Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2020

A less frothy but steadily growing edtech market is emerging in Europe, where investment check sizes often have fewer zeros. Case in point: Brighteye Ventures, a Paris-based edtech investment firm, has raised $54 million in the first close for its second fund. Source: Brighteye Ventures: “ The European EdTech Funding Report 2020.”

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Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2020

Its 2020 summer conference, originally scheduled for May, convened virtually—but not without losing substantial revenue that it normally generated from its in-person event. 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

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Since 2017, investment has accelerated with $14 billion allocated, according to research firm HolonIQ. A recent study by the University of Pennsylvania, only 30 percent of edtech licenses are actually used. Will edtech be caught up in a backlash against ‘big tech’ over data privacy? A group of U.S.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2021

After enough iterations of that conversation, Outschool lowered the minimum age of its platform in 2017 and added classes with content and concepts suitable for 3- and 4-year-olds. Meeting the Demand Since the start of the pandemic, usage and engagement of the early childhood classes and products has soared, edtech leaders say.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Additionally, ISTE provides opportunities such as the Online Learning Academy and literature targeting new teachers, such as the 2020 publication. 4 Action Steps to Prepare New Teachers to Use Edtech. He can be found on Twitter @T4edtech and on his YouTube Channel Transformative Edtech. T4Edtech #edtech.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Guttenplan has been teaching with Outschool since 2017, while working full-time as an education technologist at a private school in New Jersey. McNamara’s first attempt at teaching on Outschool, in August 2020, was less than a hit. We have more revenue booked in 2021 than we did in 2020. Few students showed up.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

2020 NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellow Award ? 2020 Global Teacher Prize Winner Nominee ? Fargo Public Schools Teacher of the Year 2017 ? Speech & Theater Association of North Dakota Debate Coach of the Year 2017 ? Leah’s list of accolades include: ?? 2019 Horace Mann Award for Teaching Excellence ?

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Computer science has taken a priority slot for K–12 teachers , as experts forecast a majority of jobs will incorporate some kind of coding skills or computational thinking by as early as 2020. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Find out what professional development your teachers need to run a successful makerspace !

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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

APRIL 26, 2017

The “cultivation of students’ entrepreneurship and innovation capabilities and practical skills” was a priority in China’s 5-Year Plan for 2016-2020. To adapt, many companies are investing domestically, particularly in China, where edtech companies raised more than $1.2 edtech startups raised last year. Nearly every major U.S.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Last summer, when I was working for ThinkCERCA, which helps students develop critical thinking skills through reading and writing, the edtech startup was facing a big decision: should it try and break into the lucrative Chinese market? Here’s a handy guide for anyone in edtech looking to cross the Pacific.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 17, 2022

Rachelle Dene Poth is an edtech consultant, presenter, attorney, author, and teacher. Rachelle Dene Poth - Bio As Submitted. ” She recently published Your World Language Classroom: Strategies for In-Person and Digital Instruction. We've had her on this show before, and she is awesome.

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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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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2020

Its co-founder, Divya Gokulnath, told Business Insider that its revenue surpassed $370 million for the year ending in March 2020. Over the years, Byju’s has acquired several assets to shore up its offerings, including Edurite and TutorVista, from Pearson in 2017. Perhaps more, the company says it is profitable, with over 3.5

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2019

That was early in the days of low-cost cloud computing enabling a multitude of new edtech startups, really fast internet beginning its spread to schools, and Chromebooks starting their climb to ascendance in U.S. Next: ASU GSV Summit, San Diego, March 30 - April 1, 2020. Next: SXSW EDU, Austin, March 9-12, 2020.

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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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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 1, 2018

SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! According to a CDW survey from 2017 , 83 percent of responding school districts agree their IoT investment will increase in the coming years. Like any other technology introduced on campus, IoT will need a robust infrastructure to back it.

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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. Vista purchased EAB in 2017 for $1.55 In 2017, Hobsons sold five of its products to Campus Management Corp. times that of Hobsons’ 2020 revenue of £85 million (approximately US $119 million).

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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. edtech companies can expect to confront special regulatory and infrastructure challenges in China, in addition to having to adapt content and design. The hurdles?

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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. Department of Education has been embarking on a listening tour to help educators make sense of edtech research. Expect more dollars to flow. The research arm of the U.S.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. Thomas School has built two dedicated spaces to bolster STEM education, and plans to build a two-floor, state-of-the-art learning space called the Center for Leadership Innovation by 2020.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

In 2017, the company started building a place where they can share their own syllabi, presentations, lesson plans, test questions and other course materials with their peers. Course Hero is the first entrant in 2020. “I These concerns have not deterred or disrupted the company’s growth. But don’t expect him to celebrate too much.

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2018

edtech venture firms as limited partners. In the coming months, EduLab Ventures, a group with roots in Japan, will wrap up the fundraising process for a new edtech fund that could bring up to $40 million to invest in early-stage deals. edtech startups in 2017. It projects that the domestic edtech market will reach $2.4

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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. My first publication was in July 2017 with CheMystery! Teachers can download a FREE K-12 standards-aligned lesson plan on car design that includes STEM concepts and art. in S.T.E.M. Also, I do science consulting.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2020

Here’s a look at some of the education-related companies “presenting” among the 197 companies in YC’s winter 2020 batch. This isn’t CEO Erika Hairston’s first foray into edtech. The co-founders—CEO Kunaal Satija and chief operating officer Hardik Dhamija—are no strangers to edtech. The website will be available until April 15.

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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. In total, U.S.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

CHARLOTTE, NC —Texas’ Corpus Christi Independent School District (CCISD) today announced it has expanded its partnership with Discovery Education , which has supported student learning across the school system since 2017. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5 Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc.,

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eSchool News

MAY 29, 2023

Kathryn Lampo is a 20-year-old from Colorado and a 2017 finalist. Samvrit Rao is a 15-year-old from Virginia and a 2020 finalist. About Discovery Education Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. Discovery, Inc.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

In 2020, an estimated 19.5 Its largest institutional shareholders are Insight Partners, which led its $21-million Series B round in 2017, followed by Reach Capital. As in previous edtech market cycles, “there are winners and losers, those who succeed and those who struggle,” says Brekhus.

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eSchool News

MARCH 3, 2022

Previous winners, such as Sarah Park (2021), Anika Chebrolu (2020), Kara Fan (2019), and Gitanjali Rao (2017), specifically show the power of girls in STEM, along with the women-led Science at Home activities that foster STEM learning anywhere. Discovery Education is the worldwide?EdTech?leader Explore the future of education at?

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myViewBoard

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Adobe Flash end of life in 2020 is soon arriving. So why is this star falling at the end of 2020? In our whitepaper: Modern Educational Insights: The End Of Flash – EdTech And E-learning Users Beware we explored the beginning, rise, and ultimate end of Flash. EdTech takes time to penetrate and even longer to change.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The number of open badges awarded nearly doubled from 24 million in 2018 to 43 million in 2020. Then came the pandemic and even steeper drops that “show no signs of recovery from 2020” as documented by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center and other sources.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

While student-facing edtech companies, colleges and even educators looking to reach this group may know that appealing to Gen Z is essential, many don’t know where to start. There’s no question that Gen Z is a financial powerhouse, or that educators and companies in the edtech space need to tap into technology to reach them.

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Doug Levin

JULY 31, 2017

I’m looking forward to stepping away from the office and spending time with family and friends one last time before the 2017-18 school year gets underway in earnest. As such, expect an abbreviated (TBD) publishing schedule for ‘A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News’ in August. Vulnerabilities happen.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2020

Even without a pandemic, Instructure faced a transformative 2020. So what else is next for the Salt Lake City-based edtech company? WGU President Scott Pulsipher talks workforce readiness gap in 2017 Decide About Bridge Also high on the list is for Instructure to figure out what to do with corporate learning LMS Bridge.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2020

Over the course of three trimesters, these fellow groups will work with a cohort of 20 peers to develop mental pathways to prepare for the 2020-2021 school year and beyond. Participants must register in teams of three to five classroom educators to create their fellow group. For more information and to register, visit [link]. ###.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The number of AR and VR users is expected to cross the 1 Billion mark by 2020. billion mark as of 2017. Education Technology / May 13, 2020. The Scope of Augmented Reality technology: The AR and VR market is expected to reach a market size of $215 billion within 3 years. Objects modeling. Interactive eBooks. Skills training.

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