www.edmodo.com

www.edmodo.com

www.mymps.edmodo.comThomas Scheeler

Jim Hill Middle School Minot, ND

On Twitter: @tscheeler

What is it? Edmodo is a free, secure, social learning

platform for teachers, students, parents, and schools.

Edmodo provides teachers and students with a secure and easy way to post classroom materials, share links and videos, and access homework, grades and school notices.  

Teachers and students can store and share all forms of digital content – blogs, links, pictures, video, documents, presentations, and more.

Did you say social?Like Facebook?

vs.

vs.

•Social: connect!

•Simple•Handles events

•No grading•No teacher control

•Public and unregulated

•Social: connect!

•Simple•Handles events

•Handles grades

•Teacher controlled

•Private and education-oriented

Ok, I get it, but what’s wrong with a piece of paper and a pencil?

vs.

vs.

•Social: connect!

•Simple•Handles events

•Handles grades

•Teacher controlled

•Private and education-oriented

•Not social•More cluttered

•Events not updated live

•Grades not updated live

•Controlled•Private and education-oriented

What is it again?

Over 1 Million Users

What do students get out of Edmodo?

Communication

Collaboration/Social

Creativity

What Can Edmodo Do?

Edmodo

Notes

Students and

teachers use the “note bubble” to

communicate and share with each

other.

Students can only send notes directly to the teacher or the

entire class.

What can we share? You name it!

Video clips

Links

Documents

mp3 files

New Assignments

New Assignments appear in the

Spotlight

And on the main page

Completing Assignments

Students can type responses, submit files, or link to their work on another site

Graded Assignments

Polls

Anonymous Results

Students can voice dissenting opinions without fear of being judged

Library Storage Space

All files, links, or media resources for a group

Organizational Tools

Calendar

Gradebook

Mobile and Notifications

Mobile Website:

http://m.edmodo.com

Mobile App: Android and iPhone/iPod Touch

Email and Text Message Notifications

Check updates, view and reply to posts, and publish new messages to your Edmodo groups from anywhere, anytime, with the mobile Web application.

Coming Soon to Jim Hill

Parent Accounts

Parents will be able to send messages to the teacher and their student

Parents will be able to view assignments, due dates, and grades for their student.

Parents will be able to view communication between their student and teacher.

Parent Accounts

This will be on a teacher by teacher basis

Once you receive a parent code from your child’s teacher you will be able to register with

Edmodo atwww.edmodo.com

Parent Registration

Creating an Account

• Use your Parent Code to create an account

• Add all children in the family with additional parent codes

Edmodo Parent View

Parent Calendar

Parent Assignment Page

Parent Notifications

Questions?

Credits

All website images (Edmodo and Facebook) taken from their respective sites

Image of “notebook and pencil” used under creative commons from http://www.flickr.com/photos/elea/201457176/

Comparisons from Nathan Robinson, Twitter: @mrnrobinson http://www.slideshare.net/nathandrobinson/edmodo-your-classroom-online