Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:00:17 +0200 A social network for learning? Isn't the point of social networks to waste time?Start-up Edmodo, which has 2.5 million users, is taking Facebook-like tools that a new generation of students already know how to use--and bringing them to the K-12 classroom. The service is designed for students to communicate with teachers and each other around assignments and class topics. "Teachers want to help students learn the way they're already living," says Nic Borg, Edmodo founder and CEO, and a former Chicago-area teacher. ... (Source: Forbes)
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