Edmodo Connections! HOW TO USE TECHNOLOGY TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH PARENTS AND STREAMLINE SMALL GROUPS/INDEPENDENT WORK.

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What is Edmodo!  It is like and educational version Facebook.  It allows students and teachers to post notes, alerts, and files for class.  It gives the teacher opportunities to alert parents.  Teachers can post directions that the students can check back to whenever needed.  It is a website where “over 45 million teachers, students, and parents are connecting to collaborate on assignments, discovering new resources, and more!” (Information from Edmodo.com).

Parent Accounts: Creation:  Students must log into their account.  At the bottom right hand corner of the student screen there is a parent code.  Then parents log out of the student account and go to the Edmodo log in screen.  There is a create parent account link.  After clicking the link parents should use the code from the student account.

The Parent Letter!

Parent Account What can it do?  The parent account can receive notes, alerts, and files from the teacher.  It can monitor students’ (directly linked to parent account) private messages to the teacher and responses.  It gives parents access to quiz grades given through Edmodo. What can’t it do?  Parents cannot post to any class pages.  Parents cannot directly contact the teacher.  Parents cannot see student posts to class pages  Parents cannot see other students posts except on alerts. (For confidentiality reasons I do not use alerts.) ***By using alerts, parents can see what all students post in reply to an alert!***

How to use the parent accounts to keep communication open.  Use alerts that are only for parent pages.  This is great to alert to up coming tests an quizzes.  Reminders for field trips or special events.  Use notes to send parent page reminders and discuss upcoming lessons.  Post weekly objectives, questions, and homework.  Use file attachments to send homework answers and guides.  Use file attachments to send PDFs of smart board lessons and notes so that parents know exactly how to help with homework (be careful of copyrighted items).

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Making Independent Work Easy  Edmodo gives teachers the opportunity to post assignments and instructions in an easy to access format.  Teachers can post links to help guide student learning and save time.  Students can reply and ask questions that can later be answered by the teacher.

Independent Work: Links  Use links to reinforce instruction or engage new materials.  When you type your note to the class use the link button to add a link.  This is great for:  Long links  Kahoot and Socrative Quizzes  Khan Academy Videos  More

Independent Work

How to send files to parents Notes and Homework:  First select your class (parents)  Then select note.  Next you want to type the note to send.  Click the file icon to select the file you want to use.  After inserting the file press send. dagobert83

Send alerts! Alert!!!  Sending an alert is just like a note.  You select alert.  Then select who you want to send it to.  If you send alerts to students and they reply to it, all parents can see. This could be a confidentiality issue.  Then press send. es_Warning_Notification.png

Time Release The Clock  Both the notes and alerts can be time released.  Use the little clock icon to set the time you want to note or alert to be sent.  This can be really useful to set up all homework releases for a week. rg1024

Homework Help! Setting Up a Time  Set up a time with students that you will get on and check each evening.  One consistent time works best.  Students need to post to you before that time so that you can reply.  This eliminates the excuse of “I didn’t understand.” by-olku

Homework Help! The App  There is an app for cell phones and tablets.  The app does not ding to alert you.  You must log in to see alerts.  If a student messages you and you have your account set to pre- approval it will not you until you check your app. phone-touchscreen-mobile /