Yellowdig and Instructure Sign Certified Partnership Agreement

 
SALT LAKE CITY - May 12, 2015 - PRLog -- Yellowdig, a software-as-a-service (Saas) provider of leading social learning software, today announced a partnership with Instructure, a SaaS company and creator of the Canvas learning management system (http://www.canvaslms.com/) (LMS) for K – 12 and higher education. Today, more than 18 million teachers and students from more than 1,200 institutions use the Canvas LMS.

Yellowdig is now available through the EduAppCenter (https://www.eduappcenter.com/), an app library that allows teachers, administrators and students to install third-party apps easily within Canvas. By adding Yellowdig to the EduAppCenter, students and instructors will have a completely new, simple and fun way to develop and share ideas, insights and critical thinking among students, while deepening and broadening their course knowledge on a daily basis.

Yellowdig and Instructure are working collaboratively to provide innovative tools that dramatically enhance learning outcomes. Yellowdig is available 24/7 from any Internet browser in a secure, hosted environment.

“We are excited to partner with Instructure as we share a deep common purpose. Yellowdig is making significant traction with institutions that are intensely focused on delivering high social presence between faculty and students and Instructure demonstrates that same commitment,” said Scott Barnette, executive vice president of Yellowdig. “This partnership marks a significant milestone, reflecting the growing awareness of Yellowdig’s value proposition as a key enabler for a much more personalized learning experience.”

The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvsania, The Darden School of the University of Virginia and The Fuqua School of Duke University have all selected Yellowdig’s course collaboration software to complement their learning management systems.

About Yellowdig

Yellowdig has completed pilots in numerous top universities, including MIT, Wharton School and Columbia Business School, Darden, Fuqua, and is rapidly expanding its launch at universities across the U.S. Yellowdig is a mix between an exciting social network and a course management tool. The Yellowdig platform helps establish knowledge communities, increase students’ knowledge of current affairs related to coursework, and dramatically increase course participation. This is a rapidly expanding new market with the use of social media is on the rise in higher education. Learn more at www.yellowdig.com.

About Instructure

Instructure, Inc. is the software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology company that makes smart software that makes people smarter. Its cloud-based Canvas learning management system (LMS) now connects more than 18 million teachers and learners at more than 1,200 higher ed and K-12 institutions throughout the world.

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Scott Barnette
scott.barnette@yellowdig.com
919-539-9206
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