<s>
Otus	B-Application
is	O
an	O
educational	O
technology	O
company	O
providing	O
a	O
learning	B-Application
management	I-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
data	O
warehouse	O
and	O
many	O
classroom	O
management	O
tools	O
for	O
K-12	O
students	O
,	O
teachers	O
,	O
parents	O
,	O
and	O
administrators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Otus	B-Application
was	O
nominated	O
as	O
a	O
finalist	O
of	O
two	O
2016	O
Codie	O
awards	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Classroom	O
Management	O
System	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
K-12	O
Course	O
or	O
Learning	B-Application
Management	I-Application
Solution	O
"	O
categories	O
,	O
one	O
2018	O
Codie	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Student	O
Assessment	O
Solution	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
2019	O
Codie	O
awards	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Data	O
Solution	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Administrative	O
Solution	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Otus	B-Application
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
in	O
EdTech	O
Digest	O
's	O
2016	O
"	O
District	O
Data	O
Solution	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Learning	B-Application
Management	I-Application
System	I-Application
"	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Otus	B-Application
co-founder	O
Chris	O
Hull	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
National	O
School	O
Boards	O
Association	O
's	O
"	O
20	O
to	O
Watch	O
Educators	O
for	O
2016	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founded	O
in	O
2012	O
by	O
Chris	O
Hull	O
and	O
Pete	O
Helfers	O
,	O
two	O
social	O
studies	O
teachers	O
at	O
Illinois	O
 '	O
Elm	O
Place	O
Middle	O
School	O
,	O
Otus	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
replicate	O
the	O
ideal	O
K-12	O
classroom	O
experience	O
that	O
the	O
two	O
teachers	O
envisioned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Believing	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
do	O
better	O
,	O
Chris	O
and	O
Pete	O
started	O
to	O
develop	O
Otus	B-Application
while	O
continuing	O
to	O
work	O
their	O
respective	O
teaching	O
jobs	O
,	O
their	O
end-goal	O
being	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
all	O
in	O
one	O
classroom	O
management	O
system	O
integrating	O
everything	O
necessary	O
to	O
run	O
a	O
classroom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
reaching	O
out	O
to	O
Chicago-based	O
hedge	O
fund	O
manager	O
Andy	O
Bluhm	O
,	O
who	O
provided	O
them	O
with	O
$2M	O
in	O
funding	O
,	O
Otus	B-Application
was	O
officially	O
launched	O
in	O
August	O
,	O
2014	O
and	O
has	O
grown	O
domestically	O
and	O
internationally	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
10	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Otus	B-Application
owns	O
the	O
trademark	O
phrase	O
"	O
Student	O
Performance	O
Platform.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Otus	B-Application
has	O
recently	O
partnered	O
with	O
NWEA	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
MAP	O
(	O
Measures	O
of	O
Academic	O
Progress	O
)	O
Authorized	O
Data	O
Partner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
Fall	O
2016	O
,	O
all	O
users	O
of	O
Otus	B-Application
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
see	O
and	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
MAP	O
data	O
directly	O
in	O
the	O
Otus	B-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Otus	B-Application
competes	O
with	O
other	O
learning	B-Application
management	I-Application
systems	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Edmodo	B-Application
,	O
Blackboard	B-Protocol
Learn	I-Protocol
,	O
Schoology	B-Application
,	O
Moodle	B-Application
and	O
Canvas	O
by	O
Instructure	O
to	O
provide	O
educational	O
tools	O
on	O
a	O
district	O
and	O
school	O
wide	O
basis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Otus	B-Application
in	O
particular	O
aims	O
to	O
offer	O
"	O
everything	O
a	O
mobile	O
classroom	O
could	O
possibly	O
need	O
for	O
both	O
teachers	O
and	O
students	O
"	O
and	O
does	O
so	O
by	O
providing	O
attendance	O
tracking	O
,	O
a	O
digital	O
bookshelf	O
for	O
uploading	O
files	O
,	O
in-app	O
annotations	O
,	O
assignments	O
,	O
papers	O
,	O
polls	O
,	O
blogs	O
,	O
quizzes	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Otus	B-Application
integrates	O
third-party	O
apps	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Khan	O
Academy	O
,	O
PARCC	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
more	O
through	O
their	O
"	O
toolbox	O
"	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Everything	O
a	O
student	O
does	O
through	O
the	O
Otus	B-Application
platform	O
is	O
integrated	O
into	O
a	O
deep	B-Algorithm
learning	I-Algorithm
program	O
called	O
"	O
analytics	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
Otus	B-Application
app	O
,	O
which	O
compiles	O
information	O
from	O
all	O
first	O
-	O
and	O
third-party	O
apps	O
and	O
creates	O
a	O
student	O
profile	O
easily	O
accessible	O
by	O
teachers	O
and	O
parents	O
at	O
the	O
teacher	O
's	O
discretion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Otus	B-Application
is	O
freely	O
available	O
for	O
use	O
by	O
students	O
,	O
teachers	O
,	O
and	O
parents	O
,	O
but	O
requires	O
a	O
subscription	O
fee	O
for	O
district	O
administrators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Otus	B-Application
is	O
available	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
for	O
teachers	O
and	O
students	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
web	O
for	O
all	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
