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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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With a New CEO, Can Edmodo Regain Its Ed Mojo?

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“What really drew me to Edmodo was the opportunity to use technology to provide a much better learning experience for everyone,” says Kim in an interview with EdSurge. In September, Kim took over as CEO of Edmodo , the San Mateo, Calif. They do not use Edmodo at their school—yet.) million and revenue of $1 million in 2017.

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9 EdTech Ideas to Use Now

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This powerful tool links with standards — and gives us the ability to do some timesaving, efficient reporting and tracking. I was recently named the 2017 Outstanding Teacher of the Year by PAECT and had a chapter published in the Edumatch “ Snapshot in Education ” book and enjoy blogging. ambassador for ?several

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FBI Warns Educators and Parents About Edtech’s Cybersecurity Risks

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The memo also notes that in 2017, two large edtech companies experienced cybersecurity issues. However, the companies are likely Schoolzilla and Edmodo, respectively. In April 2017, security researchers found a flaw in Schoolzilla’s data configuration settings.

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2018 Halftime Ka’Ching Report: U.S. Edtech Raises $739M in Venture Funding

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This year’s first-half funding total marks a lull from the same period in 2017, which totaled $887 million spread across 58 deals. The full-year tally for 2017 reached $1.2 Case in point: Edmodo, the social-learning platform developer, was sold to NetDragon , a Chinese company, for $15 million in cash and roughly $122 million in stock.

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14 Education Advancements in a Year

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The past decade saw significant improvements in the application of technology to learning and 2017 became a tipping point where embedding technology into education finally moved from fringe to mainstream, remaking classrooms in the image of the future. In 2017, this was solved. Less about textbooks and more about authentic resources.

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How to Protect Education Data When No Systems Are Secure

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Survivors from high-profile breaches at two education technology companies—Edmodo and Schoolzilla—shared what they learned at the SF Edtech Meetup on Sept. We’re working in education—and education is key to all of this, adds Mollie Carter, Vice President of Marketing and Adoption at Edmodo. Scare’ Your Employees.

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