PREVIEW: 002. The Rise of Swivl. The Fall of Recap. The Creation of Synth
Release Date: 02/17/2020
007. The Rise and Fall of Flipgrid
EdTech Stories
Join us as we take a deep dive into the fascinating journey of the video discussion platform that revolutionized the way educators and students interacted. We'll explore its origins as a simple classroom project developed in Minnesota, how it grew into a global sensation, and what made it a go-to tool for teachers around the world. From its rapid rise to being acquired by tech giant Microsoft, we'll also unpack the challenges that #Flipgrid faced along the way and examine the factors that led to its eventual decline. Whether you’re an educator, tech enthusiast, or just curious about how...
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006. SMART Board: Interview with SMART Technologies Co-founder and Former CEO Nancy Knowlton
EdTech Stories
In this captivating interview, we sit down with Nancy Knowlton, the co-founder and former CEO of SMART Technologies Nancy shares her incredible journey from the early days of selling maple syrup in her hometown to revolutionizing the education and business sectors with the creation of the #SMARTBOARD interactive whiteboard. Discover how Nancy and her husband, David Martin, turned a simple idea discussed on a car ride into a multi-billion dollar industry, shaping classrooms and boardrooms around the world. Learn about the challenges they faced, including financial turbulence and the struggle to...
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005. Nearpod: There's Something Here
EdTech Stories
Guido Kovalskys and Felipe Sommer were good friends from Argentina who migrated to the United States to start their business careers. After working in the e-learning industry they noticed the influx of devices entering the classroom. The two saw this as an opportunity to do something to help teachers and student utilize those devices - and that something was Nearpod!
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004. Metaverse & Koji: I'm Building a Metaverse
EdTech Stories
Tech entrepreneur Dmitry Shapiro discovered code in school after immigrating to the US from Russia. After successfully launching Veoh, a YouTube competitor in 2005, Dmitry was inspired to develop solutions that help make technology less scary. His company GoMeta features two properties that does exactly that: Metaverse, is a website used by thousands of educators to create Augmented Reality experiences for students. Koji aims to allow anyone to create interactive games without writing one-line of code. In this episode, learn about Dmity's attempt to democratize code for...
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003. Gimkit: How To Build An EdTech Startup In High School
EdTech Stories
At age 16 Josh Feinsilber began a high-school project to help him develop coding skills. Two year later, that project became Gimkit - a financially successful EdTech startup and one of the most popular game-based assessment platforms today! In this episode of EdTech Stories discover the backstory of Gimkit, including the unique school system that made this discovery possible and some of the reasons why the platform took with teachers and students. This episode is called "Gimkit: How To Build An EdTech Startup in High School" This episode features commentary from: Josh...
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002. Swivl: The Rise of Swivl, The Fall of Recap. The Comeback of Synth
EdTech Stories
This edition of EdTech Stories features 3 different properties from one company - . After failing to secure investment in 2010, Brian Lamb and Vlad Tettlebaum launched . Their success in serving the education community, led them down a path to develop the student video platform known as Recap. However, due to a number of circumstances including the rise of the website Flipgrid, Recap ultimately was shut down. Why did this happen? And as a result, Swivl is attempting to take the lessons they’ve learned from Recap to develop a new podcasting platform named Synth. This...
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PREVIEW: 002. The Rise of Swivl. The Fall of Recap. The Creation of Synth
EdTech Stories
In next week's episode of Ed Tech Stories, we'll be profiling the company Swivl and three of their well-known products - the Swivl Robot, Recap, and Synth. But in particular we'll be exploring why Recap, the once promising student response platform, was ultimately shut down. You'l learn why Swivl made the choice to close Recap, as well as their attempt at a comeback with a new podcasting platform called . In this exclusive preview of next week's podcast, you'll learn about the origins of the parent company Swivl. The full episode features interviews from: Swivl Co-Founder -...
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001. Wakelet: Inside The Wake
EdTech Stories
On the debut of EdTech Stories, we profile the company Wakelet in this episode called “Inside The Wake.” is a company and platform created by Jamil Khalil, a former Airbus employee, who sought an easier way to organize the abundance of information available on the internet. He overcame several obstacles in his path to develop a platform which makes it easier to organize the web. Through some hard work, perseverance, and of course a little luck, Jamil and his team at Wakelet have designed Wakelet - a platform used by millions of educators each year. This episode...
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PREVIEW: 001. Wakelet: Inside The Wake
EdTech Stories
Welcome to the EdTech Stories podcast. This is the trailer episode which will give you an idea of what you can expect from this podcast. In this episode, I interviewed co-founder Jamil Khalil and several other Wakelet employees, educators, and even a product manager from Microsoft to help share the journey of this startup from the UK. Some links to check out:
info_outlineIn next week's episode of Ed Tech Stories, we'll be profiling the company Swivl and three of their well-known products - the Swivl Robot, Recap, and Synth.
But in particular we'll be exploring why Recap, the once promising student response platform, was ultimately shut down. You'l learn why Swivl made the choice to close Recap, as well as their attempt at a comeback with a new podcasting platform called Synth.
In this exclusive preview of next week's podcast, you'll learn about the origins of the parent company Swivl.
The full episode features interviews from:
Brian Lamb, Swivl Co-Founder
Dr. Casey Kosiorek and Jim Thompson - Authors
Rachelle Dene-Poth, Education Consultant
Jeff Bradbury, Podcaster (TeacherCast.net)