Remove Company Remove EdTech Remove Exercises Remove Mobility
article thumbnail

Duolingo IPO Shows Investors Think Edtech Is Still Growing.

Edsurge

billion—which is a good moment to reflect on how mobile learning has entered classrooms and how the company has expanded from just an app. And it turns out that online language learning is the fastest-growing market segment within the edtech industry. And Urdan says Duolingo brought a mobile-first approach to the sector.

EdTech 155
article thumbnail

Building Education Technology for the Developing World

Edsurge

During her time there, the company tripled in size and she earned a promotion. As Director of Growth at Zaya, Parida is learning how developing edtech for low-income India slums is quite different than working with American schools. Some academic researchers have tried to give a guiding hand to the edtech community venturing forward.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

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

article thumbnail

Meet the Edtech Grantees of Google’s $25 Million AI Impact Challenge

Edsurge

Founded in 2013, the New York City-based organization offers web-based exercises that asks students to fix and improve sentences. Quill has recently expanded its exercises to focus on the use of conjunctions as a key mechanic to helping students write construct clear sentences. Another grant—$1.5

Meeting 102
article thumbnail

Thunkable Launches Cross-Platform App Maker That Lets Kids Drag, Drop and Build

Edsurge

Making an app that works across different mobile platforms was once unthinkable for novice programmers. But Thunkable , a company with roots in MIT, is rolling out a new platform where even kids can build games and safety apps across different devices. We set out to build a Scratch-like tool to build mobile apps,” Saigal tells EdSurge.

article thumbnail

Meet the 5 Education Technology Startups From Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Class

Edsurge

Since 2005, Y Combinator has funded 1,430 companies and nearly 3,500 founders. featured 124 companies from 18 countries—marking the largest class in the accelerator’s history. The company will not take more than $30,000 over the two years.) The company says it has 50 hiring partners and plans to grow the list.

Meeting 94
article thumbnail

How to block websites in K-12 schools

Hapara

You need to update these categories often, though some web filters come with databases that the company updates periodically. Then students can access the webpage for learning exercises. It works on Chromebooks, Mac OS, Windows, tablets and mobile devices anytime students are learning. . Keyword filtering.

article thumbnail

TCEA24 Roundup

eSchool News

Ultimately educators will walk away with a deeper understanding of how Epson technology can seamlessly integrate into current programs and curricula, such as Google Classroom and STEM/STEAM lessons, as well as teacher-led exercises for social-emotional development.

Epson 81