Post on 12-Jan-2015
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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?
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•Social: connect!•Simple and fun to use
•Post events•No grading•No teacher control•Public and unregulated
•Purely social networking (no educational worth)
•No parent accounts available
•Social: connect!•Simple and fun to use•Post events•Handles grades•Teacher controlled•Private (profiles are private to
our class; only St. Edward’s 5th grade students and parents have access to the group)
•Education-oriented (for discussion of topics addressed in class)
•Parent accounts
Over 1 Million Users
What do students get out of Edmodo?
Communication
Collaboration/Social
Creativity
Computer Skills
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. (Parents can also
view these with a parent account.)
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
Students can find documents, links, or media resources for
class
Organizational Tools
Calendar
Gradebook
You can also sign up for a Parent Account!
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
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