Edmodo
Private, Secure, Web Sharing
Purpose
The purpose of using Edmodo is to allow students a safe and secure place to complete coursework using a common interface.
If you or your students use Facebook - using Edmodo is simple!
What is it that makes Edmodo class a secure environment ?
The following information is taken from Educators Technology and Mobile Learning.
Edmodo explicitly deals with school and teacher concerns about social networking for students in the following ways:
- Each Edmodo class group is managed and controlled by the teacher
- Students need an access code to join the class. If a student shares the code outside the class, the teacher can change it, without affecting students already joined in the group.
- Students can only communicate to the whole class or to the teacher – private messages between students are not possible.
- Anonymous posting is not possible.
- Teachers can delete posts.
- If schools upgrade (free) to the institutional features, the school can audit all teacher and student activity.
- Parental access to their children’s posts and to the teacher is an optional feature.
Library
The Library allows you to upload and store anything from Word documents to You Tube videos to web page links.
- Access files from anywhere!
- Organize into folders
- Connects to your Google Drive
Creating Groups
Training Session Group = https://edmo.do/j/5mgcz5
Join using this code = v9mwg2
- Group "locks" after 14 days
- Can create smaller groups within a given group (Gifted, IEP, Period 1, etc..)
- Can set Members to Read-Only Status
Tasks
Notes
Use as a blog; share class notes, files, videos; share web links; securely share student work and photos
Assignments
- Create Assignments
- Schedule them to Post at a Later Time
- Assign to groups or individuals
Create Quizzes
- Quizzes can be posted for a later time
- Scores imported directly into the Edmodo gradebook
- Quizzes can be printed for those with no access to a computer
- Receive instant feedback
Other Tools...
- Send Alerts (140 characters - the equivalent of a Tweet)
- Keep track of due dates with the built-in calendar
- Keep track of Edmodo work with the built-in gradebook
- Ask students to take a poll
- Create quick CC practices aligned to specific standards
- Collaborate with other teachers in your district and those around the world
Edmodo APP Store
Yes! Edmodo has its very own App Store. But Appers BEWARE, not all apps are free!
And Edmodo as an APP...
Check Posts, notifications, and students assignments on the go with the Edmodo App.
Available through Google Play, Amazon, and iTunes
Parent Code
Parents can receive their own individual code to use to view their student's progress on Edmodo. This gives the parent Read-Only access. They can not add or edit content in any way. To find the Parent Code, go in to the individual student,
Peer Development Presentation - Feedback Survey
Please take a few minutes to complete a feedback survey on today's Edmodo presentation. This is a required component of the Peer Development presentation. Click the link to the Google Form here....
http://goo.gl/forms/ygHLP6QJxK
Thanks,
Tracy