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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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 4, 2018

ISTE partnering teachers and vendors with EdTech Advisory. Mon, 06/04/2018 - 14:12. However, as companies strive to create the optimal tools for teachers, they continue to overlook a key factor: communication with educators pre-application launch. . eli.zimmerman_9856. Finding the right app for the right class.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

Learning technology company HMH announced it has acquired award-winning software company Writable , building on a longstanding partnership between the organizations that includes the integration of Writable’s research-backed writing assessment and practice solution with HMH’s core ELA offerings for grades 3-12.

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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.

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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2020

Indian online education startup Byju’s, which already reached the billion-dollar valuation from private investors in 2018, can now claim a new distinction: “decacorn.” That’s the industry lingo for companies valued at $10 billion or more. It’s an ultra-exclusive club of two dozen companies across the world, according to CB Insights.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2019

In China, the edtech industry appears to be immune to the whiplash that has hit venture investing across other sectors. From January through March 2019, 131 China edtech ventures raised more than $1.86 All deals in vocational training amounted to about $593 million, or a third of the financing in the edtech sector during the quarter.

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2019

But the reality is that there are not enough people with this background in the edtech industry. So how do companies hire and develop standout talent who may be new to the sector? The journey into the edtech industry is different for everyone. Engage Edtech Employees in Extended Learning We call the program Freshman Seminar.

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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

DECEMBER 28, 2018

While not quite the “Year of the MOOC,” 2018 saw a resurgence in interest around the ways these massive open online courses are delivering free (and more often these days, not free) online education around the world, and how these providers are increasingly turning to traditional institutions of learning. Cheating on Chegg?

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH: See how digital literacy programs prepare students for a tech-enabled future. One such tool, Relay by Lightspeed Systems, helped Galway Central School District in New York stay alert to unsafe internet browsing on students’ Chromebooks, Nate Millerwurst, a network analyst, told EdTech.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2019

The principles highlight five key points: Notice and Awareness: Parents, students and other users must be notified that district systems are collecting their data. . MORE FROM EDTECH: See how K–12 IT leaders can mitigate cybersecurity risk. 3 Security Tools to Keep K–12 Student Data Safe.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

As a teacher, education consultant, and writer, I have worked with various education or edtech startups since 2014. billion of venture capital was invested in education startups in the US in 2018. Here are five reasons your Edtech product might be collecting dust on a classroom shelf. Company Was Acquired. The Numbers.

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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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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2019

Schools are following suit: Technavio’s “ Artificial Intelligence Market in the US Education Sector 2018-2022 ” report predicts a nearly 48 percent growth rate for AI tools over the next three years. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how K–12 schools have adopted AI in 2019. The challenge? Separating market interest from authentic impact.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 13, 2019

According to a 2018 research report , AI-based technologies are primed to grow within the edtech market by just under 47%. Once teachers have uploaded their syllabus and material into the software, the system analyzes the content to create books and core concept material that is perfectly tailored.

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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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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2019

According to the Parent Coalition for Student Privacy, nearly 100 new state privacy laws have been passed between 2014 and 2018. The list of potentially non-compliant companies includes a number of household names, major education companies, and other large content providers. What about edtech companies contracted by schools?

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ViewSonic Education

JUNE 5, 2019

The process of rejuvenating an educational system set up a few hundred years ago will take generations to redefine. Creating a new system that will fit the needs of students for the next century will be a multifaceted endeavor. When building a contemporary education system choosing which educational model to use will be a challenge.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 25, 2019

Here’s a look at the biggest edtech business stories of 2019—the ones that captured the most attention, and the ones that should have your attention. A $157M Fundraise for Guild Education Births Edtech’s Newest Unicorn by Tony Wan Unicorns don’t exist, except when they’re of the billion-dollar valuation variety.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 8, 2018

Thu, 03/08/2018 - 10:11. From cloud backups to backup generators , these four steps can give school administrators enough confidence to weather any storm: SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! Meghan is an associate editor with EdTech. 4 Steps to Protect Your Data Center from Disaster.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2019

If it seems baffling that companies with no revenue can raise money from private investors ( ahem , as some edtech startups did in the early 2010’s), then EdTechX Holdings might just sound outright crazy at first. EdTechX Holdings is a “special purpose acquisition company,” or SPAC for short.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 27, 2018

Fri, 04/27/2018 - 10:43. Robert Half reports in its 2018 Salary Guide that as growing industries such as healthcare, finance and manufacturing increase their reliance on technology, the demand for qualified workers is escalating at a rapid rate. SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks!

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

An attendance system to fight absenteeism. A platform for students to create and run revenue-earning companies. These are three of the eight companies in the fifth and latest class entering the AT&T Aspire Accelerator , now in its fifth year of operation. Hundreds of companies continue to apply each year.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2019

One thing to think about during National Cybersecurity Awareness Month : The majority of phishing attacks against K–12 schools last year were carried out over email, exposing sensitive data systems or allowing “malicious third parties” to transmit malware, according to researchers at the K–12 Cybersecurity Resource Center.

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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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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Come join us for an evening of informal networking, panels with hiring companies, and some light bites. San Francisco, October 10, 2018. Boston, October 16, 2018. New York, October 17, 2018. Fill out this form and we'll get your information in front of attending companies. Can't make it?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2018

Leah LaCrosse shares six edtech ideas science teachers can start using today to improve learning and excite students about science. 6 Super Science Edtech Ideas. Date: March 13, 2018. 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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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Mon, 12/17/2018 - 08:53. In particular, education institutions struggled with application security, endpoint security and patching cadence, according to the “ 2018 Education Cybersecurity Report ,” conducted by the information security company SecurityScorecard. 3 Ways K-12 Schools Can Improve Their Cybersecurity in 2019.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2018

Mon, 08/13/2018 - 10:17. SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! Companies are responding with tech solutions: As part of Google ’s announcement of the Acer Chromebook 10 , the company introduced a new “locked mode,” allowing teachers to l ock students’ screens on managed Chromebooks.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 27, 2018

Fri, 07/27/2018 - 13:34. SIGN UP: Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! Introducing video content like Cisco’s Global Problem Solvers, which was presented at the ISTE 2018 conference , has inspired students to work together to take on global issues, such as building water purification systems.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

When it comes to education, Forbes’ 2018 “30 Under 30” list might be summed up best as the year of the founder. Most of the 38 honorees (cofounders are grouped together) are listed as entrepreneurs, though their companies—and backgrounds—are rather diverse. And yes, the list made room for one innovator from the public system.

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2019

A company best known (and sometimes rebuked) for its plagiarism checker has just received one of the biggest checks in the education technology industry. Over the years, it saw the most success in education and the company shifted to focus specifically on that market. The founders had to bootstrap the company in its early days.

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2019

Governments, educators, advocacy groups and companies large and small need to work better together. But what may surprise some readers of the report, released Monday, is what the United States can learn from developing nations when it comes to bringing together all parties interested in edtech. Take Chile, for instance.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Tue, 12/11/2018 - 13:50. MORE FROM EDTECH: Five steps to creating a successful K–12 STEM program. The software is available for all major operating systems and installs quickly. MORE FROM EDTECH: How teachers can integrate robotics and coding into their classrooms. blogs and produces videos for EdTech magazine.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

has been awarded the 2018 Tech Edvocate Award for Best Assessment Tool or App. Sept 4, 2018 - MobyMax , the most widely adopted differentiated learning solution in the U.S., has been awarded the 2018 Tech Edvocate Award for Best Assessment Tool or App. MobyMax, the most widely adopted differentiated learning solution in the U.S.,

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Since 2018, she has been a partner at Learn Capital, a venture capital fund focused on the global education sector. To date, our education systems sit atop a cultural assumption—that information is scarce. Our higher education system formed around libraries. Distance reduction allow companies to compete worldwide.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn what K–12 schools can do to balance student privacy and security. teenagers, 59 percent , say they have experienced cyberbullying, according to a 2018 report from Pew Research Center. . implemented Lightspeed Systems’ Relay , the service helped the district avoid four potential crisis situations.

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