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Class Agreed to Acquire Blackboard Collaborate. Here’s What That Means

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The fast-growing startup Class Technologies will acquire the virtual classroom tool Blackboard Collaborate, according to an announcement last week. Blackboard Collaborate is a videoconference platform that operates in the popular Blackboard learning-management system. The name will change, too.

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Blackboard to Sell Open LMS Product for $31.7 Million

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Blackboard, a Reston, Va.-based As part of the deal, LTG will resell Blackboard products integrated with Open LMS. LTG bought the company to grow its presence in the market of LMS software built off Moodle, launched in 2002 as a grassroots, open-source and more affordable option to Blackboard. LTG will pay $31.7

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5 Digital tools for making the virtual classroom more inclusive

Neo LMS

Education used to be associated with classrooms and chairs, desks, and blackboards. Nowadays, education also takes place online, as an integral part of academic education or lifelong learning programs. Online teaching has undergone an adaptive and transformational journey, especially for K-12 students in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Mentoring for Digital Leadership in California Adult Educators

Digital Promise

OTAN centers their technical assistance and training for countless adult educators on coaching and mentoring , creating opportunities for adult educators to share their knowledge and skills and become technology leaders in their own learning communities. What is their super power? What have I learned? Plus, we have a lot of fun too!

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Raising the Smart Classroom’s IQ – By Dr. Paul Fornelli

ViewSonic Education

There are hundreds of different LMS brands, including popular programs like Blackboard, Canvas and Moodle. It could manifest itself through the use of 3D holograms and augmented reality to assist medical students training to perform intricate surgical procedures.

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K-12 Dealmaking: Workday Acquires Zaption; Dreamit Partners With Blackboard

Marketplace K-12

In the latest dealmaking news, Workday acquired online learning platform Zaption, while Blackboard teamed with Dreamit to support ed-tech startups. Dreamit, Blackboard Partner to Support Startups : Startup accelerator Dreamit and Blackboard Inc.

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Startup Class Technologies Bets Big on the Future of Online Learning (and Zoom)

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Chasen is a familiar figure in edtech: he co-founded Blackboard, one of the largest providers of learning management systems to colleges and schools, and served as its CEO for years. In corporate training, he said, “they moved these classes online, and they found that the employees are more engaged with the live teacher.