EdBizWatch

What’s in an Ed-Tech Name? Here’s All U Need 2Gnō

“The names are almost universally terrible,” says Jonathan Katzman.

What’s in an Ed-Tech Name? Here’s All U Need 2Gnō, Steve Kolowich, CHE

Google Amends Terms for Scanning User Data

Google: "We want our policies to be...easy for users to understand," One prominent privacy advocate, however, was unimpressed.

Google Amends Terms for Scanning User Data, Benjamin Herold, Education Week

The First Crack in the Ed Tech Hype Bubble of 2011-2013

Now there are 3 casualties among the current, over-hyped Silicon Valley EdTech Darlings.

The First Crack in the Ed Tech Hype Bubble of 2011-2013, Christopher Nyren, edreach

Edtech Women 'Lean In' and On Each Other

Women to Watch in Edtech.

Edtech Women 'Lean In' and On Each Other, Katrina Stevens, edSurge

Grockit Sells Test Prep Assets to Kaplan, Rebrands as Learnist

Co-fdr Farbood Nivi: Selling off test prep lets Learnist get more runway w/out diluting shares.

Grockit Sells Test Prep Assets to Kaplan, Rebrands as Learnist, Ki Mae Heussner, GigaOM

NewSchool Venture Fund Partners with Rethink Ed Fund

Interest in ed investments exploded recently, growing 80% since 2005 to $632M in 2012.

NewSchool Venture Fund Partners with Rethink Ed Fund, Motoko Rich, New York Times

Smart Cities: San Francisco

10 yrs ago it was all about Silicon Valley, but now Oakland is emerging as an edtech hotspot.

Smart Cities: San Francisco, Tom Vander Ark, Getting Smart

Grockit Raises $20 Million from Discovery

Co. focus on general enrichment (as well as formal education) caught Discovery's attention.

Grockit Raises $20 Million from Discovery, Ki Mae Heussner, GigaOM

Is Social Learning a Game Changer?

The enticement is more student engagement, learning from other students, connecting globally.

Might It Be Social Learning? Michael Horn, Education Next

Grockit Launches Learnist

A social learning company focused on test prep takes advantage of fondness to pin and share.

Grockit Launches Learnist, a Pinterest for Education, Audrey Watters, HackEducation

3 Hottest Trends in Education Reform

Edtech start-ups are bullish on the potential of their innovations.

3 Hottest Trends in Education Reform, Sehreen Noor Ali, Policymic

Meet Roy Gilbert, CEO of Grockit

Former Googler heads up social learning company that's making test prep more fun.

When is a Startup Like an Attack Submarine? David Zax, Fast Company

Why Startups Abound in the Education Marketplace

Investment in the education market is highest in a decade. Who's investing in what, and why?

Startups Seek to Master the Education Marketplace, Nirvi Shah, Education Week

Does Online Education Mean the Death of the Diploma?

As the options for self-education explode, what does a college education mean?

Does Online Education Mean the Death of the Diploma? Michael Karnjanaprakorn, FastCoExist

K-12 Marketplace Sees Major Flow of Venture Captial

VC funding into the K-12 market went from $130 million in 2010 to $334 million in 2011.

K-12 Marketplace Sees Major Flow of Venture Capital, Katie Ash, Education Week

After School Study Goes Online

After-school study change as students use internet to study with people around the world.

Teens Take Studying Online -Jason Koebler, US News

Grockit Raises $7 Million

Applying social networking and gaming mechanics to studying.

Grockit Making Studying More Addictive -Matt Bowman, Venture Beat

Who are Farb Nivi and Roy Gilbert?

Founder, CEO, of Grockit, a social learning platform preparing groups for standardized tests.

Grockit Helps Groups do Great on GMATs -Peter Cohan, Forbes