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March 4, 2008
À la EdmodoBoardBuzz recently learned of a startup called Edmodo thanks to a somewhat random roaming of the internet. TechCrunch labels it as "Twitter in the Classroom," and goes on to say:
Edmodo says it's going to be Twitter for teachers and students, with features like calendaring events that are tailored to the classroom. Personally, I think Twitter itself works just fine as the Twitter for teachers and students, but give edmodo a shot if you're interested. They're taking signups for the private beta now.
However, Twitter itself tends to be one of those services that district administrators choose to block. What administrator wants students twittering at school when they should be learning? Now, dear readers, some of you may be thinking, "What the heck is Twitter?" To which Twitter would reply:
Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?
Think of it as texting meets blogging meets social networking. Twitter is both a free social network and micro-blogging service all in one. Users send short updates or "tweets" to the Twitter website, via texts, instant messaging, or a third-party application such as Twitterrific. Just another example of our youth's hyperconnectivity in action. (For more on that, be sure to check out Creating and Connecting, NSBA's recent study on the online behavior of teens and 'tweens.)
BoardBuzz sees in Edmodo what could be a new trend. As a recent commenter predicted, more and more K-12 infrastructure and classroom management tools will look to web-based solutions. BoardBuzz hasn't seen Edmodo in action, but we think it might be another great addition to the education community's library of Web 2.0 tools.
Posted March 4, 2008 2:30 PM | Education Technology
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Posted by: Jeff O'Hara on March 4, 2008 3:01 PM
Thanks for writing about Edmodo. We look forward to showing the world what Edmodo is going to be as we prepare for our Beta Launch in the next couple weeks.
-Jeff
http://www.edmodo.com
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