- by Karen Meaney
- February 2 2017
- digital content
- digital device usage
- digital devices
- digital games
- digital learning
- Ed tech
- education
- education market
- educational media
- educational tablets
- educational technology
- k-12
- K-12 products
- kids
- prek-12
- prek-12 market
- schools
- Simba
- students
- teaching materials
Is Spending for Classroom Hardware Short-Changing Materials Spending?
Given the limited budgetary resources of many public districts and schools, it has been speculated that increased spending for classroom hardware may be depressing spending on traditional instructional materials.
- by Karen Meaney
- September 23 2016
- digital content
- digital device usage
- digital devices
- Ed tech
- edtech
- education
- education market
- educational media
- educational technology
- k-12
- K-12 products
- kids
- mobile device use
- mobile devices
- survey
- teachers
- teaching
- teaching materials
- technical
- technology
More Classroom Technology Prompts More Teacher Training
As more technology is made available for classroom use, school administrators have realized they need to provide teachers with training on how to use that technology and integrate it into their practice. More than 80% ...
- by fpierre@marketresearch.com
- October 20 2015
- edtech
- education
- educational technology
- digital content
- technology
- startups
New! Ed Tech Startup Dashboard Q3 2015
The third quarter edition of Ed Tech Startup Quarterly Dashboard examines the education technology startup market. Despite education budgets around the U.S. feeling the pinch, the education sector continues to increase its investment in technology related to learning. Ed tech funding in the third quarter jumped significantly with several notable startups taking away a sizable investment. Learn more here http://www.simbainformation.com/Ed-Tech-Startup-9334268/
Related titles: Ed Tech Startup Qu...
- by fpierre@marketresearch.com
- September 24 2015
- digital content
- digital device usage
- digital learning
- prek-12
PreK-12 Digital Market Survey 2015
One of the findings in the newly published Simba Information report for education-PreK-12 Digital Market Survey Report 2015-is that for the time being, at least, the major source for digital instructional materials continues to be commercial providers. http://www.simbainformation.com/PreK-Digital-Survey-9304020/
- by kmeaney@marketresearch.com
- March 27 2014
- educational technology
- tablets
- Chromebooks
- 1:1 computing
- digital content
Samsung Markets to Schools
Simba Information talked to Samsung senior manager education Diane Ashby about company efforts in K-12 in the March 28 issue of Electronic Education Report. An accompanying article in the issue details Samsung’s partnerships with three school districts.
Samsung (Ridgefield Park, NJ) is a brand widely known in the consumer space that also competes in the K-20 market; this spring the company is introducing new Chromebook and tablet options for schools.
Samsung is hearing that there are three a...
- by mnorris@marketresearch.com
- November 27 2013
- e-books
- digital content
- Book Publishing Report
The Stubbornness of Print and the Consistency of Change
By: Michael Norris
As I write this, Simba Information is preparing to move offices. For any subscriber, at any organization of any size, you know exactly what kind of headache this is causing.
We’ve been where we are in the city of Stamford, Connecticut since President Bush’s first term. Without the same generous amount of storage space in our new quarters, we have been spending a lot of time sorting through paper.
In one drawer I found handwritten notes I jotted down during a 2010 AAP mee...
- by kmeaney@marketresearch.com
- November 20 2013
- digital content
- educational video
- international education
- mergers and acquisitions
Discovery Expands with Espresso Acquisition
From Electronic Education Report, November 25, 2013
Discovery Communications (Silver Spring, MD) in November acquired Espresso Group Ltd, (London and Deerfield, IL), a provider of digital education content, primarily in the U.K.
The acquisition is part of Discovery’s overall expansion strategy for Discovery Education and is in line with Discovery Education’s plan to support educators globally as they transition from textbooks to digital learning environments.
Discovery will maintain Espres...
- by kmeaney@marketresearch.com
- November 6 2013
- financial report
- assessment
- digital content
- professional development
Discovery Education Revenue Down in Q3
From Electronic Education Report , November 11, 2013
Education revenue at Discovery Communications for the third quarter was $22 million, down 12% from $25 million in the prior-year quarter, reflecting changing timing of the sale of some assessment products. For the nine months ending Sept. 30, Discovery Education revenue was $73 million, up 4.3% from the prior year.
Adjusted operating income before depreciation and amortization for Education was $2 million in the third quarter, down from $5...
