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| Edmodo
One of my students introduced me to this App. It took a little time to set up as a teacher and a class, but it was worth it. I had been using Moodle, but my class and myself found Edmodo to be much more user friendly and FUN! It looks a lot like Facebook. It is a social network that is safe for students to use. I created "classes" for each subject as well as a "Chat" page. In Edmodo, assignments can be created, completed, graded and returned with just a few clicks of the button! It's use is endless. I did allow my kids to "Chat" on the chat page, but not during class. They used this page instead of other social networks, since parents felt it was safer. (As a teacher I received an email every time something was posted, so I could monitor the chats.)
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
An App a Day on a Teacher's Pay!
June 12, 2012....Free
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I used Edmodo in my class as a discussion forum, and it worked really well! It got kids discussing various topics. I tried using the assignment aspect of Edmodo, but did not find it very user friendly. You also are able to create polls in Edmodo this feature is very nice. I would agree with you Sara that the time spent setting up Edmodo is well worth it.
ReplyDeleteI am thinking about using Edublogs in my class this up coming year, but will continue to use Edmodo as well. Edmodo is a great way to start kids blogging. Think of Edmodo as a mini blog.