article thumbnail

China’s NetDragon to Acquire Edmodo for $137.5 Million

Edsurge

This time, it’s Edmodo , one the largest online social communities of teachers and students in the world. million for Edmodo. Edmodo was started in 2008 by a teacher and IT support person as a “Facebook-like” community aimed at connecting educators with students and with one another. Also like Facebook, Edmodo grew rapidly.

Edmodo 150
article thumbnail

5 Ways for Teachers to Streamline Their Workload

Ask a Tech Teacher

But the best advantage of using scheduling software is its capacity to detect conflicts. and Edmodo to create and share quizzes that your students can answer at their convenience. These platforms may also feature an enrollment and booking system which enables students to select subjects and schedules that match their needs.

Edmodo 306
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Learning Math Should be Fun and Engaging

A Principal's Reflections

Starting in December 2011, she began using Edmodo , an online platform that enables innovative and social learning, as a way to share online videos and content on the relevant topic for her students to view and assign online polls to complete in order to foster discussion on the topic the next day.

Edmodo 282
article thumbnail

Flipping Instruction in a Captivating Fashion

A Principal's Reflections

Chellani’s recent initiatives has been to integrate Edmodo into her daily lessons. She searches on the Internet for videos on the relevant content, posts them on Edmodo for her students to view, and creates polls (guided practice problems) for her students to complete in order to foster discussion on the topic the next day.

Adobe 283
article thumbnail

Why I like Edmodo

Connecting 2 the World

We don''t have technical support for Edmodo, but we now have minimal support for the LMS as more people are encouraged to use it but the number of support positions have stayed the same (3 dedicated positions for a university of 10,000 students). So what do I like about Edmodo? There is no syllabus creation function.

Edmodo 40
article thumbnail

Guest post: Caston Binger Explains How the Digital Revolution Has Transformed Education

EdTech4Beginners

However, with the advent of social media and collaborative software tools, students can now work together from anywhere. One great example of this is the online classroom platform, Edmodo. Edmodo is also aligned with the Common Core State Standards, so it can be used to measure student progress.

Coursera 113
article thumbnail

All the Upgrades and Updates From Apple, Google and More at ISTE 2018

Edsurge

Software Updates Google is reorganizing its Classroom platform to make it easier to sort materials by topic. McGraw-Hill introduces a new English language arts software for grades 2-7 called Redbird Language Arts & Writing. As ever, it was a popular time for product announcements. What, too soon?)

Edmodo 106