016 - Using Edmodo as a collaboration and communication tool. Edmodo:The Total Classroom Solution. In a digital world where we can easily "find an app for that" to help solve many problems, rarely do teachers have a one stop shopping place for all their classroom digital needs. There are many individual tools that can aid a teacher in retrieving student's digital work, polling/quizzing students or assigning work, but each of these tools usually requires a separate account. However, there is one, free, Web 2.0 app that brings everything together that you need for your classroom, including a social learning environment. The app that does all of this is called Edmodo. Here are just a few features that make Edmodo so great for teachers and students: A place to assign and turn in work: The teacher can attach any file they may need for an assignment (rubric, worksheet, etc.) and students can upload any file to turn in their work.
Although, there are a lot more features to discuss, these are the cornerstone of what makes Edmodo so great for the classroom! Resources: TechTools4Teaching - Edmodo. Ed.edim.co/8690688/introduction_for_digital_citizenship_starter_kit.pdf?Expires=1369026561&Signature=Jhx29HUDW~knISetQZELBuB3Q2dehy7CmODRTwvKggW9ah26QqBt~dqGFkvqeLFSsMvnSqHsZch6IhR2E948L~fNm8DHrciyC7K2~cIMmIQ13Hb9JSMIrhjsDQdLG5SMOufSC8kb5DRJRhVbGAmV08ozPm. 5: Edmodo in the Web 2.0 Classroom. This is the 5th post in the “30 days to using the best of the web’s free tools for educators” series. Be sure to subscribe to the Teacher Challenge blog by RSS, like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter to keep up with future challenge posts as they are published.
In this activity you will learn: more about what Edmodo ishow to create your free accounthow to create a group for students Overview Edmodo is a Web 2.0 tool that allows teachers to safely share ideas, files, assignments, videos, projects, etc.with students and with other teachers in real time. It is a safe and secure social learning site for classrooms. Edmodo does not require student email addresses and only the people who have the group code can see the students. The teacher must first register (for free). Or, watch an Edmodo overview video from YouTube here: Below are some samples of ways to use Edmodo in the classroom. Challenge and Task To see an example of Edmodo, register for a free teacher account. Tips and Resources. Teacher Rollout Resources |