Edsurge

MAY 24, 2017

We were victims of the FAFSA breach, now we are victims again with Edmodo. Since then a slew of security breaches and malicious data hacks have hit educational institutions, including K-12 districts and their technology providers. Most recently, one of the most widely-used education technology companies, Edmodo, had records for.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

The FBI has released a public service announcement warning educators and parents that edtech can create cybersecurity risks for students. The memo also notes that in 2017, two large edtech companies experienced cybersecurity issues. The other company suffered a breach and student data was posted for sale on the Dark Web.”

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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. According to Fitzgerald, Edmodo is not alone in its veiled consumer tracking practices.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Nothing is sacred—or secure—when it comes to data. 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. The best way to secure data is to not collect any. Source: Orrick.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 24, 2018

And we’re filing stories that capture the essence of the edtech industry in 2018. But the edtech industry has hit some bumps along the way, wrestling with collateral concerns from the public spotlight over data privacy and security. A Clever Way to Measure How Students Actually Use Edtech (and Whether It Works).

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

AUGUST 12, 2014

Edmodo, Curriculet, and Google Drive are essential to productive workflow in my class. Essentially, this is what I do: Organize students into classes on Edmodo with all resources, agendas, links to edtech tools, assignments, and quizzes are completed in Edmodo. Edmodo Edmodo is my online classroom space.

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Tom Murray

JUNE 3, 2016

From proposed rulemaking, to information on open data, this is a great first stop for your information gathering. Stories of EdTech Innovation. Another resource created by the Office of EdTech is their “story engine” which highlights districts around the nation leading the way in a multitude of areas.

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

JUNE 30, 2016

The large publishing companies ( Pearson , McGraw Hill ), technology players ( Google , Amazon ), and more well established ed tech ( Edmodo , BrainPOP ) all have a lot of real estate, including about a dozen people on the floor, and presentation theaters. Our goal isn’t to be competing at the level of Edmodo,” said Kim.

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Graphite Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Within educational technology, tech companies can acquire data via multiple routes. BetterLesson is an example of a site like this - a teacher creates an account, and only teacher data gets collected. A fourth model that collects both learner and parent data includes apps for kids, marketed either to parents or to children.

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Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2018

Frontline Education , a provider of K-12 data software, is developing a new feature (or “skill”) for Alexa that allows administrators to access data, such as teacher evaluation reports and employment rates, through voice-activated commands. It will begin piloting the skill later this year.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

I have it automatically open up my most used tabs: Gmail, Google Calendar, PowerTeacher, Blogger, Tweetdeck, Edmodo and Evernote. Aviary''s clipping extension for Chrome to clip graphics from the internet and edit or modify them for both my edtech blog and lesson plans and resources. Here''s more about my adventure with Edmodo.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

OCTOBER 7, 2012

I found out that Google Docs Integration with Edmodo (often called Facebook for Education) has been available since March. One of our teachers had expressed interest in trying Edmodo, before the Academy.) The Data Liberation Front site is a central location for information on how to move your data in and out of Google products.

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Edsurge

APRIL 7, 2020

For him, the additional costs come less from needing more servers, as the app handles most of the data processing on local devices. Jon Mattingly, CEO of Kodable Keith Schacht, co-founder and CEO of MysteryScience , says his internal data tracks largely with the spikes that LearnPlatform reported. But in six months it may be gone.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JULY 8, 2015

I create a template Google Doc with guiding questions and have Classroom create a copy for each student and I attach the master spreadsheet for the students to copy/paste their particular data. Students analyze their data and agree/disagree with the itemized evaluations as well as the whole evaluation.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

MARCH 27, 2014

I''m fascinated with gamification and using Edmodo to gamify my Odyssey unit , but Mrs. Dause''s approach has got me thinking. Could data translate to gamification? You, too, can connect with her on Edmodo and her website. BYOD classdojo edtech gamification gamify' Yes, I thought, it could!

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The company claims it can predict what users may need or want to study next, based on data collected about their study habits. And much like how marketplaces like Amazon leverage user data to surface purchase suggestions, Quizlet plans to do the same as users flip through their study sets. Collecting a lot of resources is easy.

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NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

Here’s the good news: Our government edtech officials are convinced that librarians should play a role in curating the burgeoning number of open educational resources (they gave us several shout-outs and ensured we were there). They are curation and edtech pioneers and are the best fit for propelling this movement forward.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

edtech startups in 2017. And that dip in dealflow has been happening in recent years: Investors are pouring more money into the edtech industry, but across fewer companies. Source: EdSurge One trend is clear: The dollars invested in the US edtech industry has ticked up steadily since 2011 (considering 2015 as an aberration).

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

In addition, the new generation of successful EdTech apps are designed to aid and support the many tasks performed by educators. Today’s digital apps show up-to-the-minute progress and can generate reports with more effective and actionable data for both the student and the educator.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

In addition, the new generation of successful EdTech apps are designed to aid and support the many tasks performed by educators. Today’s digital apps show up-to-the-minute progress and can generate reports with more effective and actionable data for both the student and the educator.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 15, 2015

Edmodo – create a more interactive online community around the school and within individual classrooms. Edmodo lets teachers create their own space to share with students and parents. Reminders can be scheduled in advance and as customized as you like. You can save time by sending one-way announcements or by starting a chat.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

In addition, the new generation of successful EdTech apps are designed to aid and support the many tasks performed by educators. Today’s digital apps show up-to-the-minute progress and can generate reports with more effective and actionable data for both the student and the educator.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

In addition, the new generation of successful EdTech apps are designed to aid and support the many tasks performed by educators. Today’s digital apps show up-to-the-minute progress and can generate reports with more effective and actionable data for both the student and the educator.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

JANUARY 1, 2020

I have often talked in Edtech Elixirs how digital tools should help us serve an academic objective. Don't even get me started on how "extra credit" skews the validity of academic data even further, or how enough zeroes can create a statistical hole that even the most motivated student would not be able to climb out.)

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

https://technologyrescue.eventbrite.com March 14th, 7pm US-Eastern: Webinar: Using EdTech to Supercharge Student Inquiry and Multimedia Literacy Skills This is a free event, but you must register to attend and will be sent the event link. Receive a special 15% discount at the end just by attending!

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

How vulnerable is student data at U.S. In a report publicly released in October 2020 , the Government Accountability Office (GAO) counted 99 school data breaches over the past four years, from July 2016 to May 2020, that compromised the personal information of thousands of students in kindergarten through high school. public schools?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2016

How often do you hear your fellow educators talking about data, data, and more data? This will not be another article about how you need to use data to drive your instruction. The additional beauty in formative assessments is that we can use the data without always having to assign a grade to it.

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Edsurge

MARCH 14, 2018

Founded in 2012, Kiddom’s initial offering was a competency-based gradebook that simply recorded data about how students performed on content from third-party content providers. Other tools offering similar functionalities include Edmodo and Nearpod , and learning management systems like Canvas and Schoology.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2014

You can connect with the Geo-Educator Community through a variety of online platforms including Twitter , Facebook and the secure educator site, Edmodo. Take advantage of Robert’s expert tips for explaining frequently misunderstood science topics; gathering student data; and helping students think scientifically.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

If ASU+GSV Summit is the edtech industry’s playground for dealmaking, this is the VIP club for its financiers. edtech investments.) They say that data from students using the tools can help drive continuous refinements to their products. Few, if any educators were present (ironic, given the back-to-school theme).

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Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2019

The first includes the “eyeballs-first” players—companies like Remind, ClassDojo, and Edmodo, who all adopted a “West Coast” approach: collect active users now, with plans to monetize later. Edmodo didn’t find one; Remind has started to sell premium services to schools and clubs; and ClassDojo is marketing to parents.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Learning Management Systems (LMS) – Discovery Education helps school systems maximize the benefits of their edtech investment by making its K-12 platform simple to integrate into an ever-widening variety of LMS.

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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. Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Perhaps the biggest acquisition of the year was Edmodo. million for Edmodo – only about $15 million of which was cash. “EdTech fails to pay, again,” The Financial Times chuckled. . The data analysis and surveillance that are at the core of “smart cities” will surely include education data.

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Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress this week about privacy, data, monopoly power, and regulations. ” Via Campus Technology : “ NYC Data Science Academy Launches Online Bootcamp.” The big “business of ed-tech” news of the week: Edmodo has been acquired by Chinese game-maker NetDragon.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 17, 2018

One Problem: The Data Aren’t All There.” ” One huge problem with the new mobile version of the FAFSA : you can’t use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool on it. “ Is The LMS A Distraction In EdTech Futurology? Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. (National) Education Politics. " But hey.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

From the Edmodo blog : “We’re Partnering with Clever to Give Districts Automatic Digital Classrooms!” This week’s Uber news, via Bloomberg : “ Uber Paid Hackers to Delete Stolen Data on 57 Million People.” ” More via The NYT : “Uber Hid 2016 Breach, Paying Hackers to Delete Stolen Data.”

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