General Introduction This slideshow is designed to provide students with a basic hands-on introduction to the social learning site: It provides a quick tour of the student’s Edmodo home screen and all of the main features of the site.

My Classroom Website – From here, Students and Parents can access our Edmodo Site.

Edmodo Login Page – Link on classroom website.

Student Sign Up Page – Students will create their account in class after returning their MUSD Acceptable Use Policy from their First Day Packets, the Parent/Guardian Permission Form and Student Internet Agreement (found on our website, under “More” and by selecting “Parent Information”). They will receive the group code from their teacher. Students DO NOT need to provide an address.

Parent Sign Up Page – Parents will create their accounts after receiving their Parent Code to link their account with their child’s account. Each Parent can sign up for their own individual accounts.

The “spotlight” appears at the top right-hand side of the Edmodo home screen. It is the first thing you should check when you log in to Edmodo. It will highlight new replies to posts by you, upcoming calendar events and important messages (alerts) from teachers.

“Tags” are labels you can apply to specific messages in your feed to group them together based on topics or themes. For example, for each class you might use tags for each unit topic so that you can easily see all the posts relating to a unit together. A list of your previously used tags is listed below the filters on the right of the screen. You can click on any tag in this list to filter your feed and display only posts that have been tagged with that label. To add a tag to a post, just click on the “Tag” option below the post.

We will learn about this area of the Student’s Page (circled in red) on the next few slides.

The filter options appear just below your name. Filters allow you to focus on specific types of posts. Clicking on a filter label (e.g. Assignments) will hide all other posts and leave only that type of post in view. If there are no posts matching a particular filter then no posts will be displayed. Students are a part of their School’s and District’s Community.

This student is in my “ELA” group. The groups you belong to are listed below your filter options. You can “filter” your feed to display only posts relating a specific group by clicking on the group in the list. This area is also where you join new groups by clicking “Join”.

We will learn about this area of the Student’s Page (circled in red) on the next slide.

This is the Student’s Home Page.

The Calendar can be accessed by clicking the link at the top of the page. Your calendar will include assignment dates and other events set by your teacher. Calendar items will appear in your spotlight as they approach.

You can view grades for assignment you have “turned in” via Edmodo by clicking the “Grades” link at the top of the page. You will be provided with a list of groups you belong to and then you can choose a group to view assignments teachers have graded.

All the files, documents, web links or other attachments attached to all the posts you have ever received are kept together in your personal Library. You can access your Library by clicking on the “Library” link at the top of the page. Library items can be viewed or downloaded, and like posts they can be filtered by group or type. You can even create folders and organize your Library items in a way that makes sense to you.

Everyone on Edmodo has a profile, just like other social networking sites. You can view a person’s profile by clicking on their avatar picture beside a message they have posted. Their profile will list all their public posts.

You can click the “Settings” link at the top of the page to edit your profile and change other settings. This is where you can go to change your login password, your avatar picture and other personal information. Students may also set notifications to be sent to their cell phones (or , if an address has been provided).