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Reach Capital’s Newest Education Technology Investment Fund Closes at $82 Million

Edsurge

Investing is humbling because we inevitably miss out on or pass on companies that go on to achieve great success in realizing their mission. It brought over the companies from the Seed Fund into its portfolio as well, and re-invested in 14 of them.) Blendspace was purchased by TES. Yet not all investments pan out.

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Google, Major Teacher Network Partner to Share Digital Resources, Lessons

Marketplace K-12

The company has also developed Blendspace, a software product which helps teachers create and market digital lesson plans. There is no shortage of things we can do with a company like Google,” he said. Moving forward, Frey expressed optimism at a deepening partnership.

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We Might Be at the End of the Free Ed Tech Era

techlearning

Their success rate of companies is incredibly high as they helped start Class Dojo, Plickers, Remind, Padlet, Blendspace, Educreations, and a WHOLE host of others. A Great Opportunity: Finch Loaner Program ] Many teachers look at companies that come with a free product and think, “This is AMAZING!”,

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Big question for edtech: But how do we know what’s working?

The Hechinger Report

They can also learn about new start-ups, games and ventures with names like BetterLesson , Blendspace , Edthena , Educreations , Hapara , Nearpod , Zaption , eSpark and LearnZillion , all eager to demonstrate. It’s fun to check out new efforts, even though it’s not clear how many will ultimately survive.

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Newsletter: Privacy Con, OZeLive, GlobalEd.TV, Homeschooling, Making Chromebooks, Student Inquiry, & More

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

This webinar will address how edtech tools like Blendspace and TES can: Help you and your students become more transliterate; Foster inquiry based learning; Support standards-aligned approaches to 21st century learning. This skill is often referred to as "transliteracy." These events will be listed on a GLW calendar posted to our website.

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Newsletter: Used PCs to Chromebooks (Today), New "Privacy Con" Speakers, More GlobalEd.TV, Quotes + News

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

This webinar will address how edtech tools like Blendspace and TES can: Help you and your students become more transliterate; Foster inquiry based learning; Support standards-aligned approaches to 21st century learning. This skill is often referred to as "transliteracy." These events will be listed on a GLW calendar posted to our website.