Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2020

School closures have forced people to not only rely more on digital tools in the short term, but also reimagine what education can be once it’s safe to return. It may not be the only publicly traded edtech company to be taken private. Udemy Got $50M. “Never let a good crisis go to waste,” so the saying goes.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 25, 2020

Among parents, there’s a growing appetite for tools that engage and educate their children. As EdSurge reporter Rebecca Koenig points out , some companies have satisfied the demands of parents and their school clients. But where is the inflection going?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

And the idea has caught the attention of investors: Insight Venture Partners is slated to acquire the DC company for more than $110 million, the Washington Business Journal reports. Insight, which is headquartered in New York, has invested in at least 300 companies around the globe. The deal is expected to close by the end of 2018.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

MLA judge Gale In Context: For Educators (platinum award) : A curriculum and instruction tool that merges quality, standards-aligned content with lesson plans and personalization features to support everyday teaching and learning. We love Udemy and recommend it highly…Our library patrons appreciate the diversity of classes that are offered.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

MLA judge Gale In Context: For Educators (platinum award) : A curriculum and instruction tool that merges quality, standards-aligned content with lesson plans and personalization features to support everyday teaching and learning. We love Udemy and recommend it highly…Our library patrons appreciate the diversity of classes that are offered.

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Libraries Udemy Industry Secondary 52

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

The onus lies in finding out what skills companies are looking for in online teachers and working on having them. Embrace Digital Tools One requirement that will help you become an online teacher is your knowledge of e-learning tools. Coursera, edX, Udemy, are good places to start looking for specialized teaching courses.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The company’s business model calls for giving its services to schools for free but charging families for them. We woke up on a Monday and saw 10 to 15 times” the number of customers the company had served at the same time the year before, he remembered. “It Credit: Araya Diaz/Getty Images for TechCrunch. “We It was nuts.”.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2016

edtech companies, which altogether raised an estimated $1.03 edtech companies raised roughly 57 percent of what Snapchat did in its $1.8 edtech companies raised roughly 57 percent of what Snapchat did in its $1.8 The market uncertainty has led some high-profile companies to hit pause on bigger plans.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

And in the market of companies tackling the infamous employment gap between willing workers and open jobs, this maxim appears correct. The collection of edtech companies aimed at prepping educated, but still underprepared workers represents a virtual stampede of unicorns. This dichotomy is not lost on investors.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2018

Exceed will focus on making investments for companies in the “growth equity” stages, says Hu, which generally translates to those that have enough traction and revenue to raise Series B rounds and beyond. The group will invest up to $20 million initially in each company, with additional capital reserved if subsequent rounds are raised.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 1, 2021

Tools for the modern classroom have significantly developed and expanded in recent years. The Tools Of Mobile Learning. Likewise, it can be difficult for students to articulate their imaginations, creativity, observational skills, and overall expressiveness with many tech tools. . by TeachThought Staff.

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techlearning

AUGUST 1, 2018

Luis Pinto, Director of Global Business Development for Government at Udemy; and ?Inspiring With Edmodo, teachers are set up for success with the right tools at the right time, all in one place,” said Vibhu Mittal, CEO of Edmodo. Recently, Edmodo to create tools that educators can use to address individualized student needs.

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TeacherCast

MAY 4, 2019

” Over the last 8 years, I have had several opportunities to turn TeacherCast into a tool to support my various online habits and hobbies. Use a tool like Google Keep or Evernote to save and organize these websites so you can come back to them later. Take notes on what you like and don't like. Bonus: Start a Podcast!

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Marketplace K-12

MARCH 14, 2016

In addition, investment company Weld North Holdings acquired Performance Matters , a student assessment and data-analytics company that it will merge with K-12 ed-tech business Truenorthlogic, which provides data on teachers’ performance and tracks their professional development. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Edsurge

MAY 3, 2017

The region boasts an unusual concentration of highly-valued tech startups—Domo, Qualtrics and Inside Sales are among them—along with big education companies, including Instructure, the developer of the Canvas learning management system. Missionaries also hone a valuable skill for any tech company looking to grow: communication.

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

Effective media literacy education also involves a strong focus on civic engagement and creation, connecting people with the tools to make their voices and perspectives heard. There's also a handy list of tools and websites. Try This! (by For more, check out our review. For more, check out our review.

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Hack Education

JUNE 3, 2016

Lots of reporting on various court filings in the Trump University case, particularly those about the company’s “ playbooks ” detailing how former employees sold its course packages, targeting vulnerable populations. ’” More via The Wall Street Journal. ” Via The Atlantic : “The Art of the Swindle.”

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Hack Education

JULY 15, 2016

An ex-Corinthian student is filing a federal class-action lawsuit against the firms that now own the private loans, as well as a collection company seeking to recoup the debt from borrowers.” ” The company in question: Bridgepoint Education , which owns Ashford University and the University of the Rockies.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Tom Webster, the VP of strategy at the market research firm Edison Research, argued that the report should be viewed as “an extremely effective piece of content marketing,” pointing to the number of slides that cite data about or by a portfolio company of Meeker’s employer, the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Smith Caulfield.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

” Via The New York Times : “DeVos Abandons Plan to Allow One Company to Service Federal Student Loans.” Buzzfeed’s Molly Hensley-Clancy looks at the acquisition of EDMC – the parent company of the Art Institutes chain – by The Dream Center Foundation , a network of Christian missionary centers.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Bust or not, companies across the tech sector, particularly those with high “burn rates” , faced tough choices in 2016: “cut costs drastically to become self-sustaining, or seek additional capital on ever-more-onerous terms,” as The WSJ put it – that is, if they were able to raise additional capital at all. .”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Ethics and Legalities The New York Times continues its investigation of education giant Pearson and ethics concerns surrounding lavish trips that the company''s foundation has sponsored for state education officials. Valve , the company behind the video game hit Portal, is working on an educational game. Not a reader.

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