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Popular K-12 Tool Edmodo Shuts Down

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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. Edmodo did not respond to an inquiry from EdSurge. It's so sad!”

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China’s NetDragon to Acquire Edmodo for $137.5 Million

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China’s NetDragon has gobbled up another education technology company. This time, it’s Edmodo , one the largest online social communities of teachers and students in the world. million for Edmodo. Also like Facebook, Edmodo grew rapidly. According to a financial statement published by NetDragon, Edmodo lost $19.5

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Summer Learning Series-Collaborative Classroom With Edmodo

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First up, Edmodo. So you might be asking yourself, what is Edmodo ? Edmodo is a social network designed for education. Here is where the beauty of Edmodo comes in. The only way that students can connect to Edmodo is through the group code you give. My favorite part of Edmodo are the parent codes.

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With a New CEO, Can Edmodo Regain Its Ed Mojo?

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“What really drew me to Edmodo was the opportunity to use technology to provide a much better learning experience for everyone,” says Kim in an interview with EdSurge. In September, Kim took over as CEO of Edmodo , the San Mateo, Calif. They do not use Edmodo at their school—yet.)

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Why You Should Give Edmodo A Try

The Web20Classroom

Recently I attended the North Carolina Technology In Education Society''s (NCTIES) Annual Conference. We partnered with Edmodo to create the NCTIES community. So you might be asking yourself, what is Edmodo ? Edmodo is a social network designed for education. Here is where the beauty of Edmodo comes in.

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

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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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Online Mentoring via Edmodo & Google

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Using Edmodo for the virtual classroom space, teachers and students connected from 1,972 miles away. Joz connected with students on Edmodo and worked with them on collaborative Google Docs. Joz and I communicated via Edmodo, Gmail and Google Hangouts. Joz and I communicated via Edmodo, Gmail and Google Hangouts.

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