20 Ways to Use Edmodo

1. 20 Ways to Use Edmodo

2. 1. Student writing projects Give your students an enriching writing experience through Edmodo. • Help students tap into individualism, build self-esteem and measure how far they’ve come during the school yearwith writing projects: • Class Blog • “Flat Stanley”project • “This I Believe” project • Edmodo provides students a platform for sharing their writing with teachers, peers and family.

3. 2. Role Playing Help students understand key events by reenacting them through role playing activities. • Create student profiles for relevant figures and integrate knowledge in action. • Inject life into old curriculum and helps students develop the skills of initiative, communication, problem-solving, self-awareness, and working cooperatively in teams.

4. 3. Backchannel Discussions Encourage real-time discussions through Edmodo. • Read alouds • In-class movies • Professional development events • Extend learning beyond the classroom walls. (Backchannel during current events- e.g. State of the Union, Elections, breaking news stories, etc.) • Mobile website and iPhone/Android apps provide easy access to Edmodo anytime, anywhere.

5. 4. Language Practice Spice up your foreign language class by having students write and respond to questions in Edmodo. • Encourages students to practice their language skills through real life conversations. • Create a co-classroom with other students from across the globe to help students learn from each other.

6. 5. Grammar and Punctuation Help your students improve their grammar and punctuation by enforcing proper usage on Edmodo. • Require students to post in complete words and sentence (i.e. “you” not “u”, “I” not “i”). • Teach students digital citizenship skills and help prepare them for our connected world.

7. 6. Communicate with Parents • Send a message to students and parents in your class each week to keep them updated on all of the events and achievements of your class. • Provides a way for parents to reach out to you for one-on-one discussions. Keep parents up-to-date on classroom activities during the semester through parent accounts on Edmodo.

8. 7. Book Clubs Encourage students to read withan Edmodo book club. • Host after school book clubs or summer book clubs. • Facilitate discussions with writing prompts. • Connect with other classrooms around the globe for book discussions.

9. 8. Mobile Learning Give your students an interactive educational experience through mobile devices. • Bring Edmodo on your next field trip • Post photos and create scavenger hunt questions, polls or quiz questions along the way. • Great for backchannel discussions 9

10. 9. Sick days & extended leave Edmodo is great for communicating when you or one of your students are absent from school. • Provide notes, assignments or other updates to students who are absent. • Communicate updates or check in with your your class if you are absent from school.

11. 10. Teacher Lounge Create a “teacher lounge” where teachers within your school can discuss ideas and share content. • Creates a casual environment where online discussions can take place. • Share ideas, files and links between a voluntary group of teachers. • Teachers can contribute on their own time.

12. 11. Planning Committees Whether you’re planning your school play, the annual fundraiser or next year’s curriculum, Edmodo makes it easier through online collaboration. • Invite teachers, students, parents, or administrators to join. • Share ideas and content with all group members. • Allows for ongoing dialogue at the convenience of your group members.

13. 12. Tutor Connection Create a group on Edmodo to connect with tutors. • Allows you to communicate upcoming assignments, quizzes or tests • Enables you and the tutor to share ideas, content and advice that will further advance the learning potential of the student • Include parents in on the discussions

14. 13. Project Based Learning Use Edmodo sub groups for project-based learning. • Students can collaborate and work towards specific goals together in small groups. • Example PBL projects include- peer reviews, differentiation, mock trials. • Anytime, anywhere communication between group members. • All group information can be shared and stored in Edmodo for easy access by all group members.

15. 14. Reading Critique Take reading to the next level by having students critique each other. • Students can upload and listen to audio files directly on Edmodo. • Promotes encouragement between students in the classroom. • Helps improve listening skills • Not limited to reading, can also do art critiques, writing critiques, etc.

16. 15. Co-teaching Connect your classroom with other classrooms within your school or around the globe. • Co-teachers can help grade assignments, monitor discussions, and post files or comments to the group. • Join an Edmodo subject area community to connect with other teachers around the world.

17. 16. “Sub Hub” Provide your sub an easy way to help manage students and stay connected with you. • Create a student account for your sub so they can participate in your Edmodo class, without gaining access to your account. • Allows you to communicate with your sub and students, plus view all classroom activity, even while you’re away.

18. 17. Science Probes Engage your students through science probes on Edmodo. • Post videos, polls and other interactives • Help students who are too shy to raise their hand in class, or speak up in a group, voice their opinions.

19. 18. RSS Feed Feed your favorite blogs into your Edmodo groups. • Retrieve the RSS links for the blogs you want your class to follow and add them to the group. • Create a group specifically for blogs/content being shared by bloggers in your PLN.

20. 19. School Clubs Edmodo is a great collaboration tool for district wide clubs like Robotics, Forensics, sports teams, etc. • Use the calendar feature to mark important dates/matches/meets/practices. • Notifications will help you update the group on important messages . • Post results, pictures, etc. for the group to view.

21. 20. Alumni Groups After the school year ends, keep in touch with students and help them stay connected with each other. • Create one alumni group for all your classes to join • Distribute group code at the end of the year

22. What questions do you have?

23. Join the 20 Ways to Use Edmodo group: Group code: 61ulgl Check out our Edmodo In Action videos: http://help.edmodo.com/edmodo-in-action/ Implement one of these ideas and tell us how it worked: ideas@edmodo.com Support 1 2 3

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