TCEA 2012. TCEA 2012 Session Information for Kim Munoz and Cathy Sharp Using Edmodo in the Classroom Click on the image to open the presentation. I’ll be doing a free webinar over using Edmodo with SimpleK12 on Feb. 24th. Register here! Tech Integration: Engage and Educate All presentation materials and handouts can be found on Cathy Sharp’s website.
No Comments. A Handy Guide to Everything Teachers Need to Know about Edmodo. What is edmodo ? Edmodo is a web-based platform that provides a safe and easy way for your class to connect and collaborate, share content, and access homework, grades and school notices. It is like Facebook but in a safe and controlled environment appropriate for school. How can I use edmodo with my students ? Edmodo provides you with a secure environment where you can create a classroom group for your students. In this virtual group you can : Place digital resources on edmodo for students to access or download, Create polls for students to vote online.Write short summaries of lessons for students who were absent from class (better yet: get your students to write the summary).
What is it that makes Edmodo class a secure environment ? 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 teacherStudents need an access code to join the class. 2- Edmodo assignments. Share ThingLink Images in Edmodo. Creating a Paperless Classroom With Edmodo Quizzes & Assignments. Tagged with: 1:1Earth Daypaperless This is a guest post by Kelley Taylor, a 6th grade teacher at Christ the King School in Lexington, KY. If you are interested in contributing to the Edmodo Blog, please complete this form. Connect with Kelley on Edmodo or follow her @kelley1221 Background I teach sixth grade language arts and religion at a Catholic school in Lexington, Kentucky. In the 2011-2012 school year, I piloted a 1:1 classroom using netbooks. The program was so successful that it led to the implementation of a 1:1 iPad program across the entire middle school for 2012-2013.
Going Paperless Within the first month, I found that my classes were completely paperless. More efficiency in assessing and differentiating lessonsDocumentation of class discussions (especially literature circles) and assignment submissionIncreased opportunities for student participation and collaborationExposure to 21st century skills for students Making the Transition to Paperless Saving Time With Assignments.
Flip Your Classroom With the Edmodo Scavenger Hunt. Tagged with: Language ArtsMiddle Schoolstudents This is a guest post from Melissa Butler, a 6th grade Language Arts teacher from South Orange, New Jersey. If you are interested in contributing to the Edmodo Blog, please complete this form. I currently teach in a “brand new” 1:1 learning environment and Edmodo has undoubtedly enhanced both the teaching and learning experiences in my classroom. Flip Your Classroom With the Edmodo Scavenger Hunt This school year I began with an activity for my students, which I titled, “The Edmodo Scavenger Hunt.”
Using Edmodo, I delivered online instruction to my students into an actual active and engaging learning environment. Awarding Student Badges After completing the Edmodo Scavenger Hunt, not only did the students earn merits in “10 teacher-created badges,” but they also achieved a high level as Edmodo experts. Make Your Own Scavenger Hunt Here is the Livebinder link where you can find my Edmodo Scavenger Hunt. Use Edcanvas in Edmodo for Visual Organization and Sharing of Resources. School Library Monthly - Edmodo: A Great Tool for School Librarians” School Library Monthly/Volume XXIX, Number 5/February 2013 Edmodo: A Great Tool for School Librarians by Kristina Holzweiss Kristina Holzweiss is a school librarian at Bay Shore Middle School in Long Island, NY.
She is an Edmodo Ambassador who also moderates a website of free Common Core resources ( School librarians are in a profession where it is easy to be isolated. Edmodo and Common Core State Standards I first experienced the possibilities of Edmodo at a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) workshop. Edmodo, a cyber-safe social learning network, was created in 2008 as the brainchild of Nic Borg and Jeff O’Hara: "…to evolve our school environment to reflect the connected world in which we live, set out to create a tool that closes the gap between how students live their lives and how they learn in school ( As of September 11, 2012, there were ten million Edmodo users representing countries around the world.
Library Integration. 3 Ways to Use ThingLink and Edmodo - Getting Smart by Susan Oxnevad. Email Share January 9, 2013 - by Susan Oxnevad 36 Email Share If you’re a teacher looking for ways to engage and inspire students you should consider creating interactive graphics with ThingLink and publishing them in Edmodo. It’s easy! ThingLink is a free and user friendly digital tool for creating interactive graphics that supports a variety of multimedia. Edmodo is a free social learning platform that encourages collaboration in the 24/7 classroom. Here are some ideas for using ThingLink with Edmodo.
Front Load the Learning in the 24/7 Classroom Create and publish an interactive graphic for students to explore prior to class to provide them with background knowledge. Design a Multimedia Project Design a Common Core aligned multimedia project that requires students to construct knowledge. A Digital Playlist to Guide the Learning Introduce a Novel Create an interactive graphic to get students excited about reading a novel. Final Thoughts About The Author Susan Oxnevad. Share ThingLink Images in Edmodo. EDMODO Professional learning materials. . . « Oh, the thinks I can think! 3 Mar I have been asked a few times to provide the various powerpoints, handouts etc that I have used to promote EDMODO, so, here they are ALL in one spot!
WHY you should use EDMODO? Integrating online learning tools into your teaching – - – > Prezi hereHOW TO EDMODO! Comic life handout – - – -> how to edmodo V.2EdmodoCon 2011 presentation recording “Aussie showcase 1:1″ – - – -> video hereTeachMeet world record Sydney workshop presentation WITHOUT audio – - -> here TeachMeet world record Sydney workshop presentation WITH audio – - -> teach meet 15min There are SOOOOOOO many resources that Edmodo provide on both their BLOG and their HELP pages- See what rollout resources they have before you go and re-invent the wheel! <a href=" Our Poll</a> Contact for Edmodo-y help: Edmodo teaching profile. Features: New Enhancements to Quizzes. Tagged with: Featuresquizzes Since the launch of Edmodo quizzes we’ve received a lot of great feedback from the Edmodo Community on how to make them better. Over the past year, we’ve made several updates based on this feedback and today we’re excited to share with you more enhancements!
Here’s an overview of what’s new, with screen captures to guide you below: Print option – Print a copy of the quiz you created by selecting the printer icon located below the “Assign Quiz” button. EdmodoTeacherHub - About. Vol.#15: The Edmodo Education | Teaching Speaks Volumes. I started using Edmodo over the past couple of months. Specifically, I offered it as one option to complete a reading project.
I’d thought having a smaller group of students to start would help me ease into it, however over 75% of my 109 students opted for the Edmodo choice instead of the more traditional alternative. I used the Edmodo quizzes as part of the assessment for the project. Now having used them, I see the quiz feature as having a likely future in my classroom as formative assessments, such as homework, as opposed to actual “quizzes”. While pondering the future of this possibility, I had my students complete the following Consens-o-gram.
Students who had not taken any quizzes on Edmodo used a yellow sticker and were choosing between our CPS Pulse clicker set and a traditional paper and pencil assessment. With Edmodo so heavily favored, I wanted to know the why, as well as address the possible challenges. They amazed me. Like this: Like Loading... Free online tutorial for using EDMODO. Links to Teacher-Created Groups. Best content in Edmodo Teachers. Webinars | Help Center. Www.tcea2012.org/2012/Custom/Handout/Speaker6734_Session1219_1.pdf. TCEA 2012. Underground edmodo groups – seeking out the cool stuff | I love stuff that is DIY, organic and underground. Sounds as though I like potatoes that have been grown by a child without fertiliser, doesn’t it? Well I think you know what I mean.
At least I hope you do! I’ve been using edmodo since 2009 and was there to watch the birth of the very first official ‘communities’ – you can see them here. So whilst I use edmodo every day for my classes, I also use it extensively for professional development and connecting with educators from all over the world. Below is a name and brief description (if I have one) of a number of underground edmodo groups. Like this: Like Loading... Wall - Edmodo. Edmodo.