Case Study: 8-bit Classroom transforms classroom management and boosts student engagement with Microsoft Power Apps

Schoolteacher uses PowerApps to transform classroom management and motivate students

8-bit Classroom, founded by teacher Brian Dang, needed better tools to visualize concepts, manage classroom activity, and motivate students without requiring formal coding skills. Dang adopted Microsoft Power Apps (along with Microsoft Flow) as a low‑code platform to replace spreadsheets and paper systems and to create custom web and mobile apps tailored to classroom needs.

Using Microsoft Power Apps, Dang built a suite of instructional and management apps—such as a gamified "banking" app and automated workflows via Microsoft Flow—that saved time, reduced paper use, and delivered real‑time student data. The Microsoft Power Apps solution produced measurable benefits: students scored over 80% on mixed‑number questions after in‑app visuals, routine tasks were streamlined, and the apps are now shared under the 8‑bit Classroom initiative to help other teachers become citizen developers.

8-bit Classroom

Brian Dang

Teacher