A teacher’s workbench that turned into a company.
Evolved Academics LLC makes two kinds of classroom tools: something students hold and solder, and something teachers run on a laptop. Both were built for one real classroom before they were sold to anyone else’s.
Steven Swanson
Founder, and a working classroom teacher in California.
Everything here comes out of the same job. ClassLens began in 2024, because grading kept swallowing Sunday nights and the feedback students actually got back was shorter than it should have been. Magic Conch began because a first soldering project should end with a student holding something that works, not a bag of parts and a worksheet about circuits.
This is a small operation. The design work, the board layout, the lesson materials, the packing, and the email replies all pass through one workbench. That is a limit worth stating plainly: lead times are honest, and support comes from the person who made the thing.
- Building since
- 2024
- ClassLens was in development and classroom use from 2024.
- Company formed
- 2026
- Evolved Academics LLC was formed in 2026. The 2024 date describes the work, not the legal entity.
- Based in
- California
- Kits ship from California to United States addresses.
Separate products, one classroom.
Magic Conch
A through-hole soldering project for grades 6–12, sold as single kits and as class sets of 30, with the lesson materials included. Designed, tested, and taught before it was listed for sale.
See the kitClassLens
AI-assisted grading for Google Classroom, in real K-12 district use. It runs on separate infrastructure at classlens.com and shares no code, accounts, or data with this store.
See the overviewAsk a real question, get a real answer.
Email is the way in — for product questions, classroom-fit questions, vendor forms, W-9 requests, and purchase orders.
steven.swanson@evolvedacademics.com
For school and district purchasing, the For Schools page will get you a numbered estimate faster than an email will. For questions about the ClassLens application, use classlens.com ↗.