Using Micro-bloggers in the Classroom By: Eldon Germann eldongermann on [email_address]

Look at communication use in the different generations what do they use? Written letter? Talk? Phone? Fax? Mail? Email? Instant Message? Blog? Podcast? Vodcast? Digital Story-tell? Backchat? And on And on …

Written letter?

Talk?

Phone?

Fax?

Mail?

Email?

Instant Message?

Blog?

Podcast?

Vodcast?

Digital Story-tell?

Backchat?

And on

And on …

Why? Quickly emerging style of communication. Allow equality in communication among students. Communicate with students in a way that transcends time and geography. Assess communication and build communication skills.

Quickly emerging style of communication.

Allow equality in communication among students.

Communicate with students in a way that transcends time and geography.

Assess communication and build communication skills.

What Program? or Open No teacher control or moderation. or Open No teacher control or moderation. Teacher views all. Teacher communicates with text, code, image, link or attachment. “ It is like a Twitter for Education” Which means pretty much anything!

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Open

No teacher control or moderation.

or

Open

No teacher control or moderation.

Teacher views all.

Teacher communicates with text, code, image, link or attachment.

“ It is like a Twitter for Education”

Which means pretty much anything!

Share text links and files. Share embeds. Create Events. Create Alerts. Create Assignments Students turn in grades. Give and semi-organize marks. Create a calendar. Chat with specific students, groups or class as a whole. Great site support! Edmodo Screencast Demo

Share text links and files.

Share embeds.

Create Events.

Create Alerts.

Create Assignments

Students turn in grades.

Give and semi-organize marks.

Create a calendar.

Chat with specific students, groups or class as a whole.

Great site support!

How it is used in my classroom.

Discussion Sharing Assessment Questioning and Problem Solving Organization

What does it look like in use? This program allows you to tailor it to your class. Teaching for the sub story.

Develop Digital Pride Develop Digital Safety Develop Digital Responsibility Develop Digital Respect Develop Etiquette Link, Embed, File Share, Note Student Accountability Student–Group Communication Teacher Model Student–Teacher Communication Edmodo Micro-blogging

Communication Rubric (4/4) Able to focus on verbal communication applicable to your learning. Able to continue work when verbal or electronic communication is not applicable to your learning. Able to maintain an efficient work ethic on a number of assignments at the same time. Multi-tasking (Focus Control) Communication is effective, polite and consistent. Courtesy and patience for computer and internet problems. Electronic Communication Punctual Positive body language. Effort towards problem solving. Non-Verbal Communication Polite Respectful Patient Verbal Communication

Mr. Germann’s

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The END Any questions: Thanks to: Edmodo and Jeff O'Hara (zemote on twitter) the “Edmodo Guy” Flickr and Photobucket Macklin School Eldon Germann eldongermann on [email_address] eldon-germann.blogspot.com/

Any questions:

Thanks to:

Edmodo and Jeff O'Hara (zemote on twitter)

the “Edmodo Guy”

Flickr and Photobucket

Macklin School