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China’s NetDragon to Acquire Edmodo for $137.5 Million

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This time, it’s Edmodo , one the largest online social communities of teachers and students in the world. million for Edmodo. Edmodo was started in 2008 by a teacher and IT support person as a “Facebook-like” community aimed at connecting educators with students and with one another. Also like Facebook, Edmodo grew rapidly.

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Sony, Edmodo, partner on math challenge

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will partner with Edmodo, Inc., By working with Edmodo, Sony Global Education will make its Global Math Challenge, a worldwide online math competition, accessible to teachers and students in over 190 countries. The next Global Math Challenge is being held in September 2015. Sony Global Education, Inc.

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What Happens to Student Data Privacy When Chinese Firms Acquire U.S. Edtech Companies?

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William Carter, Center for Strategic and International Studies A particularly notable deal this year centers on Edmodo , a cross between a social networking platform and a learning management system for schools that boasts having upwards of 90 million users. million earlier this month.

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Clicking with Cliques at Conferences #Flipcon15 #ISTE2015 #ECET2

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MrsStephenson3 @mrsjeff2u @slm12 #flipcon15 pic.twitter.com/jrjV9sZSAN — Kate Baker (@KtBkr4) July 13, 2015 As Crystal Kirch and others stated, attending #Flipcon is like attending a family reunion. This pic rocks @smallbutfeisty #flipcon15 pic.twitter.com/OaCAGCBibg — Kate Baker (@KtBkr4) July 16, 2015 Woot! Look who we found!

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#EdTechTidBits of the Week (April 27, 2015)

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Here are your #EdTechTidBits for the week of April 27, 2015! There is a free web-based version, Edmodo app, and iPad app (with Android coming soon!). A new programming app for the iPad, an educational game to teach Digital Citizenship, a Google Glass update, a lesson in reading the fine print, and a new Chrome extension.

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#EdTechTidBits of the Week (April 27, 2015)

EdTechnocation.com

Here are your #EdTechTidBits for the week of April 27, 2015! There is a free web-based version, Edmodo app, and iPad app (with Android coming soon!). A new programming app for the iPad, an educational game to teach Digital Citizenship, a Google Glass update, a lesson in reading the fine print, and a new Chrome extension.

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Can You Be a ‘Good Teacher’ Inside a Failing School?

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During the 2015-16 school year, only 0.7 Using the free version of tools such as Edmodo, Kahoot, and Google Forms, Docs and sometimes Slides, Brownlee varies his lessons on topics such as Chinese history and the Missouri Compromise. percent (3 out of 451) of students met state standards in math, and only 4.5

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