Edmodo Professional Development

Schedule Review Today’s Schedule Session I Introduction to Edmodo **Break** Session II: Communicating with Edmodo **Break** Session III: Creating original Content with Edmodo **Lunch** Session IV: Uploading Content **Break** Session V:Developing a Full Lesson Debrief

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 Account Click “I’m a Teacher”

Creating an Account 1 st Enter your information 2 nd Click “Sign Up”

Creating a Group Click “Create”

Creating a Group 1 st Enter group (class) information 2 nd Click “Create”

Activity #1 (1) Partner Up with a Shoulder Buddy (2) Exchange group codes (3) Return to (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 . (2)You should have received an from Wikispaces (3)Click the link:

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 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 ed 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 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: Quiz Select from Different question types. Type question here Multiple choice questions allow for multiple responses

Creating Content: Polls Polls 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 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 If you do not have a voicethread video, use the video and link below.

Great Forth Session!!! Take a 10 min Break. Please 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.