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Edmodo in GCISD. Gcisd.edmodo.com If you are an Edmodo user this blog post contains information that is important to you and your students.

Edmodo in GCISD

We are excited to announce our district subdomain within Edmodo! In the coming days, our Edmodo website access within the district will be redirected to gcisd.edmodo.com (notice there is no www). When this happens, you will be required to enter a school code, which you will receive via email on Wednesday, March 27. You will only have to do this one time. Teachers will need to: 1. 2. 3. 4. Note: When you as a teacher enter the school code, your students will automatically join the district subdomain. Edmodo is a free and secure social networking platform for teachers, students, parents and administrators.

If you have any questions or would like to learn more about Edmodo, contact a digital coach. Edmodo: Engaging Your Students with Digital Learning. Mini Lessons. 15 Things Teachers & Students Can Do With Edmodo. Last week the Wall Street Journal had an article announcing that Edmodo had received a $15 million venture capital investment from the founder of LinkedIn and a former VP of Facebook.

15 Things Teachers & Students Can Do With Edmodo

That article gave me the idea for this post of fifteen things teachers and students can do with Edmodo. For those not familiar with Edmodo, in a nutshell it is a microblogging system designed specifically for teachers and students. Using Edmodo teachers can create a microblogging network for their classes. Edmodo allows teachers to create a group specifically for their students and exclude those not invited to the group. Edmodo provides teachers with a place to post assignment reminders, build an event calendar, and post messages to the group.

Here are fifteen things teachers and students can do with Edmodo. 1. View/au8dyxvvb.html. How does Edmodo support PBL? COACHES' CORNER | Dayna Laur A project based learning environment can certainly be created without the use of technology.

How does Edmodo support PBL?

The addition of technology in the classroom, however, undoubtedly enhances the project based learning experience. As a veteran high school social studies teacher with unlimited access to technology in my classroom, I have experimented with countless web 2.0 tools. I integrate many of these tools into my projects for a variety of uses, as each has its own purpose and benefit. However, over the last three years I have turned to Edmodo as the platform to facilitate the design, management, and assessment of my projects. Edmodo has many benefits for classroom use. As a free online tool, one would expect Edmodo to contain unwanted advertisements on the site.

The Project and Edmodo as Support My junior/senior level law class just recently completed our Introduction to Criminal Law unit. The significant content covered in this project integrated a myriad of things. Help.edmodo.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Student_Guide.pdf. Edmodo in Your Classroom. TechTools4Teaching - Edmodo. Mrs. Vance's Biology Page. I'm looking forward to a great year learning about the natural world, and I hope you are, too.

Mrs. Vance's Biology Page

Biology is my favorite subject to teach, and I hope it will be one of your favorite subjects to learn. Why should you take PreAP Biology? - by Sandhiya Ravichandran PreAP Biology Supply List Students in PreAP Biology should be prepared for class with the following: For personal use (bring every day): A 5-subject notebook for biology notes and reflectionsColored pencilsBlack or blue pen Some other color pen (for grading)Pencils with erasersGlue stick ScissorsFor classroom use (please bring the first week of school): 1 box of tissues1 container hand sanitizer Tips in Getting Good Grades in Difficult Subjects I just came across an interesting article that might be helpful to you: Tips in Getting Good Grades in Difficult Subjects.

About Edmodo Edmodo is a secure, education-oriented social networking site - similar to Facebook - that our class will use for communication, links, and assignments. Study Aids. 5 Edmodo Activities for the First Day of School. Conversion Tools. Help Center. Rollout Resources. Home.