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Byju’s Becomes an Edtech ‘Decacorn’ After Fundraise from Mary Meeker’s Bond Capital

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based developer of educational games for the iPad. Chegg, which offers online homework help and other support services for students, has seen its stock soar since the pandemic. Over the years, Byju’s has acquired several assets to shore up its offerings, including Edurite and TutorVista, from Pearson in 2017.

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The 2018 EdSurde Annual Special: Surgecoin, EduWands and Other News Not Fit for Print

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Chegg appears to have borrowed a page from Duolingo’s previous shenanigan for the Osmosis Pillow , which takes “memory foam” to another level. The device, which syncs to iPads or Android tablets over bluetooth, spits out 3D printed objects from its tip, giving any makerspace a magical feel. Next up: the EduWand.

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That’s a Rap! Nearpod Buys Educational Hip Hop Creator, Flocabulary

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Founded in 2012, Nearpod started as an “interactive lecture” platform for iPads that has since evolved to support all devices. Its biggest institutional shareholder is Insight Venture Partners, a private equity firm whose education portfolio also includes Chegg, Instructure and Pluralsight—three companies that have gone public.

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3 Apps to Build Solid Study Skills

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Not available on Chromebooks or iPads. Website Review: Chegg. Notes are saved in collections or singly which can then be exported as a PDF or an image. Take notes with a finger, a stylus, or typed, even annotate PDFs (currently for an additional fee). Insider Tips. Provide them all three apps and let them make the decision what to use.

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5 Ed-Tech Ideas Face The Chronicle’s Version of ‘Shark Tank’

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When we asked what they liked about Versal, the first thing they said is their students live on their devices — they live on the iPads and so on — and this for the first time allows them to create really cool interactive content for them and really speak the same language that these students are geared now to speak.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Steve Jobs wouldn’t let his kids have iPads. Kno was headed by Osman Rashid, the co-founder of the textbook rental company Chegg, and the tablet was aimed at the college market. The iPad would solve that,” he said. His idea was to hire great textbook writers to create digital versions, and make them a feature of the iPad.

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