The document discusses using Edmodo as a tool to enhance computer literacy among teachers, covering essential skills such as word processing and website creation. It highlights the features of Edmodo, such as group creation and support for various file types, while also noting some limitations with file renaming and uploading. The content includes a workshop outline and interactive session details for teacher participants to engage with the platform.

1. 運用Edmodo作為
發展老師電腦素養的工具
Mike H. L. Chui
mikechui@ied.edu.hk
數學的探究學習與綠色及雲端運算環境的電子學習
June 18, 2013

2. What Computer Literacy (CL) elements involve?
• Key module content
• Search engines (search operators/ image
searching techniques)
• Word processing
• Chinese input method
• Photo retouching
• Sound recording and editing
• Presentation application
• Key assignment
• Creating a Web site and learning package for
pre-school children

3. Why Edmodo?
• Facebook for school – microblogging
• No advertisement
• Support tag (for post)
• Support Google Drive sharing
• Notification by email (like RSS)
• Teacher: Group and Sub-group creation
• Student: No sign up
• Post supports Unicode characters (by copy-and-paste from
word processor)
• Subscribe professional communities (i.e. Discover)
• iOS and Android apps available
• … and more by your exploration
Reference: http://help.edmodo.com/

4. Edmodo screenshot #1

5. Edmodo screenshot #2

6. Edmodo screenshot #3

7. Edmodo screenshot #4

8. Edmodo screenshot #5

9. Encountered limitations
• Cannot rename uploaded file
• Chinese folder name  ok
• Chinese filename  After unloaded (中文教案.doc
will be renamed to 1.doc … unpredicted filename!)
• For English filename, “1” will added to the re-
uploaded file
• For Chinese filename, filename is unpredicted to
the re-uploaded file

10. Interactive BYOD session
Teacher Participants
 Sign in http://www.edmodo.com
 Subscribe/ Unsubscribe a
Community (demo)
 Create a Group with group code
(e.g. xd8u9h)
 Show created folder and uploaded
file
 Create Assignment/ Quiz/ Poll
 Go to http://www.edmodo.com
 Click on I’m a student button
 Downloading file
 Submit Assignment (i.e. Turn In)
 Post Quiz
 Post Poll

11. Q & A
Thanks for your participation!