Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2017

Since 2005, Y Combinator has funded 1,430 companies and nearly 3,500 founders. featured 124 companies from 18 countries—marking the largest class in the accelerator’s history. featured 124 companies from 18 countries—marking the largest class in the accelerator’s history. Michael Seibel (@mwseibel) August 21, 2017.

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Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2021

Once upon a time, the music industry meant gramophones, Victrolas and record players, and large companies called labels controlled what got recorded, the talent that recorded it and the sale of the recordings. The development and widespread adoption of new technologies—VHS tapes and DVD discs- empowered consumers. million to 28.5

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. Some call it “The Rise of the Machines” for the convergence of multiple technologies: artificial intelligence, big data, data science, robotics plus virtual and augmented reality. We see an explosion of startups.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Mike Silagadze isn’t shy about his desire to take market share from the largest college textbook publishers through his classroom software company Top Hat. He believes his company’s brand of digital textbooks beats anything Pearson, McGraw-Hill and their ilk can provide. The company has raised $90 million to date.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

It’s rare enough for any entrepreneur to lead a company to a $275 million sale—in cash. But that’s how much Dave Dahl sold his family company , Dave’s Killer Bread, for in 2015. Today, it claims to be the largest organic bread company in America. He learned about it when the company reached out to him last November.

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Edsurge

APRIL 14, 2020

In 2005, the aftermath of a once-in-a-century hurricane provided an opportunity to think anew about how to design an education system and rebuild a city. In the long run, there is an opportunity to use frontier technologies like augmented and virtual reality to create immersive experiences that can scale. I live in New Orleans.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Dunce Capital doesn’t sound like a name that a company would want on its cap table , especially one that’s in the business of making people smarter. Yet there are eight education technology startups that currently list the firm as an investor. I really don’t invest in companies that sell to schools,” he says.

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Education Company Software Blended Learning 106

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2018

Renee Patton Educators curious about what information technology leaders can do to manage crises were gathered to discuss technical challenges in schools and ways to promote internet access, stability and security. Houpe has been working with a company called Cisco to secure his district’s network.

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Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2018

On the heels of one another, two tech titans recently announced higher-education partnerships that leverage transcription technology to make educational materials more accessible to a broader swath of learners. On April 5, Microsoft announced a partnership with the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Both companies trace their lineage to top-pedigree universities: Carnegie grew out of research on computer-based instructional systems started by Carnegie Mellon researchers. Carnegie Learning spun out as an independent company in 1998. After it became an independent company in 2014, Harel raised another $3.5

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2019

Without ignoring that much of what differentiates one school from another takes place below the surface, the desire to make schools look like high-tech office spaces might be just the latest demonstration that education has historically followed and reflected —rather than led—technological, political and economic change.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Back in 2005, one of the biggest stories in tech was a project by a group of MIT professors to build a $100 laptop and give them to children in schools around the world. EdSurge recently connected with Ames to talk about the book and about her theory about the dangers of what she calls “charismatic technology.” How was it pitched?

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Laptops Chromebook Company Technology 113

Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2019

In some cases, the company also helped the applicants cheat on ACT or SAT tests, or took online classes for them to boost their applications. The Los Angeles-based company, called USA-UES, listed Rick Singer as its co-chairman as of Thursday. Officials for the company did not respond to our repeated requests for an interview.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

But there’s another number that also has the company excited. The company has now raised $32 million in total. Founded in 2005, Quizlet is probably best known for its digital flashcards, built by a then-high schooler, Andrew Sutherland, who is still with the company as its chief technology officer. Today, U.S.

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Study Tools Company Analysis 83

The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

So I think we’re using lots of different technologies. Mazza’s innovative work has been written about in fifteen books since 2005. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. I think Zello has been an app, and it’s a lot like Voxer.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 12, 2023

1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029), legend has it that you are a person who is well organized, likes to work according to well-planned schedules, and you do your best to succeed at whatever you do. NG) This post originally appeared in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning ( www.educatorstechnology.com ).

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Edsurge

JULY 24, 2017

edtech companies last year, the dollars returned with a fury during the first six months of 2017. Several private-equity-backed companies have invested heavily in the “platform” approach. PowerSchool, owned by Vista Equity Partners, has acquired eight companies since June 2015. The bull is back—or is it? Round Size.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Private equity’s pursuit to acquire puzzle pieces to build comprehensive educational technology platforms shows no sign of slowing down. In the 1980s, researchers developed an adaptive-tutoring math system used in high schools and colleges, and the tool was spun out as an independent company in 1998.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Last summer, the San Francisco-based company invited several dozen educational publishers and organizations to create and sell materials to Quizlet users, as part of a closed beta program. Today, the company announced it is inviting any content creator, including individual educators, to apply for its Premium Content program.

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Pearson Kaplan Company Education 98

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

The district is working with Digital Promise to conduct an effective learning technology pilot this spring, from product selection to purchase decision. There is strong leadership from the superintendent and middle school principal, focused on using technology to power personalized learning. What’s the technology environment?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Kinney’s distinguished 25-year career in education began in Pennsylvania’s public school system at the Sharpsville Area School District , where he served as the district’s Instructional Technology Coordinator. I am incredibly honored to be selected as the next CEO of this great company,” said Kinney. “For

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Professional Learning Education Social Media Company 59

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

One in eight couples married in 2005 met online.”. So I always need a graphic design company to step up and help with the graphic part. The original Shift Happens videos focused a lot on economics, and workforce, and technology, and not so much about learning and teaching. Well, the stats are actually relatively easy to gather.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

Excel High School is a nonpublic school headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and has been in operation since 2005. Cengage Group, an education technology company serving millions of learners in 165 countries, advances the way students learn through quality, digital experiences. About Cengage Group and Gale.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 29, 2018

– Between 2005 and 2015, STEM employment grew by 24.4 As technology continues to expand into every aspect of our lives, STEM occupations, with their better wages and lower unemployment rates, attract a wide range of labor—with significant implications for economic development.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2023

New schools are being built every few years to keep pace with a surge in families moving to the area due to its proximity to technology and engineering firm Sandia National Laboratories and new business hubs for companies such as Intel and NTX Bio. Students attend in-person classes once per week.

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Elementary Online Learning Report Personalized Learning 92

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 2, 2014

February 2005: Bellevue, Washington. So Slivka decided to launch a new company partly inspired on long-ago science fiction reading, such as Enders Game by Orson Scott Card and The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson—books that weave futuristic education tools into the narrative. Blended Learning Computers Technology'

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Software Microsoft Education Blended Learning 68

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Nearly four years later, the Utah-based company is taking another business leap, with a $10 million investment from edtech venture capital firm Owl Ventures. We needed a company that was able to do that.”. Then going forward, the company would charge for services, like maintenance or software hosting, to drive revenue.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

California’s Huntington Beach City School District (HBCSD) will be adding 60 MimioSpace collaborative systems from Boxlight Corporation (Nasdaq: BOXL) (“Boxlight”) to its classrooms in order to support its expanding technology initiative.

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Collaborative Learning Classroom Software Learning 41

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Nearly half of the more than 1,200 education technology vendor websites used by teachers and students, and checked in an October audit, did not include a secure log-in, according to a new survey. Both small and large companies that offer programs to schools provided websites without encryption. Credit: Frazer Hudson/Getty Images.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Called Blitz, the service lets companies propose a project, and then Udacity provides a cost estimate and puts together a team of alumni engineers to complete it. Once the project is finished, companies have the option to hire “Blitzers” full-time. The company defines “job” as full- or part-time and freelance work.)

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Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2016

If the views expressed by leading edtech companies are any indication, the race to become the first 'Netflix of Education' is gathering steam. One feature of Netflix in particular seems to have captured the imagination of edtech companies. satisfaction, engagement, grades, mindsets, attitudes, persistence, views, logins, clicks, etc.

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Education Udemy EdTech E-rate 60

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

When Lou Allen started the Science and Technology Magnet High School of Southeastern Connecticut in 2005, he didn’t woo the state’s top students. The Connecticut school is part of a new generation of inclusive science and technology high schools that have become more popular in the last decade. Photo: Kathleen Lucadamo.

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Technology Study Course Report 40

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Digital Promise and other nonprofit organizations including EveryoneOn and The Learning Accelerator have been working with companies and schools to ensure these programs and offers are making their way into the hands of teachers, students, and families across the country.

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myViewBoard

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

For over 25 years, Adobe has been one of the largest and most diversified software companies in the world. Many of their technologies are in our school computers, software programs, and internet applications we use every day. The impact of Flash on education and the classroom. What does the Adobe Flash end of life mean for educators?

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Adobe Software Education EdTech 46

TeacherCast

MAY 26, 2019

As time went on, I decided to create my own podcast based on our work and formula but give it the twist of being educationally focused rather than technology focused. Once you get some confidence with your podcast there are several microphones to start from such as the AT-2005 , Blue Yeti , Snowball , or AT2100 USB Microphones.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2020

From 1995 until 2005, she held the Brown Chair in Education Studies at the Brookings Institution and edited Brookings Papers on Education Policy. He is the author of 24 books and several hundred articles about technology, learning, business, and human progress.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

Of those who failed both semesters in 2005-06, only 15 percent graduated in four years. That means algebra I is also the class that decides whether students get jobs involving science, technology, engineering or math. Nathan Levenson, former CEO at a crane-manufacturing company. Here’s how it all adds up.

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