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Class Agreed to Acquire Blackboard Collaborate. Here’s What That Means

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The fast-growing startup Class Technologies will acquire the virtual classroom tool Blackboard Collaborate, according to an announcement last week. Blackboard Collaborate is a videoconference platform that operates in the popular Blackboard learning-management system. The name will change, too.

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Blackboard to Merge With Anthology, Forming a New Edtech Giant

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Today one of the largest providers of course-management software for colleges and schools, Blackboard, announced that it plans to merge with Anthology, a company formed last year from the combination of three other edtech companies. Blackboard is one of the largest LMS providers.

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K-12 Dealmaking: Class Acquires Blackboard Tool; Byju’s Great Learning Acquires PD provider

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Startup Class Technologies has acquired Anthology's Blackboard Collaborate, and India-based Byju's company Great Learning has acquired Northwest Executive Education. The post K-12 Dealmaking: Class Acquires Blackboard Tool; Byju’s Great Learning Acquires PD provider appeared first on Market Brief.

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Blackboard to Sell Open LMS Product for $31.7 Million

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Blackboard, a Reston, Va.-based As part of the deal, LTG will resell Blackboard products integrated with Open LMS. LTG bought the company to grow its presence in the market of LMS software built off Moodle, launched in 2002 as a grassroots, open-source and more affordable option to Blackboard. LTG will pay $31.7

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@Boogieboard Blackboard Smart Notebook Set: Paperlessly Sync Handwritten Notes to the Cloud with a Tap #edtech

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After using the Blackboard Smart Notebook for a couple of weeks, I think this device is most useful for students. With the Blackboard smart pen + Blackboard App, on the other hand, all handwritten work is instantly captured and saved to the phone app. — Blackboard Smart Notebook Set, Note Size*: [link].

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Former Blackboard CEO Raises $16M to Bring LMS Features to Zoom Classrooms

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ClassEDU’s co-founder and CEO is Michael Chasen, who previously co-founded and served 12 years as CEO of Blackboard, which remains one of the biggest LMS providers in the education market. If some of these functionalities sound like what one might find in a learning management system, that is no coincidence.

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K-12 Dealmaking: Byju’s Continues U.S. Expansion By Acquiring Coding Platform; Blackboard Merges With Anthology

Marketplace K-12

India-based education giant Byju’s has acquired K-12 coding platform, Tynker, and Blackboard has merged. Expansion By Acquiring Coding Platform; Blackboard Merges With Anthology appeared first on Market Brief. The post K-12 Dealmaking: Byju’s Continues U.S.