Edsurge

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

based Interfolio aims to help simplify the workflow for faculty with software it dubs “faculty information systems.” And the idea has caught the attention of investors: Insight Venture Partners is slated to acquire the DC company for more than $110 million, the Washington Business Journal reports. Washington D.C.-based

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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

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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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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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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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

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

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 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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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

If you want to replace a system like Evernote, then start with how to turn Notion into a notetaking system. Chris is passionate about leading empowerment organizations, designing innovative instructional systems, and accomplishing both in the context of meaningful, team-oriented relationships.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

PowerSchool is best known for its K-12 student information system, which is the most widely used of its kind among U.S. 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.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2019

The latest quarterly earnings for publicly traded education technology companies was especially rough for 2U , which revised its loss guidance for the year and stated that it expected enrollment challenges to its core business of running online graduate programs with universities. based company tumbling to historic lows. (It

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eSpark

JULY 11, 2016

At the end of June, eSpark joined the thousands of district and edtech leaders headed to Denver, CO to meet innovative educators and discuss the current state of technology in schools. Working Towards Equity with Edtech. Over the course of the week, three themes dominated the conversation. Keeping it simple.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 6, 2017

I imagine wide-eyed kids with big smiles, just like the ones I see on edtech product pages. As the director of business development at Zinc Learning Labs , a literacy company, my bread and butter is communication with educators. The trend I’m hearing about from every corner of edtech today is “screen fatigue.”

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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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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

More than 207 incidents have targeted K-12 public schools since January 2016, according to this tally from industry consultant Doug Levin. As schools and districts increasingly rely on digital tools, what have companies and districts learned about safeguarding sensitive information? Minimize Data Collection.

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eSchool News

JULY 21, 2023

Earlier this year, McCloud was selected as an AFROTech Future 50 Changemaker, in recognition of the work Intervene K-12 does to reimagine and improve the world through advancing diversity, equity, inclusion and innovation in EdTech.

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Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2016

What does it all mean for the edtech business? The EU does not have jurisdiction over its members’ education systems. At ISTE 2016, Lord Knight gave more opinions on the Brexit. The effect on the edtech market in UK will be a function of how bigger events play out.” There are a lot of massive gaming companies there.

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Doug Levin

JUNE 22, 2018

When the Magnolia School District (Arkansas) announced plans earlier this year to spend nearly $300k on a facial recognition system , the Arkansas ACLU quickly condemned the move. million to install a facial recognition surveillance system in its schools , paid for in part with state money offered under the Smart Schools Bond Act.

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GoConqr

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

2016 is now well underway, but few could say how it will end or what major changes we’ll see as the year unfurls. In 2016, I believe we will see more learners creating, making, programming, coding, producing, innovating, inventing, designing, problem solving and publishing. GoConqr Click To Tweet.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2019

When deciding whether a company is viable to be bought, CareMonkey president Peter Bencivenga says the magic number is 90 percent. That number refers to customer retention rate, and Bencivenga said he’s called off potential acquisitions when a company’s performance in this department isn’t up to snuff. We were doing $3.5

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

More than just a fad technology that was used for capturing Pokemon in 2016, augmented reality (or AR) is creating incredible possibilities across numerous industries – not least in education. At Twinkl, a company that creates educational resources that can be used at each step of a child’s learning. Currently available AR resources.

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eSpark

JULY 11, 2016

At the end of June, eSpark joined the thousands of district and edtech leaders headed to Denver, CO to meet innovative educators and discuss the current state of technology in schools. Working Towards Equity with Edtech. Over the course of the week, three themes dominated the conversation. Keeping in simple.

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eSchool News

MAY 11, 2023

Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports instruction wherever it takes place. In 2016, district educators selected Mystery Science to support hands-on elementary science instruction and foster within each student a love of science. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2016

The interview got quite a number of listens, likely because November said that the edtech industry had created a “mess” at one point in the interview. How has the edtech industry created a “mess”—and more importantly, whose responsibility is it to clean up that message, according to November? Can you elaborate on that, a bit? "If

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2017

education technology startups ebbed in 2016, dipping roughly 30 percent in deal volume and value from the previous year. These statistics offer a somber reminder that the edtech industry does not produce quick, home run hits. Other EdSurge stories about edtech venture capital. 2016 US Edtech Funding Totals $1 Billion.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2019

Instructure , the publicly traded company best known for its learning management systems (LMS) Canvas and Bridge, has agreed to acquire a fellow Salt Lake City-based education technology company, MasteryConnect , for $42.5 The company claims users in more than 14,000 U.S. Of that figure, about $12.3

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

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. In short, Classroom wants to be a lightweight learning management system.

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ViewSonic Education

AUGUST 14, 2019

Once used by almost every major tech company to create computer content Flash is being replaced by more modern and open platforms. No updates for operating systems and browsers. Many teachers are still using EdTech that is generations behind other schools. Adobe Flash software after 2020. This means: No bugs being fixed.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In conversations with edtech investors, some reported that the K-12 market has seen an influx of instructional content, particularly in the form of open educational resources (OERs). The trend has won admirers in the upper echelon of the education system as well. “Curriculum is becoming commoditized.” And he’s not alone.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

Edtech, I believe, is going through a similar rebuilding moment powered by three trends: widely available infrastructure, the catalytic impact of spending by both the government and philanthropy in education, and—finally—the embrace of edtech by educational institutions and educators themselves. Not yet convinced?

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 20, 2018

Since January 2016, there have been 355 cybersecurity-related incidents against K–12 schools , including ransomware attacks, according to the K–12 Cybersecurity Resource Center. . When creating a recovery system, it is important to have recovery time objectives and recovery point objectives in mind, according to Unitrends.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2018

That’s why we’ve also highlighted a few here that we don’t want you to miss, from complicated community college turnarounds to where IKEA and edtech overlap. How the Company Aims to Catch Tutoring Requests That Go Too Far. Here’s a look at how the education company is responding. 2018’s Top 10 Countdown: HigherEd Edition 10.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 20, 2021

Since 2016, a California company has set out to make Montessori mainstream through building and acquiring a network of schools and technologies, and offering professional development programs to prepare future Montessori teachers and leaders. based company has raised $70 million in venture capital.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Series A equity funding, led by a UK-based EdTech investment fund with participation from Mesoamerica’s Alexandria Corp., This latest round of financing follows Knowledgehook’s 2016 seed round that included John Abele’s North Point Ventures. The company currently empowers teachers in more than 100,000 schools.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Over the past 10 years, new learning management systems (LMSs) have sprung on the scene to rival the Blackboards and Moodles of old. And with certain established companies like Pearson pulling out of the LMS ranks , where do you start? In 2016, Mary Jo was named to the Forbes "30 Under 30" list in education.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

With extensive experience in finance and operations, Naseath, CPA, CFE and CISA, will further Osmo’s global growth, creating operational excellence across the company and scaling the company’s vision of making a broader impact to education. . Masters in Information Systems Management) and a B.S. He holds a M.I.S.M. About BYJU’S.

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