21 Posts Tagged ‘entrepreneurs’

Why open lesson plan sharing?

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Last week, LearnBoost made a bold decision to open our lesson plan platform with broad, open sharing. This actually shocked some of our users who were expecting “lesson plan sharing” to be isolated and limited to the boundaries of school networks. We’re happy to support our users who want to privatize lesson plan sharing with individual link generation, but at a high level, we made a more innovative move to promote best practices among all educators. Here’s a bit about why we chose to break the mold to promote a more collaborative and open network of knowledge-sharing.
Innovation in education

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Why “Free” does and does not = Amazing

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Education MarketA frequently asked question that we get at LearnBoost is, “Is this really free?! How in the world is that viable?” Great question! In this post, I’ll share with you a bit about how the education market works and why a free product is a great thing for teachers and the business side of the edu market. While having a free product inspires many edtech startups to innovate and put out amazing technology, if done incorrectly, free can become an excuse to exploit users. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts in the comments!

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Aligning EdTech with Ed and Tech

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Edtech bill of rightsToday, I was perusing EdSurge, a fun yet informative newsletter about everything edtech. The EdSurge team is doing some great things to promote collaboration among stakeholders in the education technology space, and I wanted to continue the conversation in our blog to see if we can’t add some fuel to the fire. Today, let’s take a look at the “Beta Bill of Rights” to brainstorm ways of aligning educators’ needs with startup’s goals.

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