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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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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EdTech Company Edmodo Industry 147

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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Edmodo Pearson Company Conference 150

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. We know what tools support great pedagogy, but it gets murky when we lift the hood to see what is underneath in terms of safety, privacy, security, and compliance.

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The Innovative Educator

JUNE 29, 2014

Do you excel at using Edmodo? Wouldn’t it be great to find others in your district using the same tools as you? 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?

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Company Edmodo Education Microsoft 74

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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Khan Academy Education Company Exercises 161

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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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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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

In some hands, social media tools are blights on society, tools for bullies and misinformation campaigns. The company has also enlisted artificial intelligence to track hate speech on the platform. Both companies have also published policies around so-called “deepfakes” of manipulated and altered media on their platforms.

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Digital Citizenship Facebook Social Media Edmodo 136

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. Education impacts everyone and for students to succeed, teachers need support, comprehensive coaching, and effective tools.”

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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.

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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. Nobody knows how to use” digital marketing tools, Xu claims. “We

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 24, 2018

Yet it can be tedious to manually keep track of how students interact with different pieces of software—or whether these tools are even being used. But the company’s most compelling case for reclaiming pole position in the education market isn’t the tablet, argues EdSurge columnist Jin-Soo Huh. billion on education software each year.

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EdTech Pearson Industry Student Data Privacy 114

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.

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Edmodo Classroom Company Tools 60

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 8, 2013

tools, and develop their own Personal Learning Networks (PLN’s). 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. Image credit: [link] The PGP was launched in September 2011.

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Common Core Educreations Personal Learning Network Flipped Classroom 359

Fractus Learning

MARCH 10, 2015

The below five tools are not just a starting point to help your students manage and maintain their online privacy, they should be the beginning of an ongoing discussion detailing the importance, consequences and risks associated with online privacy and security. More than 70 companies just signed a pledge to protect student data privacy.

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Tools Student Data Privacy Edmodo Android 40

Edsurge

MARCH 23, 2018

Once upon a time, educators like Sarah Jackson—the aforementioned teacher—found Facebook to be a handy tool for class. She says if she was still using Facebook groups, she doesn’t think the recent news about the company would bother her. She felt like having both would be redudant.

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Facebook Social Media Moodle Edmodo 76

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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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 The market for such a tool is not empty, though.

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Edmodo Company EdTech Strategy 60

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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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

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.

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Groups Edmodo Facebook Outcomes 41

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.

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Groups Facebook Edmodo Social Media 40

The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 3, 2011

I wrote a post on December 28, 2009 where I talked about tools that I thought would have a break out year. There was a lot of buzz about it every now and then on Twitter but I still don''t see it''s widespread adoption as a great storytelling tool and feedback tool. How did I do? Need ideas? So what do I see for this year?

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Tablets Edmodo Wiki Facebook 100

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

We are encouraging students, teachers, organizations and companies to host virtual events involving technology on September 17, 2015. Global Collaboration Day will introduce others to the tools, resources, projects and programs that are available to educators today. Ideas are listed on our host page.

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Edmodo Company Twitter Survey 28

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

AUGUST 10, 2017

We’ve been teased for months with what improvements were on the way to this already phenomenal tool, and at a live stream announcement, the details were released. At it’s core, Flipgrid is a tool that allows you to post a topic and have students respond with video that is instantly uploaded to one location. Integrations.

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Meeting Moodle Schoology Edmodo 45

MSEDTechie

MARCH 11, 2016

And over at Nearpod, the company recently launched Nearpod VR. But there are so many more opportunities for students to connect and create socially: Mystery Skyping , Google Hangouts and Connected Classrooms , Edmodo and social media tools like Pinterest provide spaces to build many lifelong skills— even from an early age.

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Social Media STEM Edcamps Edmodo 40

MindShift

JUNE 22, 2016

Tool discovery is often a challenge for teachers interested in finding ways to use technology that will change the way they and their students work. With so much going on in the classroom, many teachers don’t have the time to test out various apps and find the perfect tool to meet their needs. It can be a good presentation tool.

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Adobe Mobility Smartphone Libraries 53

EdTechSandyK

MARCH 3, 2012

Here are some possible outcomes I envision: A tool has been removed, but the underlying behavior patterns have not been dealt with. The tools of the time were different, but the actions were the same. Instead of banning Facebook, consider using it as a teaching tool. Flat Classroom also provides teacher training and support.

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Facebook Social Media Digital Citizenship Edmodo 108

Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

education technology companies raised $1.45 And that dip in dealflow has been happening in recent years: Investors are pouring more money into the edtech industry, but across fewer companies. For edtech companies able to show consistent growth and revenue, that should be welcome news. Last year, U.S. billion raised by U.S.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

In the digital age, inquiry and problem-solving can span across a range of media and tools. For this reason, many educational standards, including the Common Core, emphasize the importance of being able to read, write, and interact across a range of media, platforms, and tools. This skill is often referred to as "transliteracy."

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies has announced it is allowing any SQL-based business intelligence tool, such as Tableau and Jaspersoft, to access data from its modern, student information system and learning management system. In addition, Alma will continue to provide its own set of robust reporting tools to meet many needs and budgets.

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Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 71

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Early-stage education entrepreneurs were also in short supply; word in the halls was that private companies were expected to be making $15 million-plus in revenue to get a formal invite. At the turn of this century, most publicly-traded companies attending the event were operators of for-profit colleges and universities.

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Edmentum Education Company Industry 106

Edsurge

MARCH 14, 2018

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.

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Khan Academy EdTech Schoology Edmodo 124

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

A: Many of the online learning tools available on LearnCentral are now available in CourseSites, our free, fully hosted online course creation and facilitation service that includes the web conferencing features of Blackboard Collaborate and is available to instructors for up to five courses. Q: Why are you making this announcement now?

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Blackboard Edmodo Accessibility Resources 70

Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2019

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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Industry Edmodo Pearson Instructional Materials 81

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 1, 2014

Geo-educators can join the community through a variety of online platforms including Twitter, Facebook, and the secure educator site, Edmodo ( www.geo-educatorcommunity.org ). In her blog, Kleinspiration, Erin shares strategies and tools to help educators create transformational schools of the 21st century. More information at [link].

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Libraries Common Core Classroom Digital Citizenship 59

TeacherCast

AUGUST 27, 2015

Should individual teachers have to assess the pros and cons for themselves of systems like Edsby , Google Classroom, Edmodo, Schoology or Moodle? A given teacher might be using a handful of apps: for learning management (Edmodo? So if the system doesn’t work as planned, the company can be held accountable to make it right.

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