Codetown ::: a software developer's community

Time: May 29, 2013 from 7pm to 9pm
Location: Envy Labs
Street: 189 S. Orange Ave Suite #2010
City/Town: Orlando, FL
Website or Map: http://www.meetup.com/EdTech-…
Event Type: meetup
Organized By: Gregg Pollack & Christine
Latest Activity: Jun 2, 2013
Did you know that Orlando is home to some amazing EdTech products and startups? This month we'll be featuring two products that are poised to make some significant headway in improving education.
This is the first of our demo types of meetings, which we hope to do often. If you know of other awesome edtech projects that would be interested, please let us know! (From: http://www.meetup.com/EdTech-Orlando/events/115755412/ )
Codetown is a social network. It's got blogs, forums, groups, personal pages and more! You might think of Codetown as a funky camper van with lots of compartments for your stuff and a great multimedia system, too! Best of all, Codetown has room for all of your friends.
Created by Michael Levin Dec 18, 2008 at 6:56pm. Last updated by Michael Levin May 4, 2018.
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