Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2020

Its early work focused on lobbying on behalf of its members, which also included companies across the banking, financial and trade publishing sectors. It was early in offering programs that highlighted edtech,” says Frank Catalano, an independent industry strategist who previously served on SIIA’s education board. “It billion in U.S.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2020

In education, the shuttering of campuses and classrooms has been a windfall for purely digital companies—some of which are attracting plenty of private capital. Substitute teacher services company Swing Education is creating private homeschools. Here are some edtech pandemic pivots to watch.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2022

And even now, some of the company's other services appear to still be down, according to updates from the company. There’s been a five-fold increase in incidents since 2016, with 1,180 reported incidents connected to U.S. There’s been a five-fold increase in incidents since 2016, with 1,180 reported incidents connected to U.S.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 22, 2021

Mitch served on the Board of the Ed-Tech Industry Network (ETIN) of the SIIA from 2012-2019, was cochair from 2015-2016, and was the chair in 2019. Presently, beginning in January 2019, Mitch became US COO of 3DBear, a Finnish EdTech company that uses Augmented Reality to motivate students to engage and learn deeply.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2022

In 2016, the self-paced eLearning industry made up $46.67 SmarterServices has been at the forefront of EdTech for two decades, serving unmet market challenges facing learners, instructors, institutions, and organizations. EdTech is expected to have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.1% I plan on staying as long as I can.

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Edsurge

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. The hurdles?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Here’s where we started: Last January, we embarked a project that aimed to look at edtech’s role in the changing picture of K-12 education through three different lenses: through the perspective of investors, entrepreneurs and teachers. We called it “The State of EdTech: Forces and Trends Shaping K12 Edtech” report.

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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

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. billion in 2016, according to Goldman Sachs. Authess $2.2

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Edtech startup incubators? Kurshan, a Senior Fellow and Innovation Advisor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, has spent decades building edtech enterprises—both for-profit and nonprofit ones. I think this reflects an evolution of the edtech entrepreneurial ecosystem.” That’s so 2010.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2017

Edtech and Social Emotional Learning. Her original research went into the design of Renton Preparatory in Seattle, which was a 2016 Top Three STEM School in the nation. Have you seen some other edtech tools besides Minecraft that can have this kind of social emotional impact? Transcript for Episode 137.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Among the companies affected is Amplify , a New York City-based education technology company. The attack compromised personal information for anyone employed by Amplify during 2016, but not customers, including schools and students, the company reports. Edtech companies are not the only ones impacted.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 3, 2021

Digital Equity: How to Understand The Problems Facing #Edtech. She holds multiple technology certifications, including, but not limited to, IC3 certification, Google Certified Trainer and Innovator, Apple Teacher 2016, and a Microsoft Innovative Educator Trainer and Expert. Related Shows You May Like. Going hybrid or already have?

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Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2016

The ISTE conference isn’t the biggest edtech conference in the world by sheer luck. It brings together K-12 educators, companies, reporters, university professors, and students to talk about product announcements, implementation strategies and edtech trends. Matty Fox (@what2foxsay) June 28, 2016. Wondering about Apple?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 8, 2020

What began with faculty interest in Stephenson’s Canadian company, Riipen, which connects students with class projects offered by actual businesses, led to conversations with a university accelerator that invests in edtech startups and connects them with faculty to launch pilot programs.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2020

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. based education companies that raised a round of at least $250,000. A retention of talent is going to matter.”

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2018

But what does it mean for a company to personalize its support for the teachers who use its product? School leader, Jordan Silvestri and Kiddom representative, Melissa Giroux, describe what it takes for an edtech company to deliver the kind of personalized experience to its customers that teachers give to their students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 1, 2018

Using Edtech to Enhance Learning. Bethany regularly blogs at Teaching with Technology ( [link] ) where she shares resources, ideas, edtech tools, tips, and tricks, as well as reflections from her blended/flipped/gamified high school Social Studies classroom. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2018

It raised an additional $30 million in 2016 at a $1 billion valuation—thus earning the “unicorn” label. The company has raised more than $200 million in venture capital from investors including Insight Venture Partners and ICONIQ Capital. The company claims its most popular teachers can make millions of dollars through this model.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 12, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how K–12 schools can balance privacy and security protocols. Since 2013, 39 states and the District of Columbia have passed more than 110 laws addressing student privacy , Amelia Vance, director of the Education Privacy Project at the Future of Privacy Forum, recently told EdTech. .

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

The industry has since consolidated, due in part to an uptick in mergers and acquisitions by education companies and private equity firms. So what is it like—and what does it take—to sell a company? She and her fellow panelists all also agreed on another thing: Companies are bought, not sold. Too Early to Think Exit?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2019

On the other hand, there is a paucity of coverage about edtech companies that grow their businesses with little or no venture capital or outside investment. Bootstrapped companies rarely have “unicorn” potential and most aren’t nearly as sexy as their venture-backed counterparts. In a way, it makes sense. Below is our story.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 25, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Monica Burns @ classtechtips talks about the hottest edtech topics right now (and those that aren’t so hot) in this candid and wide-ranging conversation. She is a webinar host for SimpleK12 and a regular contributor to Edutopia.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 27, 2017

Zeynep Tufekci shares her experiences more broadly (beyond education) in this provocative talk from June 2016: I’ll be spending some time later this week with friends and colleagues at the EdTech Efficacy Research Academic Symposium and look forward to the dialogue. STAT → Is this the future of edtech?

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Edsurge

MARCH 14, 2022

Over the last few months, biotech company Theranos has re-entered the conversation due to a slew of newsworthy happenings—the Elizabeth Holmes trial finally came to an end with four of 11 charges of fraud, and Hulu announced The Dropout’s debut while Apple Original Films’s Bad Blood is currently in production. Money came flowing.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

The next logical question is, are those entrepreneurs’ companies any better, in terms of diversity? A few edtech companies are now using resources to document—and potentially address—disparities in their ranks. Edtech companies aren’t the only ones creating inclusion surveys.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2020

She has been a presenter at ISTE 2019, NCCE 2016-19, the Southern Oregon EdTech Summit 2015-18, and IntegratED 2017-18. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

New Markets has supported 43 companies since its launch in 2003; edtech startups make more than 90 percent of its deals in the past five years, Palmer adds. Part of the new fund will also be used for what Palmer calls “recapitalization,” a scenario that companies want to avoid. He wisely kept mum on who they are.).

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 26, 2020

She shares ideas and resources about her school library and makerspaces on her website [link] Kristina was named the School Library Journal Librarian of the Year in 2015, a National School Board 2016 – 2017 “20 to Watch” emerging education technology leader, and a 2018 Library Journal Mover & Shaker.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2018

The firm plans to invest up to $5 million into Series A, Series B and recapitalization rounds for education companies serving pre-kindergarten to professional learners, with a focus on digital learning, learning sciences, analytics and workforce development services. The firm aims to invest in up to another seven U.S.

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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 venture funding.)

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

K-12 cyber incident that I’ve identified since the start of 2016. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 36 Edition). We’re Asking The Wrong Question | Fast Company → Cathy Davidson writes: "Neither technophobia or technophilia is the right solution for our students. teachers and students?

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

K-12 cyber incident that I’ve identified since the start of 2016. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 36 Edition). We’re Asking The Wrong Question | Fast Company → Cathy Davidson writes: "Neither technophobia or technophilia is the right solution for our students. teachers and students?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Each of the satellites will offer more than one terabyte per second of total network output, a thousand times the capacity of the company's first generation satellites, which the company says will allow educators and students across the country to connect “significantly” better.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Those building, funding and using edtech tools must similarly wrestle with these concerns. Now, educators are focused on linking edtech tools directly to student learning outcomes. What’s the dark horse of edtech? (An Technology can collect and harness more data than ever before. If so, what new challenges have emerged?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Specifically, he tried to get into some of the learning and student management systems built by Blackboard and Follett, which are two of the most widely used edtech systems in the country. EdSurge: The student reported the security holes to both companies. We first asked how often he finds security flaws in edtech products.

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ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

For instance, it is filled with advertisements and there is no statement about how the advertisers impacted or influenced the study – but we know that they sponsored it, and they are edtech companies and commercial publishers, and therefore not uninterested parties. We have taken issue with other reports for similar issues.

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