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 * What is EdModo?[[image:edmodo_logo_color.jpg width="220" height="62" align="right" link="@http://www.edmodo.com"]] **

A trusted web 2.0 environment where teachers can safely share assignments, ideas, and other cool tools with their students. A teacher can share her ideas or assignments with other teachers or with students one on one. Teachers can access this mobile as well as the students- which the teacher can then create reminders or send out quick messages for her students to receive. It is extremely successful with keeping children engaged while learning and communicating with their teacher.


 * What are the benefits of EdModo? **
 * Students engaged the entire lesson/assignment/video/project
 * Helps students create a community with teacher and peers.
 * Reminders of daily or upcoming assignments/projects.
 * Opens doors for collaboration, creativity, and innovation.
 * Students are able to keep up with work even if they are absent from school.
 * Incorporate other technology tools: Vokis, Glogs, Word Documents, videos, etc.
 * Students can talk to other students in other communities/schools to share each other's ideas.
 * Takes students out of their regular classroom setting and they can relate school to their home life more with EdModo.
 * There's an app for that! Download the edmodo app on your mobile device and receive notifications or send messages anytime.
 * Participate in online conferences such as edmodocon 2012.

Use the directions on this handout to create your own edmodo account and join our class group. Please take the poll that was created for you.
 * EdModo Activity **


 * How can I use EdModo in my classroom? **
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Teachers can grade work, assign assignments, share projects, and other technology tools with other teachers/students.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Create polls and quizzes.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Use apps available in Edmodo at a cheaper cost and more convenience than using the programs online.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Communication between peers and teacher.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Reminders to students.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Skype or communicate with other schools using EdModo.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Students can create projects such as digital portfolios, videos, etc. BE CREATIVE!
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Using 21st century skills on the computer to explore EdModo.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Quick Video Introduction <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">media type="file" key="Edmodo Quick Intro.mp4" width="642" height="642" align="left"
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Examples: **