<s>
Schoology	B-Application
is	O
a	O
learning	B-Application
management	I-Application
system	I-Application
for	O
schools	O
and	O
businesses	O
that	O
enables	O
its	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
,	O
manage	O
,	O
and	O
share	O
assignments	O
and	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
web	O
content	O
management	O
system	O
or	O
virtual	B-Protocol
learning	I-Protocol
environment	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
platform	O
provides	O
tools	O
to	O
manage	O
classrooms	O
or	O
blended	O
learning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schoology	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Jonathan	O
Friedman	O
,	O
Ryan	O
Hwang	O
,	O
and	O
Tim	O
Trinidad	O
in	O
2007	O
while	O
studying	O
at	O
Washington	O
University	O
in	O
St.	O
Louis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schoology	B-Application
secured	O
its	O
first	O
round	O
of	O
equity	O
financing	O
,	O
totaling	O
$1	O
,	O
250	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
investment	O
of	O
unknown	O
origin	O
in	O
2009	O
and	O
an	O
investment	O
by	O
Meakam	O
Becker	O
Venture	O
Capital	O
in	O
June	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Schoology	B-Application
raised	O
$6	O
million	O
in	O
a	O
round	O
led	O
by	O
Firstmark	O
Capital	O
;	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
raised	O
$15	O
million	O
in	O
a	O
funding	O
round	O
led	O
by	O
Intel	O
Capital	O
;	O
in	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
raised	O
$32	O
million	O
in	O
a	O
funding	O
round	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
JMI	O
Equity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
Schoology	B-Application
had	O
over	O
7.5	O
million	O
users	O
across	O
about	O
60,000	O
schools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visually	O
,	O
Schoology	B-Application
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
environment	O
of	O
many	O
social	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schoology	B-Application
can	O
be	O
integrated	O
with	O
the	O
school	O
's	O
current	O
grading	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schoology	B-Application
is	O
offered	O
to	O
educators	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revenue	O
is	O
generated	O
with	O
a	O
fee	O
for	O
add-ons	B-Application
such	O
as	O
custom	O
branding	O
,	O
advanced	O
analytics	O
,	O
Single	O
Sign-On	O
,	O
and	O
data	O
integration	O
with	O
student	B-Application
information	I-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
integrated	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
,	O
Dropbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Evernote	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Native	O
mobile	O
applications	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Kindle	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schoology	B-Application
offers	O
accounts	O
for	O
parents	O
to	O
view	O
students	O
 '	O
grades	O
,	O
attendance	O
,	O
assignments	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
upload	O
media	O
and	O
documents	O
to	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schoology	B-Application
for	O
parents	O
is	O
accessible	O
through	O
the	O
application	O
portal	O
.	O
</s>
