Justin Hanger

@jut754

What is…

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What is it?

Edmodo is a Learning Management System (LMS) for students and teachers. Think of it as a “Social Network” for your

school The entire school can participate.

Students use a code given by the teacher to add that class to their Edmodo account.

The more teachers in a school use it the more helpful it is to the students.

Sign Up

Teacher accounts allow the user to create and manage classes and post assignments and discussions

Student accounts allow the user to join classes using a teacher provided code and respond to assignments and discussions

you choose this one!!

Teacher vs. Student

A teacher may create multiple classes. The teacher will give the students a “class code” in

order for them to join that class.

When the student enters the code they will

automatically be added to the class associated with

that code.

Students can join multiple classes as long as they have the code for them.

English Math

Science History

1st Period

2nd Period

5th Period

TeacherAccount

Student Account

FeaturesAfter completing the simple sign-up

procedure you will have access to all the great features Edmodo has to offer.

Home Screen

The feed can be filtered by group or class.

The home screen contains a feed of recent posts and events relevant to your profile. It also contains links to other options and settings.

ClassesTeachers have full control over their classes. They can add, remove and contact students through their group dashboard.

Teachers can also create “small groups” when the class is broken up for class projects, allowing the groups to share resources with each other.

Assignments

Teachers can add assignments to classes, complete with description, due date, and any necessary links or attachments.Once submitted the teacher can instantly grade and comment on the material.

CalendarKeep students organized by setting dates for tests and events.Student calendars will show events for each class in a customizable color.Assignments are automatically added to the calendar by their due date.

Gradebook

Assignments added by the teacher are automatically added to the gradebook.

Students can view their grade from their classes instantly, as well as view any comments made by the teacher.

Library

Any links or files added by the teacher or student are added to the Library.

The Library is a collection of personal and shared material stored on the site that the members can access later.

Usability

While Edmodo seems daunting it is very simple.

After logging in to the site simply scan around and find the link you need.

Edmodo also provides a step-by-step User Guide to help new teachers get started http://help.edmodo.com/userguide/

Pros/Cons

Very Flexible Could be used for many grade

levels Convenient

Allows learning to take place outside of the classroom

Ease of Use Even non-tech teachers can use it.

Free! And consistently upgraded with

new features Parental Access

Parents can access the site for their child to see the progress.

Implementation Some schools may be wary of

using a LMS One-Way

Difficult for students to communicate to the group

Name Control Students can create their own

names/pseudonyms when signing up

Daunting Site can seem very large and

unwieldy at first view.

PROS CONS

Use in Class

As a LMS (Learning Management System) Edmodo is used to organize

your classes into one easy to use system. However the system is only as

good as the teacher and still requires the teacher to provide quality lessons and

assessments to the students.

What is Edmodo? by Justin Hanger is licensed under a

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