Microsoft acquires classroom collaboration startup Chalkup

Microsoft today announced that they are acquiring Chalkup, a classroom collaboration platform. Educators & students from 1 in 3 universities and 1 in 5 high schools in the United States have used the Chalkup Class Collaboration Platform to engage and connect with their classes. As part of this deal, Chalkup’s co-founder Justin Chando is also joining Microsoft. Microsoft is planning to bring the best of Chalkup including features such as Chalkup’s innovative rubrics system to Microsoft Teams.

“In spending time with the amazing people at Microsoft, it was clear that we were completely aligned in our mission for connecting classrooms, sparking student collaboration, and finding new and innovative ways to work together. We knew Microsoft would be a great fit and we’re thrilled for what the future holds for our customers,” said Chando.

Existing Chalkup customers will be supported through the end of June and an easy transition path to Microsoft Teams will be provided. Chalkup customers that already have Office 365 Education can login here.

Source: Chalkup