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Popular K-12 Tool Edmodo Shuts Down

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Edmodo is permanently shuttering , the company announced late Monday. Those with data on Edmodo should remove it by the end of the day September 22nd if they don’t want to lose it, officials stated. Started in 2008, Edmodo boasted tens of millions of users. wrote one educator on Twitter. That’s just a few weeks away.

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Practical Strategies for Flipping Our Classrooms this Fall

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Dig into flipping your classroom and how it looks when you teach effectively in an online classroom. Listen to Kate Baker Talk about How We Can Flip Our Classrooms from a Distance Listen to the show on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher Stream by clicking here. Practical Strategies for Flipping Your Classroom.

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Summer Learning Series-Collaborative Classroom With Edmodo

The Web20Classroom

These are short, learning posts to give you a jump start on some simple tools and ideas you can use in your classroom next year. First up, Edmodo. So you might be asking yourself, what is Edmodo ? Edmodo is a social network designed for education. Here is where the beauty of Edmodo comes in.

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China’s NetDragon to Acquire Edmodo for $137.5 Million

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China’s NetDragon has gobbled up another education technology company. This time, it’s Edmodo , one the largest online social communities of teachers and students in the world. million for Edmodo. Also like Facebook, Edmodo grew rapidly. According to a financial statement published by NetDragon, Edmodo lost $19.5

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Resources for Using Edmodo in the Classroom

Educational Technology Guy

Edmodo is a learning management system. Edmodo is a great resource for teachers, students, and parents, allowing communication, collaboration and sharing. Encourage real-time discussion and extend learning beyond the classroom through using Edmodo as a backchannel.

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Drinking, Smoking and Sugar: How Unsavory Ads Wound Up on Edmodo

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Beth Freeman logs in to her son’s Edmodo account from time to time to check on his homework assignments. edmodo so usually things don’t bother me but this is the ad that popped up in my 8th grade son’s social studies feed today. That the ad ever showed up on a student’s account was a mistake, Edmodo officials say.

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

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But when she got a call a year ago about an education company with a vibrant community of teachers, she reconsidered. 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. They do not use Edmodo at their school—yet.)

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