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Crises and Capital: The Top Edtech Business Stories of 2020

Edsurge

In fact, many capitalized on it in 2020. Here is a recap of the biggest and most popular edtech business stories of 2020. The maker of the Canvas learning management system, which went public in 2015, announced a $2-billion offer from private equity firm Thoma Bravo last December. to Recreate In-Person Learning, Online.

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What Will Online Learning Look Like in 10 Years? Zoom Has Some Ideas

Edsurge

Last March, Zoom, the ubiquitous online conferencing platform, became a staple of daily life for many students and educators as learning shifted online. Millions downloaded it—and first learned of it—back in early 2020, when lockdowns forced billions of students online, and at least 100,000 schools onto Zoom.

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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

Edsurge

The first online class we launched in 1998 was little more than flat text on webpages, and we closely followed the birth of learning management systems, meeting with both Blackboard and WebCT before they achieved their first $1 million in revenue. 2011-2020: From Early Adopters To Mainstream Adoption. billion in 2010.

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In one house, two brothers with disabilities had opposite pandemic experiences

The Hechinger Report

And the disparity is even greater for students of color, according to a study by McKinsey & Company published in December 2020. There is a sign on the wall with the daily routine and a blackboard with the numbers from 1 to 10. The pandemic has been a bigger challenge for many parents of children with disabilities.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition)

Doug Levin

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. If you are an Uber fan, time to get to know how the company really operates and question whether they deserve your business. Folks on Reddit and Twitter had some interesting thoughts on the piece.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition)

Doug Levin

The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. If you are an Uber fan, time to get to know how the company really operates and question whether they deserve your business. Folks on Reddit and Twitter had some interesting thoughts on the piece.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Not ed-tech per se (unless you recognize that “personalized learning” is greyballing), but according to The New York Times , “ Uber Faces Federal Inquiry Over Use of Greyball Tool to Evade Authorities.” “ OER-Enabled Pedagogy ” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. So Why Not in College?”

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