Edmodo for Educational Networking

1. Edmodo forEducational Networking

2. Table of Contents • Getting Started with Edmodo • Features of Edmodo • Creating and Managing Classes • Grading in Edmodo • Edmodo for Professional Development • Edmodo User Guide Click the button to return to this page.

3. Getting Started • What is Edmodo? • Educational Networking • “Edmodo provides a safe and easy way for your class to connect and collaborate, share content, and access homework, grades and school notices. Our goal is to help educators harness the power of social media to customize the classroom for each and every learner” (Edmodo, 2012). • Sign Up Directions

4. Features Notes Alerts Assignments Quizzes Polls Calendar Badges Groups Library Backpack (for students) Teacher Connections Communities Click the button to return to this page.

5. Notes/Alerts • Say something to entire classes, groups, individual students, or connections. • Attach a file, link, or item from your library a note. • Alerts have a 140 character limit. You cannot include attachments. They appear in bold.

6. Assignments • Create assignments in Edmodo. • Students can submit electronically. • Students can submit by typing their answer in the box or attaching a file. Students can link to their Google Docs Drive and attach those files, as well. • Edmodo provides a grade book – you can grade assignments and give students feedback as an annotation or a comment.

7. Quiz • Multiple Choice • True/False • Short Answer • Fill in the Blank • Students can see their results immediately.

8. Calendar • Edmodo has a calendar feature • Edmodo sends notifications to students when they have quizzes or assignments due, and when they have late assignments or quizzes. • Assignments and quizzes are added to the calendar automatically • You can add events to the calendar

9. Polls • Short, Quick • Limited to one question.

10. Badges • Awards • Customizable • Awarding Badges

11. Groups • Create small groups • Allows you to post to groups of students • Small groups can interact with each other

12. Library • Save links and files • Add directly to library from posts • Store resources, documents • Adding to your Library • Organizing Your Library • Sharing Library Folders

13. Backpack • Similar to teacher’s library • Also works like a flash drive • Allows students to save files and links, which they can access anywhere they have an internet connection

14. Teacher Connections • Allows you to share with colleagues • Share resources, library content • Send notes and alerts

15. Communities • Place to share questions, ideas, and concerns. • Ideas to integrate Edmodo and technology. • Requests to connect with classes throughout the world. • Support group addresses Edmodo questions and concerns.

16. Creating Classes • Edmodo Class Basics

17. Asking Students to Join • Use these instructions for your students to join your group if they are new to Edmodo. • If your student is already a member of Edmodo, use these instructions for joining groups. These instructions can also be used for you as a teacher to join other groups. • Looking Up and Resetting Group Codes

18. Color Code Classes • You can change the color of each class by clicking on the box next to the group name and choosing a color.

19. Managing Classes/Students • See student username; reset password • Remove users • Parent codes – parents are able to see any public notes, notes posted to the class, or direct messages to the student. • Set users to read-only • Create small groups

20. Grading in Edmodo • Click here to access a screencast demonstrating grading in Edmodo.

21. Questions? • Check out the user guide… • http://help.edmodo.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/UserGuide_Sep11.pdf

22. References • Edmodo. (2012). About. Retrieved from http://about.edmodo.com