Graham Glass, etc.

EDU 2.0: Revenue Growth

We added premium plans to EDU 2.0 for School about 9 months ago, and launched EDU 2.0 for Business (which has no free plan except for the 30-day free trial) about a year ago. Here are plots of the revenue growth for both companies (actual numbers are intentionally omitted):

EDU 2.0 for School:

EDU 2.0 for Business:

Overall, I'm very happy with the growth curves for both companies. It's too early to make any kind of accurate extrapolations, but our goal for 2011 is to increase the revenues for each company by at least 4x. At this point, this seems very doable, especially since we haven't done any marketing yet and the growth to-date has been 100% word of mouth.

Prezi: EDU 2.0 vs. Moodle 2.0

Here's a Prezi that one of the EDU 2.0 teachers made that compares EDU 2.0 vs Moodle 2.0. For a full-size version, click here.

Edu20 vs. Moodle on Prezi

EDU 2.0 in the News

EDU 2.0 just passed 275,000 members and is starting to get some really good press!

Here are a few items that I noticed this week:

1. From the person who runs the EFL CLASSROOM 2.0 site: 

"EDU 2.0 is the place I'm now recommending teacher's start their own classroom LMS (learning management system). I've waited awhile on this call - for a lot of new sites to consolidate and be built. IMO - EDU 2.0 wins for both SIMPLICITY OF USE, FUNCTIONALITY AND POSSIBILITY. Available free to all members and just follow the instructions after registration to gain admin access there. On EDU 2.0, teachers can freely and easily sign up students and create their own course environment. Unlike other LMSs, it is totally online, no downloading and servers necessary. Easy to add or change applications (of which it has a large slate - chat , video, photos, blogs, attendance, gradebooks, to mention a few). Go see yourself!"

2. EDU 2.0 is the #1 entry in this list of great social media tools for teachers.

3. This edtech blog explains why students love EDU 2.0 and why it was chosen over Moodle and Blackboard.

4. EDU 2.0 is the #1 entry in this list of 12 tools for blended learning.

5. The author of iLearn technology describes why she chose EDU 2.0 for her virtual classes.