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Blackboard Buys into Open Source

Joseph Thibault | OpenSource.com | March 28, 2012

To be honest, I wasn't completely shocked that Blackboard stepped into the Moodle ring in a major way on Monday...What Blackboard has done is position itself to grow its list of services and extend the shelf life for its current LMS customers (especially the ones that were slowly edging their way towards another LMS) while shoring up its client base and reach. Read More »

New Promethean CEO Eyes Move To Open Source

Jason Tomassini | Education Week | October 8, 2012

In recent years, schools have shifted away from a front-of-the-classroom approach to one that puts tablets and laptops in each student's hands. Those devices have carved into other education technology businesses, namely interactive whiteboards, which offered educators a way to enhance the front-of-the-classroom experience. Read More »

Open Education Resources Combat High Textbook Prices

Steven Ovadia | OpenSource.com | April 7, 2014

Eben Upton is best known as the man behind the Raspberry Pi, a tiny, $25 computer designed to help turn kids into programmers. Upton priced it at $25 because he thought that's around what an average textbook cost: "I now understand that's an incorrect estimate.

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