Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Renaissance Learning , a provider of K-12 software and assessments, including the widely used STAR tests, has agreed to acquire Nearpod for $650 million. But another blockbuster deal in this sector, in the middle of an ongoing pandemic, offers proof that it can be done—and deliver handsome returns.

IXL Learning 176

IXL Learning Learning Company Assessment 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. Civitas’ most recent deal has industry watchers curious.

Software 82

Software Company Learning Industry 82

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

From bigwig financiers to bankers, along with heads of private and publicly-traded education technology companies, the gathering attracted around 900 attendees last week to share the opportunities and challenges in the industry this year. Based Education Technology Companies (2011-2016). billion in 2017.

EdTech 131

EdTech Edmentum Industry Company 131

EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Notes from TCEA 2011 Panel. Barriers include strong lobby of the textbook industry in Texas. Much smaller than the in-person mobilization to register the same number of people. Get PTA and booster clubs to mobilize. digital content tcea tcea 2011 Texas Texas legislature Texas State Board of Education'

Advocacy 49

Advocacy Mobility Assessment Social Media 49

eSchool News

APRIL 12, 2015

In fact, from 2011 to 2015, government business intelligence company Onvia awarded $1,809,298 in 3D printer and supply contracts to 44 primary, secondary and higher education institutions and school districts across the United States.

Maker Movement 40

Maker Movement Classroom STEM Smartphone 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Special Note: you’re also encouraged to take part in the live learning analytics portion of the presentation by downloading their Practi mobile app before the webinar: Apple at [link] or Android at [link]. Create a free Practi account and enter the webinar course code WDS5W to play along. Kristin Garn founded Mathtoons Media, Inc.

Classroom 28

Classroom BYOD Learning Analytics Mobility 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Mathtoons Media creates apps and software that leverage mobile devices and help students practice the foundational skills necessary for academic success. There is no cost for this Webinar. Sign up at [link] to attend live or to receive links to the Webinar recording. Kristin Garn founded Mathtoons Media, Inc.

BYOD 28

BYOD Classroom Mobility Learning 28

EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Notes from a TCEA 2011 Concurrent Session Dr. Stephen Waddell Superintendent of Schools Birdville ISD Kelli Montgomery Coordinator of Instructional Technology Birdville ISD "OMG, I CNT BLIEVE WE R REALLY GTTNG 2 TXT WILE WE LRN!" Mini-storage is a multi-billion dollar industry in the US. 48% of GE''s software is developed in India.

Technology 53

Technology Learning Industry Software 53

The 21st Century Principal

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

At the top of the 2011 Horizon Report’s technology adoption list is electronic books. A BISG (Book Industry Study Group) survey in 2010 stated that “E-book sales grew exponentially in first quarter 2010 jumping from 1.5% Electronic books are quite popular with consumers and the 2011 Horizon Report acknowledges that.

Mobility 81

Mobility Android Report Tablets 81

Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2016

Google Cloud launched in 2011, but has caught up to competitors to. Students can use the credits toward developing mobile apps on Google App Engine or experimenting with machine learning using Vision API and Translate API, among the other data and system administration tools available on the platform.

Microsoft 60

Microsoft Accessibility Google Khan Academy 60

Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2023

percent of software developers, even though they are 18.5 percent of software developers, they make up about 12.6 Through resources made available by connections — resources that can be mobilized through ties in the networks. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , Latino/Hispanic workers represent just 5.7

Survey 196

Survey Software Analysis Study 196

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 13, 2018

Cybersecurity work typically requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science or programming, a few years of experience in a related field such as networking, software development or systems engineering, and in some cases, an information security certification. Related: Out of poverty, into the middle class.

STEM 109

STEM Report System Survey 109

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The report is always a big deal in technology circles – “a tech industry event in its own right,” as Wired’s Steven Levy put it in 2012 – and many publications and pundits dutifully cover Meeker’s observations, often adding very little analysis of their own. ”) How accurate are her observations?

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

In 2011, the analyst firm Gartner predicted that annual tablet shipments would exceed 300 million units by 2015. “Software is eating the world,” investor Marc Andreessen pronounced in a Wall Street Journal op-ed in 2011. But Martin Cooper, a Motorola exec, made the first mobile telephone call in 1973, not 1983.

Trends 40

Trends Report iPhone Software 40

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. Yet as the edtech industry has grown, so too has the number of digital tools. It’s a core product feature.

Data 90

Data Education Industry Company 90

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The 2011 Global Education Conference is also fast approaching: November 14 - 18. Politics and Policies FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced Connect to Compete , a new non-profit initiative that brings private industry and the non-profit sector together to help expand broadband adoption and promote digital literacy.

Knewton 43

Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Amanda Henson from Parentella will be joining us to share how they connect teachers and parents using their free software application. He is the author of over 20 books, including most recently The Future of Education: Reimagining Our Schools from the Ground Up, and Learning in Depth (coming 2011).

Blended Learning 50

Blended Learning Mobility iPad Moodle 50

Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Here’s a chronological roundup of stories that made the biggest bang on the edtech industry (and to a similar extent, our web traffic) in 2016. But to reach kids on today’s mobile and digital devices, the creators behind Sesame Street are looking for help—from startups. What’s in store for education in 2017? Let history be the guide.

EdTech 73

EdTech Khan Academy Company Common Core 73

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

But many students live in threadbare mobile homes and modest, low-slung dwellings on the edge of town. She uses a software program popular among architects and designers. It also invited in two national ed-tech think tanks to help the district redesign classrooms, revamp its curriculum, and purchase hardware and software more cheaply.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. In 2011, Ning was acquired by “lifestyle” site Glam Media for around $150 million. It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Edsurge’s Jeff Young and Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill both asked industry analyst Trace Urdan for his take. ” I’m more interested in hearing about segregation and state laws in Mississippi than the adaptive learning software a school is using. The mobile app maker has raised $11.9 ” Oh.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47