article thumbnail

Game On: Kahoot Snaps Up DragonBox for $18 Million for Its First Acquisition

Edsurge

Last December, following a Disney investment that valued the company at $376 million , the Oslo-based company made clear its intention to build a pipeline for acquisitions. The company has since expanded its collection of games to cover other math skills, from number sense to geometry proofs. The company also earned $1.9

Company 101
article thumbnail

Sphero Makes a Big Acquisition in littleBits to Bring Hands-On STEAM Learning to Life

Edsurge

based company explained the difficult decision as an effort to return its focus to the education market following a foray into creating consumer toys. Sphero has acquired littleBits , a New York City-based company best known for its electronic kits and instructional resources that introduce kids to building and programming by hand.

Robotics 133
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How to do online learning well? A California district has some answers.

The Hechinger Report

On a morning this fall at Washington Elementary, a young boy, sitting at a table with five of his peers, held a tablet while he built a digital snowman — a cool proposition given the 85-degree heat just outside his air-conditioned classroom. LINDSAY, Calif. — This story also appeared in The Fresno Bee. Getting there wasn’t easy. Does it work?

article thumbnail

Apple’s Strongest Case to Reclaim the Education Market Is Not the New iPad

Edsurge

Throughout the speeches, presentations and product showcases, company employees and Apple touted how their tools can offer “creative” learning experiences that no others can do. Apple CEO Tim Cook It was hardly Apple’s first day at school; the company’s education efforts trace back four decades. This is something only Apple can do.”

iPad 142
article thumbnail

Twelve Years Later: What’s Really Changed in the K-12 Sector? (Part 1)

Edsurge

The company was renamed “Amplify.” Five years later, Berger led a management buyout of the company, backed by Emerson Collective. Five years later, Berger led a management buyout of the company, backed by Emerson Collective. We left behind the tablets and spun out a few adjacent businesses.