Using Edmodo Apps to Enhance Learning

TCEA 20152/5/2015Room 6A

Session #150520

Resources Available

• http://www.holdthemayo.org/tcea-2015.html• Edmodo Group – Extending Your Classroom

with Edmodo– ktdydy• Join Code (will be locked after the session and will need

to use the Join URL Address)

– https://edmo.do/j/abycmg• Join URL Address

Carol Mayo

Coordinator of Professional Development, Diocese of Dallas

www.holdthemayo.org

Who we are…….

Mary Kuterbach

Music Instructor & Instructional Technology Specialist

Christ the King

inquisitivedog.blogspot.com

Today’s Agenda

Accounts:TeacherStudentParent

Profile & Settings Groups & Communities:

How to joinHow to create

Difference between

Library/Backpack Posts:NotesAlerts

AssignmentsQuizPolls

Snapshot

Ways To Use

Edmodo

PLN

Deliver Professional Development

School & District Collaboration

Classroom Teacher

Personal Learning Network

Groups

Communities

Professional Development

Shared Resources

Collaboration

School & DistrictCollaboration

School Committees

Faculty Meeting

Grade or Subject Level Collaboration

Tutorial Groups

Clubs

Book Studies

ClassroomCommunicationNotes

Alerts

Assignments

Quiz

Polls

Snapshot

Today• Create an account• Look at profile &

settings• Discuss features• Work through activities

to experience Edmodo as a teacher, student, and parent

• Discover the Edmodo

Login or Create Account• Login or create account• www.edmodo.com

• If your school has an Edmodo subdomain– School code to associate

you with subdomain– Will use a unique

address

Types of Accounts• Teachers

– Need to be verified– Verification process

• Students– Must have a group code from a

teacher– E-mail optional– One account, may belong to

multiple groups (classes)

• Parents– Must have a parent code– One account, multiple parent

codes for each child

Profile• Upper right corner• Drop down by “me”• Profile– Picture or Avatar– Profile Information– About Me– Collection– Teacher Badges

• limited

Settings• Account– Set time zone

• Email & Text Updates• Password• Privacy• Applications

Groups vs. Communities• Groups– Teacher created– Join URL– Google spreadsheet– Join URL– Folders

• Communities– Publisher created– Follow/Unfollow– Collections

Library/Backpack• Library

– Teachers– Unlimited FREE storage– 100 meg upload– Pictures compressed– Folders to organize

• Landing page becomes messy• Don’t delete from landing page

– Can share folders with groups– Can associate your Google Drive

• Backpacks– Students– Unlimited FREE storage

Join Group• Edmodo Group –

Extending Your Classroom with Edmodo

• ktdydy – Join Code (will be locked

after the session and will need to use the Join URL Address)

Activities• Each activity will

introduce you to an Edmodo feature

Evaluations

• Edmodo Evaluation– https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12_P444IIpUNJwygQf6bYTZ

Z6aHnhyYasT9kRLJkzK4A/viewform

– http://goo.gl/e6JRkM

• TCEA Evaluation– Extending Your Classroom with Edmodo– Session # 150520

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