Otus (education)
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| Type of business | Private |
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Type of site | Education Technology |
| Available in | English, Portuguese |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Chicago, IL |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Founder(s) | Chris Hull, Pete Helfers, Andy Bluhm |
| Industry | Education |
| Services | Student Performance Platform, Learning management system, Data warehouse, Classroom management tools |
| URL | www |
| Current status | Active |
Otus is an educational technology company providing a learning management system, data warehouse and classroom management tools for K-12 education.
History
[edit]The company was founded in 2012 by Chris Hull and Pete Helfers, two middle school social studies teachers.[1] The platform was developed as a classroom management system integrating everything necessary to run a classroom.[2] After receiving $2 million in funding from Andy Bluhm, Otus was officially launched in August 2014.[3]
Otus provides attendance tracking, a digital bookshelf for uploading files, in-app annotations, assignments, and other educational materials.[4] The platform integrates third-party apps, such as Khan Academy and PARCC. Otus is freely available for use by students, teachers, and parents, but requires a subscription fee for district administrators.[2]
Otus was nominated as a finalist of two 2016 Codie awards in the "Best Classroom Management System" and "Best K-12 Course or Learning Management Solution" categories.[5] Otus was a finalist in EdTech Digest's 2016 "District Data Solution" and "Learning Management System" categories.[6] Otus co-founder Chris Hull was also announced as one of the National School Boards Association's "20 to Watch Educators for 2016".[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "This Former Athlete Shoots for 100% in His Classroom and His Company: An Interview with Otus' Chris Hull - EdSurge News". EdSurge. 2016-12-05. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
- ^ a b "EdTech Management Platform Otus Expands To District Level | Chicago Inno". chicagoinno.streetwise.co. Archived from the original on 2015-08-18.
- ^ Pletz, John (2014-08-24). "Andrew Bluhm makes leap from hedge fund to iPads". Chicago Business. Archived from the original on 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ "Otus: The Complete Learning Management System for the K-12 Classroom". The EdTech Roundup. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ "2016 Finalists". www.siia.net. Archived from the original on 2016-04-10.
- ^ victorrivero (2016-03-15). "2016 – Finalists & Winners". EdTech Digest. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ Tech & Learning published (2016-03-05). "National School Boards Association Names "20 to Watch" Education Technology Leaders". TechLearningMagazine. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
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