Snapplify and Scholastic Partner to Address Literacy Crisis
The partnership brings together Scholastic’s powerful reading assessments and Snapplify’s extensive ebook catalogue. Widely known for its award-winning e-learning and e-reading solutions, global edtech company Snapplify has partnered with Scholastic to deliver integrated literacy intervention tools to schools. As the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books, Scholastic has drawn on decades of research […]
Finalists in top startup competition grow their businesses with Snapplify Cloud Services
Three South African edtech companies (Reflective Learning, Xhuma, and Marvel Technologies) have been named regional finalists in the Global EdTech Startup Awards (GESAwards) – the world’s largest edtech startup competition, led by a group of leading education innovation organisations. The final round will take place in January 2021. To help them grow their businesses further, […]
Buying stationery is even easier for Snapplify Schools with YourSchoolBox
YourSchoolBox harnesses Snapplify technology to make sign-in simple Online stationery retailer YourSchoolBox has partnered with Snapplify to make buying stationery even easier for Snapplify schools. Using the EdTech company’s authentication technology Snapplify Access, YourSchoolBox provides users with the option to sign in with their existing Snapplify accounts, saving time and ensuring a seamless user experience. […]
Snapplify’s launches Teacher Benefits programme for educators
Snapplify expands its offering to better support teachers using its e-learning platform. Snapplify Engage has been internationally lauded as ‘one of the most innovative solutions in its space’. At the beginning of the last academic year, Snapplify opened up access to its award-winning e-learning platform to schools by launching a free version of the Snapplify […]
Teaching Robotics in Junior School
Should you be teaching robotics in junior school? (video at the bottom) More and more governments around the world are calling for the implementation of robotics into the school curriculum, from as early as 6 years old. The word robotics has been thrown around a lot in education circles recently, but what is robotics, why should we be teaching […]
Snapplify Raises $2 Million to Accelerate Growth Into New Markets
New partnerships with local and international investors take Snapplify to the next level. CAPE TOWN, 25 September 2019 Leading global edtech company, Snapplify, has secured $2 million expansion capital from venture capital firm Knife Capital, and empowered African investment manager Hlayisani Capital’s Hlayisani Growth Fund. The funding will boost the company’s continued growth into new […]
Zoom In interactive content now available through Snapplify
Snapplify given exclusive distribution rights to Oxford University Press South Africa innovative digital study series, Zoom In An exclusive partnership between leading local educational publisher, Oxford University Press South Africa, and global edtech company, Snapplify, has made the publisher’s interactive content series, Zoom In, easily available to thousands of learners. Covering the major South African […]
EduTech – EduTech is Africa’s largest EdTech and Exhibition Conference
EduTech Africa 2019 brings you even more of the latest in education technology. We are excited to announce that their 5th annual event will have 6 streams and over 150 speakers, all with the main goal of driving the African EdTech sector forward. The event is a meeting place for buyers and sellers who wish […]
Be Engaged, Educated and Excited. Get Involved at EduTECH Africa 2019.
EduTECH Africa is the leading marketplace and ideas exchange for African schools and governments hungry for innovative solutions. It has been the catalyst for technology and learning across Africa and the 2019 edition of the conference will be no different. The conference plays a key role as the annual meeting place for educators, principals and […]
The Backlash Against Screen Time at School
Combining education and technology is great—until it’s not. Four years ago, Paul France left a teaching job in the Chicago suburbs to move to San Francisco and be part of the so-called personalized-learning revolution in education. He joined a high-profile start-up called AltSchool whose investors include Mark Zuckerberg and the venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. France […]
EdTechTeam Cape Town Summit 2018 – What Went Down
The EdTechTeam Cape Town Summit 2018 was held on the 9-10th of August at SACS, Cape Town. We were in attendance and not only got to share with schools the good news about SchoolAdvisor but also attended workshops and keynote presentations. The format of the summit was both fast-paced and fun. Two days of hands-on […]
Technology Solution for Schools with Finance Options
Have you always wanted to implement technology in your school but don’t have the budget or sufficient training? There is now one simple solution that can break down both of these barriers. DocQtech Solutions is a company that dedicates its efforts to making technology a reality in schools. It’s no surprise that DocQtech Solutions has been […]
Edgemead High Interview: Exam Solution for Students Who Have Concessions
There is a great need in South Africa to provide students who have concessions with a better exam writing experience. As logistically difficult as it is for schools, it is equally hard for the students. Imagine if students with reading disorders could be tested very similarly to every other student. We discovered a cost-effective software […]
Offline Interactive Learning Platform Launches in South Africa
Education in South Africa is moving in a digital direction at an extremely fast pace. With the improvements of internet connectivity, lowering of data costs and the accessibility of PC’s and technology in most schools (including the lower quintile outlying areas), teachers are searching for digital learning services that offer them the capacity to focus […]
Are You an Ed-Tech Start-Up Interested in Joining Africa’s Ed-Tech Incubator Programme and Receiving $50k Direct Funding?
Injini are again looking for exciting start-ups ready to make an impact in African education using technology. They will select 8 companies to join their programme in Cape Town from July to December, receiving $50k direct funding as well as specialist mentoring, support, scale up and funding introductions. Injini’s next programme starts in July and […]
FutureLearn Partners with CAMI Education to Broaden Offering to Schools and Parents
FutureLearn has announced the acquisition of CAMI Education, a provider of education software to schools, learners and tutors. The agreement, which should be completed before the end of 2017 will see the companies joining forces to strengthen FutureLearn’s current offering to its clients. Commenting on the acquisition, Sarie Vorster, CEO and co-owner of CAMI Education, said: […]
One Million Maths Exercises Completed on Siyavula’s Online Learning Platform
When we heard that one of our online learning platforms, Siyavula, was granting students free access to their learning platform, we had to tell you about it. [Cape Town] 25 October 2017: Learners in Grades 8-12 around the country completed one million maths exercises on Siyavula Education’s online learning platform in October – meeting the […]
5 Tips to Approach the Inclusion of Technology in Your Classroom
Say “hello” to our new media partner, Francois from Super Teacher Solutions! Here’s a snip of what he does. Many teachers are afraid of including technology when they teach. In this episode, Francois shares 5 tips on how you can approach the inclusion of technology in your classroom. Like and follow his page 👇 if you enjoyed the video Super […]
A Digital Learning Platform that Adapts to Any School Environment (Case Study)
I’m guessing that not even two of your learners will use exactly the same techniques when doing homework or studying for an exam. Learners have their own learning style. Taking this into account, the art of teaching becomes very complex (as you know). How do you teach each learner individually when you are only one person […]
Win a Parrot Interactive Solution for Your Class to the Value of R25,000.00
As you probably already know, Parrot Products are well-known for their interactive whiteboards and whiteboard markers. Well, they are running a competition where you could win a full interactive solution for your classroom, valued at R25,000.00. Parrot Products is top rated on SchoolAdvisor and continuously has top 4 and 5 star ratings from the schools […]