Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Recent dealmaking news includes acquisitions by Apple and Excelligence Learning, and partnership between Pearson and Knewton. acquired the San Francisco-based startup that helps K-12 educators “use data to analyze the past, understand the present, and anticipate the future,” according to the company’s Twitter page.

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Knewton Pearson Adaptive Learning Company 40

Ed Tech from the Ground Up

MAY 16, 2016

And companies like Knewton are targeting schools taking a personalized approach. For more information visit @ListenCurrent on Twitter. There are whole companies devoted to helping schools become blended. Education Elements offers personalized learning consulting services and can help schools walk through the process.

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Blended Learning Knewton Learning Company 220

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2020

The following year, Knewton was bought in a deal that has become a poster child for education technology hype. Its accounts on Facebook and Twitter are no longer active, as an education industry analyst noticed. One such provider, Acrobatiq, was acquired in 2018. Founded in 2011, Smart Sparrow had raised about $23.5

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Pearson Adaptive Learning Knewton OER 104

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

iOS 5 contains a number of new features, including better notifications, wireless syncing, and Twitter integration. Lesson plans can be shared via LearnBoost, but also via Twitter or Facebook and can be embedded on websites and/or blogs. Updates and Upgrades Apple released its latest iOS this week.

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Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

But Posterous, if you’ll recall, was acquired by Twitter in 2012 and shut down one year later. It announced this year it was “ phasing out ” its reliance on Knewton provide those algorithms.). I’d love to provide a link but Andreessen deleted his blog in 2009. They’re amazing.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2018

” Via Techcrunch : “Twitter COO Anthony Noto resigns to become SoFi CEO.” Via Campus Technology : “ Knewton Releases $44 Adaptive Digital Textbooks.” Memos from HR. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ James Comey Continues Second Act as a College Instructor.”

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Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

According to excerpts of speeches published by Wikileaks – stolen data – Clinton called the Common Core a “political failure” in a speech she gave to Knewton. Neither Knewton nor the Clinton campaign have confirmed the veracity of this leaked speech. Education Politics. ” More via The NYT.

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