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Popular K-12 Tool Edmodo Shuts Down

Edsurge

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. What Happens To The Data?

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

Edsurge

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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Mindful Tracking Cookie Policies Improve K—12 Data Security

EdTech Magazine

Mindful Tracking Cookie Policies Improve K—12 Data Security. Current web browsing policies in K–12 schools may be allowing third parties to collect and sell student data , creating a need for schools to update and maintain safe internet use protocols. Find more best practices for maintaining student data privacy!

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Do School Districts Need Their Own Data Centers Anymore?

Educational Technology Guy

Do school districts need their own data centers anymore? My school district has a multi-million dollar data center to support 41 buildings, 21,000 students and over 4,000 faculty and staff. Above is just two of the 10 racks in the data center. In addition, you need to backup all of your data, preferably offsite.

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8 EdTech Trends to Watch Out for This 2020

Ask a Tech Teacher

Data Analytics. Much like how social media giants Facebook and Twitter are utilizing our digital footprints to better understand consumer behavior, teachers are also turning to data analytics to learn more about their students. there are more opportunities for students to input valuable personal data. 3D Printing.

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My Favorite and Most Used Tech, Apps and Extensions

Educational Technology Guy

I have it automatically open up my most used tabs: Gmail, Google Calendar, PowerTeacher, Blogger, Tweetdeck, Edmodo and Evernote. I use Tweetdeck in Chrome browser to access my PLN on Twitter. Edmodo is a free, learning management system that is full featured and easy to use. Here''s more about my adventure with Edmodo.

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Flipping.It's Not Just For The Classroom

The Web20Classroom

Someone on Twitter asked me the other day if I had any resources for making faculty meetings better. Scheduling, data sharing, field trips, etc. Edmodo -My favorite social network for schools, you can set up groups for grade levels and departments, share documents, set up polls and questionnaires and more. Faculty meetings.