Edu-Tastic recently featured 25 e-Learning & Education start-ups that are having a significant impact on education today. Among those featured was GradeGuru.

Check out some excerpts from the piece below:

One of the ways technology is changing the world is do with the way we learn. Online universities provide opportunities for learning from the comfort of your home. Indeed, so many people are interested in learning online, that there are a number of schools and businesses designed to cater to distance learners.

GradeGuru: This is a start-up from McGraw-Hill Education. It is a social network that allows college students to connect and share their knowledge. It gives new meaning to “study group”, as students from around the world can collaborate, share class notes and establish an academic reputation. Functions as a game as well, allowing you to earn rewards and build your status.

For the Full article: 25 e-Learning & Education Start-ups That Could Change the World

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Elise Heilman, Junior at Lehigh University recently secured an internship with us here at GradeGuru. Check out what Elise has to say about landing her position through our Guru Careers Program!

1. Why did you apply to a position through GradeGuru Careers?

I have used GradeGuru over the past few years as a way to both share study guides I have made and to compare my notes with other students’ while preparing for tests. After receiving an e-mail from GradeGuru Careers describing the marketing internship, I got really excited at the opportunity to combine my interest in marketing with working at a relevant and growing online community.

2. How do you think an internship will benefit you in your major/field of interest?

The internship will help me to apply concepts I learn in the classroom to a real-life setting, as well as teach me things that you can’t learn in class. Specifically, I am excited to have the opportunity to see firsthand the changing role of technology and the internet in achieving a company’s business goals. I want to see how the use of social media (such as blogs, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) can help companies target, and stay relevant with, their intended demographic. These are things that can really only be learned firsthand and will definitely help me in my future marketing courses.

3. How was applying to GradeGuru Careers different than applying to other internship and job opportunity sites?

Applying to GradeGuru Careers was different than other opportunities because the GradeGuru team is very hands-on and personable. They are friendly and always available to answer any questions, which made the process of finding an internship less intimidating.

4. Do you have any additional tips/recommendations you’d like to share with the GradeGuru community or other students seeking internships?

My advice for anyone looking for internships is to follow up. Don’t think that the process ends after you have sent off your resume, because the deciding factor for recruiters could be the level of interest you have shown in their company. Also don’t be discouraged, you will find the right opportunity if you don’t give up!

Interesting in internships and career opportunities? check out our Guru Careers Program and learn how you can secure a position! Guru Careers Program

I am a Public Relations major and Spanish minor at UGA graduating in May 2010. I love the opportunity to connect with students on my campus to share the benefits of GradeGuru and develop valuable marketing, public relations, and event planning skills.

As I began the fall semester of my senior year, I also began the grueling and terrifying process of interviewing for jobs. Before each interview I studied my resume, hoping to prepare myself for the questions that I knew would come up. The “can you walk me through your resume”, or even the more direct “so what experience do you have that will prepare you for this position?” And each time I took a deep breath before explaining what I think are the most impressive and valuable positions on my resume- my two summer internships, and then of course, my internship as a GradeGuru brand manager.

When I applied for an internship with GradeGuru I didn’t quite understand what I was getting myself into, or what the position entailed.  However, after two fantastic semesters as a brand manager, I felt confident in myself and in the skills I had learned as I regaled my interviewer with stories of the events I had planned, my marketing strategies, and the ways in which I brought GradeGuru to my campus. My interviewer was impressed with the transferrable skills I gained as a brand manager- skills like working individually and with a team, marketing skills , public relations skills, and social media skills.

I am so grateful for the unique opportunity that the brand manager position afforded me, and can say without a shadow of a doubt that it was a major contributing factor in my getting a job after graduation.

Interested in an internship with GradeGuru? Apply to become a  Brand Ambassador here:

Apply to be a GradeGuru Brand Ambassador

Looking for additional career opportunities? Check out our Guru Careers Program which connects our users with our corporate partners for internships and post-graduate career opportunities.

Learn more: Guru Careers Program

US News & World Report’s Rebecca Kern recently covered “5 Social Media Tools for College Students”, The article featured new social media tools that are offering students a new way to share and collaborate academic work. Among the 5 Tools featured was GradeGuru!

Here is a highlight from the article:

“Roughly 52 percent of the world’s population is under 30 years old, and in the United States, 75 percent of this generation uses social media, based on a 2010 Pew Research Center study on the Millennial generation. College students make up a significant segment of that population. Just as college students are using social media websites like Facebook and Twitter to share their social lives online, new social media tools are a way these students can share their academic work online as well.”

For the full article see: US News & World Report: 5 Social Media Tools For College Students