Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

With constant budget pressures, protracted sales cycles and a diffuse web of different purchasing processes, the K-12 education market is not for the faint of heart, especially for startups looking to establish themselves. The company is also currently turning a profit, according to Carrera. The company has changed hands several times.

IXL Learning 175

IXL Learning Learning Company Assessment 175

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Annually, Kahoot Pro costs $12 per teacher for K-12, the company’s primary market in education, and $60 per instructor for higher education. Premium users will also have access to a library of millions of images, which are displayed on the quizzes, and performance reports that track student progress.

Game-Based Learning 117

Game-Based Learning Company EdTech Survey 117

Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In December 2010, The Journal –“t he leading Technology based education publication for K-12 and higher education”– published an article with a 5-prong prediction for the following year. However, it was the Chromebook (2011) that truly revolutionized 1:1. ” In 2011, the FCC updated CIPA compliance requirements.

EdTech 176

EdTech Common Core Chromebook iPad 176

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Private equity firm Francisco Partners quietly announced last week that it led an investment round in Civitas Learning, an Austin, Texas-based education company best known for its predictive analytics software used in higher-ed institutions. But as the company raised new money, it also cut staff.

Software 85

Software Company Learning Industry 85

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

Not so fast, say education publishers and retailers. Instead, educators asked how quickly it could print out materials. From 2011 to 2014, U.S. higher education courseware in 2015, down from 50 percent the year before, according to a 2018 report from Macquarie, an investment bank and financial services company.

Chegg 159

Chegg Software Industry Pearson 159

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

But it was also on Facebook where in 2011 Jivani, then in ninth grade, posted a video of her removing the wig. Facebook and The International Society for Technology in Education, or ISTE, organized the event as part of their work with DigCitCommit, a campaign to promote digital citizenship.

Digital Citizenship 136

Digital Citizenship Facebook Social Media Edmodo 136

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 3, 2011

Join me Tuesday, July 5th, for a live and interactive Future of Education interview with Sandy Hirsh, the director of the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at San José State University. psid=2011-07-05.1056.M.9E9FE58134BE68C3B413F24B3586CF.vcr&sid=2008350. Log in at by clicking here.

Libraries 71

Libraries Microsoft Conference Company 71

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

It became so obvious to us this is not a scalable market for education.” Enter Dreamscape, the company’s second, more advanced literacy product geared toward older students. If the model sounds unique, it’s actually catching on—and showing success—at a handful of other game-based learning companies, including Prodigy and codeSpark.

Game-Based Learning 112

Game-Based Learning Learning Company Robotics 112

Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2019

Among the graduates were a half dozen education technology companies. Schools that have signed up include Lambda School, Flatiron School and Trilogy Education Services. In 2018, it claimed about 6,000 paying one who altogether brought the company $500,000 in revenue. CareerTu has grown to 160,000 users, according to Xu.

EdTech 121

EdTech Company Edmodo Course 121

Neo LMS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

We focus a lot on the K-12 system of the United States in our blog , and I thought it would be fun and interesting to explore how countries in the developing world are facing their specific educational challenges with blended learning models. billion in education budget cuts made in 2015. Zaya Learning Labs. This is on top of the $3.5

E-rate 150

E-rate Blended Learning Case Study Mobility 150

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 15, 2011

We are pleased to announce the Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference, November 2 - 3, 2011. To be kept informed of the latest conference news and updates, please join the Library 2.0 The Library 2.011 conference will be a unique chance to participate in a global conversation on the current and future state of libraries.

Libraries 67

Libraries Conference Microsoft Social Media 67

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 164

Khan Academy Learning Meeting Company 164

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Terms of the deal, the first in the education sector for Francisco, were not disclosed. 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.

Pearson 65

Pearson Company EdTech Libraries 65

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

A company called UniversityNow—which attracted more than $40 million in venture backing and ran an experimental for-profit college—has been sold to the nonprofit National University system, which plans to use the company’s technology platform to deliver its online courses. Kennedy University.

Competency Based Learning 65

Competency Based Learning Company System Libraries 65

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Consulting firm McKinsey & Company calculated that U.S. Before the pandemic, Albalicia Espino often took her 6-year-old daughter Sara to the West Dallas Library. On special occasions, they’d make the trip to downtown Dallas, where the towering library building has a dedicated children’s floor. In 2016, U.S.

Elementary 145

Elementary Analysis Libraries Report 145

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Register now for our free Library 2.016 online mini-conference, " Libraries of the Future " on October 6th, and we'll send you the information on how to either attend the live sessions or watch the recordings afterwards. Be sure to also join the Library 2.0 Sponsored with ALA’s Center for the Future of Libraries.

Libraries 28

Libraries Conference OER Trends 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

We're just over a week away from our free Library 2.016 online mini-conference, " Libraries of the Future " on October 6th! Be sure to also join the Library 2.0 network to be able to connect with and correspond with 22,000 other individuals in the library world, and to be kept updated on this and future events.

Libraries 28

Libraries Conference OER Trends 28

edWeb.net

JUNE 14, 2019

We don’t have a booth, but we’ll be checking out all the exhibits, learning about the newest innovations in the education field, and connecting with colleagues and looking for all of our educator friends, partners and sponsors! Robert Furman is an educator, leader, principal, student, speaker, and published author.

Libraries 40

Libraries Professional Learning Future Ready Industry 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The Roux Institute opened last year in borrowed space in this tech company building on the Portland, Maine, waterfront to teach computer science and other subjects. All three strategies are in large part a reproach to traditional higher education, which has often failed to provide the right programs to the people who increasingly need them.

Report 117

Report Dropout System Company 117

Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

PowerSchool purchased an IEP management business while ed-tech companies including Speakaboos, FreshGrade and Nearpod received significant investments. The software was developed to help educators manage instruction, intervention, and special education. FreshGrade was co-founded in 2011 by Lane Merrifield and Steve Wandler.

Company 49

Company Pearson Software Libraries 49

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Date : Thursday, December 1st, 2011 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern / 12am (next day) GMT ( international times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). psid=2011-12-01.0600.M.9E9FE58134BE68C3B413F24B3586CF.vcr&sid=2008350 This should be a great conversation. Log in at [link].

Blackboard 68

Blackboard Google Libraries Software 68

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

My parents always stressed how powerful an education is and how it is the key to success,” Keenan said. For more stories about education, opportunity, and how people learn subscribe to the Educate podcast. In higher education, colleges are using analytics to keep students enrolled and continue collecting tuition dollars.

Data 107

Data Dropout Company Report 107

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2017

MOOCs have evolved over the past five years from a virtual version of a classroom course to an experience that feels more like a Netflix library of teaching videos. The change has helped companies that provide these courses find a business model, but something crucial has been lost for students taking the courses.

MOOC 100

MOOC Coursera Course Trends 100

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 1, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Elluminate. Shelee King George will present peer coaching as a way to make library media specialists change agents in their schools.

Libraries 44

Libraries Strategy Personal Learning Network Training 44

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2019

While rising education costs and more amenities and luxury housing have played a role in pressing up the cost of college attendance, a great deal of college tuition inflation has been driven by an enrollment strategy that relies heavily on tuition discounting. Ann Gansemer-Topf, associate professor of education at Iowa State University.

Data 94

Data Report Strategy Study 94

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Venture capital deals in the ed-tech market dominated the news over the past week, with companies such as Knewton, SchoolMint, and NuuEd announcing the completion of funding rounds as well as ed-tech accelerator Imagine K12 merging with the Y Combinator fund. million PreK-12 students.

Knewton 40

Knewton Edmentum Company Professional Learning 40

MIND Research Institute

MAY 30, 2019

This spring, Hyundai Motor America (HMA) announced a $250,000 donation to Montgomery Public Schools (MPS) for STEM education. HMA has partnered with MIND Research Institute since 2011 and has committed over $2 million to our ST Math program in the eight years since. Morris Elementary. Zafar Brooks, HMA. and Coretta Scott King.

STEM 40

STEM Elementary Industry Libraries 40

NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

My guess is that opening your library, and your school culture, to global opportunities is already high on your to-do list for 2015/16. The team is especially interested in soliciting more events in other languages and would particularly love to see more libraries, museums, and institutions of informal learning get involved.

Blackboard 40

Blackboard Conference Libraries Twitter 40

techlearning

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

8, 2018 – CDI Computer Dealers announced today it has partnered with littleBits to offer STEAM Coding Starter Kits for classrooms, makerspaces and libraries. o Educator resources. The company holds ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 certifications, and processes more than one million I.T. Chicago IL – Feb. assets annually.

Industry 40

Industry Common Core Chromebook Tablets 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

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. The 2011 Global Education Conference is also fast approaching: November 14 - 18.

Knewton 43

Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 30, 2018

It’s a typical day at GSoft, a technology company whose meteoric rise from its founding in 2006 has required a constant supply of workers — and the over-the-top amenities increasingly needed to recruit and keep them. Department of Education. Sign up for our higher education newsletter. I’ll go wherever the best offer is.”.

Industry 67

Industry Report Study Survey 67

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Codecademy, the online education platform empowering millions of people to learn code, announced two new initiatives for students and teachers, including its first-ever student membership and a new partnership with Clever, the most widely used single sign-on (SSO) portal in K-12 schools nationwide. About Codecademy.

Education 94

Education Libraries Accessibility Company 94

eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2015

As research suggests , students do better in school when their families are more actively involved in their education. These efforts led to the formation of the Guilford Parent Academy (GPA) in 2011, a multifaceted parent engagement initiative that is partly supported by federal Race to the Top money. Free online tutoring.

E-rate 40

E-rate Social Media Video Survey 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Teachers and the Future of Education" (the importance of teacher voice in education discussions, "Hack Your Education" (thinking about self-directed learning--Audrey''s in this proposal), and "Technology, Pedagogy, and the Silver Bullet" (addressing the myopia of some ed tech business ventures).

Khan Academy 44

Khan Academy Education STEM Blackboard 44

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The disparities in institutional aid fit into a larger pattern of inequity in higher education, said Nicholas Hillman, director of the Student Success Through Applied Research Lab at UW-Madison and an expert in higher education financing. “If Villagomez first enrolled in 2011, straight from a Milwaukee public high school.

Report 115

Report Policies Meeting System 115

MindShift

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

” Daphne Bavelier , a professor at the University of Geneva, wrote in 2011 that we may have lost the ability for oral memorization valued by the Greeks when writing was invented, but we gained additional skills of reading and text analysis. The few studies available, however, do not seem to bode well for the Google generation.

Google 28

Google Learning Study Company 28

IAD Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Learning analytics has been a hot topic for a while in the education industry. Our intent is to provide an honest and updated view of where we are, the real benefits, and the challenges to overcome when using learning analytics as educational technology. there are multiple benefits of following a data-driven approach to education.

Learning Analytics 62

Learning Analytics LMS Analysis Learning 62