Edsurge
APRIL 26, 2017
9 million (A) 2016 Fosun Group Kaymbu $2 million (Seed) 2016 Sinovation Ventures Knewton $52 million (F) 2016 TAL Education KnowRe $6.8 edtech startups, including Enuma , Knewton , Minerva Project , Ready4 and Volley. Sinovation Ventures , a venture firm founded in 2009 by Google’s former chief in China. edtech startups.
Hack Education
OCTOBER 20, 2018
My favorite ludicrous claim remains that of Knewton’s CEO who told NPR in 2015 that his company was a “mind reading robot tutor in the sky.” This is what Google does, for example, when you type something like “how many points LBJ” into the search bar, and you get results about LeBron James.
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Hack Education
DECEMBER 9, 2017
” In his book, Srnicek identifies five kinds of platforms: advertising platforms (like Google and Facebook), cloud platforms (like Salesforce and Amazon Web Services), industrial platforms (like GE and Siemens), product platforms (like Spotify), and lean platforms (like Uber and AirBnB). Education’s Proto-Platforms.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 30, 2018
The school used the money for a bulk order of Google Chromebooks, allowing every classroom to have a laptop for each student. You’ll have a school that’s got a Google Doc and a questionnaire about the kids, and it’s like, ‘Great, I’ve got a profile,’” he said.
Hack Education
DECEMBER 23, 2019
Even if these publications fade away , the breathless stories about the possibilities of brainwave-reading mindfulness headbands and " mind-reading robot tutors in the sky " continue to be told. Mind reading robo tutor in the sky” company Knewton was acquired by Wiley for $17 million — LOL — having raised over $180 million.
Hack Education
SEPTEMBER 22, 2017
The non-speakers: James Damore, the fired Google engineer, and Lucian Wintrich, a journalist with Gateway Pundit. From the Knewton blog : “ Introducing Knewton Product Updates for Fall 2017.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” The startup is called Learning Beautiful. .” support, EFF resigns.”
Hack Education
JANUARY 26, 2018
Via Campus Technology : “ Knewton Releases $44 Adaptive Digital Textbooks.” ” Edsurge on the Google press release : “Google’s Education Suite is Still Free, but New Add-Ons For Administrators Come With a Fee.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” The firm: KPMG.
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