Fishtree
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{{Infobox company
| name = Fishtree Inc.
| type = Private company
| founded = 2012
| founders = {{Unbulleted list|Terry Nealon (CEO)|Jim Butler (CTO)}}
| hq_location_city = Arlington, VA
| area_served = Worldwide
| industry = Educational technology
| products = Fishtree
| website = {{URL|http://www.fishtree.com}}
}}
Fishtree Inc. is an Educational Technology Company that provides a personalized learning platform for K–12 and Higher education. As of March 2015, the Fishtree platform is being used by nearly 500,000 users worldwide in multiple languages including English, Spanish, and Mandarin.{{Cite news|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/fishtree-lands-big-one-a-euro27m-deal-315631.html|title=Fishtree Lands Big One: A €2.7m Deal|last=O'Dwyer|first=Peter|date=3 March 2015|newspaper=The Irish Examiner|access-date=25 January 2017}}
History
In 2012, Fishtree Inc. was founded by CEO Terry Nealon and CTO Jim Butler. In 2015, the company announced it had raised $3 million (€2.7 million) in venture capital funding to expand in the U.S. education marketplace. Investors in the company include New Markets Venture Partners in Fulton, Maryland; Recruit (company) based in Chiyoda, Tokyo; and JISR Venture Partners in Dubai.{{Cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/irish-out-in-force-at-mobile-world-congress-in-barcelona-1.2126162|title=Irish Out in Force at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona|last=Newenham|first=Pamela|date=5 March 2015|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=25 January 2017}}
In 2016, Fishtree Inc. partnered with Blackboard Inc. and other educational technology providers to integrate the former's personalized learning technology with Learning management system platforms used by instructors at K-12 and postsecondary institutions.{{Cite news|url=https://campustechnology.com/articles/2016/05/12/blackboard-partners-with-fishtree-for-personalized-learning.aspx|title=Blackboard Partners with Fishtree for Personalized Learning|last=Rhea|first=Kelly|date=12 May 2016|newspaper=Campus Technology|access-date=25 January 2017}}
The company also announced a deal with Jefferson Education, which included a financial investment and collaboration, that would help expand its research and data-gathering capabilities to improve the Fishtree platform.{{Cite news|url=https://thejournal.com/articles/2016/06/09/ed-tech-companies-examine-impact-of-digital-content-in-personalized-learning.aspx|title=Ed Tech Companies Explore Impact of Digital Content in Personalized Learning|last=Schaffhauser|first=Dian|date=9 June 2016|newspaper=THE Journal|access-date=25 January 2017}}
Follett today announced that it has acquired Fishtree, a leading adaptive learning platform that streamlines both the technical integration and educational adoption of personalized learning in school classrooms. Follett will integrate the machine-based learning tools of Fishtree within Follett's industry leading Destiny content and resource management platform used by more than 70,000 schools and school districts across North America. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Products
= The Fishtree Platform =
Fishtree is an Adaptive learning platform designed to support a Competency-based learning model. Teachers and school administrators use Fishtree to automate curriculum planning and management tasks, such as authoring lessons and courses, recording grades, finding teaching resources, personalized learning, and tracking student trends.
Its web-based software uses Machine learning to collect and assess relevant and personalized Learning analytics in real time as the student engages with course content, and then assign differentiated instruction based on the student's needs. It is also notable that Fishtree provides access to Open educational resources for teachers to use in the classroom.{{Cite news|url=http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/on_innovation/2015/10/20_ways_education_will_improve_by_2020.html|title=20 Ways Education Will Improve by 2020|last=Vander Ark|first=Tom|date=14 October 2015|newspaper=Vander Ark on Education Blog, Education Week|access-date=25 January 2017}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/barbarakurshan/2016/07/26/technology-and-classroom-data/#74a319a3ad74|title=Technology and Classroom Data|last=Kurshan|first=Barbara|date=26 July 2016|newspaper=Forbes|access-date=25 January 2017}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-01-10-how-to-choose-the-right-tools-for-your-online-course|title=How to Choose the Right Tools for Your Online Course|last=Ahearn|first=Amy|date=10 January 2016|newspaper=EdSurge News|access-date=25 January 2017}}
Awards
In 2014, Fishtree won the Software and Information Industry Association NextGen Most Disruptive and Overall Mobile Award.{{Cite news|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/edtech_company_fishtree_selected_as_nextgen_most_disruptive_and_overall_mobile_award_winner/prweb11598189.htm|title=EdTech Company Fishtree Selected as NextGen Most Disruptive and Overall Mobile Award Winner|date=25 February 2014|newspaper=PRWeb|access-date=25 January 2017}}
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