Edmodo is a free social learning platform that allows teachers, students, and schools to connect safely. It provides tools like messaging, assignments, grades, and file sharing within private groups. Teachers have full control and can monitor usage. The secure platform does not require private student information. Students can only join classes with a teacher-provided invitation code. Communications are archived. Edmodo also offers mobile access and training resources to help teachers and students use it safely and effectively.

1. A Guide to Getting Started
BCPS – Office of Instructional Technology

2. What is Edmodo?
Free social learning network for
teachers, students, schools and districts
Safe and easy way to connect
• Exchange ideas
• Share content
• Access homework, grades and school notices.
District and school subdomains give
flexible suite of tools
• Monitor usage
• Manage users
• Communicate across district

3. Secure Platform Ensures Student Safety and Privacy
Closed environment
No private information required
from students
Students join classes by the
invitation of their teacher only
All communications are archived
Teacher has full management
control
Sub domains allow district
administrators greater control

4. PROTOCOLS FOR THE USE OF
ONLINE COLLABORATION TOOLS
FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
https://intranet.bcps.org/offices/oit/online.htm

5. Create Your Account – You will need your school code!
http://bcps.edmodo.com/

6. Switch to latest version of Edmodo

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

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

9. Edmodo in the Classroom

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

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

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

13. Create sub-
Manage Groups groups within
your groups
View grades, reset passwords
and set students to “read only”
Sub-groups will appear as nested
under the “main” group

14. Parent Sign-up
Parent must have
parent code to
register.
Parents can retrieve parent codes from their child’s Edmodo
account.

15. Parent View
Parents have a dashboard view of all
of their child’s assignments, grades
and calendar notices
Teachers can send parents
messages.

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

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

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

19. Grading Assignments
Students can attach
documents, links or
embed video.
Teachers can annotate
assignments.
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.

20. Create a Quiz
Select to create a new
quiz or load a previously
created one
Add a quiz title,
instructions, time
limit and choose
whether you’d like
to allow students
to view results
immediately.

21. Add Quiz Questions
Choose from
multiple choice,
true/false, fill in
the blank or short
answer questions
Add multiple
responses and set
correct anwers

22. Grading Quizzes
View number of
correct responses by
question
Select individual
students to view their
responses, and grade
short answer questions

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

24. Planner
Add class events,
school events or
view scheduled
assignments
Filter by group
or view all

25. Mobile Access
Get updates and notifications on
the go with our mobile app.
• Available for iOS and Android
devices.
Access Edmodo on any mobile
browser at m.edmodo.com

26. Best Practices for Safe Social 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
Use BCPS AD username and external password

27. Training and Support Resources
1 View an Edmodo Webinar:
help.edmodo.com/webinars
2 Explore resources in the Help Center:
help.edmodo.com
3 Follow the Edmodo Support Community:
edmodo.com/community/support