Digital Discourse
Facebook for the Classroom
Shannon Doherty AlgerIntro to Technology
Gordon College
WHAT IS EDMODO?“Edmodo helps connect all learners with
the people and resources needed to reach their full potential.”
Edmodo is an educational website that takes the ideas of a social network and refines them and makes it appropriate for a classroom.
“Edmodo is designed to get students excited about learning in a familiar environment.”
HISTORY In 2008, frustrated about the negative
perceptions among educational leaders and parents about social media in the classroom, Nic Borg and Jeff O’Hara started Edmodo.
Their goal was to design a platform so educators could take advantage of the many positive aspects of social media and connect them to education practice.
Edmodo has connected almost 35 million people globally
WHAT’S IN IT FOR THE TEACHER?
FREE and PRIVATE
Used in any subject
Create polls and quizzes
Great for formative assessments
Classroom calendar for planning
Snapshot related to the Common Core
Easy to differentiate instruction
Mobile APP
Threaded discussions
Parent access to the classroom groups-less emails!
Use Edmodo instead of a website
WHAT’S IN IT FOR THE STUDENT?
FREE and PRIVATE
They love working on the computer
They get information they need when they are absent.
Teaches self-advocacy
Teaches organization-Can’t LOSE their homework
They can contribute to their own learning
Builds a sense of community
Student Portfolio
Reinforces Digital Citizenship
Edmodo SetupEdmodo is FREE! Please select the
student sign in option.
No Email Needed for Students to Join a Group
(Just a Group Code and log in using the website landing page)
GROUP CODE
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Teachers Can Manage Their Own Groups(change passwords,
remove students, make sub-groups etc.
Optional: Parents Can Access the Group
(Each Student Has Their Own Parent Access Code)
Edmodo is PrivateStudents Can Only Send
Messages to the Group or Teacher
Send Out Directions Using The Note and Reply Feature…
Threaded Discussions
Poll Students and Teachers that you are
connected with!
Use the Assignment Feature as a Digital Dropbox
USING THE GRADEBOOK
Use the Library to Share and Store Files
(Online Storage Space for Studentso Podcastso photos
o Flipping your classroomo Great way for teachers to store lesson plans
and maintain a digital filing system
Class Calendar
Get Updates Through Email and Text Messages
FREE APPSNo red inkMath tutorials
Picture editingCan browse by subject
Edmodo can be used on your mobile device
LIMITATIONS OF EDMODO
Not all students have access to the internet outside of school
Not all students have ipads or laptops
In our school, teachers use computer labs and use Edmodo to give quizzes.
No chat feature
EDMODO
https://support.edmodo.com/home#teacher
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