1 / 24

Welcome

Welcome. Please find a seat. If you already have an Edmodo account, please join the following group to access our resources: Elementary: 2hgh4k Secondary: vitk82 New Librarians: aejmpv. introductions. Jennifer Weaver – ODL Benjamin Wagner– ODL

laird
Download Presentation

Welcome

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Welcome • Please find a seat. If you already have an Edmodo account, please join the following group to access our resources: Elementary: 2hgh4k Secondary: vitk82 New Librarians: aejmpv

  2. introductions • Jennifer Weaver – ODL • Benjamin Wagner– ODL • Please introduce yourself to the other people around you as necessary. Elementary: 2hgh4k Secondary: vitk82 New Librarians: aejmpv

  3. Edmodo Supported PLCs Department of Digital Learning Elementary: 2hgh4k Secondary: vitk82 New Librarians: aejmpv

  4. Outcomes: • Identify tools in Edmodo that support the characteristics of PLCs Elementary: 2hgh4k Secondary: vitk82 New Librarians: aejmpv

  5. Warm up Directions: • Turn and discuss these questions with a partner • What is a Professional Learning Community (PLC)? • How could using PLCs benefit yourself and/or your school? Elementary: 2hgh4k Secondary: vitk82 New Librarians: aejmpv

  6. According to Doug Johnson: • “Reduced to its simplest definition, a PLC is a group of professionals working collaboratively to discuss and practice effective professional strategies in order to increase student performance.” • Or “..Maybe we ought to call them BLBs – Blind Leading the Blinds.” http://www.doug-johnson.com/dougwri/blb-or-plc.html

  7. PLC for LMS • A school librarian PLC might facilitate the sharing of resources and strategies that could help increase student achievement throughout the district. • The LMS should be an active participant in any PLCs in their own building by making sure they know how to effectively use tools to enhance their efforts.

  8. Characteristics of Effective PLCs • Focus on Learning/Results • Shared Values and Vision • Supportive and Shared Leadership • Culture of Collaboration • Collective Inquiry and Learning • Mutual Trust and Respect

  9. Using edmodo Features to Support PLCS • Folders • Notes • Communities • Planner

  10. Using edmodo to create a Culture of Collaboration • Feature 1- Folders • Sharing data resources • Home Access • Unlimited Storage • 100 MB per upload

  11. Edmodo Library • Upload, store and edit content to your personal library • Organize library into folders and share files and folders with groups • Unlimited Storage, • accessible anywhere!

  12. Group Folders • Add folders to organize shared resources • Access shared resources in group folders

  13. Group Folders • Upload files and links to the folder. Also add items from your own library • Attach to a note • Download • Preview

  14. Considerations • Think of bigger picture… • Descriptive file names • Avoid redundancy (only one folder per topic is necessary) • Don’t tamper with files and folders put there by others • Alert the group when you’ve added new content

  15. Using edmodo to create a Culture of Collaboration • Feature 2- Notes

  16. Using edmodo to create a Culture of Collaboration • Feature 2- Notes continued

  17. Post a Message Select to post a note, alert, assignment, quiz or poll Send a message to a group, or post direct messages to specific students or teacher connections Post message immediately or send out at a scheduled time. Embed videos, attach files, link to websites or point to documents from your Edmodo Library collection

  18. Using edmodo to create a Culture of Collaboration • Feature 3- Communities

  19. Communities Find Communities under the Discover icon Choose “Follow” to view community updates on your landing page Click on the title to post a message to the community Search or browse for specific topics within content areas

  20. Using edmodo to create a Culture of Collaboration • Feature 4- Planner

  21. Planner • Filter by group or view all • Add class events, school events or view scheduled assignments

  22. Interactions • What’s wrong with this picture?

  23. In Summary • A PLC is a group of professionals working collaboratively to discuss and practice effective professional strategies in order to increase student performance. • You can be part of the district LMS PLC and/or part of PLCs in your school building. • You can introduce your staff to Edmodo as a tool that can enhance the efforts of PLCs. • You can be the “vision leading change in your schools – not the blind!” Doug Johnson

  24. Questions? Thank you! Jennifer Weaver – jweaver@bcps.org Benjamin Wagner– jweaver@bcps.org

More Related