Post on 30-Dec-2015
description
Edmodo Professional Development
Schedule 0800-0810
Review Today’s Schedule
0810-9000 Session I Introduction to Edmodo
**Break**
0910-1000 Session II: Communicating with Edmodo
**Break**
1010-1100 Session III: Creating original Content with Edmodo
1100-1200**Lunch**
1210-1300Session IV: Uploading Content
**Break**
1310-1400Session V:Developing a Full Lesson
1400-1430Debrief
Session I: Introduction to Edmodo
• Overview of major features• Creating an account• Account management features
Overview of Major Features
• Create multiple groups• Interact with students, parents and other
educators.
Creating an Account
1st Enter your
information
2nd
Click “Sign Up”
Creating a Group
Click “Create”
Creating a Group
1st Enter group
(class) information
2nd
Click “Create”
Activity #1
• (1) Partner Up with a Shoulder Buddy• (2) Exchange group codes• (3) Return to www.edmodo.com• (4) This time….Click “I’m a Student”
Click Here
Class Activity #1
You can post a message to your entire class, your teacher or
yourself.Click “Send”
Post a message to your partner. Let them know what an AMAZING educator
they are!!!
Please Log OFF as a STUDENT and log ON as a TEACHER
Managing Student Accounts
Change Password:Allows you to reset students
password
Student Access: This can be adjusted to “Read Only” to prevent student from making postings
Activity #2
• (1) Place yourselves in groups of (3) with your two Shoulder Buddies.
• (2) Brainstorm some virtual classroom rules for students. Complete the Brainstorm Cloud on page #2 of your packet.
Activity #2
• (2) With your other shoulder buddy, come up with (5) virtual classroom rules
Activity #3
Click this Link
(1) Check your email.(2) You should have received an email from Wikispaces(3) Click the link:
http://www.wikispaces.com/t/c/3zZ1jzsFvagcDJuqzFT5tD
Activity #3
• Enter your groups (5) rules on our Professional development Wiki
Input your groups name
and rules in the designated
fields.
Great First Session!!! Take a 10 min Break.
Please Return @ 0910
Session II: Communicating with Edmodo
• Connecting with Educators• Communicating with Parents• Communicating with Students
Communicating with Parents
Only Parents can join by using their parent code will be
associated with your group. These parents can be emailed by
clicking their name.
Feedback to Students
Provide immediate feedback to student on submitted assignments
Grade Students work
immediately
Activity #3
• (1) Your packet contains the instructions for connecting with educators from all over the world.
• (2) Reflect on the possibilities to connect with other educators from all over the world.
Activity #4
• (1) Partner with your shoulder Buddy• (2) Complete the steps in your packet to
respond to their posting.
Great Second Session!!! Take a 10 min Break.
Please Return @ 1010
Session III: Creating Content
• Postings• Assignments • Quizzes • Polls
Activity # 5
During Activity #1, you created a posting as student. Follow the instructions on p. 5 of your instruction manual and reply to the posting as a teacher.
Creating Content: Assignments
Selecting Assignment will cause the textboxes for “title, description and due date to appear.
Use this textbox to provide students with directions or
actual questions to answer
Enter the date that you desire the
assignment to be submitted
Creating Content: QuizSelect fromDifferent question
types.
Type question here
Multiple choice questions allow for multiple responses
Creating Content: PollsPolls allow for quick checks for understanding. They are also anonymous.
Creating Content: Polls (Results)
Results display percentage of students who selected each response.
Activity #6
• Directions: Create an assignment entitled “Warm Up.” Then, create a (4) question quiz with each type of question (multiple choice, short answer, true false and fill in the blank). Finally Create a Poll with at least (4) response options. Use the Activity #6 self assessment rubric to evaluate your content.
Great third Session!!! Take a LUNCH Break.Please Return @ 1210
Session IV: Uploading Content
• Videos• Presentations• Files• Links
Uploading Content: Videos, Presentation and Files
First, click file. Videos, presentations or document files are
upload the same.
Choose the file you would like to upload.
Uploading Content: Links
After selecting Link, copy the
link in the designated
textbox.
Activity #7
• Directions: During our last professional development, we created videos using voice thread. Create an assignment in Edmodo. Include a link to the video you created during our last professional development. In that same assignment upload a document file and a presentation.
Assignment 7
http://voicethread.com/share/409/
If you do not have a voicethread video, use the video and link below.
Great Forth Session!!! Take a 10 min Break.Please Return @ 1:10
Session V: Develop a Lesson
• Develop a lesson to cover one class period
Activity #8
• Direction: Create a (50) minute lesson on Edmodo. Incorporate all elements of a standard lesson plan. Include All features discussed during today’s professional development.