Edmodo is a private social networking site where teachers, students, and parents can connect, engage and learn; taking learning beyond the classroom walls.
Edmodo has advanced privacy settings built in, making it a very safe, secure, (and free) platform for schools. Its’ visual similarity to Facebook makes it extremely user-friendly for teachers and students of all ages; and isn’t blocked in most school systems.
For: Teachers, Students, Parents
Cost: Free, but requires a web account (iTunes Download)
Requires WiFi?: Yes
Educational Applications
- Easily manage grades, projects, surveys, and student discussion topics
- Share worksamples, videos, pictures of classroom activities with parents (through their child’s profile)
- Help (absent) students keep up-to-date with what’s happening in school
- Create collaborative stories, literature circles, book clubs, participate in global projects (example)
- Provide stimulus for improving writing skills
- Create virtual exhibitions, museum scavenger hunts
- Teachers can join professional learning communities in areas of interest (e.g. education technology, school administration)
- And MUCH more!
Further Reading
- Edmodo Livebinder
- Edmodo – Extending Learning Beyond the Classroom
- Edmodo – A Teacher’s Perspective
- 4 Edmodo Best Practices Every Teacher Should Follow
- EdmodoCon2011: Educator Toolkit and Recorded Sessions
- Edmodo Tutorials
- Edmodo made easy (video)
- Chatting on Edmodo
Recommended Twitter Follows
- Edmodo
- Theresa Allen (Illinois, USA)
- Tina Schmidt (Pennsylvania, USA)
- Pam Thompson Adelaide, Australia)
- Henrietta Miller (Sydney, Australia)
Edmodo.com is a great web site, service and app. We’ve used it at our school before using iPads on a 1:1 basis. Edmodo is like Facebook for schools except that it’s free, private and free. Posting of assignments, links, audio and video clips is easy. And the new Quizzes feature is a real-life time saver! Say goodbye to Moodle and Blackboard!
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