Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the intersection of education and entrepreneurship. Nearpod is a comprehensive student engagement platform that enables ...

Heads down on desks. Eyes glued to a cell phone blinking and begging to be tapped for a higher score. Avoiding an assignment because “I don’t have a pencil to write with.” When I see this in my ...

Nearpod is trying to get kids more engaged in learning through technologies such as virtual reality. And today the Laurene Powell Jobs-backed company is acquiring Flocabulary, a maker of a student ...

Nearpod, which offers a tool to help teachers create and distribute digital lessons and presentations, has closed an undisclosed Series A round; sources close to the deal say it’s in the ballpark of ...

Nearly 80% percent of American adults have smartphones these days, according to Pew Research. And the kids are catching up, studies from the Kaiser Family Foundation suggest. Now, an education tech ...

If Nearpod CEO Guido Kovalskys has his way, overhead projectors and PowerPoint presentations will never bore students again. Instead, he wants to see cutting-edge technologies and interactive content ...