EDMODO FOR TEACHERSTECHNOLOGY ADVOCATE

PRESENTATION

BY: DAWN JOHNSON

STUDENTS LOVE TO LEARN LIKE THIS

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BUT SIT IN CLASSROOMS LIKE THIS?

MANY SCHOOLS HAVE CLASSROOMS THAT SAY THIS...

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WE EXPECT OUR STUDENTS TO BE LIKE THIS…….

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WHAT DO WE DO????

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EDMODO IS AN EDUCATIONAL WEBSITE THAT

TAKES THE IDEAS OF A SOCIAL NETWORK AND

REFINES THEM AND MAKES IT APPROPRIATE FOR

A CLASSROOM.

USING EDMODO, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS CAN

REACH OUT TO ONE ANOTHER AND CONNECT BY

SHARING IDEAS, NOTES, LINKS, FILES AND

RESOURCES.

EDMODO

EDMODO IS A WEB 2.0 TOOL THAT PROVIDES A CLOSED SECURE NETWORK

( THIS PROVIDES THE SAFETY OF KNOWING THAT OUR STUDENTS AREN’T

INTERACTING WITH STRANGERS)

EDMODO IS A COMBIMATION OF FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND BLOGGER

LOOKS LIKE FACEBOOK, YOU CAN POST ONLINE LIKE TWITTER, AND SUBMIT

WORK LIKE BLOGGER

WHAT MAKES EDMODO UNIQUE?

1. YOU CAN SET UP A SCHOOL OR COUNTY DOMAIN: THIS ALLOWS ALL

ADMINISTRATOR TO MONITOR WHAT IS GOING ON EDMODO.

2. ASSIST STUDENTS IN MAKING UNIQUE PASSWORDS SUCH AS ( BIRTHDAY

AND STUDENT ID)

3. GROUP CODES ARE PROVIDED FOR STUDENTS TO SIGN UP FOR THE

GROUPS. GIVE THE CODE OUT IN CLASS, OPPOSED TO OVER A WEBSITE OR

A SYLLABUS. AFTER A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD THE CLASS WILL LOCK CODES

ON THEIR OWN OR TEACHER CAN LOCK THEM

4. SET EXPECTATIONS: ALLOW STUDENTS TO GO THROUGH THE DIGITAL

ETTIQUTE TRAINING BEFORE USING EDMODO, TEACHERS SHOULD SET

EXPECTATIONS AS IF IT WERE THE CLASSROOM.

HOW IT PROVIDES SAFETY

• “ EDMODO PROVIDES A TRAINING GROUND FOR SAFE INTERNET BEHAVIOR”

• HOLLAND, C., & MUILENBURG, L. (2011, MARCH). SUPPORTING STUDENT

COLLABORATION: EDMODO IN THE CLASSROOM. IN SOCIETY FOR

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & TEACHER EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL

CONFERENCE (VOL. 2011, NO. 1, PP. 3232-3236).

WHAT SCHOLARS ARE SAYING

EDMODO TIES DIRECTLY TO THE STUDENT ISTE STANDARDS

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HOW IT APPLIES TO THE ISTE STANDARDS

EDMODO ALLOWS FILES TO BE UPLOADED, CODING TO BE

EMBEDDED, AND VIDEOS TO PLAYED FROM THE EDMODO

SITE.

THESE OUTPUT OPTIONS ALLOWS STUDENT CREATIVITY

WHEN THEY HAVE TO PRESENT OR PROVIDE INFORMATION

TO THEIR TEACHER OR CLASS.

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION

TEACHERS CAN CREATE GROUPS AND SUB

GROUPS FOR THE STUDENTS. THIS GIVES

STUDENTS AN AREA WHERE THEY CAN

SHARE AND DISCUSS IDEAS WITH EACH

FOR CLASS ASSIGNMENTS.

COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION

TEACHERS CAN POST INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS. IN ADDITION,

STUDENTS CAN ORGANIZE THEIR RESEARCH IN FOLDERS THAT

ARE READY TO SHARE WITH ANYONE USING EDMODO.

RESEARCH AND INFORMATION FLUENCY

STUDENT CAN PLAN AND EXPLAIN THEIR PROCESS

FOR CONDUCTING RESEARCHING AND SOLVING

CLASSROOM PROBLEM OR PROJECTS. STUDENTS

MANAGE PROJECTS OR ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO

DEVELOP A SOLUTION.

CRITICAL THINKING AND DECISION MAKING

USING EDMODO GIVE STUDENTS THE

OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE SAFE, LEGAL,

AND RESPONSIBLE USE OF INFORMATION

AND TECHNOLOGY.

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP

STUDENTS USING EDMODO DEMONSTRATE DAILY

THEIR ABILITY TO USE TECHNOLOGY EFFECTIVELY

AND TROUBLESHOOT ANY PROBLEMS THAT MAY

OCCUR.

TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS AND CONCEPTS