Informational about Edmodo from Edmodo.com for the IU's technology conference.

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

2. Kahoot!
Please go to
https://kahoot.it/#/

3. Is there
vocabulary
tonight?

6. 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).

7. 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.

8. The Parent Letter!

9. 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!***

10. 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).

11. The Weekly Update

12. 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.

13. 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
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14. Independent Work

15. 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.
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16. 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.
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17. 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.
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18. 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.”
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olku

19. 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 email you until
you check your app.
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