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 171

IXL Learning Learning Company Assessment 171

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 84

Software Company Learning Industry 84

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 126

EdTech Edmentum Industry Company 126

Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

and elsewhere regularly use software and curriculum developed within the past decade, often developed by small companies and former educators. Class Dojo-2011. Desmos-2011. Even as industry has built fresh tools for students, we too frequently left educators on their own, scrambling to keep up. Clever-2012.

Learning 105

Learning Mobility Digital Citizenship Industry 105

eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2021

Standard for Success, the industry-leader in teacher evaluation software, and Stride, Inc., Recently featured in the Inc 5000 list as the 55th fastest growing company in the Education sector, Standard for Success is the award-winning provider of education evaluation and feedback software tools and services.

Outcomes 53

Outcomes Secondary Software Company 53

Edsurge

JULY 28, 2021

In 2011, Pittsburgh-based Duolingo was founded by Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker. And it turns out that online language learning is the fastest-growing market segment within the edtech industry. Duolingo officially goes public today, with the app-based language tool now has a valuation of outstanding shares at about $3.7

EdTech 161

EdTech Chegg Mobility Company 161

eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2021

Its namesake product has been honored in several awards competitions, including as a finalist in the 2021 Software and Information Industry CODiE Awards, and as winner of the 2020 SIIA CODiE Award for “Best Collaborative Community Solution for Educators.”. ParentSquare ([link] , founded in 2011, is based in Santa Barbara, CA.

Company 52

Company Survey Industry Software 52

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Instructure’s Canvas product dominates the higher education LMS market with an estimated 35 percent share and continues to take business away from one-time industry leader Blackboard. Blackboard itself went from a publicly traded company to private equity owned in 2011.

Blackboard 79

Blackboard LMS Company Report 79

EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Notes from TCEA 2011 Panel. Barriers include strong lobby of the textbook industry in Texas. Having hardware and software that helps effectively diagnose student need and place them in learning materials that they need is critically important. We spend roughly 1 billion dollars every ten years.

Advocacy 49

Advocacy Mobility Assessment Social Media 49

Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Todd Brekhus’ industry experience dates as far back as the early 2000s at PLATO, and later at myON. Renaissance just acquired Schoolzilla , which was launched in 2011, for this reason. Another problem the industry has created stems from those monolithic all-in-one systems the big publishers created.

Data 109

Data Education Company Blended Learning 109

The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

In the modern world graphing calculators are available free via apps and software for phones and computers. Sadly, as the Atlantic exposed back in 2011 , what this all boils down to is that the mega-billion dollar testing industry dictates the technology that can be used. The one who sells the graphing calculators.

Smartphone 50

Smartphone Industry Software Accessibility 50

Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2019

Madsen, who advises software companies these days, is still concerned by that attitude, and about how he sees it impacting industry practices—and society more broadly. But he says the conversations often fell off once he suggested adding subjects like history of science, philosophy or communication.

Data 137

Data Course Company Analysis 137

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The biggest occurred when instructional designers, long employed by industry, joined online academic teams, working closely with faculty to upload and integrate interactive and engaging content. Most authoring software also integrates assessment tools, testing learning outcomes.

Online Learning 125

Online Learning MOOC Learning Coursera 125

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The Second Coming of Edtech Education technology resurged around 2010 as software applications moved to the cloud (and could be administered and maintained by a handful of people), and as startup entrepreneurs began designing software specifically for classrooms and schools, not just repurposing products originally created for industry.

EdTech 121

EdTech Company Software Secondary 121

Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2020

Online program managers and companies with software designed around student success and administrative services are acquisition targets for Instructure, which appears closely matched with rival Blackboard in the LMS space, says Trace Urdan.

LMS 96

LMS Blackboard Company Moodle 96

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Here's The Best #BacktoSchool Teaching Tool: @ClassroomScreen ] In the modern world graphing calculators are available free via apps and software for phones and computers. Sadly, as the Atlantic exposed back in 2011 , what this all boils down to is that the mega-billion dollar testing industry dictates the technology that can be used.

Smartphone 41

Smartphone Industry Software Accessibility 41

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

2004-2011: Washington Leans In. Between 2004 and 2011, I worked as an executive in SchoolNet and Kaplan, both of which grew into successful and innovative education companies. The edtech industry made big strides during this era. 2011-2020: From Early Adopters To Mainstream Adoption.

Kaplan 159

Kaplan Technology Education EdTech 159

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2017

million fewer than there were in the fall of 2011, the most recent peak, the National Student Clearinghouse reports. I had no idea what the industry I work in was going through.’”. How dramatic is the falloff? There were just over 18 million students enrolled in higher education nationally in the semester just ended — 2.4

STEM 0

STEM Survey Study Data 0

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2017

It has been just over two years since LinkedIn shocked the industry by buying Lynda.com, a library of video courses, for $1.5 Golding: I joined Lynda.com in 2011. What are the skills that the industry at large has? EdSurge: A couple of years ago LinkedIn bought Lynda.com for a whopping 1.5 billion dollars.

lynda.com 82

lynda.com Company Libraries Video 82

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

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

Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2016

One such effort is Black Girls Code , started in 2011 by Kimberly Bryant, an electrical engineer by training who has worked in biotech and pharmaceutical companies. No one really wanted to talk about issues of gender or the lack people of color in the industry. And there’s even more chatter about age diversity within the tech industry.

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Meeting Broadband Industry Education 60

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

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

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. 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

JANUARY 17, 2011

Date : Monday, January 31st, 2011 Time : 3pm Pacific / 6pm Eastern / 11pm GMT ( international times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Elluminate. She is the past chair of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills and has served on the several boards including the Software & Information Industry Association—Education.

Technology 69

Technology Advocacy Education Industry 69

Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2016

Google Cloud launched in 2011, but has caught up to competitors to. their classes in the last year have seen students’ work recognized in published papers and presented at industry conferences. Microsoft’s cloud service, Azure, doesn’t fall too far behind, having launched in 2010 and doing business with GE Healthcare and DocuSign.

Microsoft 60

Microsoft Accessibility Google Khan Academy 60

Hack Education

APRIL 24, 2020

I don't maintain the learning management system or the library management software. It's entertaining, I guess — the dinosaurs and the Neanderthals and the Industrial Revolution, and stuff like that. The "work" of being a keynote speaker feels even more ridiculous than usual these days. I'm not a practitioner in the field.

Khan Academy 126

Khan Academy Course Conference Technology 126

Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2023

percent of software developers, even though they are 18.5 percent of software developers, they make up about 12.6 Stanton-Salazar (2011) describes “institutional agents” as non-kin, “high-status” individuals who can both increase motivation and access to resources. percent of the total U.S. percent of the U.S.

Survey 193

Survey Software Analysis Study 193

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2011

Date : Thursday, August 25th, 2011 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern / 12am (next day) GMT ( interna tional times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). psid=2011-08-25.1639.M.9E9FE58134BE68C3B413F24B3586CF.vcr&sid=2008350 Log in at [link]. Medtronic acquired Sofamor Danek Group, Inc.

Blackboard 49

Blackboard Secondary System Software 49

Edsurge

JUNE 3, 2017

I started researching for my book on this in 2011, and that came out 2015. One of the interesting things that’s going on is that the industry is starting to basically stop waiting around for something to happen. How much of a role can technology play in really changing education, versus just testing some fancy ideas or gadgets out?

Education 69

Education Report Industry Technology 69

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Date : Monday, March 7th, 2011 (rescheduled from February 17th, 2011) Time : 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern / 1am GMT (next day-- international times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Elluminate. The kind of tools reviewed include hardware, power tools, books, and software -- anything that leverages power to individuals.

Technology 62

Technology Trends System Groups 62

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

James Wiley is a technology analyst with Eduventures, which does consulting work for companies in the predictive analytics industry. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation gave grants to colleges to buy data tools and software. Georgia State agreed to start using analytics in 2011. Foundations had given seed money.

Data 108

Data Dropout Company Report 108

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2016

That’s why he’s launching Rooted School, a high school that plans to train students to enter jobs in fields like 3D printing, software development and programming right after graduation. Together these initiatives look to diversify an industry dominated by white and Asian men.

STEM 40

STEM Industry Company Report 40

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 108

STEM Report System Survey 108

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 that doesn’t jibe with “software is eating the world,” does it?

Trends 40

Trends Report iPhone Software 40