The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 3, 2021

Digital Equity: How to Understand The Problems Facing #Edtech. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend.

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JUNE 30, 2016

tech firms, including edtech players. China-based edtech companies raked in more than $1 billion in investment in 2015, or 37 percent of global funding for the year. At Coursera, we’ve seen registered users in China climb by more than 500 percent between 2013 and 2016, crossing the one million mark in 2015.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Some companies and services became obsolete without the availability of face-to-face experiences. The company, founded in 2015, had enjoyed steady, if not quite astronomical, growth prior to the pandemic. The company employed 25 people. We have more revenue booked in 2021 than we did in 2020.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2019

As Pearson resumes its education technology investment activity, the publisher is also divesting other edtech assets at the same time. million in two companies: online bootcamp Springboard and Knowledge to Practice, a medical startup. All 16 staff formerly on that Pearson team will make the transition to the new company.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2020

economy leading into 2020—equity market milestone after milestone plus a historically low labor pool. According to an EdSurge database of publicly announced funding deals, investment in edtech companies reached at least $1.66 edtech industry in 2019 is largely mirrored across the broader venture capital landscape.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 27, 2020

He has had the opportunity to share his approach to Computer Science education at ISTE (2015, 2018), FETC (2019, 2020) BIT (2014, 2019), CONNECT (2019, 2020), Schoology NEXT (2018), as well as in interviews with major newspapers (Toronto Star, 2017).

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

So states a recent Wall Street Journal report on the tens of billions of dollars that Chinese companies have poured on U.S. The “cultivation of students’ entrepreneurship and innovation capabilities and practical skills” was a priority in China’s 5-Year Plan for 2016-2020. edtech startups raised last year. Based Company.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

But it has been actively expanding its portfolio, purchasing nearly a dozen edtech companies over the past five years. based company claims it serves more than 45 million students in more than 80 countries. Both companies are currently owned by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. Vista purchased EAB in 2017 for $1.55

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Starting with a $100 million fund in 2015, Owl has since raised two subsequent funds— $185 million in 2017, and $315 million in 2019. Now the San Francisco-based edtech investment group is doubling down with two additional funds totalling $585 million. Since 2015, Owl has invested in 39 edtech companies.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2020

Instead of company founders presenting to crowds at a venue in the San Francisco Bay Area, they provided one-slide presentations, a company description and biographies of employees for a Y Combinator website. Here’s a look at some of the education-related companies “presenting” among the 197 companies in YC’s winter 2020 batch.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The bootstrapped, San Francisco-based company claimed it was profitable thanks to its free popular digital flashcards, for which users could pay an annual subscription to get additional features. Then in 2015, the company took a gamble: It raised $12 million for its first round of outside investment.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2019

Already, one New York-based edtech company has raised $100 million. It launched in 2015 with $100 million , and re-upped in 2017 with a $185 million coffer. Companies like DreamBox have worked for years with researchers at Harvard and SRI to evaluate its program. based companies. Expect more dollars to flow.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Outschool, a marketplace for live online classes for kids, started out in 2015 with a focus on serving families that homeschool. But now, with much of regular schooling happening in homes, the company has seen a dramatic expansion of its audience. To date, the company has raised $55 million.

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eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2021

The new financing allows the company to accelerate the growth of the digital offering of curriculum programs and teacher training to reach millions across the globe. The company invests in seed, late seed and Series A ventures backing great teams behind the tech-driven businesses from the region and partnering with them as company builders.

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myViewBoard

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Quick Take: Take a closer look at the Adobe Flash 2020 Retirement: 1. Adobe will retire its crown jewel Adobe Flash in 2020. The once ubiquitous Flash Player found in 98% of all Internet-connected desktops around the world will fade into its golden years at the end of 2020. Adobe Flash software after 2020. This means: .

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

From 2008 to 2019 we have witnessed a 4,000-plus percent expansion in the number of funded edtech startups, and the best startups can become unicorns. From 2015 to 2019, entrepreneurs created 11 times the number of education unicorns compared to 2005 to 2014. Distance reduction allow companies to compete worldwide.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (Wednesday, July 20, 2022) —Hawaii’s Kihei Elementary School today announced that it has expanded its partnership with Discovery Education, which has supported the school’s educators in creating engaging digital learning environments since 2015. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc., Twitter and?

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Since the last edition of a ‘Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News”: I’ve joined efforts to support Net Neutrality protections ; Written further about the prediction made in the book, “Disrupting Class.” A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 and 29 Combined Edition).

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

My bet is that by 2040, our children will look back on this period between 2015 and 2030 in education technology much the same way internet historians look to the period 1995 to 2010 as the birth of the commercial web. More than 80 percent of the edtech startups created in the past five years will not survive through 2020.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Artwork submissions for this free youth art contest are accepted this year from November 1, 2019, through January 31, 2020. Here are some of my favorite characters: Marvel- Captain America/Black Bolt DC- Firestorm Indy- Dr. Solar PANELS on Science in Comics + Lexington Comic Con 2015 with Bob Hall and Kody Chamberlain + D.C.’s

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

EdSurge asked those questions in August 2020 in a story about a college-scholarship database created by a beloved librarian named Gail Schlachter. After the article was published, leaders at companies and philanthropies contacted Magliozzi with ideas and offers for putting the scholarship database to use.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2020

Since February 2019, those three rideshare companies have raised at least $65 million in venture capital, and together employ more than 200 people. The companies have offered to deliver food and learning materials like laptops and textbooks to students’ homes. The company still plans to expand further into those markets.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 26, 2020

Carlson and Brittany Stich started Guild in 2015 to help working adults, particularly those without a high school diploma, gain education through tuition benefits from their employer. Today more than 3 million employees are eligible for Guild programs through their employers, including those at Walmart, Chipotle and the Walt Disney Company.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2022

Before joining Forward Edge in 2015, she worked in adult education, supervised students in an alternative school, taught computer science, and was an instructional technology coach at both the building and K-12 district levels. Katie finished her Ed.D. Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “ sponsored podcast episode.”

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

The partnership ties into where the almost five-year-old company sees itself in the future. This is not the first time the two companies have partnered. They initially came together in 2015 when they created coding activities around Mattel’s Hot Wheels and Monster High brands.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Last summer, the San Francisco-based company invited several dozen educational publishers and organizations to create and sell materials to Quizlet users, as part of a closed beta program. Today, the company announced it is inviting any content creator, including individual educators, to apply for its Premium Content program.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

But there’s another number that also has the company excited. The company has now raised $32 million in total. Founded in 2005, Quizlet is probably best known for its digital flashcards, built by a then-high schooler, Andrew Sutherland, who is still with the company as its chief technology officer. Today, U.S.

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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 9, 2019

Our teammate and Events Director, Al Thomas , a former principal himself, ran the Education Leaders Network Playground, which featured 28 sessions for leaders by leaders, and one session in particular stood out when we talked about it… a session called Leading EdTech Initiatives for Social Good by Jennifer Williams , author of Teach Boldly.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Instructure’s third quarter performance left some investors beaming, but the company’s long term strategy appears more muddy. For one, the CEO of the learning management system provider didn’t shirk away from a possible sale of its corporate LMS, Bridge, which launched in 2015. The company reported $68.3 million and $258.1

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

It is back to school time 2020 for many of us in the United States and beyond. JULY 19, 2020 · 1:26 AM | EDIT. JUNE 28, 2020 · 7:23 PM | EDIT. JUNE 9, 2020 · 3:18 AM | EDIT. MAY 19, 2020 · 8:08 PM | EDIT. MAY 4, 2020 · 1:16 PM | EDIT. Thanks so much. Michael Gorman (mjgormans@gmail.com).

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

When he heard her ideas, he insisted that she start a company—and that he would be her first funder. She did just that in 2015 and has since raised $5 million. It had been on our roadmap for years that we would do this in 2020. It’s wild to think how the demand for an app like that skyrocketed from February 2020 to March.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

As Jones County leaders will tell you, this dynamic, one-stop-shop of connected solutions and professional learning services positioned the district well to face the unique challenges presented by COVID-19 and the 2020-2021 school year. At this point, most people would wrap up the project, but not Mira.

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Edsurge

JULY 23, 2020

They’re all business partners of Shorelight Education, a private company founded in 2013 that recruits students from more than 170 countries including China, Colombia and Vietnam to enroll at American colleges whose names may not be widely recognized overseas. million in 2014 and 2015. million in 2014 and 2015.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

airing on Discovery in 2020.) To date, Stephen’s work has been featured by Forbes, Fast Company, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, FOX, TNT, Disney, Discovery TV, NPR, Teach Middle East, The Gulf National, and countless others. Roger Schank Chairman and CEO, Socratic Arts Roger Schank.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Population Activities for an Equitable and Sustainable Future , Carol Bliese, Director of Teacher Programs, Population Education World Peace Song Project 2019 - 2020 , Professor Yoshiro Miyata, World Museum, Chukyo University | Lorraine Leo, Durga Pandeya, Vincent Max Kayesi, Hsc Registration (free) is required.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning. And “free” doesn’t last.

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “A state-court jury in Connecticut on Thursday sided with a fraternity whose house was closed by Wesleyan University in the fall of 2015 after the fraternity, Delta Kappa Epsilon, resisted complying with a university mandate to admit women.” ” The company has raised $16.5

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