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01-29-2016, 07:09 PM
Apple has purchased education-tech**logy startup LearnSprout, reports Bloomberg (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-28/apple-acquires-education-tech-startup-learnsprout). LearnSprout is a company that develops software for schools and teachers to track student performance and other metrics. Apple will likely use its tech**logy to build out its classroom tools to encourage schools to adopt iPads and other Apple products.
Apple confirmed the acquisition with the standard statement it gives on purchases: "Apple buys smaller tech**logy companies from time to time, and we generally do **t discuss our purpose or plans."
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According to its website (http://www.learnsprout.com), LearnSprout software is already used in more than 2,500 schools across the United States. It aggregates all student grades across the school, letting teachers and administrators hone in on students that may need more help. LearnSprout aims (http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/13/learnsprout-funding/) to allow schools to analyze collected data, discovering trends on attendance, college readiness, student health, and more.
To combat waning iPad sales, Apple has been making an effort to make the tablet more appealing to educational customers. In iOS 9.3, Apple is introducing a wealth of new education-oriented tools (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/01/11/ios-9-3-new-education-features/), including shared iPads for students, a dedicated Classroom app that allows teachers to guide students through app-based lessons, an Apple School Manager for easily managing student accounts and courses, and new Apple ID creation and management options for schools.
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Apple confirmed the acquisition with the standard statement it gives on purchases: "Apple buys smaller tech**logy companies from time to time, and we generally do **t discuss our purpose or plans."
http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2016/01/learnsprout-800x697.jpg
According to its website (http://www.learnsprout.com), LearnSprout software is already used in more than 2,500 schools across the United States. It aggregates all student grades across the school, letting teachers and administrators hone in on students that may need more help. LearnSprout aims (http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/13/learnsprout-funding/) to allow schools to analyze collected data, discovering trends on attendance, college readiness, student health, and more.
To combat waning iPad sales, Apple has been making an effort to make the tablet more appealing to educational customers. In iOS 9.3, Apple is introducing a wealth of new education-oriented tools (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/01/11/ios-9-3-new-education-features/), including shared iPads for students, a dedicated Classroom app that allows teachers to guide students through app-based lessons, an Apple School Manager for easily managing student accounts and courses, and new Apple ID creation and management options for schools.
Tags: education (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/education/), Apple acquisition (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/apple-acquisition/), LearnSprout (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/learnsprout/)
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