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Silicon ANGLE (03/07/2013)
How Can We Scale Education-as-a-Service? [CEO Series with Sallie Severns]
I’m not a mom yet, but I wonder how my future kids will be able to leverage the cloud for their education as I’ve been able to do for my career. We’re in the midst of a massive transition for the workforce and education system, both of which can benefit greatly..
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WIRED (03/06/2013)
Can the iPad Rescue a Struggling American Education System?
Sallie Severns, founder and CEO of iOS app Answer Underground, told Wired that tablets’ simplicity, ease of use and the massive range of academically minded applications available are drawing teachers and educational technologists to the platform in droves.
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Silicon ANGLE (01/15/2013)
Mobile Q&A App for Students Adds Teacher-Verified Answers
Answer Underground, a mobile Q&A service targeting academia, revealed a new feature that enables educators to verify user-generated content. This latest addition will save students precious time that would ...
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BetaKit (01/15/2013)
Answer Underground Adds Verified Answers, Looks to Be Quora for Study Groups
When students get stuck finding a solution to a question on their own, their first instinct directs them to where most of us turn to for our answers...
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EdTechTimes (01/15/2013)
Mobile Q&A based study app Answer Underground launches features to verify contributors’ answers
Palo Alto, CA based Answer Underground, an exclusively mobile app that connects students and teachers with academic groups for question & answer based learning, has launched a feature that verifies...
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EdTechTimes (01/15/2013)
Q&A with Sallie Severns, CEO of Q&A based mobile study app Answer Underground
Founded in 2012, Palo Alto based startup Answer Underground is an exclusively mobile app that connects students and teachers with academic groups for question & answer....
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TheNextWeb (01/15/2013)
Groupsourced educational app Answer Underground launches verified accounts for academics
Today groupsourced educational application Answer Underground has released a new feature today that allows academics to be verified on its platform, allowing those most qualified...
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TechCrunch (08/12/2012)
Answer Underground Aims To Be A Mobile-Focused Quora For Education, Hits The iPad This Week
There are some 3.7 billion web searches every month for education-related topics. However, ask a student how easy it is to find answers to their burning academic questions...
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edcetera (08/1/2012)
Interview | Sallie Severns: Going Underground to Come Out on Top
Sallie Severns’ teenage son was working on a complicated science project for school when she watched his frustration grow as he scoured the web, looking for relevant information...
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women 2.0 (08/9/2012)
Crowdsourcing Empowers Answer Underground App For Improved College Learning
Let’s face this cell phone addiction. It’s not going away. We must harvest it to empower students to better their grades – by providing students free homework help regardless...
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edudemic (07/16/2012)
What Students Think Of Mobile Learning And What Makes A Great App
Are students addicted to their phones? We don’t need a study to know they are. But why? What is the biggest reason they can’t put their phones down? We now know the answer(s)...
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women 2.0 (06/19/2012)
When Looking For New Business Ideas, Don’t Overlook Your Family
Women are often thought of as the great communicators, from business to family – and sometimes those two worlds collide with amazing results....
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Honest College (06/21/2012)
Answer Underground Says, For Students, Google Not Accurate Enough
The greatest benefit is being able to search for a topic quickly without having to use Google,” says Valerie McBride, 22, an English/Theatre major at...
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edtech digest (06/01/2012)
Cool Tool | Answer Underground Academic Q↦A App
Longtime education entrepreneur Sallie Severns has a very cool tool for college students. Her app, Answer Underground, helps students learn by connecting them ...
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Answer Underground is an education app that helps students learn by connecting them with study groups across the country. Whether you have a question about quantum physics or sociology, Answer Underground can connect you with the answers you need from people who are studying the same subject.
FAQ's
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Who uses Answer Underground? |
Students and educators use Answer Underground to connect via study groups for academic questions and answers across a variety of ever-growing subjects. |
Do I need a .edu email to sign up? |
We make it easy for users to sign up through Facebook and using their same email and pw. |
Who verifies the answers? |
Students and Educators verify the accuracy by voting on each answer. Answer Underground is an open community, all users can participate in the groups they belong to and contribute to the correct answer. |
How much is your app? |
Answer Underground is free! |
What about cheating? |
Students don't need Answer Underground to cheat. They already have access to the web, IM and texting. We are committed to learning and that is why our question and answer groups are transparent – teachers can check their student's groups during a test, to make sure no one is sharing information inappropriately. |
Why are you only available on the iPhone? Where's the love for Android and BlackBerry? |
Launching on a single platform allows us to focus on product and the user experience. It gives us the ability to stay small and nimble and respond to user feedback as quickly as possible |
Does Answer Underground work on the iPad? |
Answer Underground can be used on your iPhone or iPad. |
How big was your beta testing group and who was in it? |
User experience and feedback are very important to us. We invited a small group of students and educators covering a variety of use cases, user profiles and devices to be part of a private beta |
