The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 21, 2020

I am proud to be involved in several communities including being a Buncee Ambassador, Common Sense Media Educator, CoSpaces Ambassador, Amazon Inspire Educator, Edmodo Certified Trainer, Nearpod PioNear, Recap Pioneer, TES Ambassador and ?ambassador ambassador for ?several several other learning communities.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

After a summer of market research and competitor analysis, the company eventually signed off on a collaboration with a Chinese partner, TAL Education. company that has eyed Asia as the next big market. But their story is not a blueprint that will make sense for every company. ThinkCERCA is definitely not the first U.S.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2015

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. Sony’s Global Math Challenge will expand to more than 190 countries. Sony Global Education, Inc.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

The memo also notes that in 2017, two large edtech companies experienced cybersecurity issues. According to security researchers, one company exposed internal data by storing it on a public-facing server,” states the FBI. The other company suffered a breach and student data was posted for sale on the Dark Web.”

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2023

Public and private edtech companies felt the pain of these poor results, announcing more than 8,000 layoffs in an industry that only employs about 100,000 people. Dozens of companies raised venture funding at equal or lesser values —“down rounds”— compared to rounds raised during the pandemic-induced edtech boom of 2020 and 2021.

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

JUNE 30, 2016

As a small company it’s hard to be heard over the noise (and the smell of popcorn). The center of the exhibit hall has the most valuable real estate and the biggest companies and displays. Our goal isn’t to be competing at the level of Edmodo,” said Kim. Edmodo had a dancing logo (see photo).

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The Innovative Educator

JUNE 29, 2014

Do you excel at using Edmodo? Wouldn’t it be great to have a direct connection to the people who work at the companies of the very resources you are using for teaching and learning? Do you think Microsoft is magnificent? Do you think PBS is the perfect platform for digital media content?

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2017

Edmodo’s investigation into. its alleged massive data breach , in conjunction with reports from bloggers that the company has been tracking student and teacher users for advertising purposes, is more than a public relations nightmare. Since Fitzgerald's blog post went up on Saturday the company has removed the tracking code.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 16, 2018

” Which companies have apps that are flagged for privacy invasions by the study authors? . “When their children are using those apps, parents should have a reasonable expectation of privacy.” Among others (in no particular order): Duolingo. Khan Academy. McGraw-Hill Education.

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The Innovative Educator

JUNE 30, 2016

I’ve written about the privacy policies of some of the popular players in classrooms such as Microsoft, Google, Class Dojo, and Edmodo which you can read about at this link. It is the innovative educators who are trying the newest tools and pushing the companies to update their platform in terms of privacy and pedagogy.

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Tom Murray

JUNE 3, 2016

Although there is anticipated growth as company large companies enter the “open” market, some examples include: OER Commons – Created by Future Ready partner ISKME , OER Commons is a free teaching and learning network, bringing together over 50,000 educational resources available for anyone to use. Sign up for the wait list here.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2017

We were victims of the FAFSA breach, now we are victims again with Edmodo. Most recently, one of the most widely-used education technology companies, Edmodo, had records for. Often they read about these incidents on the news before receiving official notice from the district or company. “We Rachel Stickland, Parent.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

“We talk about this in terms of URLs and tracking, but what we are tracking is bits and pieces of people’s lives being sent off into black boxes to be used in ways that we don’t know,” Bill Fitzgerald, a blogger who discovered tracking cookies hidden in an education product from Edmodo, told EdSurge.

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Edsurge

APRIL 7, 2020

But for some for-profit companies, if they’ve never built the fundraising muscle and are now making their products free, I can see how this can be a very difficult time.” To support schools and families during this time—and perhaps build goodwill for sales prospects in the future—many companies are providing their services gratis.

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Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2018

Joining them were an additional 6,000 reps from companies big and small. Fractions covers math standards for grades 3-6 and features a storyline and what the company calls “personalized feedback” through an online tutor. The company describes it as a “digital, adaptive personalized learning solution.”

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techlearning

AUGUST 1, 2018

The local community is welcome to join Edmodo in watching speakers in person in San Mateo, CA, asking questions, accessing speaker handouts and resources, along with interacting with educators from around the world. Recently, Edmodo to create tools that educators can use to address individualized student needs.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

As schools and districts increasingly rely on digital tools, what have companies and districts learned about safeguarding sensitive information? Survivors from high-profile breaches at two education technology companies—Edmodo and Schoolzilla—shared what they learned at the SF Edtech Meetup on Sept. Minimize Data Collection.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Students in attendance and following live streams on YouTube and Edmodo participated in activities to encourage sharing stories about their experiences online and to develop ways to use class time to promote responsible internet use. The company has also enlisted artificial intelligence to track hate speech on the platform.

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Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2019

Among the graduates were a half dozen education technology companies. CareerTu The growing number of Chinese e-commerce companies and their fight for eyeballs has created a business opportunity for Ruiwan Xu and her team at New York-based CareerTu. That’s one of the core philosophies behind his company, Edyst.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JANUARY 19, 2015

Hacking" the multiple choice/true-false quiz, Edmodo''s quiz feature is my go-to tool for replacing paper quizzes and scantron forms and providing instantaneous feedback on student performance. Edmodo''s quizzes have saved me so much time grading. The topic for tonight is classroom hacks. For tips and tricks, check out this post.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 8, 2013

The inspiration for this idea came from Google’s 80/20 Innovation Model where engineers are encouraged to take 20 percent of their time to work on something company-related that interests them personally. Duties that we cut are now assumed by me and my administrative team. Image credit: [link] The PGP was launched in September 2011.

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The Innovative Educator

JULY 20, 2014

I have had the pleasure to be involved with creating partnerships between innovative educators and the companies that provide them with resources. This currently includes companies like PBS, Common Sense Media, Google, and, Microsoft, SMART, and Edmodo. This is a big PR problem that corporations need to take seriously.

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The Web20Classroom

JULY 11, 2013

The first in the series was Collaborative Learning With Edmodo. Many TV shows, events, companies, and more are creating hashtags to monitor conversations and just generally engage with other followers. Today we will look at how to utilize hashtags for learning and sharing. You want to hear what other folks are saying about the game.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Last summer, the San Francisco-based company invited several dozen educational publishers and organizations to create and sell materials to Quizlet users, as part of a closed beta program. Today, the company announced it is inviting any content creator, including individual educators, to apply for its Premium Content program.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 24, 2018

But has Pearson, the world’s biggest education company, finally turned the corner on its rocky digital transformation journey? Some of Coursera’s most popular courses aren’t taught by universities at all, but rather by its co-founder Andrew Ng, through his spin-off company, Deeplearning.ai. What’s Next for Pearson?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. Remember Edmodo? The company has raised some $77.5

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Educational Technology Guy

AUGUST 12, 2012

I was an Aerospace engineer and worked for companies like Pratt & Whitney and Sikorsky Aircraft. It''s similar to Edmodo in many ways, but bigger and used by corporations. I was an engineer for 10 years before deciding to become an educator and work to help other students become engineers and scientists.

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Edsurge

JULY 16, 2018

edtech industry, that’s no big deal: In the first six months of 2018, 62 companies raised $739 million in venture capital. edtech company has hit the nine-figure mark in 2018: a $110 million round for Connexeo, a provider of administrative payment software for schools and community institutions. But for the U.S.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JULY 16, 2014

It was so nice to enjoy the company of like-minded folks over food and drinks without having to shout over the gaggle of the throng and the cacophony of a DJ.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

This is the first time that the company, which has raised $59.5 The company has accomplished that first task, having amassed more than 35 million teachers, parents and students, who together send about 250 million messages each month. Edmodo, with 65 million users and $87.5

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The Innovative Educator

MARCH 15, 2015

1) Online Learning Communities for Education Resources It is no longer okay for companies to provide teachers with just a product. Today we ask companies whose products we use, like Google, PBS, and Common Sense Media to develop online learning networks comprised of their staff and NYCDOE educators who use the product. I want more ».

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Edsurge

MARCH 23, 2018

She says if she was still using Facebook groups, she doesn’t think the recent news about the company would bother her. Popular among the K-12 community are tools like Edmodo, which modeled its early design and interface very closely to Facebook, and Remind, a communication app that lets users in schools share reminders and assignments.

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eSchool News

MARCH 3, 2015

Ed tech companies are not immune to hackers and vulnerabilities. Featured on eSchool News IT Newsletter Safety & Security Top News big data Edmodo LMS safety security student data' But schools can protect themselves. If I’m being honest, I’ll admit I wasn’t paying close attention. Now I had their attention.

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The Innovative Educator

APRIL 18, 2018

For the past ten years I've moderated online communities in numerous platforms including Facebook, Ning, Yammer, O365 Groups and Teams, Edmodo and Google Groups. Now, rather than having to hire an outside company, Facebook gives you the tools you need. Facebook is the platform that has had the most success in retaining engaged members.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JULY 26, 2012

And if I was such a fantastic editor, wouldn''t I be working for a publishing company? assessment books edmodo flipclass flipped literature PBL project based learning writing' And honestly, if I were such a fantastic writer, wouldn''t I be living life as professional author? It is a failing cycle that does not produce results.

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techlearning

APRIL 23, 2018

For the past ten years I've moderated online communities in numerous platforms including Facebook, Ning, Yammer, O365 Groups and Teams, Edmodo and Google Groups. Now, rather than having to hire an outside company, Facebook gives you the tools you need. Facebook is the platform that has had the most success in retaining engaged members.

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Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

The company is looking for more districts to become partners for the testing phase before launch, Joseph told the audience of mostly superintendents at the session, which also featured Andrew Marcinek, who was named the first open-ed resources adviser in the U.S. .” This piece we have committed to making absolutely free forever.

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