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Capstone Sells Digital Reading Platform, myON to Private Equity Firm

Edsurge

MyON was previously a division of Capstone , which formed in 1990 as a print publisher serving schools and libraries. In 2011, the company launched myON as a digital service with roughly 1,000 digital titles on the platform. Brekhus adds that the company is cashflow positive. Capstone provides the rest.)

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5

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Ed Tech News, a New Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

ANNOUNCEMENTS The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference is almost here! Huge thanks to the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science , the founding sponsor of the conference. Valve , the company behind the video game hit Portal, is working on an educational game.

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14 Fabulous Finds - A Daringly Geeky Gift Guide

The Daring Librarian

Bonus: This company has some of the BEST customer service I''ve ever dealt with. I want for home and to put one in my Library, too! Here''s my first in 2009. I also bought one for our library kitchen for PD events. I also bought this for my library kitchen - to offer jewelry cleaning during my Tech PD!

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Global Collaboration Week Begins - Find a Project and Connect!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Learning2gether is a participant-driven professional development series that has produced over 420 podcasts since its inception in 2009. Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: Please click this URL to start or join. Who are we?

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. Steve Jobs wouldn’t let his kids have iPads.

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