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Sandi Dennis
Heather Borowski:
Director of Instructional Media
and Communicationshborowski@csdecatur.
net
Sandi Dennis:Library Media and
Instructional Technology Specialist
Presented By:
The 4/5 Academy at Fifth Avenue
What is a Learning Management System?
What is Edmodo?Edmodo is a free Learning
Management System available online.
Edmodo's mission is to connect all learners with the people and
resources they need to reach their full potential.
Edmodo is the largest social
learning network in the world20,000,000+
TOTAL USERS AROUND THE WORLD
Why Edmodo?EngageEdmodo is designed to get students excited about learning as teachers easily create a blended learning experience.
ConnectTeachers are at the center of a powerful network that connects them to students, parents, administrators and publishers.
PersonalizeEdmodo offers engaging, easy-to-use apps that integrate seamlessly and personalize learning for every student.
MeasureEdmodo makes it simple to track student progress. Teachers can get the pulse of the class through quizzes, discussion and more.Our teachers use
Edmodo in many different ways...
Systemwide Technology Committee Charge: Research and Recommend a Learning
Management System for City Schools of Decatur
• Blackboard• Edmodo• ManageBac• Moodle• My Big Campus• Schoology
Questions to consider:
1. Tools for teacher/student communication (email? chat?)
2. Class/lecture capture3.Video capture and storage4.Resource Center- Including Document
Storage5.Collaboration Tools6.Planning Tools for Teachers and/or
Students7. Assessment Tools- Quiz? Survey? Poll?
Rubric?
To consider…
8. Blog9. Wiki10. Social Media/Social Learning11. User interface/Userability12. Cost/Structure- district? per
user?13. iDevice-Friendly? Mobile App?14. Professional Learning options
Edmodo= Secure Platform which Ensures Safety and Privacy
• Closed environment• No private information required from students• Students can only join
classes by the invitation of their teacher
• All communication is archived
• Teacher has full management control
• Mobile app available
Students use this code to
sign up
Students use this code to
sign up
How can my student use Edmodo?
Book or other Clubs
Classroom to Classroom
Group Learning Sharing, Inquiring, Reflecting
Summer Reading
Junior Media Specialists
Suggestion Box
Rewards (Badges)
Learn with Edmodo
Sharing Resources and Instructional Materials
Submit Work in all curriculum areas
Feedback
Teachers Monitor Safe Social Learning
• Do not post group codes publicly• Lock group codes after all members have joined
• Monitor posts / Set up notifications
• Use read-only status when useful
• Encourage students to select unique passwords
• Set expectations
F.AVE Edmodo Acceptable Use Agreement
Our students sign this
and each teacher posts a copy in
his/her classroom!
Student Interface
Student Profile
Badges awarded by teachers
Badges awarded by teachers
Link to grade book for each
group
Link to grade book for each
groupStudents share their
learning style and goals
Students share their learning style and
goals
red circle indicates "new"
items
red circle indicates "new"
items
Student HomepageThe backpack:
Unlimited storage for documents,
videos and other resources
The backpack:Unlimited storage
for documents, videos and other
resources
Students can only join
groups. They cannot create
groups
Students can only join
groups. They cannot create
groups
Students receive notifications for
grades, assignments, alerts or replies
Students receive notifications for
grades, assignments, alerts or replies
Students can only send messages to the entire
group or directly to the teacher
Students can only send messages to the entire
group or directly to the teacher
Parents use this code to create their account or add student to
their existing account
Parents use this code to create their account or add student to
their existing account
Optional Parent
Interface
To create an account, go to edmodo.com (on a computer) and use the parent code located on your child’s
Edmodo homepage
To create an account, go to edmodo.com (on a computer) and use the parent code located on your child’s
Edmodo homepage
Parent Sign-Up
Parent HomepageParents can add multiple students
with their unique parent codesParents can add multiple students
with their unique parent codes
Teachers can send messages to parents.
Parents are "Read-Only" to monitor their
student's progress.
Teachers can send messages to parents.
Parents are "Read-Only" to monitor their
student's progress.
Parents have a dashboard view of student’s assignments, grades and calendar events. Greyed-out icons
mean nothing is ready to be viewed.
Parents have a dashboard view of student’s assignments, grades and calendar events. Greyed-out icons
mean nothing is ready to be viewed.
late assignmentassignment due upcoming eventnew grade assignment comment
Parent Notifications
Badges
Teachers can award badges to motivate and recognize students!
Teachers can award badges to motivate and recognize students!
Get Started with this To-Do List
• Get your parent code• Create your Parent account• Connect to all of your students who use Edmodo
• Check student progress on a desktop or laptop
• Explore the mobile device alerts you can receive – text or email
Need Help?
support.
edmodo.com/
?
?? ?
click "I'm a Parent"
