an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . august 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message koofers inc. type private headquarters reston va area served worldwide key people glynn lopresti ceo patrick gartlan cto dan donahoe software architect industry education website http www.koofers.com type of site social network service saas software as a service daas data as a service registration required launched fall 2008 koofers is a private company founded in 2008 and headquartered in reston va a part of the washington dc metropolitan area . koofers is an interactive community that serves the academic needs of college students through information sharing . all college students have access to the service by creating an account with their e mail address . many of koofers services span the entire academic calendar from course selection through final exams and include interactive flashcards course & instructor ratings professors grading histories and an online library for sharing past exams & study materials . koofers.com is a free service to all students and faculty at colleges and universities worldwide . contents 1 history of the word koofer 2 company history 2.1 progression 3 features & services 4 references 5 external links history of the word koofer edit the term koofer originated 1 in the 1940s at bluefield college a former extension branch of virginia tech and was likely derived from the word coffer synonym for a strongbox . it is often used as a verb in such constructions as to coofer a problem also sometimes spelled koofer . a student from bluefield college transferred to the virginia tech blacksburg campus and first introduced the term there . the term then began to refer to tests or homework completed in an earlier course that is made available to students taking the course later and used for studying or preparing . koofers.com took it a step further and re branded the term koofers to refer to all previously used administered college level academic information or data that can help students with their courses i.e. exams study guides ratings grade distributions etc. . company history edit koofers.com was created in 2006 by then virginia tech students michael rihani and patrick gartlan along with virginia tech alumnus glynn lopresti . their vision was to enable students to make the relatively opaque process of class and teacher selection fully transparent by providing grading histories and professor reviews to help students shape their class schedules based on their individual needs and learning styles e.g. i am fine with exams but i hate teachers who give tons of quizzes . the reaction from its alpha deployment at virginia tech coupled with positive feedback from a quick pilot during the last week of a spring term at the university of maryland lead to a nationwide launch in the fall of 2009 . today koofers.com continues to launch at more higher education schools and grow its products and services each semester . progression edit may 2008 participated in launchbox digital s tech incubator summer 08 program 2 3 october 2008 was a top 25 recipient of the fbfund developer competition 4 july 2010 was named as one of the 2010 hottest washington dc area companies 5 features & services edit library of course materials aggregates and organizes course materials . professor ratings offers a 5 star rating system that looks at knowledge enthusiasm preparation communication fairness and availability . grade histories collected from the universities users can see the grading trends flashcards creation of virtual flashcards which also provides a unique wikipedia suggests feature . schedule maker students can digitally map out different options and plan the perfect schedule . question and answer forum shows the recent posts by students that either ask or answer questions of general discussion or relating to specific to courses . textbook center aggregates the prices offered to textbooks from several vendors so students may pick which company they would like to use to make their transactions . mobile learning students using an iphone can utilized koofers mobile apps for the flashcards to study anywhere any time . references edit virginia tech traditions coofer . virginia tech alumni association . retrieved 2010 05 26 . launchbox unleashes its first nine startups . techcrunch . 2008 08 05 . retrieved 2010 05 26 . east coast incubator launchbox digital s first class graduates . silicon alley insider . 2008 08 05 . retrieved 2010 05 26 . fbfund winners . facebook s developer blog . 2008 10 15 . retrieved 2010 05 26 . lead411 launches hottest dc area companies awards . lead411 . 2010 07 06 . retrieved 2010 07 07 . external links edit official website official blog retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title koofers & oldid 737151658 categories social 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