Social Networking has revolutionized everything from how we connect with friends to how we get our news to how we look for jobs. Now, education startup Edmodo is poised to revolutionize the way teachers connect with students and each other with $15 million cash infusion from Reid Hoffman and former Facebook executive Matt Cohler.
Edmodo, which was started in 2008 by Nic Borg and Jeff O’Hara in Chicago, Illinois, is a secure, Facebook-like social network that allows teachers to connect with students to share content, access homework, and collaborate on assignments. Borg and Hara started Edmodo because schools needed to “evolve the environment to reflect the connected world in which we live.” Edmodo also allows teachers to connect with each other, promoting professional development and communication of best practices.
As of this writing, Edmodo has over 4.8 million teachers and students on its network.
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Trouble is that Edmodo still approaches education as a closed, private system. So you have pockets of learning and knowledge that can never become public enough because people don't have access to all the private access codes for it. You lose scale and leverage.
And as implemented now, most of the postings are teachers with very little from students. They have some kinks to work out with all that money.
I think that being private and closed will actually drive adoption. Privacy and Security is a major concern of school and students, and will help get this into classrooms.
I would love to see students engage more with teachers and each other, I know that when I was in school it didn't happen much. This platform has a lot of potential, and I hope Reid Hoffman and Matt Cohler help Edmodo make the right moves!
Adult learning, or adult education, is the practice of training and developing skills in adults. It is also sometimes referred to as andragogy (the art and science of helping adults learn).Adult education has become common in many countries.
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