Winter 2013 Cohort
Company: Accredible
Founders: Alan Heppenstall & Danny King Website: accredible.com
The future of certificate management--Accredible allows online learning providers like Udacity to create and manage digitally verified certificates for students.
Company: GigaBryte
Founders: Mo Akade Website: gigabryte.com
GigaBryte introduces elementary school kids to computer programming by channeling their natural passions and creativity. Kids work in teams to program wearable electronics using a visual programming environment and challenge-based curriculum.
Company: Kaizena
Founders: Maxwell Brodie & Edward Sun Website: kaizena.com
Kaizena helps teachers close the feedback loop for students. Teachers make highlights on student work, giving feedback with voice comments, videos, and links to other resources. Kaizena also tracks the skills students need to improve, allowing teachers to differentiate.
Company: Literably
Founders: Tyler Borek & Habib Moody Website: literably.com
Literably is a classroom tool that helps elementary teachers monitor students’ progress in reading. The site administers and scores oral reading assessments, so teachers can spend less time assessing and more time teaching.
Company: Padlet
Founders: Nitesh Goel Website: padlet.com
Use Padlet to share a collection of text, images, videos, and documents easily with anyone - a fundamental need without an obvious solution. Padlet has achieved massive adoption in schools and colleges.
Company: Plickers
Founders: Nolan Amy Website: plickers.com
Plickers offers real-time assessment that works for every classroom. Teachers capture student responses instantly using their own smartphones, while students answer using paper, instead of electronics. Teachers can immediately use feedback to tailor instruction.
Company: Showbie
Founders: Colin Bramm Website: showbie.com
Showbie makes it easy for teachers to assign, collect and review student work in 1:1 tablet classrooms. Showbie unlocks the creative potential of classroom tablets with easy document sharing and powerful markup tools.
Company: VideoNotes Founders: Clement Delangue & Arnaud Breton Website: videonot.es
VideoNotes is the best way for online students to take notes from video lectures. By synchronizing notes with their context (videos, slides, etc.), we make them more understandable, actionable and easy to share.
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