Schoology
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| Type of business | Private |
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Type of site | Educational Social networking service / Learning Management System |
| Founded | New York, New York (2009 (2009)) |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Founder(s) |
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| Key people | Jeremy Friedman (CEO) |
| Website | www.schoology.com |
| Registration | Required |
Schoology.com is a social networking service and virtual learning environment for K-12 school and higher education institutions that allows users to create, manage, and share academic content. Also known as a learning management system (LMS) or course management system (CMS), the cloud-based platform provides tools needed to manage an online classroom.[1]
Contents
1 Services
2 Background
3 References
4 External links
Services
The service includes attendance records, online gradebook, tests and quizzes, and homework dropboxes. The social media features facilitate collaboration among a class, a group, or a school.[2] Thesystem can be integrated with existing school reporting and information systems[3] and also provides the security, filters and support that school districts require.[3]
The basic product is offered to individuals, schools and districts free of charge. Revenue from premium add-ons such as customized branding, support packages, increased storage, single sign on , and data integration with existing student information systems (SIS).[4]
Background
The Schoology platform was designed by Jeremy Friedman, Ryan Hwang and Tim Trinidad while still undergraduates at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. Originally designed for sharing notes, Schoology was released commercially in August 2009.[2]
Schoology secured its first institutional round of venture capital funding of $1.25M from Meakam Becker Venture Capital in June, 2010, following an angel investment in 2009 from an unnamed investor.[3] As of October 2010 the service had more than 2,400 schools nationwide in its system and had plans to build out interactive content that teachers can use to support course materials and provide more access to parents.[2] Enhancements have included text message notification, an iPhone application, Google document integration, a shared resources library, and a question importer for tests and quizzes.
References
^ Conte, Henry S. (May 2, 2011). "Facebook-like Web Site Helps Students and Teachers Communicate". Facebook Fanpost. Retrieved July 15, 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ abc Moran, Gwen (October 2010). "The Rise of the Virtual Classroom". Entrepreneur Magazine. Irvine, California. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
^ abc "New Program Merges Learning Management and Social Media Platforms". District Administration. Norwalk, Connecticut. August 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
^ Wauters, Robin (June 7, 2010). "Schoology Raises $1.25 Million for Learning Management Software". TechCrunch. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
External links
- Official Schoology website
Learning Technology’s Next Generation, Inside Higher Ed, October 20, 2009
Schoology – Scholastic Social Network, Appvita, December 7, 2010
Schoology Aims to Fix One of the Greatest Pain Points of Education, ReadWriteWeb, October 27, 2010
