M.Williams_Edmodo

Edmodo

Hi. My name is Meagan Williams. I teach in Massillon City Schools. This is my third year teaching 4th Grade Math and Science. I have taught 7th and 8th Grade Math and Science as well for two years in a Catholic School. In my district, we wrote a grant to have 1:1 Chromebooks for grades 6 - 12. The fourth and fifth grades share Chromebooks with their partner teams.
 * About the Presenter: **

I plan on graduating in Summer 2016. I will have a Masters in Instructional Technology. I chose to do this program because I wanted to continue to learn about ways to implement the 21st Century Skills in with my teaching.

Edmodo is a way for teachers, parents and students to help each other. Teachers can connect with other teachers from different areas. This can help collaborate and share ideas. Parents and students are able to connect with their teacher.
 * Using Edmodo in the Classroom: **

I am not an expert in Edmodo, but have looked into using it in my classroom this year. I like trying out new programs to see what works best for my students and classroom.

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 * Presentation: **

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How to create a note, assignment and a poll question: media type="youtube" key="Mb6WtFjUd8k" width="420" height="315"

How to create a quiz: media type="youtube" key="aE5twbsQLkU" width="420" height="315"

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Support features: media type="youtube" key="a0VufqjWg18" width="420" height="315"

1. Creativity and Innovation - Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students:
 * ISTE Standards for Students: **
 * 1) apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes
 * 2) create original works as a means of personal or group expression
 * 3) use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues
 * 4) identify trends and forecast possibilities

2. Communication and Collaboration - Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students:
 * 1) interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or other employing a variety of digital environments and media
 * 2) communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats
 * 3) develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures
 * 4) contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems

1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity - Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. Teachers:
 * ISTE Standards for Teachers: **
 * 1) promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness
 * 2) engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources
 * 3) promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes
 * 4) model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments

2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments - Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessments incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS-S. Teachers:
 * 1) design or adapt relevant experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity
 * 2) develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress
 * 3) customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources
 * 4) provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching

3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning - Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of the innovative professional in a global and digital society. Teacher:
 * 1) demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations
 * 2) collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation
 * 3) communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats
 * 4) model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning

Edmodo provides a variety of tools to use for assessing students, monitoring their understanding. It also allows the teacher to create items for the students to do, such as entrance and exit tickets. It provides a link between home and school. Edmodo provides students with instant feedback. It helps connect teachers to other teachers, in order to help share ideas.
 * Pedagogical Considerations: **

Edmodo can be used for any grade and any level. It can also be used for different content areas. **Math:** Create an exit ticket, or a quiz. **Science:** Create an exit ticket, quiz, assignment or a poll. Upload images about weathering, erosion and deposition. Students can see the three in action. **Language Arts:** Work on vocabulary skills. **Guidance:** Discussions about what is going on at school, how to stop bullying **Physical Education:** Take a poll on favorite activity or sports **Art:** Post pictures of different artists’ artwork. Create a discussion about how they are alike and different **Music:** Post a song and have the students write about the song. How it makes them feel, what they think it’s about, how they can apply it to their lives **Health:** Create a post about what are things that everyone can do to be healthy
 * Content Uses for Edmodo: **
 * Social Studies: ** Students can create a blog about a historical figure

20 ways to use Edmodo
 * Additional Resources: **

How to use Edmodo

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Video Tutorials