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US Edtech Closes Decade with Record $1.7 Billion Raised in 2019

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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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Hobsons’ Higher Ed Business Split and Sold in Separate Deals Totaling $410M

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But it has been actively expanding its portfolio, purchasing nearly a dozen edtech companies over the past five years. The two most recent acquisitions are Hoonuit , a set of data management and analytics tools, and Schoology , a learning management system. Across these products, the Folsom, Calif.-based

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Battle of the Classrooms: Apple, Google, Microsoft Vie for K-12 Market

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It’s terribly confusing, but perhaps no coincidence, that three of the world’s most prominent consumer technology companies—Apple, Google, Microsoft—each boast a “Classroom” tool aimed at K-12 educators and students. Updates and Upgrades: Apple Classroom officially hit the app store in March 2016. Streamlines feedback on student work.

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A Timeline of Google Classroom’s March to Replace Learning Management Systems

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While many schools and districts continue to use existing learning management systems, such as Blackboard, Canvas , Moodle and Schoology , Google’s Classroom platform is increasingly catching teachers’ eyes. It is still worth watching and an important edtech tool.”.

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A Guide to Picking a Learning Management System: The Right Questions to Ask

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And with certain established companies like Pearson pulling out of the LMS ranks , where do you start? An example of a "narrative stream" on the Schoology LMS platform. We use Schoology. In 2016, Mary Jo was named to the Forbes "30 Under 30" list in education. Recent activity comes up as various actions take place.

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The Makings (and Misgivings) of a Statewide Effort to Personalize Learning in Massachusetts

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Formed in December 2016 by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (MESE) and the. LearnLaunch Institute , the Massachusetts Personalized Learning Edtech Consortium (MAPLE) functions as a professional learning community for 32 district members that aim to implement personalized learning. This is wrong.”.

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How Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s iZone Went from ‘Cool’ to Cold

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Exactly how many schools are actively engaged in iZone projects is unclear: The NYCDOE press office disclosed that 50 schools abandoned the iZone’s iLearn program between 2015 and 2016 to develop their own blended and online learning materials or to use outside resources including Google Classroom, Schoology, or Canvas.

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