Edmodo : A Guide to Explain it All
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1. a By Me Assignment fih Poll 2 Assignments N Feeds Recent Replies r Assignments me Feeds 13 Creating a Quiz Edmodo offers a way to create and give online quizzes Just like an assignment once you create a quiz it is saved and you can give it again at a later date So let s get started on making a quiz First you click on Quiz It will ask you if you want to Create a Quiz or Load a previously created quiz Untitled quiz 2012 01 06 08 30 03 Time Limit Minutes Add your first question to start creating a quiz Type Multiple Choice Add First Question Quiz Help Changes made to the quiz will automatically save You can assign or edit this quiz at a later time by loading it from the Post Box on the Home page Learn more about quizzes in the Help Center Here you can give the quiz a title add a time limit and start to add questions Take a look at the pictures below to see what type of questions you can add v Multiple Choice True False Short Answer Fill in the blank HEHA 14 When you select a type of question and create it a new page will open that will look like this Here you have a lot of options like how many points each question is worth and will there be a time limit Obviously you must type the question and the choices You can add as many responses as you want to the question but you can only have one correct2. TECELANA 3 Group Code cont After you have created the group A window will pop up confirming the groups has been created and the code to join the group This code can be distributed to students as they sign up This will allow them to join your group and all the privileges that go with it You have created The Greatest Group The code to join the group is nfk2tn You can view and reset the code in the Settings box for the group Settings This is the settings page To access it look under Account in the upper right hand corner It is pretty basic You can change your profile picture by picking a logo provided by Edmodo or by uploading your own picture Also you can change your password add notifications either an email or text message or your personal information Account Settings Help Logout edmodo Calendar Grades Library Home Profile Account v User Photo Notifications Upload a photo Max 1 MB Notification Type Browse none z Or select one of these Save Notifications 20 j ae A iid amp b a a a b Privacy a 6 A 3 w JA es Block connection requests Your Current Photo O Only show profile to my Personal Information Password Save Privacy Settings Email New Password patrickcauley gmail com First Name Confirm Password Patrick Last Name Cauley Country School none z Title Dubai American Academy Mr gt PO Box 32762
3. porns 23 5 24 ape 18 2 24 PEELS eM 12 Notifications This is a handy feature to get a quick idea of what is awaiting you every time you log into Edmodo It will tell you if you have any new Direct messages Replies Turned in assignments or Alerts To view the information simply click on what you want see It s that simple You can find the Notifications in the upper right hand corner of your screen gt Notifications E 3 Upcoming Events 1 New Alert _ Notifications 3 Upcoming Events 1 New Alert type your question answer 1 Suggestions answer 2 Seay StudyStack Stack G Follow i i Donghyun Kim 7 Ma Connect q Tags Manage Me Shared Digital Portfolio Example 1 Quizlet repo ty What s your Fon QUr Net ificat 0 n S PaE esa fe h ere Filters When you class is up and running on Edmodo you may notice that important information can get buried under comments and replies from you and students Filters will show you just the type of information you want to see If you want to see just Assignments click on the Assignmenis filter and everything will disappear except for the assignments There are two areas where you can filter One is right under your profile picture click more The other place is near the Comment Box just click on Filter posts by and select what you want to see Connections more
4. E Block A8 Filter iai ataet Pacte 3 LD Gradebook Block A8 Ad Get this done Flash Project 1 Flash Project 2 Video Project 2 Video Project 1 Project 2 it Overview F EE BAA raa ne x b 6 Resources s Select All None gy Giloet Copy git Gijoe1 Copy gif AD amp Mr Cauley 0 Preview Download Ay i j Ti j d LENG 2 Mr Cauley f view Download Table of Contents What is Edmodo Getting Started for Teachers Student Sign up The Basics of Posting Working with Assignments Creating a Quiz Grades Group Options Parent Codes Profiles and Badges Student Profiles Co Teaching Calendar Library Logging Out Communities Edmodo Webinars amp Schools District Conclusion amp About Me What is Edmodo Edmodo is an educational website that takes the ideas of a social network and refines them and makes it appropriate for a classroom Using Edmodo students and teachers can reach out to one another and connect by sharing ideas problems and helpful tips A teacher can assign and grade work on Edmodo students can get help from the entire class on Edmodo It is a safe environment There is no bullying or inappropriate content because the teacher can see everything that is posted on Edmodo Also parents can join the class to bring a level of transparency that is difficult to achieve without technology All in all Edmodo is a grat companion to just about
5. 16 12 19 20 18 2 24 0 76 16 12 20 20 17 1 24 90 15 12 18 20 23 5 24 89 excused 20 23 5 24 84 11 12 18 2 24 70 s 13 20 17 1 24 69 a gt e 18 2 24 9 AAV EZA E L A 80 not submit 12 From this view you can do many things If you click the assignment name at the top you can view the Average or View the assignment or quickly input grades for assignments Flash Project 2 83 View You can also click on Add Grade to you guessed it add a grade You can find this in the upper right hand corner and this is different than an assignment because you CANNOT attach anything or a due date You can add a detailed description and add a default total which is optional This is good for a grade that you track throughout a grading period for example participation You can also delete and edit this grade in this view but not assignments 20 Group Options Once a group is created Edmodo gives you a multitude of options that gives you the teacher a ton of power to be used for good not evil To get to these options look at the right hand side it is below your Notifications window When you click on the Group Code you may notice that you can Reset or Lock the group code Reset is handy to help keep students from distributing the code to their friends and the Lock option lets you lock the class down and no one can join without being approved The Best Edmodo
6. Al Barsha Dubai N A Save Personal Info United Arab Emirates 971 434 79222 Change School 4 Student Signup Now that you have created your Group we need to get your students into it which is even easier than creating the class First have the students go to www edmodo com and click on m a Student They will need the Group Code you received when you signed up n up now It s Free I m a Teacher The students will be greeted with the following screen Please note that e mail is optional and that students will not receive any junk mail or e mail from Edmodo unless they set up e mail notifications However the Group Code you is required Student Sign Up Username Password Email opt First Name Last Name You agree to our terms of service Sign up If students are already signed up and using Edmodo They do NOT need a new account All they need is to Join the group To do this they sign into Edmodo and on the left hand side they will see their class es they have joined They merely need to click Join and type in the code This way they can easily switch from one class to another Join Group 5 Request To Join URL There is another way for students to sign up You can give your students or whoever a link If they follow the link it will ask them to either login or create a new account and then it will send a request to the te
7. Group gf Group Settings Subscribe Group To Feed Public Page Settings This window may look pretty familiar Here you can change information about the class You also have the ability to make new members read only they can view but not post anything You can also Archive or Delete a group More on that later Settings The Best Edmodo Group Important Learn about group management features Group Name The Best Edmodo Group _ Default all new members to read only Grade 8th or Range Subject Area Computer Technology gt ff Archive Group A Delete Group HEJA 21 Members This is probably the most powerful of the Group Options You can remove students change their password get parent codes and more To get to this feature look on the right hand side a and click on the Manage button coo cose MEE I Group Settings E Subscripe Group To Feed Punic Page Members Manage When you click on Manage it will take you to this page You see the student s full name how many parents are associated with the class the ability to change all members to Read Only or as a Coniributor You also have the ability to create smaller groups here as well If you want details on a particular student just click on their name 1 E Block A8 Q Search Members Set all members to at s Mr Patrick Cauley tudent tudent
8. Read Only Contributors Parents af Parents Associated Parent Code Spreadsheet Recently Joined Create Small Group van E a 2 E The window that pops up will show you the students full name their username their parent s code their profile and grades You can change not view their password and change their access from Access Student gt Student to Read Only You also have the ability to Award a Badge to the student more on that later or Change Password Parent Code Th Award Badge Remove from Group Remove them from the group Be careful once you remove a student all their information will be lost forever PEELE AM 22 Feeds Clicking on the Feeds option will allow you to add an RSS Really Simple Syndication feeds to your group So if you follow itbabble com you can add all their new articles to your group That way when there is new post it will show up in Edmodo for all to enjoy Subscribe Group To Feed Public The Public feature allows you to make certain posts notes assignments or polls public for anyone to see There is no need to be a part of the group or even Edmodo to view it but the teacher decides what is public if anything When you click on Public it will take you to the webpage Copy that URL and distribute it to whoever you want Public Page To add a post to the Public page find a post and look at the bot
9. answer Quiz Title Untitled quiz 2012 01 06 08 30 03 Time Limit 60 Minutes Questions Type Multiple Choice Points 1 m1 Question Prompt Prj Load Attach Link jj Library Responses Attach Link f Library Attach Link f Library Set as Correct Answer Add Response A really nice feature is that you can load a file image file etc to the question You can upload them to your library and then insert them into the quiz You can also add a link to a webpage as well x Question Prompt 2 2 Attach amp Link E Library Loading Questions ERS a 15 Another nice feature is the ability to load a question from another quiz To do this simply click on Load in the left hand column under your question list From here a window will open up with all the questions you ve ever made Simply scroll through or search for it then select the one you want Questions Ei N m2 E3 Add ee Load a previously created Question Q Search 2 2 Multiple Choice 2 responses Load this Question Delete 2 Whatis2 2 Multiple Choice 3 responses Load this Question Delete IT Babble is awesome True False Load this Question Delete What is better pizza or tacos Be sure to explain your answer Previewing About this Quiz amp Options If you would like to experience the quiz or make sure that
10. any class What is this guide for This guide is to be used as a resource It is not a guide on how you should use Edmodo but simply a how to Edmodo is an incredibly flexible and powerful educational tool that can be adapted and used in just about any class in a variety of ways How use Edmodo and how you would use Edmodo could be totally different depending on what you are teaching the temperament of your students and the environment you work in So read on and see how it could work for you Why Edmodo You do not need a computer lab to use you don t have to have laptops in the room it is something that will complement your teaching and allow you to improve methods of communication with your students outside of class More communication usually means less confusion better work and more time to engage and focus on those higher level essential questions Why do use Edmodo The points mentioned above are pretty good but what really love about Edmodo is their dedication also love the fact that Edmodo is constantly updating to make the site more powerful easier to use and just better overall Edmodo can be applied to your classroom your school or even your district Did mention it is all free Should you Edmodo This question only you can answer but encourage you to keep an open mind Edmodo is very simple to set up and use It takes very little time and very little extra effort on your part If you are not sure
11. how to do something please ask am here to help 2 Getting Started for Teachers Signing up This is very easy At the homepage simply click m a Teacher and a new dialogue box will open up Simply fill out that information and click Sign up That is it No junk mail no verification e mail it is just simple and painless Teacher Sign Up Email Title select Forgot your password First Name Last Name Sign up now It s Freel eS we You agree to our terms of service I m a Student i lma Teacher 3 Sign up Parent Sign Up requ Group Code Now that we re into Edmodo it is time to start setting up your groups Groups are basically classes for students to join It is very easy to create a group and just as easy for students to join that group To do this click on Create in the Groups area of Edmodo on the left hand side below your profile picture A new window will pop up prompting you to name the group assign it a grade level and define the subject that is taught Also you can all new members to read only option This will allow the students to read what is posted but not allow them to post themselves Create Group Xx Important Learn about group management features Group Name Group Name C Default all new members to read only Grade Select a Grade or Range Subject Area Select an Area
12. remove or attach any new files to the assignment To edit an assignment simply find the assignment on your homepage and click in the top right hand corner HEHA 9 Grading assignments Grading an assignment is easy as well In the Default Total at the top right corner type in the total possible points and click Set Then click on a student s name in the list on the left There assignment will show up on the right View their work give them a grade you can even post a comment about their assignment attach a file like a rubric or even record your voice and add an audio file When you click Grade it will immediately show up on that student s Edmodo as well If you make a mistake you can always click C ear and input a new grade You can also edit delete or reattach anything you like The student will be alerted immediately about the comment and the grade B Flash Project 2 Assignment Overview Default Total 20 Set E E Jun 15 2011 Show allstatus v all groups z F u o Not Turned In Block A8 lt aiai 18 20 Assignment Not Turned In 13 20 16 20 3 ape 19 20 Comments type your note here For the Grade section you are not limited to a number For example if you would like to excuse a student from an assignment you can actually type in Excused in the box and that is what will be recorded Pretty awesome huh Annotating assignment
13. that group From here you can write direct messages to other teaches or any teacher apart of that group Pretty handy way to get important information quickly Just type the teacher or community name in the Send to area of the post and you re done A great way to develop your PLN Personal Learners Network Welcome to Edmodo Communities Connect with teachers to exchange ideas and recommend content that you can quickly add to your Edmodo library and share with students 0 W s 2 Math Language Arts Social Studies Science Worid Languages Computer Technology a Vv of amp a Career and Tech Ed Health and PE Creative Arts Special Education College Readiness Professional Development g Leading digital content publishers are also part of Edmodo communities making discovering and sharing great Internet content quick and easy E io BIE BiglQkids bie aD 3rd World Farmer Team Arcademics com Project Based Learning BioGames Brainingcamp Online Math 33 Edmodo Webinars While Edmodo is super easy to learn and use and while there are a ton of opportunities to connect with other teachers and get great ideas about Edmodo in the Communities section Edmodo does offer online Webinars where teachers can meet online with an Edmodo professional to learn more about new and exciting ways that Edmodo can help you and your class To find out more about the Edmodo Webinars just click this link or copy and paste this URL into your Internet b
14. you have everything in the right place you can preview it All you have to do is select Preview this Quiz located on the far right column This will let you take the quiz students will see the exactly same thing you do Assign Quiz Preview this Quiz You have the option of giving information about the quiz It could be instructions a synopsis about the quiz or your favorite knock knock joke Really it is up to you Preview this Quiz About this Quiz EGS a 16 Another option you have is to give the students their results back right after the quiz To do this simply put a check in this box About this Quiz Quiz Options Show students their results immediately Assigning a Quiz This is pretty simple but you do have an important decision to make To assign the quiz just select Assign Quiz in the right hand column Once you do this it will take you back to your Edmodo home page At the top the Quiz will be loaded in and waiting for you to assign to the appropriate Group s give it a date that it will be taken by and you have the option to Add the Quiz Score to Gradebook highlighted in the image below For example if it is a pretest you may not want that score to be counted so you would leave the box unchecked E Note Alert Qj Assignment Quiz gj Poll Copy of Test Quiz 2 3 Questions This is a sample quiz Do your best You will find mu
15. Poll Here is a video to help you get started with your bouncing ball Attach 4 File Link fj Library Send to Send It is pretty easy to see what you need to do Type your message in the larger blank box Then where it says Send fo type in which group or person people you want to send the message to Click Send and you re done Posting Alerts Alerts are used to send important messages to people or groups It is done the same way but will appear in larger font and in bold It will also show up in the Notifications To create an Alert just click on Alert at the top of the Comment Box and the rest is the same as creating a note You only have 140 characters to help you distill your thoughts Assignment Quiz gih Poll Attach p File Link fj Library Send to Send 7 Posting Polls Polls are pretty neat You can create questions with multiple choices and the people in the group vote on it Click on Poll at the top of the Comment Bubble to get started Then write the question and the different choices At first you only have two choices but you can add plenty more I ve added up to nine before Pick who you want to send it to and click Send E Block A8 Filter posts by Post Note Alert Assignment gih Poll What is the best mobile phone Adnroid BlackBerry iPhone X answer 4 X Send to Send Here is an example of what it will look like when it is done and
16. acher That is all there is to it Access Teacher Member Co Teacher lt gt E Calendar WEGEELEE 29 The calendar is very versatile Every assignment you post on Edmodo will automatically be added to the calendar and the calendar of each student in that Group E Everything z 2011 z August 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Groups 31 1 2 Today amp August Direct E A Test Group E Block A8 E The Best Edmodo Communities Dubai American Academy 14 15 20 To add an event just click on a date type in the description and then click on which group s or person people you would like to send it to Upcoming events will show up in the Notifications as well as the calendar to help you and your students keep up with everything that is going on If you want to move an item simply click and drag it to the new date Even if it is an assignment the due date will automatically be updated as well Students can also add their own events to their own calendar Only they will see the events though Add Event March 14 2011 describe the event 3 14 2011 Send to Date Range Create Library EHUA 30 The Library can be a handy tool Every file document picture video hyperlink etc that gets uploaded on Edmodo will end up in the Library There is no limit to how many files can be added to the Library To add something
17. acher The teacher then has the ability to approve or deny the request Even if the group has been ocked students can join with the Join URL You can find the URL on the far right side under the Group Code Heck you can even Tweet the Join URL if you use Twitter in your class Block H 7 Group Code WS Request To Join URL Subscribe Group To Feed Public Page Request To Join URL http edmodo com join 9 P Tweet this Group When a student requests to join the class you will receive a notification Click that and a new window will open where you can Accept Deny or Block If you have multiple you can select Approve All Notifications 132 Turned In Assignments 3 New Alerts a Daa Student Request to Join Block C2 8 Accept Deny Block this User 8 1 Group Join Request 6 The Basics of Posting Now that your groups are created let s take a look at some of the basic features that Edmodo has to offer Most are obvious and straightforward and nearly all of them are meant to help increase communication and make the class a better place Posting Notes This is the main feature of what makes Edmodo great The ability for you and your students to post and respond to other posts easily and in real time It is very easy to do and very helpful Let s take a look at the Comment Box found at the top of your homepage Post Note O Alert 2 Assignment Quiz gih
18. after some students have voted Each person only gets one vote and there is no way to know who voted for what It s a lot of F _ Meto DAA Sample Class ilh What is the best mobile phone fun Android 15 9 vote s BlackBerry 31 67 19 vote s a iPhone 46 67 28 vote s Nokia 3 33 2 vote s amp Windows Phone 7 this operating system will be on most Nokia smart phones very soon 3 33 2 vote s m Total votes 60 Refresh 8 Working with Assignments Creating an assignment Like writing a Note Alert or Poll Question creating an Assignment is very easy On the Comment Bubble click on Assignment and you will see this wij Note Alert Qj Assignment Quiz gf Poll assignment title Load Assignment describe the assignment due date ka Filling in the necessary fields is self explanatory What is great about creating an assignment in Edmodo is you can attach just about any type of file you want to the assignment You can add as many files as you want to an assignment but you must add them individually In other words you cannot select ten files and upload them simultaneously have added up to five before and it was no problem Send it to the appropriate Group s and you re done Edit an assignment If you find a mistake in your assignment have good and bad news for you The good news is you can edit the written part of the assignment The bad news is you cannot
19. d D view E Download Co Remove from Folder Q _ 1 Favorites M Grade 6 M L Grade 6 Resources J amp Grade 8 D G Grade 8 Resources Apply Logging Out There will come a time sadly when you need to turn off your computer and walk away from Edmodo Logging off is a good way to make sure that you have safely and securely exited out of Edmodo To Logout just click on Account upper right hand corner and select Logout Account lt 2 Settings Help Logout 32 Communities Communities will allow you to connect to other teachers around the world through Edmodo This will allow you to share ideas help other teachers and join relevant discussions from other professionals in your field You are automatically joined with the Support Community If you have any problems with Edmodo you can post a question here someone from Edmodo will respond usually within a day to help you out nities QErowse es Dubai American Academy School Administrator a Support Community Support Community Career amp Tech Education Subject Computer Technology 99 new posts To join a community simply click on Browse in the left hand side of your homepage From there you can chose from communities that you find interesting Also if your school is signed up for Edmodo you will automatically be added into
20. es but a little different Students can pick how their learning stlye and what career they might be interested in You can also find their activity on Edmodo what they ve posted what groups they are in and what badges they have earned Daa Student amp Student I Badge Earned About Activity Groups e o How I Like to Learn Select how you like to learn aes 4 ww N Hands on Listening Visually More into More nto More into Career Goal Select your career goal RP w Building amp Fixing Things Computers Helping People 28 Co Teaching This is a great addition to Edmodo Often you are teaching across the curriculum or simply co teaching a class Edmodo has made it easy for another teacher to join your class For a teacher to join all they need is the Group Code found on the right hand side and then click on Join on the left hand side Once a teacher is in the group you they automatically have the ability to add assignments polls and alerts as they have been added as a Jeacher However they cannot manage the class Meaning they cannot delete any students or look or grade of anyone s turned in assignments To change them to an official Co 7eacher where they can grade and manage students then you need to click on Manage on the right hand side Now click on the teacher and you will see some details pop up on the right hand side Simply change them from Teacher to Co Te
21. ete an annotation simply click on it and remove or change it You can download the document with the annotations but it will save the file as a PDF only EHUA 11 Load assignment If you have already written an assignment and want to use it again for another class simply click on Load Assignment and it will load the assignment list Find the particular assignment you want to load and click it The description and all files that were attached with the original assignment will be attached to this one as well All you need to do is select the due date and which Group s to send it to Check out the picture below to get a better idea Load Assignment Q Search 2 Week Without Walls Assignment 1 Last Assigned Mar 04 2011 Load Assignment x 2 Excel Assignment 6 Probability Last Assigned Mar 02 2011 2 Excel Assignment 6 Last Assigned Feb 27 2011 Turned in assignments Another great feature of Edmodo is the ability to see who has and who has not turned in an assignment When you look at the top of the assignment it will tell you how many students have submitted it through Edmodo To see the detailed list click on Turned in and it will take you there As you can see everyone has turned in this assignment 2 Video Project 1 Assignment Overview Flash Project 1 B Turned in 8 DUE May 30 2011 Show allstatus v all groups x Block A8 23 5 24 za 17 1 24
22. ll pop up that will let you either look at any badges you ve created create a badge or look at the pre made badges by Edmodo Making a badge is easy Give it a title write a quick description and upload an image and you ve made a badge My Student Badges d amp My Student Badges IE By Edmodo E s Good Citizen Good Hard Worker Homework Participant Perfect Question Helper Attendance Hint Award badges by visiting a student s profile page or the members page for a group Star Student of the Performer Month Once you ve clicked that a new window will pop up that will let you either look at any badges you ve created create a badge or look at the pre made badges by Edmodo Making a badge is easy Give it a title write a quick description and upload an image and you ve made a badge Awarding Badges Unfortunately to award a badge you must leave the badge window Don t worry you won t have to go too far From your Edmodo home page click on Manage right hand side of your page 7 i Once in the group click on the student or students you can select many at once you want to award a badge to It will bring up their profile in a smaller window on the right Click on Award Badge and then select the badge you wish to reward them a Access Student gt T Change Password 4 Parent Coce 27 Student Profiles Student profiles are a similar concept to teacher profil
23. ltiple choice fill in the blank and true false questions Edit this Quiz Selecta different Quiz due date _ Add Quiz Score to Gradebook Send to Send 17 Taking the Quiz When a student takes the test here is what it will look like on their Edmodo homepage All they need to do is click Take Quiz Mr Cauley to HW Test Group Test Quiz 2 Take Quiz 3 questions 40 minutes ago Reply Tag More When the click on that Edmodo will take them to a new page that gives them information about the quiz When the student is ready they simply click Start Quiz and they re off Test quiz This is a test you should know what to do Total questions 4 Time Limit 50 00 Start Quiz Here is what the quiz looks like Important areas have been highlighted a e lace ws he cum m1 a Question Total 1 point Jt a tesi you should know what ee What is 2 2 Current Quiz info to fp signed By 2 Patrick Cauley 2 To go to the next or eae previous question To submit the quiz when finished To quickly switch between questions PRES a 18 Important information about quizzes You cannot randomize the questions or answers on a quiz For example question 12 will be the same for all students so someone can easily look at another computer screen to see their answers Also if a s
24. months old and viewed more than 17 000 times thank you everyone Edmodo has made many changes for the better to improve their service This is why love Edmodo they work constantly to make a product they love better and better encourage you all to keep working and exploring with Edmodo and share it s wide variety of features to other colleagues It is a great resource that is so flexible cannot imagine any class that it could not work for am sure you will find it helpful for your class as well also encourage everyone who uses Edmodo to join and contribute in the Edmodo communities cannot count how many times that resource has inspired and answered many of my questions Above else thanks to Edmodo for making in my opinion the best and most focused educational application I ve ever used About Me currently teach middle school IT and love it If you have any questions about Edmodo and would like some more information feel free to send me an e mail On the other side if you used Edmodo in a unique and new way l d love to hear about it To find more writings about educational technology check out my blog at www itbabble com Thanks for reading Jats E Gody Patrick Cauley atrickcauley gmail com
25. n the Group Once in parents can only view information sent from the teacher or from their child which includes grades on assignments They cannot send any messages to other students or parents However they can send messages to you and their child 25 Profiles amp Badges Your profile allows you to write information about yourself and what teachers you have connected with That way parents students and other teachers can find out more about you To access your Profile click on Profile in the upper right hand corner Mr Patrick Cauley S 100 profile completeness Science Computer Technology Suggestion Promote your DonorsChoose projects below DOSPEO Teacher Library Sharing oe Connections Items Score About Favorites Change My URL mrcauley Ub Dononchooseorg Add your DonorsChoose projects J Create badges and award them to your students 30 teach Middle School IT and love it Check out my blog at http itbabble com Connections 29 MAEN gt 2 Communities 21 ad ui A new feature that Edmodo has just added is the ability to create and award badges to students To create or view the badges that Edmodo has created click on Create Badges and award them to your students on the right hand side of your profile page Create badges and award them to your students ED USS 26 Once you ve clicked that a new window wi
26. rowser They also record all their webinars for everyone to listen in on http olog edmodo com category webinar Edmodo Schools amp Districts If you love Edmodo why not talk to your administration to sign your school up It will make it easier for you to collaborate within your school and track student performance amongst other things If you work for a district you can also sign your entire district up with Edmodo A great thing about these options is they are completely free and do not require your school s to add any new software or make any space on their servers To get more information follow this link here http Awww edmodo comi institutions language en Connect Your School or District with the Edmodo Community Sign up for your free School District Edmodo Web Address A Get Connected The Power of Community Analyze Activity e Create your school or Support teacher adoption e Track classroom and school district s Edmodo web collaboration and use participation address e Share educational content e Measure engagement e Connect teachers students and engage in professional and adoption and parents securely in real development with a global e Manage Users time community of educators You must login to sign up for school and district features Username or Email Password Forgot your password 34 In Conclusion This is the fourth version of this guide and even though my second guide was only 5
27. s A new feature added to Edmodo gives teachers the power to annotate on turned in assignments Teaches are able to highlight certain areas and give more meaningful feedback This will only work with certain file types though Check out the list below e Microsoft Word documents some doc files do not work for some reason e Microsoft PowerPoint PDF Adobe s Portable Document Format EGU a 10 To annotate a document it must be Turned in from an assignment So find an assignment that has been turned in and you should see the Annotate option below the file name and next to the file thumbnail Go ahead and click that Assignment training your_memory ppt 77 Anew window will open up and showing you the document and the annotation tools at the top As you can see you can add comments draw text highlight strikeout a document All of these annotations are saved in real time so there is no save button This also means that students will be able to see these annotations as soon as you are done creating them Q A 50 z A Page37 V CJ Annotate Download C Comment Draw A Text Highlight Strikeout aes Trick 1 Writing Don t remember Oby U o whole text book so use an outline method You way to summarize might want to write your notes out twice or as many times as it takes to remember By writing you will be actively imprinting it in your mind You Nice point here To del
28. to the library you can attach it to a regular post or assignment or click Add to Library in the Library window The problem with this is the Library can become an unruly mess where it is very difficult to find a particular file Edmodo has a solution Attached to Posts amp Sent by Me Hr Favorites E Grade 6 E Grade 6 Resources E Grade 8 E Grade 8 Resources B unit 1 Folders Ee Select All None All Types v Technology in the Classroom Integrate technology effectively mr Cauley Technology in the Classroom x Integrate technology effectively On the left hand side you can create Fo ders that you can add certain files to To create a folder click on the Folder with the little green plus sign Type a name for the folder and then look and find the file Folders Wy Favorites E Grade 6 3 Grade 6 Resources 5 Grade 8 Grade 8 Resources E Unit 1 suse 31 To add a file to a folder you have made all you have to do is find the file and select it by putting a check mark in the box On the right hand side a preview of the file will show up and when you click on Fo der you can select which folder s you want to add it to and that is it Grade 6 Resources J Select All None Ay Glloet Copy git Edmodo Worksheet rtf x l ON o TI AON 2 mr Cauley g Preview E Download D E Anime Rubric Final doc A Mr Cauley Ol view MM Downloa
29. tom of that post you will see Public Click that and it is automatically displayed on the public webpage for your group EAU 23 Archive This is a handy feature When you Archive a class no one including you can post or add anything to it but it is available to view and you can always unarchive it later for whatever reason This will also save student records all assignments and more To get to it click on Group Settings then select Archive Group at the bottom of the window The Best Edmodo Group croup cove I gt Group Settin Subscribe Group To Feed Public Page Archive Groug Delete Not too much to explain here If you delete a class everything in that class goes with Check out the warning below Delete Gpup Delete group Block A8 Are you sure you want to delete this group Deleting a group removes all members from this group All messages posted to this group will be deleted This action cannot be undone 24 Parent Code This is a feature found by clicking on Manage right hand side of the page Then click on Parent Code Spreadsheet This will download an Excel file which has the parents code You cannot change the parents code Manage For parents to sign up they need to go to www edmodo com and click on Parent Sign Up Sign up now It s Free Parent Sign Up quires Parent Code Parents will of course need the code to joi
30. tudent leaves the webpage for whatever reason the quiz still continues All their answers will be saved by Edmodo If there is time remaining they can log back into Edmodo and resume the quiz If a student does not finish the quiz in the appropriate amount of time Edmodo will automatically submit the quiz for the student All unanswered questions will be marked incorrect Another thing to note is that there is no option to print the quiz off of Edmodo It must be taken electronically When students finish a quiz and if they are shown the results they see exactly what questions they got incorrect and what the correct answers are This is a nice touch for reflective purposes 19 Grades The Grade feature is something Edmodo has been working hard on It is quick easy to look at and easy to get there All you have to do is click on Grades at the top of the page edmodo a Search E Grades Library A drop down menu will appear and you pick the class you wish to view Once that is done you can quickly see who has turned in what what the results were their total percentages you can weight grades in Edmodo or if it still needs to be graded Gradebook Block A8 Add Grade Export csv Get this done Flash Project 1 Flash Project 2 Video Project 2 Video Project 1 Blog Post 5 Std Total Student fotal Saris 97 12 12 18 20 23 5 24 L 74 z 11 12 13 20 17 1 24 30 12 12 16 20 23 5 24 91 e
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