Edmodo

= Communication Tool: Edmodo = Group Members: Diana and Micah



Brief introduction of the tool
Edmodo is a social networking site that allows teachers to form assignments, create polls, write notes, and send students to different resources on the web. You can send real-time messages, set privacy controls, create and grade assignments, have students text in messages with their cell phones, store and share files, create polls that students can see results of, create a group calendar of events that students can view, share links and videos, send out notifications via text messages and Twitter, subscribe to feeds, view and print documents, and teachers can post public messages.

Edmodo is efficient because it is simple and easy to use. Instead of having to pass out assignments, teachers can use Edmodo and students can complete their assignments online. Edmodo is effective because it allows students to be engaged in the material. Teachers can take polls about issues in the class and what methods might work better for students and how things can improve. Edmodo enhances students' learning by engaging them in various forms of communication. Students can collaborate in groups, with the whole class, or individually. Edmodo is a secure learning environment for students and the teacher can control what everyone will see or have access to.
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Students cannot post public messages like teacher. The teacher has to give permission for students to comment on a page. You cannot chat by posting notes. This is not meant for instant messages. Each classroom in the school has separate edmodo accounts, therefore if more than one teacher in the department wanted to pull all the different classrooms assignments together onto one calendar they cannot do so. Also, if its past time for an assignment to be posted the student cannot make up an assignment.
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Application of the tool in your subject area

 * Teacher will:
 * set guidelines to the website so students don't use inappropriate language or offensive language
 * post links students may need to do an assignment or links to an assignment
 * post classroom discussions or notes for absent students or those who didn't quite pay attention in class that day.
 * post alerts for upcoming events and/or assignments so students know what is on the agenda for the next few weeks.
 * post grades for assignments
 * make self available for students to talk to the teacher if they have questions about homework or homework assignments.
 * Students will:
 * view grades and assignments posted by teacher
 * ask questions to teacher or fellow classmates if they are having problems with anything in class
 * view notes from classroom discussions so they don't fall behind
 * view links to websites or videos that the teacher post
 * view upcoming events, assignments, and alerts posted by the teacher

Find a tutorial on YouTube
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 * Logging in
 * Filtering Post Along a Timeline
 * Adding/Tagging Post
 * Notes
 * Links
 * Files
 * Alerts
 * Assignments
 * Embed Codes (Videos)
 * Review Alerts, Assignments and Events

Useful Resources
http://edmodo.pbworks.com/ --This website is designed to help any user who is new to edmodo. Its powered through the edmodo site and is displayed as a guide with many tabs to help you navigate through the website. http://blog.edmodo.com/ --This is a blog about edmodo with different links and post about how edmodo is used, where its used and other useful information. http://www.mrwarner.com/2009/03/enhancing-communication-with-edmodo/ --This website is another blog type site where a teacher talks about the advances of edmodo and it enhances classroom communication. http://teachingthatsticks.blogspot.com/2010/02/using-edmodo-in-classroom-five-days.html --This is a blog by a teacher who used edmodo in her classroom and many of her students powered through it within 15 days of learning how to use the twitter like software.