Edmodo is a
social network specialized for education, specifically student-teacher
interaction with an option for parents to review the progress of their children
at school. LinkedIn’s, the professional networking site’s founder Reid Hoffman
sees a great future for a social network that enhances the school learning
experience and has invested in the start up venture.
Edmodo is
free to use and boasts the following cool features:
- Easier for students to engage,
collaborate, exchange ideas and share content in a secure, closed
environment with fellow students and their teachers.
- Provide easy access to
projects, classwork and school events through assignments, quiz builder,
calendar and gradebook features.
- Built-in analytics tools to
measure school and classroom engagement and adoption.
Edmodo (Photo credit: jrhode) |
- Allow students to access the content they need immediately via their Edmodo 'Backpack'. Also allows you to Create and manage your personal content library, including the best content you've discovered, shared and received.
Edmodo also enables advanced best-practice sharing by:
- Instantly connecting teachers
to a global network of educators using Edmodo Communities
- Schools and districts can
access additional functionality by registering for a unique subdomain at www.edmodo.com/institutions
- Facilitates communication
within and between schools and districts.
- Mobile learning environment
with smartphone apps and a mobile
site.
- Helps parents, teachers and
students track and measure academic success.
This video explains how to set up a training group and invite all teachers from your school or district.
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