Edmodo: A Guide to Getting Started

BCPS – Department of Digital Learning

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

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flexible suite of tools

Monitor usage Manage users Communicate across district

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

BCPS RULES FOR USE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Technology Acceptable Use Policy (TAUP) for Employees and Approved Non-Employees http://www.bcps.org/system/policies_rules/rules/4000Seri es/RULE4104.pdf

Technology Acceptable Use Policy (TAUP) for Students http://www.bcps.org/system/policies_rules/rules/6000Seri es/RULE6202.pdf

Create Your Account – You will need your school code!

https://bcps.edmodo.com/

Teacher Landing Page

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

Update Your Account Settings

Choose your privacy settings Customize email or text notification Change your school Upload a photo or select an icon from our list

Join a Group

1. Select + on Groups menu 2. Select Join

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3. Enter Group Code

Create a Group

1. Select + on Groups menu 2. Select Create 4. Distribute code to group members 3. Complete group info

Manage Groups

Organize shared resources in folders Create small groups within your groups View grades, reset passwords and set students to “read only”

Student Sign-Up

Students are NOT required to give email address Student must have group code to register Students should sign up with their AD username and external password

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” or “Moderate” status to curb inappropriate behavior Always log in through the BCPS subdomain Use BCPS AD username and external password

Student View

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

Parent Sign-up

Parent must have parent code to register.

Parents can retrieve parent codes from their child’s Edmodo account.

Parent View

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

Edmodo Library

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

Post a Message

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

Create an Assignment

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

Grading Assignments

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

Teachers can grade assignments using points and/or use “stickers.” 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.

Create a Quiz Select to create a new quiz or load a previously created one Choose from multiple choice, true/false, fill in the blank, short answer, or matching questions Add a quiz title, instructions, time limit and choose whether you’d like to allow students to view results immediately.

Planner

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

Mobile Access

• Get updates and notifications on the go with the mobile app.

Available for iOS and Android devices.

Access Edmodo on any mobile browser at m.edmodo.com

Training and Support Resources

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View an Edmodo Webinar

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Explore resources in the Help Center

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Follow the Edmodo Support Community

https://support.edmodo.com

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

Gradebook/Progress Export option allows you to transfer grades to another program

Manually add grades for other assignments.

Scores are updated automatically after each assignment is graded and recorded