This document provides an overview of the structure and content of a middle school social media professional development course on Edmodo. The course is divided into modules focusing on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. It includes pre- and post-assessments, videos, examples of best practices, discussions, and activities where participants design lesson plans using the social media platforms and reflect on their experience.

1. Middle School Social
Media Professional
Development
Group 5: Nicole Bowden, Paul LeBlanc,
Keith Leger

2. Introduction Purpose, Theory, and
Structure
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3. Edmodo Access:
● Go to http://edmodo.com
● Create account using email address and
create password
● To enter class as a participant - select the
role of Student when creating account
● Use course URLto gain access to the
course: https://edmo.do/j/g3h638

4. Course Navigation:
Scroll to the bottom of the news feed to begin
the course and move up the Edmodo
postings to complete the course in the
sequential order of the modules in the the
news feed. Or participants may select to do
any modules they choose in the sequence
they choose.

5. Course Folders w/ Links

6. Module 1.0 Twitter Pre/Post-Test

7. Module 1.1 Twitter

9. Module 1.2 Twitter

10. Module 1.3 Twitter

11. Module 2.0 Facebook
Nicole add content

12. Module 3 YouTube
● Pre Assessment provides basic questions to assist participant in selfassessment of knowledge of YouTube

13. 3.1 YouTube Social Media 101
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3.1 walks participants provides video on basics of accessing YouTube

14. 3.2 Integrating YouTube Into a Lesson Plan
• 3.2 Provides examples of teacher and student best works

15. Module 3 Processing Loops
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Poll Provides participants to respond to how they think they will use the platform

16. Module 3 Processing Loops Con’t.
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Discussion Post provides participants opportunity to discuss how they will
use the platform as an instructional tool or as a student canvas

17. 3.1 Creating Lesson Using YouTube
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Participants design their own lesson with template provided
Participants are encouraged to comment and share their lesson and the
elements of execution after they have taught the lesson

18. Module 3 Post Assessment
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Participants complete reflective post assessment