Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2019

She contacted that company, Labster , and was assured she could have a digital lab up in time for the first day of class. And she isn’t the only one sold on the company. Copenhagen-based Labster, founded in 2012, plans to use the money toward content development and expansion in the U.S

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Lenovo Classroom Company Course 105

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2019

Publicly-traded companies like Wiley generally share the price of their acquisitions, unless the financial impact is considered immaterial to the buyer’s bottom line. The New York City-based company has raised more than $180 million in investment capital. 1, 2019), the company reported a more than 20-percent decline in this division.

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Knewton OER Industry Adaptive Learning 137

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Now, just a few months into his current role as CEO at Achieve3000, Udell is already adding another company to the list. The company offers reading materials that are rewritten at 12 different levels in English (and eight levels in Spanish), so that students can all engage in the same content regardless of their reading skills.

Learning 130

Learning Company Differentiated Instruction Industry 130

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 19, 2022

Our first Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Virtual Reality and Learning: Leading the Way ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, March 29th, 2022. Virtual Reality was identified by the American Library Association as one of the 10 top library technology trends for the future. Please also join this Library 2.0

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Conference Libraries Learning Trends 78

Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In 2012, Chromebooks accounted for only 1% of the devices sold to US classrooms; now, they make up more than half of the edtech market. As Secretary Duncan’s chief of staff wrote at the time, the Common Core was intended to create a national market for book publishers, technology companies , testing corporations, and other vendors.”.

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EdTech Common Core Chromebook iPad 176

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

Tomorrow is our second Library 2.020 mini-conference! Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

Libraries 41

Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 41

Marketplace K-12

MARCH 25, 2016

A company focused on improving K-12 literacy through ed tech has struck a deal with the Washington Post that will give the provider access to dozens of breaking news stories weekly, and hundreds of stories in the newspaper’s archives. Cross-posted from the Digital Education blog.

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Company Trends Assessment Software 40

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The platform will feature an evolving library of courses to further develop educators’ digital literacy. The company offers data, video and voice services and solutions on its award-winning networks and platforms, delivering on customers’ demand for mobility, reliable network connectivity, security and control. billion in 2019.

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Training Digital Divide Tools Education 101

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

I have had a Books to Africa program going since 2012. Together with her students, she started the Books to Africa program in 2012. She has been a Microsoft Innovative Expert Educator since 2012 and traveled with Team USA to the Global Forums in Prague, Barcelona and Budapest. Julie: Well, at this point it’s threefold.

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Education Chromebook Microsoft Company 192

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education , a global edtech company backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. Back in 2012, I began to experiment with integrating interactive video into my classroom practice. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc., Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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Education EdTech Social Media Company 56

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Last September, the company tapped Good Harbor Partners, a Boston firm that advises on business transactions in the education technology industry, to explore strategic and financial opportunities for the company. He and Ryan Alexander, the company’s president, are no longer involved in running the company.

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Course Company Education Android 64

Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2019

The company, which was started by two Stanford University professors in 2012 and is now one of the most well-funded in the education industry , has always been highly picky about which colleges it works with to develop courses. At least a few colleges had already purchased those licensing plans. Belsky, of Coursera, echoes that.

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Coursera MOOC LMS Course 99

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Our first Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Virtual Reality and Learning: Leading the Way ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, March 29th, 2022. Virtual Reality was identified by the American Library Association as one of the 10 top library technology trends for the future. Please also join this Library 2.0

Conference 41

Conference Libraries Learning Trends 41

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2024

They’re in the fading photos on the library walls of students who, over 177 years, attended the college and the boarding school from which it sprang, and of the Ursuline nuns who taught them, in their simple tunics and scapulars. FAYETTEVILLE, Ohio — Ghosts populate the campus of Chatfield College.

Education 123

Education Report Libraries Trends 123

Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 28, 2018

Our first openly licensed college textbook was published in 2012, and our library since scaled to more than 20 books for college and AP courses used by hundreds of thousands of students. From their website: OpenStax is a nonprofit based at Rice University, and it’s our mission to improve student access to education.

OER 60

OER Adaptive Learning Outcomes Libraries 60

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2018

based company’s first foray into China. In 2012, Age of Learning began piloting a version of its ABCmouse program with Chinese schools; today these institutions number in the thousands. That deal valued the company at $1 billion. children across homes, schools and public libraries last year.

Learning 64

Learning Company Libraries Social Media 64

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2017

In 2012 I took a job as a general education language arts teacher, working with at-risk youths. In 2012, I transferred to McClarin Success Academy in Fulton County School District. Personalized learning is the new buzzword—edtech companies are after it and teachers toss it around as often as possible.

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iPad Assessment Personalized Learning Libraries 125

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

As demand for low-cost, high-quality materials increased during the Great Recession, the nonprofit project shifted from curation to creation, publishing its first five free textbooks in 2012. Today, OpenStax—part tech startup, part publishing house, part cognitive science research lab—has a library of three dozen titles.

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Industry OER Course Company 101

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2019

Maker Media was a for-profit company that had raised $10 million in venture and debt capital.) The Maker Education Initiative started in 2012, when individuals and organizations reached out to Dougherty, eager to bring maker education programs to schools. It has established 21 regional “hubs” across the U.S.

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Education Libraries Training Groups 74

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Quick news on Library 2.013 , our third annual worldwide, online, and free conference on libraries, librarians, and librarianship: the formal deadline for session proposals is end of day Monday, September 30th. We hope you''ll submit ! Any proposals after that date will be accepted only on a space-available basis.

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Libraries Education BYOD Flipped Classroom 55

Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Department of Education data, out of the thousands of institutions operating online programs, the 100 colleges and universities with the greatest online enrollment accounted for 47 percent of all online students in 2016, up from a 43 percent share in 2012.

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MOOC Coursera Digital Badges Course 160

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

Edsurge

JULY 30, 2018

Investing is humbling because we inevitably miss out on or pass on companies that go on to achieve great success in realizing their mission. It brought over the companies from the Seed Fund into its portfolio as well, and re-invested in 14 of them.) To date, Reach Capital has invested roughly $40 million in 42 startups.

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Blendspace Chegg Technology Education 64

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.

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MOOC Coursera Course Trends 99

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

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2018

TEXARKANA, Texas — “Hope” was a popular word during the 2012 election season. But a money crisis wasn’t the only challenge Texarkana College was facing in 2012. Ali Robinson, director of media relations at Ellucian, wrote in an email that the company is “unable to publicly comment on specific customer contracts.”)

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edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

Given his background in cloud computing and passion for education, he moved to the Google for Education Team in 2012 and was one of the first Chromebooks for Education team members. Jena Draper is the founder and general manager at CatchOn, a company designed to support teaching and learning through the smarter use of data and technology.

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Data Student Data Privacy EdTech Software 45

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2022

Working together, De Anza’s online education center stepped up, providing instructor training, while the college IT group added videoconferencing to the course management system and the library staff answered questions about Canvas and Zoom. He became Stanford’s first vice provost for online learning in 2012.

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Learning Course System Groups 77

Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

PowerSchool purchased an IEP management business while ed-tech companies including Speakaboos, FreshGrade and Nearpod received significant investments. based MAXIMUS partners with state, federal and local governments to provide health and human service programs and solutions to a diverse array of communities, according to the company website.

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Company Pearson Software Libraries 49

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

And potential students are taking campus tours, imagining themselves burning the midnight oil in the library and meeting their new roommate in dorms. CampusBird is a product of Concept3D, a location-based software and 3D services company based in Boulder, CO. Some of these students are traveling campus by foot.

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Software Libraries Laptops Examples 75

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2018

Customers can now pay a monthly fee to get access to a library of content. As MOOCs surged in popularity from 2012 to 2015, universities, nonprofits, schools and companies all jumped into the game of developing online courses, and giving them away—often at the promise of no cost—to the world.

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Online Learning MOOC lynda.com Industry 67

Marketplace K-12

APRIL 25, 2016

Follett Acquires Baker & Taylor and Bookmasters: The education materials and technology provider bought Baker & Taylor, LLC , a wholesaler and distributor of books, video and music products to public libraries and institutions. ClassWallet Raises $1.5 million round of seed financing. Total funding raised to date is $4 million.

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Company Facebook Libraries Report 40

Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

Kolibri is the next iteration of KA Lite , an offline version of Khan Academy that Learning Equality Executive Director Jamie Alexandre debuted in 2012 while interning at the organization. “[Kolibri] is one of the bigger bets we are making,” says Hoyer-Gosselink.

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Khan Academy Google EdTech Learning 99

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

Companies like Amazon and Netflix have been using data tools like these for years to track our clicks and steer us to buy or watch more of their products. James Wiley is a technology analyst with Eduventures, which does consulting work for companies in the predictive analytics industry. Foundations had given seed money.

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Data Dropout Company Report 106

Marketplace K-12

JUNE 6, 2016

A number of ed-tech companies, including Udemy and Tynker, have raked in funds from investors over the past week. Udemy said it plans to use the new capital to “continue its strong international momentum, including growing its localized course content library and product offerings to meet the global demand for online learning.”

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Udemy Company Software Google 40

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 25, 2018

More important, when educators can download and add digital resources on their own, they may be giving companies unintended access to private student information. Monica Cougan joined ENA in 2012 and oversees ENA’s partner program and product marketing initiatives in her role as product marketing manager. About the Host.

EdTech 40

EdTech Data Student Data Privacy Libraries 40

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

The nonprofit launched in 2012, and when it explored school connectivity data the following year, it found that just 30 percent of school districts had sufficient bandwidth to support digital learning, or 100 kbps per student.

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E-rate Digital Divide Classroom Laptops 48