Edmodo is a social networking site for teachers and students to connect and collaborate in a secure learning environment. It allows teachers to post assignments, messages, and grades for students, and engage students in exploring real-world issues and reflecting on their learning. Some key advantages are that it is free, secure, enables mobile access, and has features like calendars, quizzes and file sharing. Both teachers and students appreciate that it is intuitive to use like Facebook, yet private and focused on education. Students value being able to easily communicate and collaborate on homework assistance.

1. Edmodo
Web 2.0 Tool
Rhonda Roberts

2. What is Edmodo?
Edmodo (Similar to Facebook) is regarded as a
social networking site for teachers and
students. It provides a free and secure social
learning space for a class to connect and
collaborate.

4. National Educational Technology
Standards
• Edmodo in my opinion help promotes the following
standard:
– Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
• Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and
learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance
student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and
virtual environments.
b. Engage students in exploring real-world issues
and solving authentic problems using digital tools
and resources
c. Promote student reflection using collaborative
tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual
understanding and thinking, planning, and
creative processes
d. Model collaborative knowledge construction by
engaging in learning with students, colleagues,
and others in face-to-face and virtual environments

5. Advantages of Edmodo
Reasons Why Edmodo Should be Adopted
• Edmodo is free to use and contains no advertising
• It provides a secure learning environment
provided by built-in privacy controls
• Teachers can post messages for their students
and students can post to the group
• Teachers can post classroom
assignments, encourage discussions, and track
progress online
• Teachers can also grade assignments online
providing convenient feedback

6. Advantages of Edmodo
Continued:
Reasons Why Edmodo Should be Adopted
• Enables teachers to network with other
teachers to share ideas and resources
• Users can connect via mobile smart phones
and be updated with the latest post
• It has a calendar feature which helps track
assignments and events
• Students can take quizzes and upload
assignments at home or at school

7. Teacher Perspective
• “Edmodo looks and feels just like Facebook, so I haven’t had
to spend any time teaching my students how to use it. They
can upload attachments and make comments like champs.”
• “The first thing students say after signing up for Edmodo.com
profiles is, “This looks just like Facebook!” Two minutes
later, like clockwork they say, “This is NOTHING like
Facebook!” And then the room falls silent as they start
personalizing their profiles, writing comments on the class
wall, and uploading ridiculous pictures.”
http://highlineschoolstechforlearning.word
press.com/2012/06/12/edmodo-ateachers-perspective/

8. Student Perspective
Students interviewed on this website said the
following:
• “Edmodo’s simplicity in terms of interface is what makes it so
effective”
• “The ability to send homework to the teacher as soon as it’s done”
• “Being able to communicate with the teacher or other students if a
student is struggling with work or requires further guidance”
• Students love the fact that Edmodo is similar to Facebook—a
website that is used to communicate with people all over the world.
http://www.boxoftricks.net/2008/09/edmo
do-what-students-think/

9. Other Students Perspectives
Able to
collaborate
with others
Responses from students at Woodville Thompkins

10. In Conclusion
• Edmodo is a great website for all teachers and
students. Edmodo will allow all students to
receive assignments, quizzes, etc. either at
home or at school. Edmodo will also allow
students to become familiar with uploading
assignments and taking quizzes online similar
to online college classes.