Edsurge

JULY 30, 2018

based firm has established itself as a familiar name within the education technology industry. The firm traces its roots to 2012, when Jennifer Carolan and Wayee Chu (now both general partners at Reach), started a $12 million “Seed Fund” at NewSchools Venture Fund, an Oakland-based education nonprofit philanthropy. WriteLab (Chegg).

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Blendspace Chegg Technology Education 67

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

Today it’s adding Flocabulary, to bring hip hop to the library. Founded in 2012, Nearpod started as an “interactive lecture” platform for iPads that has since evolved to support all devices. Through this deal, Nearpod will add one of the more unique, coveted collections of online educational resources to its library.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. It’s not that paying for a piece of technology will treat you any better, mind you.).

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Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

” (Did you know he recorded his first mixtape at the Chicago Public Library’s YOUmedia studio ?). VR “comes of age,” says Campus Technology. ” Via the press release : “ Cengage , McGraw-Hill Education , and Pearson have joined forces with Ingram and Chegg , Inc. ” asks NPR.

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