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Popular K-12 Tool Edmodo Shuts Down

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Edmodo is permanently shuttering , the company announced late Monday. It’s no longer viable “for us to maintain the level of service you deserve and that we can take pride in ourselves,” the company wrote in an online explanation of its closure. Started in 2008, Edmodo boasted tens of millions of users. It's so sad!”

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In the News: Educational Android Apps Improperly Track Children

Doug Levin

” 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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Meet the All New Flipgrid! #flipgridfever

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

Flipgrid now integrates with multiple platforms including Google Classroom, Canva, Edmodo, Blackboard, Moodle, Sway, WordPress, Powerschool, Schoology, Brightspace, OneNote, and Teams. Flipgrid is always evolving because they are a company who listens to their users. Integrations. In education we use many platforms.

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The Long Life of a Data Trail

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Within educational technology, tech companies can acquire data via multiple routes. The fact that EdTech companies treat student data (which really is a track record of learning, personal interest, and growth) as an asset to be bought or sold is on very shaky ground, both pedagogically and ethically.

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No Kidding: This Pre-Revenue Edtech Startup Just Raised $15M in Series B Funding

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But the company has kept mum on specifics to everyone else, only sharing that it’s seen “viral growth across hundreds of thousands” of U.S. It took some time for the company to build all these tools. But that could change as the company rolls out its newest product, Kiddom Academy. He is also Kiddom’s newest board member.

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Twelve Years Later: How the K-12 Industry and Investment Landscape Has Shifted (Part 2)

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Twelve years ago, Amplify CEO Larry Berger and I wrote about the “ pareto distribution ” of companies in the K-12 sector. Most revenue was generated by a few winner-take-all companies, then there was a long tail of subscale operators. And a new, growing class of companies may soon join us. We broke through in different ways.

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Latest Updates to Discovery Education’s Flexible K-12 Platform Keeps All Learners Connected to Engaging Content, Instructional Strategies, and Professional Learning

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Discovery Education’s K-12 learning platform now integrates into Microsoft Teams, Canvas, Schoology, Google Classroom, Brightspace by D2L, and Infinite Campus. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc., Discovery Education currently serves approximately 4.5