Neo LMS

JUNE 18, 2019

Edtech conferences are a great opportunity for everyone activating in the education sector to connect and network with fellow like-minded people and take the pulse of the industry. ISTE 2019 is fast approaching, and as enthusiasm levels rise, so does the pressure to see it all and do it all. Meet NEO at ISTE 2019!

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 8, 2019

Wed, 05/08/2019 - 10:57. The kids will say, ‘ We need to communicate better, let’s meet to talk about our strategy ,’” Tiffany Bui, faculty adviser for the Mission Viejo esports team, told EdTech. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how PlayVS Vice President Laz Alberto expects esports to enter the K–12 space. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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EdNews Daily

JANUARY 30, 2019

If you’re interested in the combination of education and innovation, here is a short list of five conferences you should check out in 2019 that bring all of these initiatives and leading educators together. Read more about this conference at their site: ISTE 2019. ASCD Empower19: March 16-19, Chicago.

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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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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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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2019

Fri, 08/23/2019 - 12:51. Sphero , one of the leading companies in K–12 classroom robotics, announced its acquisition of littleBits , inventor of the electronic building blocks for science, technology, engineering, art and math learning, on Friday, Aug. Sphero Announces Acquisition of LittleBits to Expand K–12 Robotics Tools.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2020

In July 2019, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and SXSW EDU issued a challenge to the edtech world: Design an Alexa skill to transform education. We’ve been amazed by the creativity and impact of the ideas that education technology companies submitted for this challenge! Audrey Bierly, AWS Developers across the U.S.

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Edsurge

JULY 14, 2020

Also feeling the ripple effect are the companies and organizations that provide tools and services to students and educators. Loans are forgiven provided that recipients meet criteria that include using at least 60 percent of the amount to keep their staff while maintaining at least 75 percent of their current salaries.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Companies are so quick to get a product out to meet what’s current in education that they fail to develop the quality and depth they need. Earlier this year, Digital Promise spoke with more than 50 stakeholders across the country to understand the most pervasive challenges facing the current edtech industry. District Leader.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 24, 2021

Thankfully, we have technology that enables us to find a way that meets our specific preferences, and that enables us to be able to see and hear each other, engage in conversations, and learn together. Then, find a room to join in whenever it meets your schedule and make new connections and take away new ideas. PLNs and PLCs.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

On October 7, seven talented edtech entrepreneurs will take center stage at the final event of the 2019 Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition (EBPC). We can meet the leaders of new ventures at any stage and help move them forward. Learn about the EBPC 2019 finalists. Absolutely. Edcelerant. Social Cipher.

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TeacherCast

JUNE 19, 2019

This year, I had the opportunity to work with so many great educational technology companies on the podcast and I'm excited to have the opportunity to walk the vendor floor and meet everyone to say THANK YOU for being a part of the TeacherCast podcasting family. I would love to meet you! Microsoft Education – Booth 2900.

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2019

Lim believes that number will grow to a million users, across about 10,000 schools, by the end of 2019. Venture-backed companies tend to have a 7-10 year timeframe, after which investors typically push toward an acquisition or exit. TalkingPoints claims its messaging tools reached 300,000 parents and teachers last year.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2019

They’re abbreviations for major conferences for companies in the education industry. 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. K-12 classrooms as a 1:1 mobile device.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Meet Anthony Johnson: Teacher of the Year. Will the Edtech Industry Pay Attention? At the center of our story: Bill Demirkapi, who managed to bust into two key student information systems at his high school, and then tried to get the edtech companies to fix their software—with mixed results. Rebel ‘Mayor.’

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

And earlier this month, the nonprofit announced that 13 education companies had become the first to earn the distinction. The certification is the latest example of the industry’s push to ensure that edtech products on the market—and in classrooms—can and do actually work. The premise may sound simple.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

EdSurge Sessions In between hearty servings of Tex-Mex and meat, won’t you have time to stop by and meet? Where School Safety, Security, & Surveillance Meet Happy hour will have to wait, as we kick our sessions off with a sobering and important conversation that warrants your attention. Monday, March 4, 5 p.m.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Mon, 10/07/2019 - 12:55. MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn what K–12 schools can do to balance student privacy and security. Some companies that produce monitoring software report sending tens of thousands of alerts about cyberbullying, violence, sexual content and other concerns. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2021

In 2019, total U.S. Venture capital investments for early childhood edtech startups have been steadily increasing over the past decade, before the pandemic paused the trend. edtech startups. edtech startups during that span. In exchange, these companies take a cut of providers’ proceeds. That’s about 5.7

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2023

Amira is the invention of Amira Learning, a six-year-old edtech company that fuses voice-based artificial intelligence into reading activities, guided by an eponymous AI bot. Other companies with products in the market are Bamboo Learning, Ello and Imagine Learning. “Keep going,” Amira says, softly.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

I love their courses because they are flexible, with up to 6 months to complete, and you can receive graduate credit through CAEP and regionally accredited university partners or continuing education units that meet your state requirements. Chris and his wife, Heidi, will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on July 25, 2022.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 31, 2020

As it turns out, the company wasn’t done fundraising. Capitalizing on increased usage seems to be the formula among edtech companies seeking new money this year. edtech companies raised over $800 million in the first half of 2020. The company has also invited them to freely share their course materials with peers.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 15, 2019

The NEO team will be heading to London next week to attend The BETT Show 2019 , between January 23-26. For many teachers, edtech conferences are a major highlight of the school year and a great opportunity to connect with fellow educators. Does the conference meet your school’s ed tech goals? Heading to Bett 2019?

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2019

That can prove tedious and inefficient—especially with most districts now running more than 500 edtech products per month. A screenshot of Check the Privacy's searchable library of more than 7,000 edtech products. It will be ready before the start of the 2019-2020 school year, Rectanus says.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The Coalition is an alliance of industries and non-profit organizations that has provided equitable access to STEM resources and career connections since its launch in 2019. Students meet a peer who has created a project that stands up against injustice, hear about survivors of the Holocaust, and learn from community leaders.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2019

Thu, 01/31/2019 - 09:42. Large technology companies are beginning to see the benefits as well. MORE FROM EDTECH: How K–12 schools can avoid making data center mistakes. We needed to do a forklift upgrade to meet our current and future needs,” says Jayce Bolhous, director of technology, in an EdTech article.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2023

In the winter of 2019, a group of college faculty members, education consultants and government employees from the Department of Education and the National Security Agency were discussing how to address a talent gap in cybersecurity — there were more 300,000 job openings in the growing sector and no one qualified to fill them.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Like last year , we’ve also added a selection of editor’s picks—our favorite stories, op-eds and investigations from the past year spotlighting how the education system is meeting a diverse array of challenges. What should the companies do? Happy New Year! Everyone Has Invisible Bias. This Lesson Shows Students How to Recognize It.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

In addition, many other traditionally K-12 edtech companies, like Achieve3000 , have begun to look into ways their products might serve adults. A willingness to pilot new technologies is key to learning and building practices around the implementation of edtech with adults. More programs looking to adopt technology.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The company says its tools are used by more than 30 million people across the education and corporate learning markets. Instructure is currently a public company, and its leaders say a move to private ownership will allow it to invest more in its software and potentially make more acquisitions. “We

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2021

Last year, when venture funding for female founders dipped 27 percent from 2019 and made up just 2.3 Our company offers an online social-emotional learning program, which saw increased usage as schools looked for ways to support students struggling with anxiety and mental health stemming from COVID-19 and the challenges of remote learning.

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MIND Research Institute

JUNE 11, 2019

Over the past several years, MIND Research Institute has been endeavoring to change the conversation around edtech evaluations. A few weeks ago, EdSurge published an article that echoed many of those same sentiments, most specifically that the overreliance on “gold standard” RCT studies is the wrong approach for edtech.

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Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2018

The message reads: “TenMarks will no longer be available after the 2018-2019 school year. Licenses for TenMarks Math and Writing will be honored through June 20, 2019.” She emailed the company to learn that it was not. But the company gave no indication that it would close shop. It had raised about $4.8

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2018

But a recent investment from one of the biggest names in the entertainment business is valuing the company in the hundreds of millions. TechCrunch reports that the deal gives the company a $376 million valuation. That may seem like a lofty figure for a company expecting to make $2 million in revenue this year.

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eSchool News

MAY 20, 2021

In addition, the company donated free digital collections to meet the growing demand through its Sora app. OverDrive Education has also simplified how schools distribute large-volume, digital class sets of required books by working with curriculum providers and expanding edtech integrations. “As

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2019

And it’s scenarios like this that put pressure on edtech companies to make their tools more interoperable. The company agreed—and made it happen. So in 2018, when Empower was pressured by a large district customer to support a different open data standard— IMS Global’s OneRoster—the company was reluctant.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 27, 2018

Pause a second and think about companies such as Uber and Airbnb. Statista predicts that approximately five billion people will use a smartphone by 2019. If you were to go back in time and pinpoint when disruption began to take off, I would wager that it correlates with the proliferation of the smartphone.

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