Week 12 - Edmodo

Edmodo Functions:

• Home Button - Takes you to your latest posts page.
• Progress Button - Allows you to see student progress and grades. This area is broken down into groups for easy viewing.
• Discover Button - Allows teachers to explore Edmodo resources and communities. This can be used to find information on instructional topics.
• Library Button - Using the library function of Edmodo, you have unlimited storage to save your files. This can range from text documents to videos or even web links. Edmodo will store your information so you can use it in the future in your groups.
• Search Bar - Using the search bar you can look for users, groups, apps and more.
• Notification Button - This area will display any notifications you have including: assignments, messages and comments. This is useful for students because they can quickly see what work is due.
• Me Area - The Me area will take you into your user profile, settings, help and more. This area is where you can make changes to your account.
• Group Area - Contains the group name, the group code, a link to a members list, posts and folders link.
• Groups - In this area you will find the groups that you own or have joined. Edmodo groups are where your class sections will be. Within these groups you can also have small groups which can be used for differentiated instruction or breakout groups.
• Communities - Contains a list of communities you belong to. Edmodo has many learning communities where educators share information. Educators frequently post questions or ideas to their chosen community for feedback. If you are part of a school community, it will also appear in this section.
• Note - You may post a note to any of your groups.
• Alert - Allows you to send important alerts to your groups.
• Assignment - Using this area you can create assignments for your students. You can easily attach documents, videos, audio and more from your library or computer. Assignment dates can be instant or in the future. This allows Educators to prepare in advance. The beauty of this feature is that it notifies the teacher once work is submitted. The assignment feature also identifies late of missing work.
• Quiz - The quiz feature in Edmodo allows quick and easy assessments that are graded instantly. Quiz features include: true/false, multiple choice, fill in the blank, matching and short answer. Edmodo grades everything except short answer which is graded by the teacher.

Edmodo To Enhance Instruction

Edmodo is a instructional learning community that is easy to use at zero cost.  Edmodo allows educators to reach their students in a 21st century way, in order to ensure learning continues outside of the school building. Edmodo allows teachers to provide students with learning materials from any device that connects to the Internet. This creates a bridge of learning between school and home. Using Edmodo’s collaborative features, students can discuss instructional topics from the comfort of their own homes; since Edmodo is safe, teachers and parents can rest easy knowing all comments are visible to the entire group.  Edmodo also offers a suite of tools that educators may use during instruction. Edmodo offers teachers the ability to give assignments and quizzes. Using these tools in combination with the Edmodo library allows for a truly paperless classroom. Edmodo is a solid solution because it provides a simple way for teachers who want to create a learning community.