Edmodo & VoiceThread
Please log into your
computers and go to:
www.edmodo.com
THANKS!
How can we tap into 21st Century
Learning skills: critical thinking,
collaboration, and creativity--in our
current classrooms?
Why should we Edmodo?
Did You
Know…
Edmodo provides a safe and easy way
for your class to connect and collaborate,
share content, and access homework,
grades, and school notices.
...to take your classroom BEYOND your 4
classroom walls!
Like many of you in this room, I’m a digital immigrant…. My two young
daughters, on the other hand, will be digital natives. They’ll never know a
world without ubiquitous broadband internet access…
We may never become true digital natives, but we can and must begin to
assimilate to their culture and way of thinking. ---Rupert Murdoch
STUDENT experience:
1. Go to www.edmodo.com
2. Log in as a STUDENT
a. Student UserName
b. Password
c. Student First Name
d. Student Last Name
The code to join the group
is:9libwl
What did you
notice about
the login…
different than
other sites?
Click on PROFILE.
1. Choose a career.
2. Search for a favorite quote
(sports, humor, love,
friendship, honor, honesty…)
Click on ACCOUNT Settings
We’re going to go through
some of the things Edmodo
offers:
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POLLS
QUIZZ
BLOG
Assignment
Alert
Note + Attachment
20 Ways to Use Edmodo
Edmodo APPS
This is a great way to
differentiate, do small centers,
reward positive behaviors, etc.
LIBRARY
• You can add resources so you don’t have to
keep adding them when you have multiple
classes.
• You can share resources with 1 class or
multiple classes.
Teacher Roll-Out
Resources
--Sample Letters
--Security Best Practices
--Sample Edmodo Guidelines
What could be the
BENEFITS of using
EDMODO?
What could be
challenges of using
EDMODO?
Let’s get the basic set-up as
TEACHERS this time:
1. Go to ACCOUNT, Logout.
2. Sign up, but now click
TEACHERS.
3. Add your email this time:
either school or personal
email.
Once logged on,
1. You will see a message in the top
righthand corner : type in your name
as
you want your URL to be.
2. Type something about you!
3. Go to Account
---Click Settings
4. Choose profile picture:
---Upload a photo
---Choose a pre-loaded image
5. Fill out Personal Information
6. SAVE
Notification Type – Select the type of notifications
you’d like to receive by checking the box next to
one or more of these choices: Alerts, Notes,
Direct Messages, Replies or New Group Members.
This is what the
notifications look like--->
There’s much more to
but this is a great start!
Edmodo--A Tool for the 21st
Century Learner!
VoiceThread
Transforming media into collaborative
spaces with video, voice, and text
commenting.
What is a VoiceThread?
Simply Speaking
How do you create one?
Is it easy? Is it time consuming?
1. Let’s go to
Google.com and get
several pictures for our
test VoiceThread.
2. Right click on the
picture and SAVE AS.
VoiceThread and MATH
Let’s test the 1-minute
VoiceThread:
Thank you for coming to
Edmodo & VoiceThread Session
Please go to this survey to give
me feedback:
http://tinyurl.com/EdmodoVoiceThread
THANK YOU!