1. A Guide for Getting Started

2. What is Edmodo?
Free social learning network for teachers, students, schools and districts
Provides an engaging platform for blended learning and safe, productive social networking
Safe and easy way to:
Connect
Exchange ideas
Share content
Access homework, grades and school notices.

3. Founded in late 2008, now transforming classrooms for millions of users worldwide
Note: Image reflects data as of Oct’11

4. Security Closed environment
No private information required from students
Students join classes by the invitation of their teacher only
Students cannot directly message one another
All communications are archived
Teacher has full management control
Sub domains allow district administrators greater control

5. Create Your Account

6. Teacher Landing Page
Post assignments, reminders, polls, or discussion questions
Store unlimited content for easy re-use and sharing
Create Groups for Classes and Clubs
Encourage collaboration and participation in classroom discussions
Join Subject and Content Communities

7. Students receive notifications for new grades, new assignments, alerts or replies
Student view
Unlimited storage for documents, videos and other resources
Students can only send messages to the entire group or directly to the teacher
Students can only join groups, they cannot create them

8. For the Classroom

9. Update Your Account Settings
Customize or text notification
Upload a photo or select an icon from our list
Choose your privacy settings
Select your School and connect with your peers

10. Create Your Profile Claim your personal URL Tell people about yourself
Add any previous schools you have worked at

11. 3. Distribute code to group members
Create a Group
1. Select Create on groups menu
2. Complete group info
3. Distribute code to group members

12. Student Sign-up Student must have group code to register
Students are NOT required to give address

13. Manage Groups
View grades, reset passwords and set students to “read only”
Create sub-groups within your groups
Access Parent Codes, award badges and remove members

14. Badges Award Badges to encourage your students.
Use pre-loaded badges or create your own.
Access badges from Group Member list or Student Profile.

15. Parent must have parent code to register
Parent Sign-up
Parent must have parent code to register

16. Parents receive notifications for student grades, assignments and events
Parent View
Parents can view only their own students’ grades
Parents are invited to a group by each of their students’ teachers.
Parents can send direct messages to teacher and/ or student
Parents can only view posts by their student or posts and assignments sent by a teacher (no visibility into other students’ activity)

17. Select to post a note, alert, assignment or poll
Post a Message
Embed videos, attach files, links or any documents from your Edmodo Library collection
Select to post a note, alert, assignment or poll
Send a message to a group, or post direct messages to specific students or teacher connections

18. Edmodo Library Upload, store and edit content to your personal library
Organize library into folders and share files and folders with groups
Unlimited Storage,
accessible anywhere!

19. View and grade assignments as students turn them in
Create an Assignment
Click “Load Assignment” to easily pull up a previously given assignment
View and grade assignments as students turn them in

20. Grading Assignments
Students can attach documents, links or embed video, avoiding paper or use of thumb drives
Comments allow you to provide feedback on assignments and students are notified immediately. Students can also comment back and a permanent record is kept for reference.

21. Select to create a new quiz or load a previously created one
Create a Quiz
Select to create a new quiz or load a previously created one
Write directions or a message
Give the quiz a title
Set the time limit
Allow students to see their results

22. Create and Add Questions
Select question type
Write question
Add questions
Write answers and choices
Add answer choices

23. Grading Quizzes Post quiz and automatically add scores to gradebook
Sort by student
View number of correct responses by question
Select individual students to view their responses, and grade short answer questions

24. Export option allows you to transfer grades to another program
Gradebook
Export option allows you to transfer grades to another program
Scores are updated automatically after each assignment is graded and recorded

25. Calendar Filter by group or view all
Add class events, school events or view scheduled assignments

26. Mobile Access
Get updates and notifications on the go with our mobile app available for:
iPhone/ iPod/ iPad
Android devices
Access Edmodo on any mobile browser at m.edmodo.com

27. Professional Development

28. Content and Subject Area Communities
Follow subject and content communities to connect and share best practices with other teachers
Access digital content to support classroom instruction

29. School and District Communities (for subdomains)
Schedule school and district-wide meetings and events
Encourage school and district-wide communication

30. Post discussion questions, polls and training materials
Creating a PD Group
Select “Professional Development” as Subject area and distribute group code to attendees
Post discussion questions, polls and training materials

31. Best Practices for Safe Networking
Encourage students to create their own accounts to ensure password safety
After all students join your group, lock the group code to prevent others from joining
Monitor group membership to ensure only students in your group have joined
Educate students on proper online etiquette
Use “Read-Only” status to curb inappropriate behavior
Always log in though your subdomain
If your school or district does not have a subdomain, claim one at

32. First Steps for Getting Started1
Complete your profile
Create a group and invite students.
Post class materials and initial discussion questions
Join a subject or content community to make connections and access material for the classroom 2 3 4

33. Classroom Integration and Support
Join Weekly Edmodo Webinars:
Explore resources in the Help Center:
help.edmodo.com
Ask the Edmodo Support Community:
Follow for more ways to use Edmodo in the classroom. 1 2 3 4

34. What questions do you have?