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Duolingo IPO Shows Investors Think Edtech Is Still Growing.

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billion—which is a good moment to reflect on how mobile learning has entered classrooms and how the company has expanded from just an app. In 2011, Pittsburgh-based Duolingo was founded by Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker. And Urdan says Duolingo brought a mobile-first approach to the sector.

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Renaissance Learning to Acquire Nearpod in Blockbuster $650M All-Cash Deal

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It’s a big deal for a startup that was founded in 2011 on the bet that as internet connectivity and mobile devices became more affordable and accessible in classrooms, teachers and students would need a way to create and share digital content and resources. The company is also currently turning a profit, according to Carrera.

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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

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Will more schools embrace student-centric mobile devices? Now, we know that edtech has been proven to improve test scores and overall classroom engagement. “There will be more momentum for mobile devices in classrooms with an eye toward affordable alternatives to traditional 1:1 rollouts.” Indeed, $2.3

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More Popular Than Gmail, Facebook and Instagram: The Education App That Hit #1 on the iOS Chart

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According to both Apple and App Annie , a website that tracks the popularity of mobile apps by number of new downloads, Remind , a school communications platform, took the #1 spot on the chart of free iOS apps. For a few days last August, the company topped the app charts as well. Those features may seem simple by today’s standards.

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Looking Back At 2010 And Looking Forward To 2011.

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So here is my reflections on 2010 and my predictions for 2011. Think about it in a lower elementary classroom. Skype took off and more and more teachers are using it in the classroom. Even Skype itself got in the game late in the year and created a place for teachers to sign-up to connected with other classrooms.

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5 Blogs to Read in 2011

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The Blended Classroom ( Jonathan Bergman ) One of the "founding fathers" of reverse instruction , Jon Bergman has some innovative ideas that are spreading like wildfire around the country. He is currently working on a book along with his partner, Aaron Sams, fleshing out the benefits of flipping the classroom. It''s quite a list!

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MEL Science Raises $6 Million to Bring STEM to Life with Kits and VR

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The entrepreneur has made his passion into his latest venture and now wants to bring that experience to homes and classrooms around the world. Moscow internet services company Yandex participated. After that, the company charges $34.90 When the company last raised money in 2016, Phillippov had a staff of 12.

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