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That’s a Rap! Nearpod Buys Educational Hip Hop Creator, Flocabulary

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The Brooklyn-based company best known for fusing hip hop with educational content in music videos and instructional activities, has been acquired by Nearpod , which helps educators beam digital content to students’ devices. Since 2004 it has created more than 1,100 clips that have amassed an estimated 50 million views.

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Blackboard Co-Founder: ‘4 Secrets to Building a Tech Company for Higher Ed’

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Colleges were spending millions networking classrooms and residence halls, and I wondered about the absence of technology in the “front office” for teaching and learning. Here are some lessons I learned about what makes the higher education market unique. Governance is shared, while accountability is diffuse. The idea was simple.