Edmodo

Edmodo - educational facebook? jrv1ek

Students create their own accounts, as do teachers. Edmodo will address you as Mr or Mrs and students by their first name and last initial.

What can you do with it? https://www.edmodo.com/about?language=en Features...

**About Edmodo** Edmodo is a micro-blogging tool specific to classroom use. It is a closed system so that teachers and students can communicate, share links and documents in a safe environment. Teachers can post assignments and students can turn them in on the site. They are in beta testing for an "etherpad" type collaborative writing application in Edmodo. =Ratings= to read full review...http://www.graphite.org/website/edmodo

 **Great For** **Great With** **Tech Notes** Works in any modern Web browser, although some features require Google Chrome or Apple Safari. Inline videos and embedded media need Adobe Flash Player plugin. **Teacher Dashboard** Teachers can control how and when students can join the class, and then monitor their usage. Teachers can also switch a student to read-only mode for younger students or to restrict privileges. Dashboard allows installation of apps that students can use.  **Pros:** This safe platform lets you and your students post, collaborate on, and annotate assignments, projects, quizzes, and other classroom work. **Cons:** The parent view is not as full-featured as the student view, and teachers must monitor frequently. **Bottom Line:** Make all your classroom communications digital and trackable, but be prepared to supervise.   **Learning Dimensions:** **Engagement** Kids will love the Facebook-like interface and connecting with each other, but teachers will need to police and enforce communication and content rules.
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**Pedagogy** This kid-friendly social network is a great way to teach appropriate online interactions. The assessment and annotation features allow for paperless classrooms.

**Support** A detailed help section and online forums for posting issues provides ample support for users. **Resources** [|Edmodo] Edmodo Documentation Wiki Edmodo Blog

Classroom Uses

 * While showing a movie in class, have students use Edmodo as a backchannel to post observations, questions, and enhance discussion.
 * Have students answer a teacher-created poll in Edmodo during a discussion to check for understanding.