Monday, November 3, 2014

Professional Journal Entry #11 - Social Networking



1.      LINK  www.edmodo.com
2.      LIKE
There are many aspects of Edmodo to like.  I like that it is free and secure. The teacher has control over posts, comments, and replies.  I like that it asked me to verify that I am a teacher, which adds to the security. I also like that it was created by teachers for teachers and students.
 
DISLIKE
I don’t know it well enough to say that there are many aspects that I do not like.  I was a little frustrated, at first, that I couldn’t find any FAQs or tutorials.  However, after some digging I found the “Support” link that has a great deal of resources for all members of the Edmodo community
 
3.      SUMMARY 
Edmodo is an online collaborative community where teachers can work with their students to Connect, Assess, Personalize and Engage (CAPE b/c teachers are superheroes).  At first, I signed up with Edmodo and had to send a school ID for verification. At first, I felt inconvenienced, but this inconvenience only reinforced the safety and security the site must have.  Then, I began to explore the site. I set up a classroom, but that is where I began to feel overwhelmed.  I found a YouTube video explaining the basic use.  Finally I found the “Support” link and immediately downloaded the teacher’s guide.  I definitely want to explore the “Support” section and its resources more deeply to better understand how I can use Edmodo.   I look forward to seeing how it all works, especially at an elementary school level. 
 
4.      FUTURE USE
I can definitely see using this tool with students in the future.  I would love to use the assess section to see how students can meet certain standards.  I love that I can plug in standards and it will automatically create a quiz with those standards built in.  It would be great to use for entrance and exit slips too.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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