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Introduce your class to Edmodo – a great Learning Management System

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzk7e8buCf1OB4g4gEQRW38L1EfxyyFcKHZtCzNGTYB7CxKnld8YumzfabgEqrl-RE24byAyP9mO6lSQvfcRUFtMCQWsFDSaHQL6xrrtpd3x-fhL8-Y6OnEqJsOLFFEzfSqssK7RndkiY/s1600-h/image%25255B11%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRr1bgg7JL5VQbC-4UEAlvvY5qATedvXrpFWZfEHyQH0_0KPt39C_5yhHOzUoiPCnMEr850EkoKEWgm7Mwbm7PZsd6XIyyvbdv3dV_4YAGaUyJpPKkYgl9KXnAFjkcNGg9AbP1aEZO60/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="240" /></a></div> <a href="https://www.edmodo.com/home">Edmodo</a> has become the Learning Management System (LMS) of choice for many teachers around the world. Edmodo is one of those Learning Management Systems that every teacher can successfully use in their classroom whether they have PCs, a BYOD classroom, an iPad/tablet classroom or just one computer/tablet in the classroom. It works across the board. Best is, that if a teacher so desires, he/she can even invite the parents to join  the class Edmodo group as well. All Edmodo needs, really, is an enthusiastic teacher that has access to a laptop. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWcNjztKijsMXnTLnhj-10TiJNmoFJCcGJ_OJmf-ULSKHRGD3bEIijFZbsiEz21ceF3h6vgkddmIDU7z4SxexJIF2mpmEhUvZKma2A4XmXfKwcyvL-83UnQpEsadg54aooUi9LyVD_QhM/s1600-h/image%25255B7%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Wx5Ji6aY7ddjjF5L0Pq0VfaCPB8V0sy9bEbQu3mD3Xem11fy-hy8xXCb_0hfQZzP4zSXR2HRj6X6cnSGSVjhk7gCm0HHwgeRuxjNr_uafX31KPMTCjZr0EgBLq5-aHVqODB1TDeVN1U/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div> What is Edmodo <a href="https://www.edmodo.com/">Edmodo</a> is a free web-based platform that teachers can use to manage their class, share content, access homework and other school items. It is also a safe social networking place for the students in the class to connect and collaborate with one another.  What the students like about Edmodo is it’s Facebook-like appearance. Students don’t need email addresses – they sign in via an access code. Edmodo’s features <ul><li>Edmodo has a collaboration feature where the teacher and students can add comments and share files such as PowerPoints, Word documents, videos etc can be shared.</li><li>Edmodo has a ‘folders’ feature which enables one to organize documents in a folder and share that folder with a class.</li><li>Edmodo has an assignment feature which allows one to post an assignment with a due date and a task sheet, see who submitted it and when, mark it using a PDF annotation tool, grade/assess it and give feedback all in one neat place. </li><li>Edmodo has a quiz feature which enables on to create really quick and simple quizzes to use in class. </li><li>Edmodo has a poll feature which allows on to create quick survey polls in class. </li><li>Edmodo has a note feature where, for example, the students can write a reflection. </li><li>Edmodo has a members feature which enables on to manage one’s students in each class or group. </li><li>Edmodo has a small groups feature which is great for managing group work. </li><li>Edmodo has a discussion feature which enables an online discussion to take place</li></ul><div>I'm sure there are more features that I haven't yet got to know.</div><div> </div><div>Using Edmodo in the classroom</div><div> </div>Here is a Slideshare entitled ‘20 ways to use Edmodo’ <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="356" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" mozallowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/10110267" style="border-bottom: #ccc 0px solid; border-left: #ccc 1px solid; border-right: #ccc 1px solid; border-top: #ccc 1px solid; margin-bottom: 5px;" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="427"> </iframe> <div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/seyfert6/20-ways-to-use-edmodo" target="_blank" title="20 Ways to Use Edmodo">20 Ways to Use Edmodo</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/seyfert6" target="_blank">seyfert6</a> </div> A cheat sheet that summarises Edmodo This useful cheat sheet summarises Edmodo. Click on the image to be taken to the enlarged image <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqngDlwIG55g0KNj2xx19Z5IyZ1iPWaEnICbZemdGJCJCr1O9eCaZo38gCumT-7ecVk31G7i8fHuHJwfscwK2nor26AMYCSXftaxU5f4dGmenYLF-OjPD2GS1uqDjhtLuplk9Cjf1baYk/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="260" /></div> A full introduction to Edmodo provided by Russel Stannard. Here is is an excellent video tutorial created by <a href="http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/">Russel Stannard</a> in which he walks teacher through a step by step guide on how teachers can get started using Edmodo together with all of its features such as creating a group or class for  students, uploading files, adding comments...and many more. <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/DZHB6FfRjnQ" width="420"></iframe> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZHB6FfRjnQ&feature=youtu.be">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZHB6FfRjnQ&feature=youtu.be</a> . Edmodo Help Centre Edmodo has a great <a href="https://support.edmodo.com/home#teacher">Help Centre</a> that has screencasts and tutorials to help you with any problem. See <a href="https://support.edmodo.com/home#entries/22460840-quick-guides-to-edmodo" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://support.edmodo.com/home#entries/22460840-quick-guides-to-edmodo</a> Wonderful blog posts on using Edmodo 1) <a href="http://reflectionsofeducator.wordpress.com/2013/08/09/edmodo-evernote-my-ideal-ipad-classroom-workflow/" target="_blank">Using Edmodo in the ipad classroom</a> 2) <a href="http://reflectionsofeducator.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/10-reasons-i-love-using-edmodo-in-my-ipad-classroom/">10 reasons I love using Edmodo in my iPad classroom…</a>3) <a href="http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/08/a-great-edmodo-cheat-sheet-for-teachers.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">A great Edmodo cheat sheet </a> 4) <a href="http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/06/a-handy-guide-to-everything-teachers.html" target="_blank">A handy guide to everything a teacher needs to know about Edmodo</a> 5) Russel Stannards two training vidoes on Edmodo a) <a href="http://teachertrainingvideos.com/edmodo1/index.html">http://teachertrainingvideos.com/edmodo1/index.html</a> b) <a href="http://teachertrainingvideos.com/edmodo2/index.html">http://teachertrainingvideos.com/edmodo2/index.html</a> Conclusion Why not try out using Edmodo as soon as possible? You'll be pleasantly surprised at how user-friendly it is.</div>

Edmodo Learning Management Systems Web tools Introduce your class to Edmodo – a great Learning Management System

Edmodo has become the Learning Management System (LMS) of choice for many teachers around the world. Edmodo is one of those Learning Management Systems that every teacher can successfully use in their classroom whether they have PCs, a BYOD classroom…

30 Days of webtools: #22 Use Edmodo or Obami as free interactive classroom management tools

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What are Edmodo and Obami? </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsFJbyFmKy38nPyAPUOan0q5imTchb2fZ6CK58AEBUEzjMsXT9gNqPe5P1nnOrjU5ggFuX9sGlwZDzOnNTOha7BbSZ4VuPuLaiBvj8MuT8po0ZF7hOzDNIFkBlp60i3QnKjPZHc58q2w/s1600/edmodo2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsFJbyFmKy38nPyAPUOan0q5imTchb2fZ6CK58AEBUEzjMsXT9gNqPe5P1nnOrjU5ggFuX9sGlwZDzOnNTOha7BbSZ4VuPuLaiBvj8MuT8po0ZF7hOzDNIFkBlp60i3QnKjPZHc58q2w/s320/edmodo2.JPG" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbcn195zuo0GR4PuwMzBFhvmo6E64ivb0-cwng9-C6Klmhe8DsyqOvEPj5M_J6CH-O5qw4a3t0_ySC47cgD_4ww6KFJu3F6ySiJMWQDQe3Xz8DdnC2UdxnQAScscPChn9_x3i6musVRc/s1600/obami.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbcn195zuo0GR4PuwMzBFhvmo6E64ivb0-cwng9-C6Klmhe8DsyqOvEPj5M_J6CH-O5qw4a3t0_ySC47cgD_4ww6KFJu3F6ySiJMWQDQe3Xz8DdnC2UdxnQAScscPChn9_x3i6musVRc/s320/obami.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> Both Edmodo and Obami are free classroom management tools that help you as a teacher make your classroom into a community. You would use either one or the other. They provide teachers and students with a secure place to post messages, discuss classroom topics, assign and grade classwork, connect and collaborate, share content and educational applications, and access homework, grades, class discussions and notifications. Classroom uses of Edmodu and Obami *Both have a user-friendly interface which is easy and simple for all to use *There are easy-to-use wizards for creating calendars, pages and managing documents *Teachers can set up and manage small groups for students projects *Students can post notes, files, links, and discuss. *Teachers  can post spelling, maths, research and other homework on Edmodo so that  parents can access it *Students can help each other with homework tasks through using Edmodo *Reading groups could use Edmodo or Obami to role play characters in the book they are reading. *Students can ask questions they may feel silly about voicing in the classroom. *Students can contact the teacher and send messages about homework they might forget to ask during the day. *Edmodo is useful for project-based learning (see Further Reading post below). This would also be the case for Obami. *You could post a document, students could download it, complete it and send it back to you, then you could grade it right online. Students could get instant feedback on graded materials. SchoolNet webinar on Edmodo and Obami This is the recording for the the webinar that took place on Tuesday August 14th at 6pm. Lisa Gair from The Rock Academy spoke about how she uses Edmodo in her classroom, and Siobhan Louw from Somerset House spoke on how she uses Obami in her classroom. NO: There might be  slight gap in Siobhan’s recording as my internet dropped and I had to log in again. Apologies for that.  Here is the link: <a href="http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p78kokkty1y/">http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p78kokkty1y/</a> Slideshare on Edmodo Lisa Gair has kindly allowed me to share the PowerPoint she used with you. <iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="356" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/14008475" style="border-bottom: #ccc 0px solid; border-left: #ccc 1px solid; border-right: #ccc 1px solid; border-top: #ccc 1px solid; margin-bottom: 5px;" width="427"> </iframe> <div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Schoolnetsa11/introduce-your-class-to-edmodo" target="_blank" title="Introduce your class to Edmodo">Introduce your class to Edmodo</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Schoolnetsa11" target="_blank">Schoolnet SA </a></div> Further reading <a href="http://blog.edmodo.com/2011/05/27/pbl-edmodo-awesome/">http://blog.edmodo.com/2011/05/27/pbl-edmodo-awesome/</a> <a href="http://edmodoteacherhub.wikispaces.com/Teaching+Strategies">http://edmodoteacherhub.wikispaces.com/Teaching+Strategies</a> </div>

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What are Edmodo and Obami? Both Edmodo and Obami are free classroom management tools that help you as a teacher make your classroom into a community. You would use either one or the other. They provide teachers and students with a secure place to po…

Introduce your class to Edmodo – a great Learning Management System

30 Days of webtools: #22 Use Edmodo or Obami as free interactive classroom management tools

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