Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 36 Edition). Nonetheless, they contend that its killer app will be education. teachers and students?

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Student Data Privacy Social Media 150

Edsurge

MAY 14, 2018

While technology can address a variety of education challenges, the misuse of it can be disruptive to learning. At the same time, enrollment in teacher education programs dropped from 691,000 to 451,000 between 2009 and 2014, LPI says. Illustrating success is critical for edtech companies to renew contracts and close sales.

EdTech 89

EdTech Company System Technology 89

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

So states a recent Wall Street Journal report on the tens of billions of dollars that Chinese companies have poured on U.S. education industry has not become so dependent (yet). ST Unitas , South Korea’s largest education business, acquired Princeton Review , the iconic U.S. edtech startups raised last year. Last month.

EdTech 100

EdTech Knewton Company Robotics 100

Edsurge

JANUARY 20, 2021

No wonder, then, that “Montessori education is often seen as niche and elitist,” says Joel Mendes, executive director of Prepared Montessorian, a program that provides training to teachers and parents in Montessori methods. It’s a grand vision—and one that has recently secured big funding from leading education investors.

Education 159

Education Company Training Industry 159

eSchool News

APRIL 12, 2022

During the initial phase of COVID-19 lockdowns, Generation Alpha (born 2010-2024) and Generation Z (born 1995-2009) had to pivot to virtual-only school platforms. Schooling outside of higher education was mainly following an in-person model. . Fast forward 18 months. The space is highly competitive and rapidly growing.

Online Learning 95

Online Learning Learning EdTech Industry 95

Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

Educational technology (edtech for short) can play a significant role in mitigating and solving this growing dilemma. An increasing amount of data around personalized educational models like "blended learning" and content-specific software suggests that edtech makes instruction in diverse classrooms more efficient.

EdTech 120

EdTech Blended Learning Khan Academy iPad 120

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2016

But when funding dries up and profits remain elusive, companies have to make tough cuts. Back in the driver’s seat is Mick Hewitt, who co-founded the company in 2009 and served as its first CEO. He adds: “As a venture-funded company, there’s been a decision to get to profitability in the next nine to 12 months.”

EdTech 115

EdTech Company Academic Standards Industry 115

Edsurge

JULY 30, 2019

Going forward, as part of JFF, the fund may take equity stakes in future portfolio companies, although it may still structure some deals as debt financing, which means recipients repay the principal, with interest, in the future. Kerszenbaum hopes the nonprofit can bring more resources to support his portfolio companies.

Technology 105

Technology Company Policies Training 105

Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2020

Today, the Omidyar Network does so again—this time for its education portfolio. Imaginable Futures will exist with its own board within the greater Omidyar Group, says Imaginable Futures managing partner Amy Klement, who previously led Omidyar’s education investment activities. They include Andela, Khan Academy and Code.org.

Khan Academy 85

Khan Academy Education Company Technology 85

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. I'm not saying measuring learning is easy, but it's everything in education.

Education 60

Education Udemy EdTech E-rate 60

Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Nearly 10 percent of educational institutions in the US have already received “ransomware” to address this according to CETPA president Aaron Barnett in his keynote address at the organization’s most recent annual conference in Sacramento, Calif. Edtech cannot afford to let the specter of cybercrime dampen enthusiasm.

EdTech 60

EdTech E-rate Symantec Data 60

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2019

Instructure , the publicly traded company best known for its learning management systems (LMS) Canvas and Bridge, has agreed to acquire a fellow Salt Lake City-based education technology company, MasteryConnect , for $42.5 These tools offer real-time data that educators can use to inform their instruction.

LMS 116

LMS Assessment Company Comparison 116

Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2017

What began as a husband-and-wife skunkworks project in rural Wisconsin four years ago has now become absorbed into an education data company that boasts millions of users across 44 states. From there the tool spread via word of mouth, and within six months the pet project became a company, eduCLIMBER , where Matt was CEO.

Data 96

Data Tools Education Company 96

Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

K-12 education system by open educational resources (OER) since 2009, although my first exposure to the ideas and leaders of the movement stretch back to the launch of the MIT OpenCourseWare initiative. K-12 education. I’ve been engaged in thinking deeply about the promise and opportunity afforded the U.S.

OER 170

OER Instructional Materials Advocacy Meeting 170

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

“A lot more folks started leaning hard on us,” says Khan, the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, a nonprofit that provides free educational resources. Who would have thought that a pandemic would have made education such a hot topic—would have made online education, and Khan Academy, almost like an essential service?”

Khan Academy 165

Khan Academy Learning Meeting Company 165

Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2018

Amazon will be sunsetting TenMarks and its online instructional tools, which were once at the forefront of the company’s K-12 digital education strategy. She emailed the company to learn that it was not. “It But the company gave no indication that it would close shop. education strategy. It had raised about $4.8

Tools 85

Tools Company Instructional Materials Tablets 85

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2016

But it boasts a voracious appetite when it comes to ingesting education data and, now, another company. The company has raised $1 million in venture funding since launching in June 2014. In 2013, Schoolzilla spun off as an independent company, and currently serves over 100 school systems across more than 25 states.

Outcomes 130

Outcomes Company Analysis Data 130

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Terms of the deal, the first in the education sector for Francisco, were not disclosed. In 2011, the company launched myON as a digital service with roughly 1,000 digital titles on the platform. In 2011, the company launched myON as a digital service with roughly 1,000 digital titles on the platform.

Pearson 66

Pearson Company EdTech Libraries 66

Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2017

While many of the present educators seemed to embrace blended learning as not only inevitable but necessary, an anxiety around technology—and a nagging suspicion that something is missing from the conversation—made itself known. There’s no line anymore” For many in the education field, addressing SEL in schools is a non-negotiable.

Blended Learning 60

Blended Learning Education Conference Learning 60

The Web20Classroom

DECEMBER 5, 2011

I am humbled that I made the short list for Best Twitter of The Year (an award I won in 2009) and this blog is also on the short list for Best Edtech/Resource Sharing Blog. Edchat also made the shortlist for Best Educational Hashtag. It is truly an honor to be nominated and I am in good company on both lists.

EdTech 100

EdTech Company Twitter Resources 100

Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2018

Education technology accelerator programs are often studded with robotic kits or educational games. But the latest cohort at Michelson Runway, an startup accelerator geared towards higher-ed companies, highlights a broader approach to innovation in education. The company is asking for $10 million by October 2018.

Khan Academy 78

Khan Academy Company Adobe Data 78

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2019

In this still from a Byju's provided video, about 20,000 students pack the country's largest indoor arena for a math lesson from the company's CEO in 2013. The stunt came years before the CEO’s company, Byju’s, launched a learning app that would take the company to 35 million downloads, with 2.7 million) this fiscal year.

Company 95

Company Video Broadband Report 95

Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Now, the Salt Lake City-based company is back to growing—this time, on the right track, its current CEO Mick Hewitt insists—with the help of a new funding round. This latest round brings the company’s fundraising total to more than $34 million. The company currently claims more than 2.5 Today, MasteryConnect announced a $4.5

Company 60

Company Assessment EdTech iPad 60

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Educators and vendors often report friction in their interactions. The moderator is Nicole Neal, CEO of Noodle Markets, the nation’s only national marketplace and purchasing platform exclusively focused on K-12 education. Lately, I’ve been looking for personalized learning or competency-based education resources.

Company 120

Company Conference Trends Outcomes 120

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.

Study 83

Study Tools Company Analysis 83

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

EdSurge: So take us back to 14 years ago, when this effort to create a $100 laptop seemed like it could spark a revolution in education. Quite a few big companies. Nestle was one, they contracted with a Uruguayan game company to make Nestle-themed mini games that were specifically installable on the XO. How was it pitched?

Laptops 113

Laptops Chromebook Company Technology 113

Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2017

If students are truly “customers,” as some developers of higher-ed tools services have argued, then it’s no surprise that the biggest customer relationship management (CRM) provider is throwing its hat—and money—into the education industry. To date, Viridis has raised nearly $7.5 million of venture capital (the last coming in a $3.2

Software 78

Software Training Data Industry 78

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

In Massachusetts, an emerging partnership between private funders and the state department of education aims to help teachers across the Commonwealth learn, share and spread best practices when it comes to leveraging new instructional models and technologies. Last week, MAPLE released its first report: a.

Personalized Learning 77

Personalized Learning Learning Moodle Secondary 77

techlearning

JUNE 25, 2018

(June 25, 2018) – Discovery Education , the leading provider of digital content and professional learning for K-12 classrooms, today announced that upcoming enhancements to its award-winning Techbook series will help educators maximize instructional time by making engaging digital content even more accessible to teachers and students.

Social Media 40

Social Media Education Professional Learning Facebook 40

Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2017

That’s the question Top Hat has been hearing from college students and faculty, and why the Toronto company has decided to take on the publishing business. The latest cash infusion is an extension of the company’s $22.5 The company quietly launched the marketplace to a private group of users in fall 2016.

Company 64

Company Industry Course Mobility 64

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Last week, education startup Fluent City raised $2.5 The New York City-based language company, founded in 2011, offers 10 language classes along with courses in interior design, mixing cocktails and French culture. The company offers classes in Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Looking outside of higher education.

Coursera 60

Coursera STEM Blended Learning Company 60

The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 3, 2011

I wrote a post on December 28, 2009 where I talked about tools that I thought would have a break out year. Check out the Voicethread In Education wiki for some. So many educators ditched the service all together since the free options for educators doesn''t really have all that they need. I want to be hip. How did I do?

Tablets 100

Tablets Edmodo Wiki Facebook 100

Edsurge

MAY 13, 2020

Unicorns don’t exist, except as an analogy for private companies supposedly worth at least $1 billion. But Glotzbach’s point is that camels are hardy and steady—just as he hopes his company can be. Recent US edtech “unicorns”. Guild Education ( $1B ). They can survive in the harshest environments. Manage costs.

Udemy 199

Udemy Company Coursera Data 199

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

MBA, CFD has 11 years of experience in higher education as a professor of Mathematics. She also holds two Master of Science Degrees in Higher Education minoring in Teaching and Learning and Online Technology from Kaplan University now Purdue University. She is a seasoned presenter at Educational Conferences worldwide.

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Conference Kaplan Learning Libraries 36

Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2017

It allows companies to pay employees via direct deposit, and for you to pay others via mobile apps or online banking services. In education, however, interoperability has lagged behind other industries and services. So what does it take to make interoperability work for students, educators and parents? million students.

Data 94

Data Education Industry Company 94

Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2018

education and jobs in the next decade. But that technology won’t be entirely homegrown: Chinese companies, particularly those building products or services laced with the machine learning algorithms, are increasingly playing a role in the tools that we call “AI.” Let's talk about education. will be able to be replaced by AI.

Khan Academy 146

Khan Academy Company Software EdTech 146

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Please mark your calendars for November 18 - 22 for the fourth annual Global Education Conference ( [link] ). 3, and Connected Educator Month in October--how are we still standing?!) , but we''re raring to go now, and we hope you are, too! The Charter was launched in November 2009.

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Conference Education Pearson Technology 59