. The first one is here today; others are on the way.

Why some elements stand alone

The full Now I See It system is built for classrooms with sensors, dashboards, lesson libraries, AI assistance, and student devices all working together. That is the right shape for a school or department running things at scale — but it is not the right shape for everyone.

Some educators want one focused tool, used quietly, on their own time, on whichever device is to hand. Some small groups want a single shared piece of the system without taking on the whole thing. Some thinking happens on a phone in a corridor, not at a desk in front of a laptop. Standalone elements meet those moments.

The standalone catalogue

Honest status badges. Available means you can buy and use it today. Likely means we have a clear plan and timeline. Exploring means we are still listening before committing.

Available

PDP module

A confidential reflection and development companion for educators — PIN-gated, encrypted, with reflection chat, SMART and GAP-SWOT sheets, AI summaries on request, and printable overlay briefs. Desktop now; phone access via secure browser session included; native mobile app to follow as a separate SKU.

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Likely next

Lesson Planner

The AI lesson planner unbundled from the main app — for the educator who just wants to draft good cross-disciplinary lessons quickly, with mentor development and curriculum framework support, and save them for their own use. No sensors required.

Standalone licence. Same lesson library format as the main app, so anything you draft is portable later if you join the full system.

Likely next

Resources Browser

A standalone browser for the shared lesson and resources repository — search, preview, download, organise. Useful for an educator who wants to draw from the community library without running the whole desktop app.

Read-only on a free tier; publish-and-share on a standalone licence.

Likely next

Decision Lab & Polls

The student-facing decision and polling experience as a standalone session host — for tutors, club leaders, or small groups running a single discussion or vote without needing the rest of the platform around it.

Hosted from the same web surface students already join via QR code today.

Exploring

Live Assessment delivery

A lightweight delivery surface for short live assessments — the educator hosts, students join via link or QR. Currently part of the full system; we are listening to whether it should also exist as a small standalone for one-off use.

Tell us if this would matter to you — that's how we decide.

Exploring

Your suggestion?

If there is a piece of Now I See It you wish you could use on its own — on a single laptop, on a phone, with one small group — please say so. The catalogue grows from real asks, not from guesses.

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How it relates to the main app

Same brand, same care, separate licences

Every standalone element shares the same look, the same accessibility themes, the same bilingual handling, and the same honest approach to AI as the main desktop app. The difference is packaging: a standalone has its own installer, its own licence key, and is priced for what it actually does on its own.

If you already use the main app, the standalone version of a tool is not a second copy you have to manage — it is the same tool with a smaller surface around it. If you start with a standalone and later move to the full system, your data and settings come with you.

Never pay twice

One account, fair pricing

Every standalone element sits on the same Now I See It account model. If you hold a standalone licence and later add the full system, the price of the standalone is credited — not paid again. If you hold the full system and want a friend, colleague, or family member to use just one piece on their own device, the standalone for them is priced for one tool, not for the whole stack.

The point is that fairness is the default, not a discount you have to ask for.

Mobile is part of the story

Standalone elements are where mobile access leads. The PDP module is doing the early work — secure browser session on your phone today, included with the desktop licence; native mobile app coming later as a separately licensed companion. The pattern is deliberate: prove the mobile experience in real use first, then build a native app worth the install.

Other standalone elements will follow the same pattern where it makes sense. Not every tool needs to be on a phone — some are happiest on a real keyboard with a real screen. We promise the choice will be honest, not driven by “there should be an app for that.”

What this means for you

For institutions and small teams

Buy what your people will actually use

Not every educator on staff needs the full system. A handful might benefit deeply from PDP for their own development; a department might want the standalone Lesson Planner for their planning meetings; a tutor running an extracurricular club might use the standalone Decision Lab once a week. Standalone licences let you size the spend to the actual use, instead of buying the whole stack for everyone “just in case.”

For individual educators and families

One tool, your own pace

If the full system feels like a lot for one person, a standalone element might be exactly the right size. PDP for your own quiet reflection. The Lesson Planner for the lessons you actually teach this week. The Resources Browser when you want a sample to adapt. Each one stands on its own, on your own device, on your own time — no committee, no rollout plan, no procurement.

For everyone

Same privacy promises, every surface

Whether you use a standalone element on a laptop, a phone, or a tablet, the same care for your data applies. Your private content stays private by default. AI happens only when you ask for it. Nothing is shared with employers, schools, or third parties without your active choice. Encryption at rest. PIN where it matters. Recovery that doesn't depend on us holding your secret.

What's next from us

The first standalone — PDP — is live and ready for early use. The next two or three are in real planning, not just on a wishlist. Each one ships when it earns the “available” badge honestly, not when a marketing date arrives. We'd rather be late and right than early and ragged.

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