Edsurge

JULY 28, 2021

PowerSchool’s journey has gone like this: It was founded in 1997, back in the early days of the web and before smartphones, tablets or social media even existed. Then publishing giant Pearson bought it from Apple in 2006. Tech giant Apple bought the company in 2001. She called the pandemic a “seminal moment” for edtech.

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EdTech Pearson Coursera Schoology 157

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

And with certain established companies like Pearson pulling out of the LMS ranks , where do you start? An example of a "narrative stream" on the Schoology LMS platform. Given communication is important, it’s also worth checking whether or not social media platforms can plug directly into an LMS that doesn’t have those features.

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System LMS Schoology Social Media 85

Hack Education

DECEMBER 23, 2019

That's what a decade of ed-tech social media and PR have wrought: hashtag gurus and fake news. Pearson sold its US K-12 curriculum business for $250 million. Pearson said it would shift its strategy and make all its textbooks “ digital first ” (which you just know is going to cost students more). Spoiler alert: nothing.

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Technology Pearson Education MOOC 67

Hack Education

JUNE 1, 2018

Via TPM : “No Test Left Behind – How Pearson Made a Killing on the US Testing Craze.” ” Former Kaplan exec Justin Serrano has been hired as the president of Schoology. ” Via Pew : “ Teens , Social Media , & Technology 2018.” ” asks Edsurge. The Business of Job Training.

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Education Kaplan Robotics Schoology 47

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

was named in an investigation by The Associated Press last year for sharing racially charged content on social media.” Via The Guardian : “ Trump bans agencies from ‘providing updates on social media or to reporters’ ” This ban has been targeted at scientists at the EPA and USDA in particular.

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Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Pearson, for one.) Or one could look at ed-tech companies that laid off staff: the coding bootcamp Galvanize , the analytics company Civitas Learning , the learning management system Schoology , MOOC provider Coursera , the education giant Pearson , for example.

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Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56