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How technology choices effect distribution. Your Panel. Terry Murphy CEO Monarch Teaching Technologies. Christopher Curran Co-Founder and Managing Partner Education Growth Advisors. (Moderator) Nathan Koering Alliance Development Director – Education SMART Technologies.
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Your Panel Terry Murphy CEO Monarch Teaching Technologies Christopher Curran Co-Founder and Managing Partner Education Growth Advisors (Moderator) Nathan Koering Alliance Development Director – Education SMART Technologies
“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled” --Plutarch Technology and Distribution
The Evolution of a Marketplace… Approximately 85% of schools still have only T1 (up to 1.56 mps) network speeds available 2010 – 2012 – Just under 2 million shipped to K-12 2012 – 1.4 million units in US (iPad/Apple at 85%) 2.0 million units in US estimated for 2013 Interactive Displays US volume of more than 43K in Q4 2012 Approximately 1 in 2 classrooms have an interactive display or projector. Investment in education companies by firms and VC’s went from approximately $160m in 2003 to almost $430m in 2010 Information for this slide taken from Futuresource and SETDA
“If you are not paying for it, you’re not the customer; you’re the product being sold.” -- Unknown Technology and Business Models