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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. App for That. Edmodo - Getting Started 2.pdf.

SETT – A Framework for Making Informed Decisions About Inclusive Technologies. Technology is a tool that serves a set of education goals, and if we don’t think about what we want the technology for first, we end up with technology driven solutions that have very little impact on the lives of children and in our educational system Linda Roberts, U. S. Department of Education Introduction The last 10 years have seen a dramatic increase in the growth and development of inclusive technology tools (the term ‘inclusive technology’ is often used interchangeably with ‘assistive technology’ – see for a more detailed discussion). As Individual Education Plan (IEP) teams meet to consider inclusive technology options, team members are faced with either an overwhelming array of choices or face the assistive technology paradox, “How do I know what is available if I don’t know what is available?”

SETT Framework SETT is an acronym for Student, Environment, Task and Tools. What are the student’s current abilities? New Edmodo. New Edmodo. Jennifer Bond on CH.7 discussing Edmodo. Edmodo. Watch this video on another page You can start using Edmodo in your classroom in no time at all! Follow these three simple steps to create a Teacher Account: Navigate to www.edmodo.com and select the “I’m a Teacher” button to create your free Account.Fill out the registration form and select the “Sign Up” button to complete the sign up process.Check your e-mail for a confirmation to view the next steps for setting up your Edmodo Account. Note: If your school or district has signed up for an Edmodo subdomain, read more about how to join your school or district's Edmodo site! Turn Social Networks into Learning Networks with Edmodo. Last March, I wrote a blog post about the general benefits of social networking in the classroom, and I briefly described a few tools like Edmodo.

Since then, I’ve had the time to delve even deeper into educational social networking and, specifically, Edmodo. I’ve introduced the site to a number of teachers, who have each used it to transform their classrooms in various ways. After seeing what the site can do, I know that when I return to the classroom, Edmodo will be the first thing I implement. I’d even push to get my entire school using the site, from 3rd through 12th grade. As soon as kids are literate, a social network really can help them learn. Why social networking? Let me back up a bit here. In the past couple of years, surprising even myself, I’ve become a pretty strong proponent for social networking in the classroom. There is a lot of talk about internet bullying these days, and teachers often point to this as the main reason not to integrate social networks into schools.

Edmodo Scavenger Hunt. Edmodo founders, Nic Borg and Jeff O'Hara. Edmodo "What's New?" Edmodo What's New. November 2016 Sometimes it is easier to annotate an Assignment to give your feedback rather than writing lengthy comments. It is now possible to Annotate a Student Assignment through Office Online. Check it out here! September 2016 You can now add Spotlight Apps to your App Launcher. Check out the applications available and add them to your Students' App Launcher for easy access!

July 2016 Notes that you send to your Groups will automatically populate in the Posts sections of the Parent account! June 2016 Students and Teachers can now add attachments to replies! The Edmodo Store has moved into Spotlight. May 2016 Threaded replies and Likes to replies! April 2016 Quiz Sharing! Collaboration on Edmodo just keeps getting better! March 2016 Topics Interested in following a specific Topic? February 2016 Sign up or Log In with Office 365 and Google You can now use either your Office 365 for business account, or your Google account to sign up or log in to Edmodo. January 2016 Updates to Assignments: Edmodo Help. Learner-Centered Online Scavenger Hunt.

Adding items to Folder- mobile. You can add any of your Library items to multiple folders. You can share these folders with your groups giving your students access to all of the resources they need to succeed! Select “Library” from the top toolbar.Tap the “Edit” on the top toolbar.Tap a single file or multiple files to select which files you would like to move. (Note: There is a select all and select none button at the bottom of the Library.)Tap the Folder icon on the bottom right.Select which folder(s) you would like to add the item(s) to and then tap "Done. "When you are have added all the files you would like tap the “Done” button at the far right of the top toolbar.

Note: Editing the sharing settings of your folders must be done on the full-web version at this time. Www.framingham.edu/continuing-education/documents/prdv-edmodo.pdf. View/au8dyxvvb.html.