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Edmodo for Educational Networking Slide 2 Table of Contents O Getting Started with Edmodo Getting Started with Edmodo O Features of Edmodo Features of Edmodo O Creating and Managing Classes Creating and Managing Classes O Grading in Edmodo Grading in Edmodo O Edmodo for Professional Development Edmodo for Professional Development O Edmodo User Guide Edmodo User Guide Click the button to return to this page. Slide 3 Getting Started O What is Edmodo? O Educational Networking Educational Networking O Edmodo provides a safe and easy way for your class to connect and collaborate, share content, and access homework, grades and school notices. Our goal is to help educators harness the power of social media to customize the classroom for each and every learner (Edmodo, 2012). O Sign Up DirectionsDirections Slide 4 Features O Notes Notes O Alerts Alerts O Assignments Assignments O Quizzes Quizzes O Polls Polls O Calendar Calendar O Badges Badges O Groups Groups O Library Library O Backpack (for students) Backpack O Teacher Connections Teacher Connections O Communities Communities Click the button to return to this page. Slide 5 Notes/Alerts O Say something to entire classes, groups, individual students, or connections. O Attach a file, link, or item from your library a note. O Alerts have a 140 character limit. You cannot include attachments. They appear in bold. Slide 6 Assignments O Create assignments in Edmodo. O Students can submit electronically. O Students can submit by typing their answer in the box or attaching a file. Students can link to their Google Docs Drive and attach those files, as well. O Edmodo provides a grade book you can grade assignments and give students feedback as an annotation or a comment. Slide 7 Quiz O Multiple Choice O True/False O Short Answer O Fill in the Blank O Students can see their results immediately. Slide 8 Calendar O Edmodo has a calendar feature O Edmodo sends notifications to students when they have quizzes or assignments due, and when they have late assignments or quizzes. O Assignments and quizzes are added to the calendar automatically O You can add events to the calendaradd events Slide 9 Polls O Short, Quick O Limited to one question. Slide 10 Badges O Awards O Customizable O Awarding Badges Awarding Badges Slide 11 Groups O Create small groups O Allows you to post to groups of students O Small groups can interact with each other Slide 12 Library O Save links and files O Add directly to library from posts O Store resources, documents O Adding to your Library Adding to your Library O Organizing Your Library Organizing Your Library O Sharing Library Folders Sharing Library Folders Slide 13 Backpack O Similar to teachers library O Also works like a flash drive O Allows students to save files and links, which they can access anywhere they have an internet connection Slide 14 Teacher Connections O Allows you to share with colleagues O Share resources, library content O Send notes and alerts Slide 15 Communities O Place to share questions, ideas, and concerns. O Ideas to integrate Edmodo and technology. O Requests to connect with classes throughout the world. O Support group addresses Edmodo questions and concerns. Slide 16 Creating Classes O Edmodo Class BasicsBasics Slide 17 Asking Students to Join O Use these instructions for your students to join your group if they are new to Edmodo.these O If your student is already a member of Edmodo, use these instructions for joining groups. These instructions can also be used for you as a teacher to join other groups.these O Looking Up and Resetting Group Codes Looking Up and Resetting Group Codes Slide 18 Color Code Classes O You can change the color of each class by clicking on the box next to the group name and choosing a color. Slide 19 Managing Classes/Students O See student username; reset password O Remove users O Parent codes parents are able to see any public notes, notes posted to the class, or direct messages to the student. O Set users to read-only O Create small groups Slide 20 Grading in Edmodo O Click here to access a screencast demonstrating grading in Edmodo.here Slide 21 Questions? O Check out the user guide O http://help.edmodo.com/wp- content/uploads/2011/09/User Guide_Sep11.pdf http://help.edmodo.com/wp- content/uploads/2011/09/User Guide_Sep11.pdf Slide 22 References O Edmodo. (2012). About. Retrieved from http://about.edmodo.com http://about.edmodo.com