EdmodoDigital Conversations

Alyssa LindseyKristin Novak

Halstead Academy

If you have a device and an Edmodo account you can log on and join our MSA group with this group code:

huzjwr

Getting Started Go to www.edmodo.com Create a teacher account Obtain your school code Upload a picture and create a profile

Creating a Group Create a group for each class

or subject. You will see the “create”

option under the “group” menu on the left sidebar.

Once you create the group, you will receive a group code.

Your students will enter this group code to join your group.

Student Access Student usernames and

passwords can be obtained from the Office of Technology.

Students will need to enter these, as well as their first and last names, and the group code to create their account.

An email address is not required.

User names and passwords can be put on index cards or displayed by classroom computers for future access.

The Basics Edmodo is designed to have a similar interface to

Facebook. This design is similar and comfortable for students. The teacher is able to post questions, files, quizzes,

polls, assignments, or links.

Students respond just as they would comment on a Facebook status, meaning very little instructional time is required to teach students to use this program.

Edmodo has a free mobile app that both teachers and students can access.

Audience and Purpose Edmodo can be used across all grade

levels. Students in third grade are required to

apply higher level comprehension skills in reading class.

Third grade students are able to use Edmodo to develop a deeper understanding of texts they have read.

Pedagogy

In reading, third graders benefit immensely from engaging in Genuine Conversations.

Genuine Conversations is a specific technique that can be taught to students, enabling them to discuss what they have read in a more authentic, book club format, rather than in the traditional classroom method.

Students develop listening skills and engage in conversation by identifying if they have an opinion, question, or if they want to piggyback on another students’ opinion.

Incorporating Edmodo in the Computer Lab

If the entire class has access to a device to log on to Edmodo, the teacher can post a poll as an engagement or formative assessment.

Reading Comprehension in the computer lab

The teacher can post an open ended question about the story.

Students can respond directly to the question. Students can then refresh the browser and

respond to classmates opinions. There is no “tagging” feature, as on Facebook,

so students will need to address classmates by name if they wish to respond to them.

The teacher will get email notifications each time a student comments, and will be able to facilitate the conversation.

Reading Comprehension in the computer lab

Reading Comprehension in the computer lab

While students are using computers for another activity, an Edmodo prompt can be a meaningful extension for early finishers.

Using Edmodo in the classroom Students can take turns visiting Edmodo on student

computers and respond to a prompt during group work or independent practice time.

Connections with Another School

Students learned about Cinquain Poems through a power point file.

A poem was written by the class and posted on Edmodo.

Students from another Elementary School responded to the poem and posted their own.

Using Edmodo at home

Send home a letter explaining the program and its educational value to parents, as well as student user names and passwords.

Depending on your school communities’ home internet access, students can complete assignments at home or log on for extra credit.

Using the mobile app, teachers can respond to students easily from anywhere.

Using Edmodo at home

Edmodo in Science Edmodo provides an engaging way for

students to apply reading and writing skills to other content areas, such as science.

Edmodo in Math Students can use Edmodo to practice

explaining their thinking in math.

Questions?

We will keep the MSA Edmodo page open for contact and sharing ideas.

Alyssa Lindsey alindsey@bcps.org Kristin Novak knovak@bcps.org