EdTech Stories
8 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago -EdTech Stories is a narrative storytelling podcast which profiles the origins behind the technology transforming the way we teach and learn.
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005. Nearpod: There's Something Here
April 06, 2020 01:09 - 40 minutes - 75.9 MBGuido 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! On this episode discover the origins of the student engagement platform and the journey of how Nearpod made its into schoo...
004. Metaverse & Koji: I'm Building a Metaverse
March 23, 2020 02:47 - 42 minutes - 80.2 MBTech 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 writin...
003. Gimkit: How To Build An EdTech Startup In High School
March 09, 2020 02:03 - 42 minutes - 79.4 MBAt 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 ...
002. Swivl: The Rise of Swivl, The Fall of Recap. The Comeback of Synth
February 24, 2020 03:04 - 46 minutes - 87.4 MBThis edition of EdTech Stories features 3 different properties from one company - Swivl. After failing to secure investment in 2010, Brian Lamb and Vlad Tettlebaum launched The Swivl Robot. 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 attemptin...
PREVIEW: 002. The Rise of Swivl. The Fall of Recap. The Creation of Synth
February 17, 2020 02:00 - 6 minutes - 11.3 MBIn 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 orig...
001. Wakelet: Inside The Wake
February 10, 2020 04:00 - 48 minutes - 90.9 MBOn the debut of EdTech Stories, we profile the company Wakelet in this episode called “Inside The Wake.” Wakelet 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 de...
PREVIEW: 001. Wakelet: Inside The Wake
January 25, 2020 13:54 - 8 minutes - 11.5 MBWelcome 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 Wakelet 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: http://www.EdTechStories.com @HearEdTech @RichardColosi
000. PREVIEW EdTech Stories
January 25, 2020 13:54 - 8 minutes - 11.5 MBWelcome 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 Wakelet 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: http://www.EdTechStories.com @HearEdTech @RichardColosi