Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

”) It was certainly the outcome that investors were hoping for Edmodo , which raised $25 million in 2012, boasting that it had 15 million users. Remember Edmodo? Edmodo was one of the early stars of the most recent resurgence in ed-tech startup founding and funding (circa 2008 onward, that is).

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

The 21st Century Principal

JANUARY 9, 2011

Honestly, I’ve used it, and there just isn’t enough added functionality to warrant an upgrade from Office 2007. Also, our system now has access to Google Apps, which reduces the need for many other applications. For example, there’s blogger for blogging and Edmodo is a great free social media solution.

Technology 71

Technology Microsoft Edmodo Software 71

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In an era before Facebook or Edmodo, the social networking site Ning was, for a time, quite popular with educators. For a time, Edmodo was quite the ed-tech industry darling. Can Edmodo Turn Virality into Profitability?” Founded by two educators in 2008, Edmodo experienced a number of leadership changes this decade.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2017

” The photo was taken as part of a 2007 profile in Fortune magazine. Reid Hoffman was one of the first investors in Edmodo. AltSchool founder Max Ventilla was a Google exec. Who worked at Google. This is the “PayPal Mafia.” Max Levchin’s company Affirm is also in the student loan business.

Knewton 65

Knewton Company Kaplan Facebook 65