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Kaplan’s SAT On-Demand Course Wins 2011 EDDIE Award

Brent Sordyl — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:30:25 +0000

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kaplan Test Prep’s SAT On Demand course has been recognized as the top high school “Test Tool Website” in ComputED’s 2011 Education Software Review Awards (EDDIE Awards). The EDDIE Awards, now in its 16th year, recognize innovative programs and websites that augment classroom curriculum and improve teacher productivity, providing parents and teachers with the technology to foster educational excellence. Winners are selected from around the world and judged on academic content, potential for broad classroom use, technical merit, subject approach and management system.

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Coursekit – simple way to manage your course and engage your students

Brent Sordyl — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:07:14 +0000

We believe that there’s a lot more to class than lecture. Post links, videos, files. Start discussions. Write a blog post. Ask about an assignment. Classes are meant to be social, but they rarely are. We’re changing that.

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The Ingenious Business Model Behind Coursekit, A Tumblr For Higher Education | Fast Company

Brent Sordyl — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:08:25 +0000

“We wanted to create a simple, elegant LMS that covers 95% of instructors’ needs, like grading, file management, calendaring, submitting assignments, and emailing with the class,” says Joseph Cohen, 20, who left Wharton after his sophomore year when he scored $1 million in seed funding this past June to start Coursekit. “Blackboard covers 100%– that’s why it’s such a cluttered platform.”

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LearnBoost – opensource gradebook, lesson planner, etc

Brent Sordyl — Tue, 17 May 2011 19:15:04 +0000

Lead the way with our gradebook, lesson planner, attendance, reporting and calendar. For teachers, parents and students.

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Instructure’s Canvas LMS: Go open source, get serious investment capital

Brent Sordyl — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:26:14 +0000

Would anybody pay for Instructure’s hosting and support when they could host the LMS themselves?

Instructure Canvas, the new entrant in the education learning management system market (LMS), has closed $8 million in a Series B round of financing led by OpenView Venture Partners, EPIC Ventures, TomorrowVentures, and Tim Draper of Draper Fisher Jurveston.

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Schoology – Your Digital Classroom

Brent Sordyl — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:35:13 +0000

Learning Management + Social NetworkingSchoology is a free web-based learning management system (LMS) built on a social network. Schoology leverages the familiarity of popular social media tools to improve communication and collaboration.

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PrepMe’s Coursification – Personalized Online Learning Platform

Brent Sordyl — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:30:29 +0000

PrepMe allows teachers to upload source materials, tests, quizzes and more. Because much of the learning and testing is based online, Coursification is ideal for professors and teachers who are comfortable with placing all of their content on a web platform. PrepMe’s offering could also be useful for remote teaching.

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