Slide 3 : Introductions What is edmodo? Edmodo example Uses, benefits & challenges Q&A Try it out
Slide 4 : What is edmodo? Edmodo is…
Slide 5 : Edmodo is... ... an online classroom communications tool for teachers and students to share Notes, Files, links …Twitter for students & teachers …a private micro-blogging service for schools
Slide 6 : What edmodo looks like... groups /
classes your edmodo settings add links, files…
Slide 7 : Try it out: 1) Go to www.edmodo.com
2) Click ‘student’ 3) Group code: rcv618
4) Fill in username etc.
5) Click ‘Sign up’
Slide 8 : Try it out: 6) Click on ‘Conference’
7) Read msg from Nicky
8) Type a response!
NB: In ‘Send to’, type ‘Conference’, then click ‘Send’.
Slide 9 : What edmodo looks like... groups /
classes group messages the cool stuff filter messages by type
Slide 10 : The cool stuff... embed
video; add
multimedia
files set, receive & grade assignments add a
poll
Slide 11 : Blended ICT TT course: edmodo f2f Learners:
shared project urls (e.g.blogs, dvolver), and usernames (e.g. delicious)
provided one-line feedback on projects
shared work (e.g. Paint jpegs)
shared links and videos
brainstormed (e.g one adv & disadv of x)
gave quick feedback (e.g. on an activity; round up – one thing learned)
Teacher:
provided class worksheets
provided class audio + tasks
provided class video (embedded)
gave instructions + links
Slide 12 : Benefits: Challenges:
Slide 13 : closed, secure network
enrolment key
immediacy
share multimedia
use for f2f and/or online classes
paperless classes
…. connections & hardware
learner expectations (paper)
retrieving info
teacher fear – lack of ICT training
…… Benefits: Challenges:
Slide 14 : Q & A
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