Edmodo Professional Development

Schedule 0800-0810

Review Today’s Schedule

0810-9000 Session I Introduction to Edmodo

**Break**

0910-1000 Session II: Communicating with Edmodo

**Break**

1010-1100 Session III: Creating original Content with Edmodo

1100-1200**Lunch**

1210-1300Session IV: Uploading Content

**Break**

1310-1400Session V:Developing a Full Lesson

1400-1430Debrief

Session I: Introduction to Edmodo

• Overview of major features• Creating an account• Account management features

Overview of Major Features

• Create multiple groups• Interact with students, parents and other

educators.

Creating an Accountwww.edmodo.com

Click “I’m a Teacher”

Creating an Account

1st Enter your

information

2nd

Click “Sign Up”

Creating a Group

Click “Create”

Creating a Group

1st Enter group

(class) information

2nd

Click “Create”

Activity #1

• (1) Partner Up with a Shoulder Buddy• (2) Exchange group codes• (3) Return to www.edmodo.com• (4) This time….Click “I’m a Student”

Click Here

Class Activity #1

You can post a message to your entire class, your teacher or

yourself.Click “Send”

Post a message to your partner. Let them know what an AMAZING educator

they are!!!

Please Log OFF as a STUDENT and log ON as a TEACHER

Managing Student Accounts

Change Password:Allows you to reset students

password

Student Access: This can be adjusted to “Read Only” to prevent student from making postings

Activity #2

• (1) Place yourselves in groups of (3) with your two Shoulder Buddies.

• (2) Brainstorm some virtual classroom rules for students. Complete the Brainstorm Cloud on page #2 of your packet.

Activity #2

• (2) With your other shoulder buddy, come up with (5) virtual classroom rules

Activity #3

Click this Link

(1) Check your email.(2) You should have received an email from Wikispaces(3) Click the link:

http://www.wikispaces.com/t/c/3zZ1jzsFvagcDJuqzFT5tD

Activity #3

• Enter your groups (5) rules on our Professional development Wiki

Input your groups name

and rules in the designated

fields.

Great First Session!!! Take a 10 min Break.

Please Return @ 0910

Session II: Communicating with Edmodo

• Connecting with Educators• Communicating with Parents• Communicating with Students

Communicating with Parents

Only Parents can join by using their parent code will be

associated with your group. These parents can be emailed by

clicking their name.

Feedback to Students

Provide immediate feedback to student on submitted assignments

Grade Students work

immediately

Activity #3

• (1) Your packet contains the instructions for connecting with educators from all over the world.

• (2) Reflect on the possibilities to connect with other educators from all over the world.

Activity #4

• (1) Partner with your shoulder Buddy• (2) Complete the steps in your packet to

respond to their posting.

Great Second Session!!! Take a 10 min Break.

Please Return @ 1010

Session III: Creating Content

• Postings• Assignments • Quizzes • Polls

Activity # 5

During Activity #1, you created a posting as student. Follow the instructions on p. 5 of your instruction manual and reply to the posting as a teacher.

Creating Content: Assignments

Selecting Assignment will cause the textboxes for “title, description and due date to appear.

Use this textbox to provide students with directions or

actual questions to answer

Enter the date that you desire the

assignment to be submitted

Creating Content: QuizSelect fromDifferent question

types.

Type question here

Multiple choice questions allow for multiple responses

Creating Content: PollsPolls allow for quick checks for understanding. They are also anonymous.

Creating Content: Polls (Results)

Results display percentage of students who selected each response.

Activity #6

• Directions: Create an assignment entitled “Warm Up.” Then, create a (4) question quiz with each type of question (multiple choice, short answer, true false and fill in the blank). Finally Create a Poll with at least (4) response options. Use the Activity #6 self assessment rubric to evaluate your content.

Great third Session!!! Take a LUNCH Break.Please Return @ 1210

Session IV: Uploading Content

• Videos• Presentations• Files• Links

Uploading Content: Videos, Presentation and Files

First, click file. Videos, presentations or document files are

upload the same.

Choose the file you would like to upload.

Uploading Content: Links

After selecting Link, copy the

link in the designated

textbox.

Activity #7

• Directions: During our last professional development, we created videos using voice thread. Create an assignment in Edmodo. Include a link to the video you created during our last professional development. In that same assignment upload a document file and a presentation.

Assignment 7

http://voicethread.com/share/409/

If you do not have a voicethread video, use the video and link below.

Great Forth Session!!! Take a 10 min Break.Please Return @ 1:10

Session V: Develop a Lesson

• Develop a lesson to cover one class period

Activity #8

• Direction: Create a (50) minute lesson on Edmodo. Incorporate all elements of a standard lesson plan. Include All features discussed during today’s professional development.