EDMODO

Edmodo’s mission is to connect all learners with the people and resources they need to

reach their full potential

Edmodo is an online classroom management tool.

Mobile Learning – Anytime, Anyplace

• Mobile app available for iOS (iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch) and Android

• Access Edmodo on any mobile browser at m.edmodo.com • Get updates and notifications on the go

Secure Platform Ensures Safety and Privacy

• Closed environment • No private information required from students • Students can only join classes by the invitation of their teacher • All communication is archived • Teacher has full management control

Students  use  this  code  to  sign  up  

Edmodo Parental Concent Form

20 Ways to Use Edmodo

Table of Contents Create your Teacher Account Create Groups Student Sign-Up Parent Sign-Up Customize Groups Side Panel Post a Message Polls Assignments Grading Assignments Exporting &Importing to PowerSchool

Gradebook

Quizzes Badges Planner (Calendar) Library Communities Edmodo Apps Edmodo Store Help?

Edmodo Parental Concent Form

Create Your Teacher Account

Create  a  teacher  account  if  you  are  a  teacher,  

administrator,  or  have  another  role  in  educa8on  

www.d23.edmodo.com

Update Your Account Settings

Select  your  School  

Click  the  “Me”  drop-­‐down  to  access  se?ngs  

Upload  a  photo  or  an  avatar  

Choose  your  privacy  se?ngs  

 Customize  email  or  text  no8fica8ons      

IKE: emot8q ROSS: vdcxhu

SULLIVAN: crnh40 MACARTHUR: 73icgv

DISTRICT OFFICE: lynsju

Create Your Profile

Tell  others  about  yourself-­‐  add  your  role  in  educa8on,  interests,  

websites,  blogs,  TwiFer,  etc.  

View  your  badges  -­‐  earn  more  by  using  

Edmodo  in  new  ways!    

Teacher Homepage

Post  assignments,  reminders,  polls,  or  discussion  ques8ons  

 

Encourage  collabora8on  and  par8cipa8on  in  discussions  

 

Access  global  communi8es  of  peers  and  publisher  

partners    

Create  groups  for  classes,  clubs,  PLCs,  online  courses,  etc.    

Store  unlimited  content  for  easy  sharing  and  re-­‐use    

Create Groups

1.  Select  the  “+”  in  Groups  sec8on  

2.  Complete  group  informa8on  

3.  Distribute  Group  Code  or  “Join  Group”  URL  to  members  

Student Sign-Up

Students  are  NOT  requird  to  give  email  adress  

www.d23.edmodo.com  

Student Sign-Up

Edmodo Parental Concent Form

Students With an Account

Students  who  already  have  an  account  can  log  

in  and  click  the  “+”  

…And  then  enter  the  group  code  to  join  

group  

Student Profile

Badges  awarded  by  teachers    

Link  to  grade  book  for  each  

group  

Students  share  their  learning  style  and  

goals  

Student Homepage The  backpack:  

Unlimited  storage  for  documents,  videos  and  other  

resources  

Students  can  only  join  

groups.  They  cannot  create  

groups  

Students  receive  no8fica8ons  for  

grades,  assignments,  alerts  or  replies  

Students  can  only  send  messages  to  the  en8re  group  or  directly  to  

the  teacher  

Parents  use  this  code  to  create  their  account  or  add  student  to    

their  exis8ng  account  

To  create  an  account,  use  the  parent  code  located  on  child’s  Edmodo  

homepage  

Parent Sign-Up

Parent Homepage

Parents  can  add  mul8ple  students  with  their  unique  parent  codes  

Teachers  can  send  messages  to  parents  

Parents  have  a  dashboard  view  of  student’s  assignments,  grades  and  

calendar  events  

Customize Groups Side Panel

Customize  which  groups  appear  in  the  side-­‐panel  by  selec8ng  the  star  next  to  

the  group  name  

Click  “Show  All”  to  see  a  list  of  all  groups  

Creating Small Groups

Teachers  can  create  small  

groups  by  clicking  the  “+“  on  the  

group  homepage  

To  add  students,  click  “Members”  on  the  small  group  page  and  “Add  Members”  in  

the  new  window  

Using Small Groups

Only  the  members  you  put  into          small  groups                  can  access  the  communica8on  

stream  

U8lize  small  groups  for  group  projects,  

differen8a8on,  and  to  organize  units  or  

discussion  separate  from  the  main  group.    

Manage Group Members

Click  “Members”  on  the  group  

homepage  to  see  a  list  of  your  students  

Give  co-­‐teacher  status  to  colleagues  

View  username,  profile,  and  grades  

Reset  password,  access  parent  code,  remove  

from  group  

Set  all  members  to  “read  only”  or  print  out  list  of  

members    

Best Practices for Safe Social Learning

• Do not post group codes publicly • Lock group codes after all members have joined • Monitor posts ▸  Set up notifications

• Use read-only status when useful • Encourage students to select unique passwords • Set expectations

Post a Message

Post  a  Note,  Alert,  Assignment,  Quiz        or  Poll.  AFach  any  type  of  file  or  link  

 

Send  to  individual  group,  mul8ple  groups,                                

small  groups,  parents,  individual  students  and/or  

teacher  connec8ons  

Send  immediately  or  schedule  posts  for  the  

future  

Polls

Create  a  poll  and  add  mul8ple  

answer  choices.  Votes  are  anonymous  

 

Check  for  understanding  or  survey  opinions  

Assignments

View  and  grade  assignments  as  they  

are  turned  in  

Each  assignment  you  create  is  saved  to  bank  

for  future  access  

Choose  a  due  date  

Grading Assignments

Teachers  and  co-­‐teachers  can  provide  feedback  -­‐

Students  can  respond  and  a  permanent  record  is  kept  for  reference  

Teachers  can  annotate  submiFed  assignments  with  comments  and  detailed  feedback  

Grades  are  automa8cally  added  to  the  Edmodo  gradebook.  (TIP:  Input  “LATE”  to  keep  students  from  handing  in  late  

work)  

Exporting Grades

Note: The spreadsheet will download to your computer. You can open it in any application that opens CSV files,

typically Excel or a spreadsheet program. You can then upload this into the gradebook program of your choice.

Before uploading to your PowerSchool Gradebook you will need to include the student’s ID numbers on the

spreadsheet.

Export Grades (Teacher)

If you want to use an external grade

program you can export your grades into

a CSV file and download them to your

computer to be uploaded to your grade

program:

1. Click the “Export” button at

the top right corner of the

Gradebook page.

2. It will be downloaded as a

CSV file.

Importing Grades to PowerSchool Gradebook 1.  PowerTeacher Gradebook import of CSV files

1.  Create a new assignment in PowerTeacher gradebook (or you can use an already created assignment)

1.  Select the class, choose the assignments tab, and click the plus symbol near the bottom of the page.

2.  Be sure to set the score type, points possible, and due date during assignment creation.

2.  Click on the Scoresheet tab

3.  Right click on the assignment name and select "Import Scores"

4.  Choose the exported file from Edmodo as the import file and select the file format type of CSV

5.  Click the "advanced tab" to review the data and adjust as necessary. Choose your File Score Type, if necessary.

6.  Click Import.

1.  If you have imported the scores previously, PowerTeacher will ask if you want to keep your existing scores or overwrite the existing scores.

7.  All done! The scores are saved into the assignment and the information will show on the main gradebook view.

Quizzes

Create  a  new  quiz  or  load  a  previously  created  one  

Choose  whether  you’d  like  to  randomize  ques8ons  and/or  allow  students  to  view  results  

immediately  

Create  new  ques8ons                                (Mul8ple  Choice,  True/False,  

Fill  in  the  Blank,                                    Short  Answer,  Matching)                                        or  load  from  your  own  

ques8on  bank  

Grading Quizzes

Select  individual  students  to  view  their  responses  and  grade  

short  answer  ques8ons  

View  a  breakdown    of  class  results  

Edmodo  auto-­‐grades  ques8ons                                      

(except  short  answer)  

Progress (Gradebook)

Export  grades  into  CSV  file  so  you  can  input  into  

another  system  

Scores  are  updated  automa8cally  aeer  each  assignment  or  quiz  is  graded  and  

recorded  

Access  grades  and  badges    

Badges

Award  badges  to  mo8vate  and  recognize  achievement.  Create  badges  aligned  to  standards,  posi8ve  behaviors,  and  more  

Use  pre-­‐loaded  badges  or  create  your  own  

Insights and Reactions

View  performance  data  on  assignments  and  quizzes  

Student  feedback  on  assignments  and  quizzes  

Within  the  “Progress”  tab,  click  on  “Insights”  to  see  

overall  reac8ons  

Planner (Calendar)

Add/create  class  events  or  tasks,  view  scheduled  

assignments  

View  by  month  or  week  

Filter  by  group  or  view  all  

Tasks  show  up  here  to  keep  you  on  track  

Library

Add  unlimited  files,  links,    and  embed  codes  and  post  groups  from  the  stream  

Organize  library  into  folders  and  share  folders  with  your  

groups  

Teachers  and  students  can  connect  Google  Drive  accounts  

Share Folders from Library

Place  a  check  in  the  box  to  share  the  folder  with  

that  group  

Communities

Follow  publisher  and  partner  communi8es  

Follow  subject  and  content  communi8es  to  connect  and  share  best  prac8ces  and  

resources  with  other  educators  

Discover

Add  to  your  library  or  share  with  groups  or  individuals  directly  

Browse  for  content  by  topic  

Browse  for  content  by  topic  

Browse  content  in  the  “Discover”  area  

Edmodo Apps

Access  the  Edmodo  Store  to  browse  for  integrated  digital  content  and  tools  

 

Customize  toolbar  with  your  favorite  apps  

Launch  any  installed  app  

Manage  apps  that  you’ve  purchased  

Edmodo Store

Filter  by  paid  and  free  apps  

Browse  by  subject  area,  recently  added,  

and  suggested  

Select, Purchase, and Install

Install  app  

Purchase  credit  

Choose  group(s)  in    which  to  install  the  app    

Need Help?

Ask  us  a  ques8on  

Access  help  and  links  and  aFend  or  watch  webinars  

in  the  help  center  

Access  the  Support  Community  from  your  homepage  

Get Started

• Create your account • Complete your profile • Create a group • Invite students and peers ▸  Share resources, lead collaborative discussions, give assignments, quizzes, polls and more

• Install Apps ▸  Engage students, inspire creativity, assess learning

• Follow and participate in communities ▸  Connect with educators from around the world ▸  Discover great resources