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4-H Record Booking in a Social Medium: The Edmodo-Based Record Book

Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/HLqLav4H2Jk6

Lynette H. Bikos, Ph.D. [email protected]

Snohomish County 4-H (WA) Electronic Record Book Development team

Professor of Clinical Psychology

Seattle Pacific University

For information about setting up an Edmodo RB group or system for your county, state or region, contact: [email protected]

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Table of Contents Introduction & Overview ................................................................................. 5

Goals ............................................................................................................. 5

A Key to the Abbreviations .......................................................................... 5

Organization of Manual & Screencasts ....................................................... 5

Introducing the Team ....................................................................................... 6

A Little about Me (Lynette Bikos) .......................................................... 6

…and the Electronic Record Book Development Team ......................... 6

Can an RB PYD? ............................................................................................. 7

(Record Booking & Positive Youth Development) ........................................ 7

We expect 4-H activities to contribute to: ................................................... 7

How does the RB contribute to the PYD foundations? ............................... 7

Themes from a recent survey (Skagit County, WA, 2009/2010, N = 102) suggest that ...................................................................................... 7

The survey respondents recommended: ................................................... 7

Research results from our qualitative investigation (Bikos et al., 2013) . 7

Developing the RBSM: The Edmodo RB ...................................................... 11

A Modified RB Scoresheet ............................................................................ 12

Introducing Edmodo ...................................................................................... 14

The Quick Peek .......................................................................................... 14

Creating Edmodo Accounts ........................................................................... 15

Group Codes and Join URLs ...................................................................... 15

Join URLs for the Training and RB Source Groups .............................. 16

Creating the 4-H’ers Account .................................................................... 16

Creating the Leader/Volunteer’s Account ................................................. 18

Finding Your Way Around Edmodo ............................................................. 22

Navigation Tools ........................................................................................ 22

Member Profile .......................................................................................... 25

4-Hers (and Leaders) will want to set up their Profile with ................. 25

Group Posts ................................................................................................ 26

Progress/Assignments ................................................................................ 27


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Library/Folders ........................................................................................... 28

Notifications ............................................................................................... 30

The Edmodo RB ............................................................................................ 31

Introductory Materials ................................................................................ 31

4-H & Project Goals ................................................................................... 31

Leader/Parent Support ................................................................................ 34

Goal Appraisal/Progress ............................................................................. 35

Financial Accounting/Add Sheet ............................................................... 40

4-H Story .................................................................................................... 42

Photographs/Supplemental Materials ........................................................ 44

General Appearance ................................................................................... 45

Permanent Record ...................................................................................... 47

Scoring the Edmodo RB ................................................................................ 50

Consider Scoring-as-You-Go ..................................................................... 50

Badges ........................................................................................................ 51

Awarding Badges ................................................................................... 51

A trick about Shared Badges ................................................................. 52

Creating Badges ..................................................................................... 53

The Edmodo RB in a Scoresheet! .............................................................. 58

Expanding Edmodo Beyond RBing .............................................................. 61

The Secretary’s RB ..................................................................................... 61

Club/Project/Program Business ................................................................. 62

Building Community .................................................................................. 63

Fun & Games ............................................................................................. 64

RB Administrator Tools ................................................................................ 65

Setting up an Edmodo Group for your Club, Project, or Program ............ 65

First, think it through… ......................................................................... 65

Two options for setting up RB groups. .................................................. 66

RB Assignments & Quizzes: ...................................................................... 67

Loading Assignments ............................................................................. 69


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Loading RB Updates .............................................................................. 72

Enrolling Teachers/Promoting Co-teachers ............................................... 73

RB Leadership Considerations ...................................................................... 75

Age & Developmentally Appropriate Expectations .................................. 75

Coaching to Mastery .................................................................................. 75

Tailoring the Edmodo RB .......................................................................... 77

The Technological Divide .......................................................................... 77

Internet Safety in Edmodo ......................................................................... 78

Varying Levels of Access in the Edmodo Program .............................. 78

Edmodo Internet Safety Best Practice Recommendations .................... 78

General Internet Safety Guidelines: ....................................................... 79

RB Research ............................................................................................... 80

FAQs .............................................................................................................. 81

What if I miss RB assignment deadlines? .................................................. 81

Why can’t I copy (“load”) RB assignments from one group to another? .. 82

What if my group wants different RB assignments? ................................. 82

Can the Edmodo RB be printed? ................................................................ 83

Lost Password ............................................................................................ 84

Who (What) is “Edmodo”? ........................................................................ 85


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Introduction & Overview Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/k6UBMPPok

Goals At the end of this workshop, leaders, volunteers, and parents should be able to…

• Consider how elements in the RB process contribute to life skills and the

PYD goals of belongingness, mastery, independence, and generosity. • Understand the basic components of RBs, including the judging criteria (i.e.,

how they are scored). • Translate the basic requirements for each RB component to the on-line,

social media based Edmodo program. • Support each other in the on-line community that attempts an Edmodo-based

RB. • Feel free to complete RBs in either the traditional (paper/pencil or word-

processed on the computer) or social-media based formats. • Value (maybe even feel excited about) record book keeping.

A Key to the Abbreviations

RB = Record Book RBTr = Traditional RB RBSM = Social-Media based RB such as the Edmodo-based Book PYD = Positive Youth Development

Organization of Manual & Screencasts Our Edmodo RB is a work-unfolding. Expect the manual (and Edmodo) to be updated as we learn from our experiences and users. We open the manual with:

Introducing our team. Discussing of the relationship between the 4-H RB and PYD. Touring the Edmodo program. Reviewing the Edmodo RB and its scoring criteria.

o At each step of the way we also provide a screencast of the workshop presentation PLUS a demo in Edmodo.

In the section RB Administrator Tools, we provide instructions for setting up RB groups and establishing an effective Edmodo RB for your 4-H context

We close with FAQs/troubleshooting that we have encountered (and resolved…or worked around).


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Introducing the Team Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/XdkBdO8U0D

A Little about Me (Lynette Bikos) • 4-H alumni (Missouri, 11 years) • 4-H mom & leader (Snohomish County) • Positive youth development researcher • Long-time RB enthusiast

…and the Electronic Record Book Development Team Doctoral Students, Seattle Pacific University Clara Roberts Kaitlin Patton Rebecca Kramer Megan Zurawski Danee Ta Melissa Gowen Snohomish County 4-H Tinley Bikos, Teen Leader Many thanks for co-facilitating workshops, piloting early versions, making screencasts, and thinking this through!


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Can an RB PYD? (Record Booking & Positive Youth Development)

Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/QkzBF4L1Zd

We expect 4-H activities to contribute to: Belongingness Mastery Independence Generosity

How does the RB contribute to the PYD foundations?

Themes from a recent survey (Skagit County, WA, 2009/2010, N = 102) suggest that • Nearly half (48%) are dissatisfied with the format/content of the

traditional record book (RBTr) • A majority (>60%) find the RBTr instructions difficult; and that new 4-

Hers struggle to learn how to RB correctly. • Half (50%) do not understand how RBs are judged/scored. The survey respondents recommended: • More clear instructions. • Improved training (on-line tutorials, more trainings opportunities, clear

examples, step-by-step instructions). • Transparency in judging (greater assurances that judging is consistent,

unbiased, with helpful judge feedback). • A format that is easier, age-appropriate, with less redundancy,

simplified/relevant financial components, and perhaps electronic.

Research results from our qualitative investigation (Bikos et al., 2013) Summer 2012, we interviewed • 14 leaders/volunteers

– average age 42 – 93% female

• 7 alumni – average age 21 – 71% female

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We asked, “How does the traditional RB align with…” • 4 concepts • 5 (or 6) C’s • Essential elements (8) • Learning Styles • Developmental Stages • Experiential Learning model

Results were mixed … Bikos, L. H., Haney, D. M., Kirkpatrick-Husk, K., & Hsai, S. (2014). A Qualitative

Evaluation of the 4-H Record Book in Light of the PYD Concepts: Belonging, Mastery, Independence, and Generosity. Journal of Youth Development: Bridging Research & Practice.

Table1CQRFrequencyTableDomain/Category/Subcategory FrequencyLabel/N

Belonging

Total/21 Leaders/14 Alumni/7BelongingisprerequisitetoRBsuccess Variant/8 Typical/6 Variant/2 Acaringadultmustbeinvolved Variant/5 Variant/4 Rare/1 RBispartofclubwork Variant/4 Variant/3 Rare/1RBfostersbelongingwhen… Typical/11 Variant/5 General/6 …acaringadultisinvolved Variant/4 Variant/2 Variant/2 …theRBispartofclubwork Variant/8 Variant/4 Typical/4 …theRBissharedwithothers Rare/1 0 Rare/1RBscouldfosterbelongingif… Variant/4 Variant/4 0 …technologywereleveragedintothe

structure/processRare/2 Variant/2 0

…theRBincludedmoreexplicitquestionsaboutrelationswithothers

Variant/3 Variant/3 0

…caringadultshadRBtraining Rare/1 Rare/1 0RBdocumentsbelongingelsewherein4‐H Rare/2 Variant/2 04‐Hingeneral(butnottheRB)fostersbelonging Variant/6 Variant/4 Variant/2RBdoesnotfosterbelonging Rare/2 Rare/1 Rare/1

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Mastery

Themasteryofrecordkeepingskillshasbroadandpositiveapplication

Typical/10 Typical/6 Typical/4

RBingfacilitatesthemasteryofrecordkeepingskills

Variant/6 Variant/2 Typical/4

RBingskillsaretransferableandexpandable Variant/6 Variant/4 Variant/2 SkillsobtainedfromRBingaredirectly

transferabletopost4‐HapplicationsVariant/3 Rare/1 Variant/2

RBingfacilitatesmasteryofprojectskills byamplifyingtheexperientiallearningmodel.

Typical/14 Typical/9 Typical/5

TheRBextendstheexperientiallearningprocess Typical/10 Typical/6 Typical/4 TheRBpromotesreflectionbeyondthe

experientialmodelTypical/11 Typical/8 Typical/3

RBcompetitionshelpandhindermastery Typical/14 Typical/9 Typical/5 Awardstructuresareextrinsicallymotivating Variant/7 Variant/6 Rare/1 CompetitionfacilitatesengagementintheRB

andinprojectworkVariant/5 Variant/3 Variant/2

RBcompetitionsmayinterferewithmastery Variant/6 Variant/2 Typical/4RBmastery(andpersistence)couldbeimprovedthroughage/developmentallyappropriaterevisions

General/14 Typical/10 Typical/4

Provideage‐appropriatestructureandinstructions

Variant/4 Variant/2 Variant/2

PromoteflexibleRBformats Variant/4 Variant/3 Rare/1 Createincrementalchallengesthatcorrespond

withchild/youthdevelopmentresearchandpractice

Typical/11 Typical/8 Variant/3

Independence

RBfostersindependence… Typical/17 Typical/10 General/7 …throughthegoalsetting,monitoring,and

appraisingprocessTypical/11 Typical/7 Typical/4

…whenitiscompletedindependently Typical/12 Typical/7 Typical/5 …whenthereisroomforindividualization Variant/6 Variant/2 Typical/4…byprovidingalongview Typical/12 Typical/7 Typical/5 …forthosewhoarewiredforit Variant/4 Variant/2 Variant/2RBingindependentlyisagradualprocess Variant/5 Variant/5 0

Generosity

RBcontributestogenerositythroughreflection Variant/6 Variant/4 Variant/2

RBdocumentsgenerosityelsewherein4‐H Variant/7 Variant/4 Typical/34‐Hingeneral(butnottheRB)fostersgenerosity Variant/5 Variant/3 Variant/2

Note.N=21.Thefrequencydescriptor“General”meansthatthecoreideaisapplicabletoatleast90%oftheparticipants;“typical”meansthatitisapplicabletomorethanhalfoftheparticipants;“variant”meansthatitwasapplicabletouptohalfoftheparticipants;“rare”meansthatitappliestooneortwocases.

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…but what if

Belongingness The 4-H community interacted with

each other, supporting each others’ goals, providing suggestions, and checking in?

Independence 4-Hers were motivated by the

interactions and support of an social-media based RB and were motivated to work on it, monthly, without being reminded (too much).

Mastery Leaders “coached” 4-Hers in

setting, monitoring, and appraising goals so that the 4-Hers could immediately revise (and then correctly write) SMART goals?

Generosity 4-Hers could learn about service-

learning opportunities through postings through their clubs/programs, and

4-Hers could plan and debrief their service projects in an on-line forum.

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Developing the RBSM: The Edmodo RB Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/5CdLQlTK

• Created to preserve RB essentials

– Goal setting/updating/appraisal – Demonstration of parental/leader support – Record keeping

• Calendaring • Journaling • Financial Accounting & Evaluation

– Inclusion of photographs & supplemental materials – Permanent record – Attention to general appearance

• With a focus on flexibility and the PYD goals • Some “one-size fits all” scoring guidelines • Introducing the RBSM by examining the activities that will fulfill the

requirements on the scoring guidelines. • This overview is very “big picture”

– Please review the companion screencasts that demonstrate the “how-to” portions of the RB from 4-Her, leader, and parent perspectives.

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A Modified RB Scoresheet Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/MdN9I3mSMIRS

SNOHOMISH COUNTY 4-H

4-H RECORD BOOK Score Sheet 4-H Year ____ Member Name:

Club:

Age: Years in 4-H: Level: ___Jr ___Int ___Sr Note: Record books may be presented in a variety of media (i.e., traditional forms, other state/county forms, electronic, video). Consequently, when the term “record book” is used in this document, its definition encompasses this variety of uses. These guidelines are general in that they reflect the core elements of record booking. Judging will take into account the individual’s age and developmental capacity. Item Comments Points Score INTRODUCTORY MATERIALS Name, age, number of years in 4-H and project(s) are easily located.

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4-H/PROJECT GOALS At least 1 goal for primaries/juniors; at least 3 goals for intermediates

and seniors. Goals are SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, timely). Goals can be listed specifically for each project; or as a whole for the

4-H experience; or clustered into meaningful groups (i.e., foods and sewing goals are listed in a grouping of home-economics projects)

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LEADER/PARENT SUPPORT There is some indication that leaders and parents know about and

support goals/project commitments. This could be demonstrated through parent/leader signatures, notes, photos, or a retelling by the 4-H’er (e.g., “I discussed these goals with my parents…”)

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GOAL APPRAISAL/PROGRESS Commentary on goal progress (e.g., successes toward goal

attainment, obstacles to goal attainment, mid-year changes in goals/commitments).

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CALENDAR/JOURNAL There is a regular logging (with dates) of 4-H activities, events, and

project work. This might be a calendar, however, other formats may be chosen. If the record keeping is on the internet, it might be unwise to list date/time/place, so a simplified date (month/year) would be acceptable.

If in a social media format, regular wall posts (where date stamps are given automatically by the program) are also evidence that the 4-Her is logging regularly.

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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING/ADD SHEET The document provides a record of project-related expenses.

These could be the traditional Record Book financial summary, or a project “add sheet.”

Accounting activities could be the financial evaluation of a project (e.g., cost of making versus purchasing), a summary of debits/credits throughout the year, or both.

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4-H STORY As a distinct unit, or dispersed throughout, the document

includes relevant information about the 4-H’er. Examples of relevant information might include: information about the 4-H’ers family, involvement in school, involvement in the community, reasons for joining 4-H, favorite parts of 4-H, future plans for 4-H. Not all of these elements are required; there should be just enough to give the reader a sense of who the 4-H’er is.

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PHOTOGRAPHS/SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS Interspersed throughout the document (e.g., a photo inserted

into a story or highlight, a link to a website, a copy of a newspaper article), or as a distinct unit, photos or other supplemental materials should assist in describing the youth’s experiences in 4-H.

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GENERAL APPEARANCE 10

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In a manner consistent with the medium chosen, the record book is neat, organized, and conveys the 4-H’ers experiences well.

For example, if the 4-H’er is using an electronic medium and has used common/age-appropriate expressions (e.g., text-speak), this is appropriate.

PERMANENT RECORD The document contains a summary of the members’ experience

in 4-H before this year of enrollment. This could be a traditional permanent record book, or inclusion of previous record books, or some summary statements. Traditionally, this includes an cumulative, annual summary of the following categories: Offices, Exhibits, Judging, Public Presentations, Contests, Events, Community Service, Promoting 4-H, Leadership, School & Community, Non 4H Contests, Meeting Attendance, Most Important Recognition

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TOTAL 100 JUDGE’S SIGNATURE:

DATE:

Rev. 03/12

Elsewhere in the manual, link to a score sheet with imbedded judging criteria.

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Introducing Edmodo Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/8XWTSkn8Zut4

Our introduction to Edmodo will start with a quick peek, and then, in separate screencasts walk through each of the elements of the score sheet, showing

1. What is required, and 2. How it can be completed in Edmodo.

The Quick Peek

•Groups Clubs Projects Programs Committees

•Group posts •Assignments •Quiz/polls •Resources •Member categories (4-H members as students, 4-H volunteers as teachers, 4-H parents as parents).

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Creating Edmodo Accounts Group Codes and Join URLs Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/ZKHnny0om Edmodo provides some measure of security through closed, invitation-only groups. Group codes allow to join without any secondary approval. Edmodo sets these group codes to lock (and be reset/changed by the group’s creator/owner) every 14 days. If you are planning a workshop or training event, you will want to work through your RB Administrator to obtain a current group code. This is the easiest way for members to join. Join URLs do not change. However, when a new member requests to join a group through the Join URL process, the group’s owner/creator must manually approve the join request. Without proper planning, this process can cause a delay in your individual or group training. Group codes and Join URLs are available for distribution by group creators/owners. Only group creators/owners can approve the join request. This is one reason we (later) recommend that all Edmodo RB groups be created through an RB Administrator account. When these credentials are shared, there are several who are able to review/approve the requests to join. If you are using this manual remotely and you aren’t presently associated with a project, club, program, or county that is using Edmodo for RBing, you will likely not have the requisite group code provided in the insructions below. You are invited to join the Snohomish County (WA) RB Training group (and Permanent Record Book training group). To do so, please use the following Join URLs and follow the instructions provided by Edmodo. If you first look at the instructions below (before using the Join URL) the process will likely be easier. In order to join the group, the RB Admin will need to accept you into the group. If there is a

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delay in this process, please contact the electronic record book team by e-mail ([email protected]) or through a direct post in Edmodo.

Join URLs for the Training and RB Source Groups RB Training 2013-14 Group: https://edmo.do/j/aex2pw Permanent Record Book (PRB) Training Group: https://edmo.do/j/i0pq77 RB Assignment Source: https://edmo.do/j/5gd7hq PRB (Permanent Record Book) Assignment Source: https://edmo.do/j/67446k

Creating the 4-H’ers Account Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/dEtzsK0LJbx Go to: www.edmodo.com

Add a username or e-mail (youth do not need e-mails to enroll as students) Add a password (WRITE IT DOWN!!!) Click, “I’m a Student” On the next screen Complete the information requested For today’s training use the group code: #### (4-H members should be

given different group codes that will work with their RBing club, project, or program)

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Creating the Leader/Volunteer’s Account Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/5xCuP8TyndaY Go to: www.edmodo.com

The most common difficulty leaders have is finding the school. Look for Snohomish County 4-H (with the address in Everett, U.S.). You can find it most easily by beginning to type in “Snohomish”

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Leader (teachers) are prompted to upload a profile photo. We ask all adults who are working in the 4-H Edmodo RBs to upload an actual photo – we think it contributes positively to internet safety. At the bottom of the page, leaders are invited to create a personal URL. There is no need to do this.

There is also no need to join any learning communities. Simply click, “Go to my homepage.”

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Once at your homepage, you could create a group, however, please don’t create your own club/project/program groups without consulting with your local Edmodo RB Administrator. In Snohomish County, WA, this is the electronic record book team: [email protected] We are creating Snohomish County RBing groups with RB Administrator credentials…this will make it easier to (a)keep track of our groups, (b) monitor internet safety, and (b) for judging. To get the username/password for RB Admin, please contact the electronic record book team ([email protected]) and they will work with you to set up your group.

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For the purpose of this training, join the group #### (code will be provided at training event, or sent separately). You will be enrolled as a teacher. This gives you “read only” privileges. In order to interact with the 4-Hers and see assignments, you will need to be

promoted to a co-teacher. o Only the group’s owner/creator can do that (but it’s easy). o Please contact the group owner/creator so that you can be promoted. o Instructions are found in the Enrolling Teachers/Promoting Co-

teachers section of this manual.

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Finding Your Way Around Edmodo Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/nbLlkSkpg

Navigation Tools The top bar looks like this:

Tool Action

Takes me to my “home” page. Here, I will see direct (only to me) and group (to all the groups to which I belong) posts and recent announcements and activities from all my groups.

Takes me to the “progress.” RB assignments are most easily found here.

Takes me a page generated by the Edmodo organization. It includes Edmodo announcements, webinars, and products for purchase.

Takes me to the library. Here I can access/download/share materials made available to me by other 4-H leaders (co-teachers), I can upload materials into folders, and if I have co-teacher privileges, I can make these materials (i.e., an add sheet for my project) available to my groups.

Provides notifications that something has happened: direct posts, submitted assignments, assignment replies, replies to posts, etc. Pay attention to this!

Takes me to my profile.

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More navigation tools are found along the left panel. These tools CHANGE depending on whether you are on your home page or a group page. These are the navigation tools on your home page. You can see your group memberships. Below, you can see the communities to which you belong (so far, I haven’t found much use for these ).

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This is the navigation panel shown when you are in a group. You can see the group membership code. In this case it is LOCKED (but can be revealed/reset by clicking the ˅ symbol). Folders takes you to the materials made available to the group (e.g., add sheets). Members is the list of group members. Co-teachers have access to their status: student, teacher, co-teacher, and read-only. Small groups might be useful for larger clubs, projects, or programs.

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Member Profile

4-Hers (and Leaders) will want to set up their Profile with o 4-H appropriate picture or clipart o Responding to the Edmodo-offered items about

favorite quote, learning styles, and career goal

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Group Posts Group posts is the community forum. Everything posted to this wall is available to all members of the group. RB assignments can be found by scrolling down through the Group posts. Group posts can be used for lots of other Club/Project/Program activities as well:

Announcements Surveys/votes/elections Club/Project/Program Minutes Encouragements Incentives “Update your SMART Goals this week and get an Edmodo

badge!” Other????

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Progress/Assignments RBing is accomplished through a series of assignments. 4-Hers (and leader/co-teachers) can get to these two ways. Option #1: Scroll down-down-down-down through the Group posts.

Option #2: Click on the Progress

Link. The 4-Her can see all the individual assignments and his/her status: Not Turned In, “Waiting” (for a score), or a score. Especially as 4-Hers are turning in assignments during the year, scores should not be final. We are hoping to coach-to-mastery each of the RB requirements. Once mastery is achieved, full points should be awarded.

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Library/Folders A great place to store resources for RBing (or for club/project/program events and activities).

4-Hers access the folders through the folder link on their group page menu.

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Leaders access the folders and their library (a) through the icon atop the screen, OR through the folders link on the group page (just like the 4-Hers).

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Notifications Let’s you know what has happened! In a big club/project/program this is a lifesaver!

When you click on the notification, it tells you who is involved, what happened, and will hyperlink you to the event.

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The Edmodo RB Introductory Materials Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/HtOHyebV

Judging Criteria: • Name, age, number of years in 4-H and project(s) are easily located.

Two places for 4-Hers to meet this criteria: • Profile information • Completing the first assignment, the “Hi my name is…”

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4-H & Project Goals Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/6aPppsbpT

Judging Criteria • At least 1 goal for primaries/juniors; at least 3 goals for intermediates and

seniors. • Goals are SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, timely). • Goals can be listed specifically for each project; or as a whole for the 4-H

experience; or clustered into meaningful groups (i.e., foods and sewing goals are listed in a grouping of home-economics projects)

In Edmodo: • 3 required SMART goals • 9 more optional goals • Leaders encouraged to coach goals to mastery of the SMART criteria.

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Leader/Parent Support Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/2aA2Y6Bs

Judging Criteria:

There is some indication that leaders and parents know about and support goals/project commitments. This could be demonstrated through parent/leader signatures, notes, photos, or a retelling by the 4-H’er (e.g., “I discussed these goals with my parents…”)

In assignment submissions, parents and other leader/teachers can interact with the 4-Her to coach, support, encourage.

In Edmodo:

In wall posts, 4-H leaders, parents, members interact with each other.

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Goal Appraisal/Progress Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/wR7PABBtzbvJ

Judging Criteria: • Commentary on goal progress (e.g., successes toward goal attainment, obstacles

to goal attainment, mid-year changes in goals/commitments).

In this example note: • “Goal update” assignments due monthly. • The 4-Her completed the November goal update by returning to one of the

SMART goals and commenting on it. • TWO leaders were able to interact and encourage this 4-Hers’s goal progress.

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Monthly update quizzes remind the 4-Her of all the RB elements they should check each month: • SMART goal updates • Goal changes/revisions • Financial updates • Permanent RB entries • Interacting with the Edmodo 4-H community

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Monthly update/quiz content:

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Calendar/Journal Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/2ruUKH8Xk3

Judging Criteria: • There is a regular logging (with dates) of 4-H activities, events, and project

work. This might be a calendar, however, other formats may be chosen. If the record keeping is on the internet, it might be unwise to list date/time/place, so a simplified date (month/year) would be acceptable.

• If in a social media format, regular wall posts (where date stamps are given by the program) are also evidence that the 4-Her is logging regularly.

Completing this requirement is flexible through: • Regular SMART Goals and Activity updates (monthly updates are

encouraged). • Club/project/program use of the Edmodo Planner feature • Regular (at least occasional) wall posts.

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• All posts are automatically date-stamped. In the Edmodo Planner, 4-Hers can add their own tasks/events to their personal calendar.

Regular wall posts/updates also contribute to evidence of regular calendaring/journaling.

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Financial Accounting/Add Sheet Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/Icwh6hMVR

Judging Criteria: • The document provides a record of project-related expenses. These could be the

traditional Record Book financial summary, or a project “add sheet.” • Accounting activities could be the financial evaluation of a project (e.g., cost of

making versus purchasing), a summary of debits/credits throughout the year, or both.

In Edmodo: Get forms to complete and upload for this requirement

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Programs/projects are encouraged to use existing (or create age-appropriate, topic-appropriate) add sheets or spreadsheets.

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4-H Story Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/tm2PfbZKsbmU Judging Criteria: • As a distinct unit, or dispersed throughout, the document includes relevant

information about the 4-H’er. Examples of relevant information might include: information about the 4-H’ers family, involvement in school, involvement in the community, reasons for joining 4-H, favorite parts of 4-H, future plans for 4-H. Not all of these elements are required; there should be just enough to give the reader a sense of who the 4-H’er is.

In Edmodo • Wall posts throughout the year • A final assignment of “highlights of the year”

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Photographs/Supplemental Materials Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/79LldNSd Judging Criteria: • Interspersed throughout the document (e.g., a photo inserted into a story or

highlight, a link to a website, a copy of a newspaper article), or as a distinct unit, photos or other supplemental materials should assist in describing the youth’s experiences in 4-H.

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General Appearance Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/cSj7QOmGn9

Judging Criteria: • In a manner consistent with the medium chosen, the record book is neat,

organized, and conveys the 4-H’ers experiences well. • For example, if the 4-H’er is using an electronic medium and has used

common/age-appropriate expressions (e.g., text-speak), this is appropriate. In Edmodo: • Work through RB assignments sequentially • Regular wall posts • 4-H appropriate interactions

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Permanent Record Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/UaDR3Q3gbYS

Judging Criteria: • The document contains a summary of the members’ experience in 4-H before

this year of enrollment. This could be a traditional permanent record book, or inclusion of previous record books, or some summary statements. Traditionally, this includes an cumulative, annual summary of the following categories: Offices, Exhibits, Judging, Public Presentations, Contests, Events, Community Service, Promoting 4-H, Leadership, School & Community, Non 4H Contests, Meeting Attendance, Most Important Recognition

TWO OPTIONS: Option #1: Use the traditional permanent record and attach the document to the posted assignment.

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Option #2: Join the “Permanent Record Group,” providing annual updates (minimally) of the 13 assignment activity-categories. Offices & Committee Assignments Project & Exhibit Summary Judging/Oral

Reasons Public

Presentations 4-H Contests

Entered Events Attended Community

Service

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4-H Promotion Leadership School & Community

Responsibilities Contests other than 4-

H Entered 4-H Meeting

Attendance Most Important

Recognition

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Scoring the Edmodo RB Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/fINc3cmUbAq

Consider Scoring-as-You-Go More importantly, consider giving tentative scores that you will adjust as you coach-to-mastery the RB assignments. A score-as-you-go approach could mean that end-of-year judging is simplified because the majority of the RB would be pre-scored.

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Badges Awarding Badges Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/qCYQzeU9QSG4 Leaders/co-teachers can create and award badges for anything! Here are some that I developed and freely share with co-teachers.

You can award badges in two places: In the Progress (assignments) section On the 4-Her’s profile page

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In parallel, the 4-Her can see his/her badges on his/her Profile Page and in the Progress (assignments) section. Badges can be placed into any RB group by any teacher. Once the badge is added to the group, ANY co-teacher can award it. That’s easy! A trick about Shared Badges Screencast: http://www.screencast.com/t/nRUeiBmaj If the same badge is used in multiple groups, once it is earned, it shows up for the 4-Her ALL groups. That is, the same badge can only be earned once. For example, once the 4-Her earns the “Hi! My name is…” badge, it will show up in EVERY RB group with that assignment, year-after-year-after-year. If it is critical that you want to award a unique badge, you might

amend and rename it, “Hi! My name is…2013,” “Hi! My name is…2014.”

I don’t know that this will be important. Badges may be most effective in simply getting 4-Hers started RBing. After they’ve earned a bundle of badges, we hope that the RBing habit is formed.

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Creating Badges It’s a little more complicated to create your own collection of badges. Option #1 (the easiest): Import badges from other teachers Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/JR2MRAEE5pV Import badges from other teachers. In order to this you must first be connected with that teacher. To connect with another co-teacher, search for that teacher in the search bar at the top of the page:

When you select that teacher’s name, you will be taken to his/her profile. In the profile page, you can request a connection by clicking on the connection request. In the example below, I am already connected to this teacher and so the button reflects that connection.

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Once connected, you can see “My Student Badges” on the profile. If you open those badges, you can simply “Add to my student badges.”

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Option #2: Make new badges Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/b3IZ46EQ1A This option is necessary if you want to be able to add unique badges to any club/project/program. Clicking on Progress shows, My Student Badges.

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Opening My Student Badges shows the badges you’ve already imported or created. Additionaly, there is an option to create a new badge.

Simply follow the

instructions to create the new badge. You will have wanted to have an image saved on the desktop or a folder to use as the badge image.

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An easy way to create a new badge is to duplicate it.

If I wanted to use this badge again for the 2014 fair, I would simply select “Duplicate” and then update the name and description of the badge.

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The Edmodo RB in a Scoresheet! Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/haIGkWs81d In Snohomish County, we have developed scoring guidelines to accommodate the Edmodo-based RB. In the sheet that follows, the green text provide detailed information about how points are earned for final judging.

Suggestions for completing your RB in Edmodo are typed in green! SNOHOMISH COUNTY 4-H

4-H RECORD BOOK Score Sheet 4-H Year ____ Member Name:

Club:

Age: Years in 4-H: Level: ___Jr ___Int ___Sr

Note: Record books may be presented in a variety of media (i.e., traditional forms, other state/county forms, electronic, video). Consequently, when the term “record book” is used in this document, its definition encompasses this variety of uses. These guidelines are general in that they reflect the core elements of record booking. Judging will take into account the individual’s age and developmental capacity.

Item Comments/”How to” in Edmodo! Points

INTRODUCTORY MATERIALS

Name, age, number of years in 4-H and project(s) are easily located.

– Complete the Profile Information – Complete the “Hi, My name is…” Assignment

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4-H/PROJECT GOALS

At least 1 goal for primaries/juniors; at least 3 goals for intermediates and seniors.

Goals are SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, timely).

Goals can be listed specifically for each project; or as a whole for the 4-H experience; or clustered into meaningful groups (i.e., foods and sewing goals are listed in a grouping of home-economics projects)

– Complete the SMART Goal Assignments. There are 12 SMART Goals in Assignments. Three are required; the remaining 9 are optional for additional goals, or to use when goals change.

– Full Credit can be earned by the completion of the 3 required goals.

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LEADER/PARENT SUPPORT

There is some indication that leaders and parents know about and support goals/project commitments. This could be demonstrated through parent/leader signatures, notes, photos, or a retelling by the 4-H’er (e.g., “I discussed these goals with my parents…”)

– Leaders and parents are encouraged to have Edmodo account. They can comment, encourage, support through their posts to your assignments and wall posts.

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GOAL APPRAISAL/PROGRESS

Commentary on goal progress (e.g., successes toward goal attainment, obstacles to goal attainment, mid-year changes in goals/commitments).

– Complete the monthly “Goal Update” assignments.

– In Edmodo, you return to your smart goals to tell how you progressed or struggled in meeting your goal. If your goals change…just say so and use the optional SMART goal assignments to list new goals.

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CALENDAR/JOURNAL

There is a regular logging (with dates) of 4-H activities, events, and project work. This might be a calendar, however, other formats may be chosen. If the record keeping is on the internet, it might be unwise to list date/time/place, so a simplified date (month/year) would be acceptable.

If in a social media format, regular wall posts (where date stamps are given automatically by the program) are also evidence that the 4-Her is logging regularly.

– Monthly updates are sufficient to meet this requirement.

– Clubs/projects/programs are encouraged to set up an Edmodo group and log their activities on the calendar or post them into the wall.

– Post activities to your wall. – All wall posts and assignments are automatically date-stamped.

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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING/ADD SHEET

The document provides a record of project-related expenses. These could be the traditional Record Book financial summary, or a project “add sheet.”

Accounting activities could be the financial evaluation of a project (e.g., cost of making versus purchasing), a summary of debits/credits throughout the year, or both.

– Financial updates are assignments that are encouraged quarterly; one is required at the end of the year.

– Traditional RB financial forms and Add Sheets for 4-H projects are available in Resource Folders. Download the forms. Complete them. Attach them as an assignment.

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4-H STORY

As a distinct unit, or dispersed throughout, the document includes relevant information about the 4-H’er. Examples of relevant information might include: information about the 4-H’ers family, involvement in school, involvement in the community, reasons for joining 4-H, favorite parts of 4-H, future plans for 4-H. Not all of these elements are required; there should be just enough to give the reader a sense of who the 4-H’er is.

– 4-Hers are encouraged to post information about themselves throughout the year.

– A final assignment about “year in review” let’s 4-Hers recap the most important things.

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PHOTOGRAPHS/SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS

Interspersed throughout the document (e.g., a photo inserted into a story or highlight, a link to a website, a copy of a newspaper article), or as a distinct unit, photos or other supplemental materials should assist in describing the youth’s experiences in 4-H.

– In Edmodo, it’s easy to attach photos, documents, movies, web-links to any assignment or wall post.

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GENERAL APPEARANCE

In a manner consistent with the medium chosen, the record book is neat, organized, and conveys the 4-H’ers experiences well.

For example, if the 4-H’er is using an electronic medium and has used common/age-appropriate expressions (e.g., text-speak), this is appropriate.

– In the Edmodo RB, we’ll look to see that you visit the program and make updates regularly.

– We’ll also look for 4-H appropriate interactions with others.

– We’ll also expect orderly postings. For example, you wouldn’t submit SMART Goal #12 before you submitted SMART Goal #1.

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PERMANENT RECORD

The document contains a summary of the members’ experience in 4-H before this year of enrollment. This could be a traditional permanent record book, or inclusion of previous record books, or some summary statements. Traditionally, this includes an cumulative, annual summary of the following

– There are TWO OPTIONS for completing the permanent record book:

– Option #1: join the “Permanent Record Book” group and provide regular

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categories: Offices, Exhibits, Judging, Public Presentations, Contests, Events, Community Service, Promoting 4-H, Leadership, School & Community, Non 4H Contests, Meeting Attendance, Most Important Recognition

updates (at least once per year) to the categories in the assignments.

– Option #2: The traditional Permanent Record document is available in a 4-H Record Book Resource folder in Edmodo. 4-Hers download it, complete it, and upload it as one of the final assignments.

TOTAL 100

JUDGE’S SIGNATURE:

DATE:

Rev. 03/12

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Expanding Edmodo Beyond RBing Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/nDcNVlodwP1

The Secretary’s RB Consider keeping club minutes as Group Posts. Members could read minutes in advance and post corrections (or encouragements) as a reply. The elected secretary could post minutes. Alternatively, 4-Hers could take turns.

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Club/Project/Program Business Announcements and RSVPs:

Surveys/Voting/Elections:

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Building Community Use Group Posts to encourage dialogue between members.

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Fun & Games At Leadership Summit we played, “type the next 3 words of the 4-H Pledge.”

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RB Administrator Tools Setting up an Edmodo Group for your Club, Project, or Program Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/xGNHiSIdud

First, think it through… What size of group makes sense?

County-wide may be too big Project group (or club) may be toooooo small

What group level will be just right. Enough committed leaders to monitor? Do youth know each other? Can youth meet each other?

Please do NOT create your own group without consulting the RB Administrator. We must ensure that we know about all the RB groups, for

o Internet safety/security/supervision o End-of-year judging o Succession planning (ensuring that more than one person has

complete group privileges) In Edmodo the owner/creator has special privileges (e.g.,

promoting teachers to co-teachers) If something happens to the owner/creator, then the RB could be

lost/damaged for the youth. In Snohomish County, [email protected])

Outside of Snohomish County, you will want to work with your county or state to determine what structure will work best for you. You are welcome to join the group “RB Assignment Source 2013-14” where we have provided a template of all RB assignments. The join URL (it never changes) is https://edmo.do/j/5gd7hq. Please e-mail me if you have joined so that I can promote you to co-teacher and you can have unrestricted access to the materials.

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Two options for setting up RB groups. Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/4tCTAglH The preferred option is to work through the RB Admin account, using the

username/password given to you by the Edmodo RB Administrator.

Depending on your comfort level, either you or an RB Admin designee (with training, we can share the RB Admin credentials with you) will set up your group. Here’s how it works.

From the RB Admin Login account (you

must request the username/password from us).

You’ll need to answer questions about the grade/age range (none), subjects (all), and expected size (not sure yet).

A second option (but please don’t) is for you to create your own group from your own teacher account. o If you do this, please, then, send the Join URL (or group code) to the

Edmodo RB Administrator so that s/he can join as a teacher, and you can promote the administrator to co-teacher.

o If you create your own group account, you will be responsible for ensuring that: Someone can access your RB group credentials in case something

happens to you; The RB is available for judging (we usually add Judges accounts)

at the end of the year; There is periodic review of leader/youth and youth/youth activities

to see that they are safe and 4-H appropriate.

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RB Assignments & Quizzes: Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/A1fFvp8od Load assignments in the order required during the year…it might feel a little funny at first. Suggested due dates and point values are provided. First, upload RB assignments Suggested due dates

Due dates will vary depending on judging schedules

Suggested point value

4-H Introduction (the “Hi! My name is…”)

SMART Goal #1 December 1st 5 SMART Goal #2 December 1st 5 SMART Goal #3 December 1st 5 Optional SMART Goal #4 March 1st 0 Optional SMART Goal #5 March 1st 0 Optional SMART Goal #6 March 1st 0 Optional SMART Goal #7 May 1st 0 Optional SMART Goal #8 May 1st 0 Optional SMART Goal #9 May 1st 0 Optional SMART Goal #10 July 1st 0 Optional SMART Goal #11 July 1st 0 Optional SMART Goal #12 July 1st 0 Second, upload monthly updates (quizzes)

October Update November 7th 2 November Update December 7th 2 December Update January 7th 2 January Update February 7th 2 February Update March 7th 2 March Update April 7th 2 April Update May 7th 2 May Update June 7th 2 June Update July 7th 2 July Update August 7th 2 August Update September 7th 2 September Update October 1st 2

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Third, upload the quarterly financial reports, year-in-review, and permanent RB assignments

Q1 (Oct, Nov, Dec) Financial Report

January 15th 2

Q2 (Jan, Feb, Mar) Financial Report

April 15th 2

Q3 (Apr, May, Jun) Financial Report

July 15th 2

Q4 (Jul, Aug, Sep) Financial Report

October 1st 10

Year (20## – 20##) in Review October 1st 10 Permanent Record Book This “assignment” is merely instructions (options) for PRB completion.

October 1st 10

Leader/Parent Support If desired, these columns can be added in the gradebook for judging/feedback at the end. Since they are not RB assignments, we do not load them in setting up the original RB.

10 Calendar/Journal 10 Photographs/Supplemental Materials

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General Appearance 10

We have provided a template of all RB assignments in the group, RB Assignment Source 2013-14. The join URL (it never changes) is https://edmo.do/j/5gd7hq Especially if you are outside of Snohomish County, feel free to copy the assignments from there.

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Loading Assignments Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/SOaWTaXTm To demonstrate this procedure, we’ll load the 4-H Introduction (the “Hi! My name is…”) assignment into the Edmodo Group, Example.

Go to your home page by clicking the home icon in the upper left of your screen.

At the top of the page, select the Assignment tab. Click Load Assignment.

This brings up a window with all the assignments ever created. You can simply choose the one that you want to update. There will be MULTIPLE copies of assignments, so take your time and select the one you need.

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Back on the Assignment tab you’ll need to select a due date: You’ll also need to send it to the Example group.

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Now, on the Example Group’s Wall, you’ll see the loaded quiz.

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Loading RB Updates Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/TkNXtlxfTa Monthly updates are created through monthly quizzes. These are uploaded similarly to the assignments. At the top of your homepage, select Quiz. Select, Load a previously created quiz.

Since the October Update is the first required, start with uploading it.

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Assign a due date (at the end of October). Send it to the Example group. You will now find it on the Example wall. When students take it, it will appear in the Progress/Gradebook.

Enrolling Teachers/Promoting Co-teachers Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/LeCssEEsB2 RBing in Edmodo will only be successful if there are a handful of enrolled volunteers who will check in several times each month to Coach 4-Hers in writing SMART goals Interact with 4-Hers who are updating their goals Provide Edmodo-incentives (such as badges) for RBing

Elsewhere in this manual, we provide instructions for teachers to enroll in Edmodo groups. When teachers enroll, they are automatically set to “read-only.” This means they cannot interact with the youth on the assignments. They must be promoted to co-teacher.

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Only the group’s “owner” can do this. Assuming that the RB Admin created the group (in fact, this is one of the reasons we want groups in Snohomish County to be created with RB Admin credentials), Click on the Members tab. Here you can see that I joined the group, but am not promoted. Click More where you (logged in as RB Admin) can promote me to co-teacher.

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RB Leadership Considerations Age & Developmentally Appropriate Expectations Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/0dH9d2SmyO – Should we expect pre-readers/pre-writers to RB? – At what age do we expect children to set SMART

goals? – What are family rules about being on-line? – Although the Edmodo format has some some flexible

options, parents (laptime) is likely required and judges should consider age and developmental capacity of the youth.

Coaching to Mastery Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/sDKw8OasPh4A Each assignment allows leaders/co-teachers to coach the 4-Her to mastery of that assignment. Our hope is that the immediacy of this feedback (coaching is provided in minutes or days) plus the interaction between youth/adult will lead to an earlier acquisition (and more sustained retention) of the capacity to set/monitor/appraise goals. The quality of the coaching is essential and we offer some guidelines for effective coaching. Consider the following coaching interaction… (please note, this is a contrived circumstance…no youth [or leaders] were harmed in the creation of this example)

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In this example, RB Youth (“RBY,” the name of the youth) has written a goal that does not meet the SMART criteria. Let’s assume that RBY is 10 years old and this is his/her first chance at writing a goal. The leaders/teachers in this example have attempted to

Educate RBY about SMART goals

Offer encouragement. The leaders could do more by, Leading/growing the youth, in

developmentally appropriate steps. o Hi RBY! This looks like a fun goal. What is your dog’s name? And what

kind of dog is s/he? My dog is Rex and he is a beagle.

o A beagle, huh? What trick do you most want to teach Rex? I want him to roll over.

o That would be a fun trick. Is this Rex’s first trick? Yes. He doesn’t know any tricks.

o So this will be a big challenge! How long do you think it will take Rex to learn this trick? I don’t know. Maybe by Christmas?

o How are you planning to teach him to roll over? I’m taking him to the dog obedience workshops in my 4-H club.

o So you want Rex to teach Rex his first trick – rolling over. You will teach him in your 4-H workshops. And you want him to do it by Christmas. That’s a great SMART goal! I’ll look forward to hearing updates.

o Some notes: If the 4-Her were older and/or had more experience in writing SMART

goals, I might Ask them more details at once. Ask them to put all the SMART characteristics into a single goal.

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The job isn’t finished with setting the SMART goal. At least once a month, leaders should check-in for goal progress.

Fostering belonging through

o Frequent “check-ins” on the goal progress. o Positive and encouraging interactions

Tailoring the Edmodo RB Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/ui9VK0SAqP We invite clubs/projects/programs to tailor the Edmodo program to their club/project/program specific goals and objectives. Earlier in this manual, we provided instructions on the financial record keeping RB requirement and encouraged clubs/projects/programs to adopt or develop the financial record keeping tool that is most appropriate for their club/project/program. However, clubs/projects/programs are invited to make other changes as well. One 4-H Club required that 4-Hers set a “personal development goal.” If this group chose to use Edmodo they could change the title/instructions related to the SMART goal assignments. For example, instead of having “SMART Goal #1” they could change the title to “Personal Development Goal (required)” and then provide instructions on what is required in that goal.

The Technological Divide Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/1LZs4W7a2V In introducing Edmodo, we recognize that not all families and youth have easy access to the Internet. Therefore: – The option to complete a paper/pencil (or other form) of RB should remain

available. – 4-H Leaders may investigate the possibility of making computing resources

available to the youth: Reserving computer labs in public spaces (extension, schools, libraries) Exploring with the family/youth the possibility of individual work on a

computer at schools or libraries. Bringing spare/loaner laptops, tablets, smart phones to club meetings.

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Internet Safety in Edmodo Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/D9lu6MIoz

Varying Levels of Access in the Edmodo Program – Youth/members

See each others’ wall posts Do not see each others’ assignments Youth and leaders may send a direct (private) message to each other.

No one else has access to that message. Youth may not send direct (private) messages to each other. Youth have the option to connect an e-mail address to the Edmodo

account. Within Edmodo is a “notifications” feature that forwards messages to that e-mail address. 4-H families with younger members may choose to use a parents’ e-mail address so that the messages sent within Edmodo are cc’d to the parent via their personal e-mail address.

– Enrolled volunteers identified as “teachers” with titles on Edmodo Varying levels of privilege within enrolled volunteer status Teacher members (same access as the youth/members) Co-teachers (are privileged to view/grade/post assignments)

Teachers and 4-Hers can send each other direct (private) messages. It is critical that those with “teachers” be enrolled 4-H volunteers and have had a proper background check.

– Parents (not useful) Access to their 4-Hers’ assignments and interactions between their 4-

Her and teachers; they do not see interactions or assignments of other 4-H members.

If a parent is an enrolled 4-H volunteer, they are welcome to have teacher/leader privileges.

Parents may find it easiest to work with their 4-Her using his/her member account to obtain club announcements, etc.

Edmodo Internet Safety Best Practice Recommendations The Edmodo help pages are a fabulous resource for a number of concerns. Here’s a link to their recommendations for safe practices within the Edmodo program: https://support.edmodo.com/home#entries/21685704-safety-best-practices-teacher

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General Internet Safety Guidelines: – We encourage families to decide for themselves the level of disclosure

and interaction they desire. 4-Her may choose to only submit assignments; not wall posts. 4-Hers are still very welcome to complete RB-Trs.

– Leaders/teachers are encouraged to monitor interactions and coach youth to engage in 4-H appropriate disclosures, postings, interactions.

– Co-teachers have capacity to add members/leaders/parents. Co-teachers are to check with the extension office to verify that youth are enrolled 4-Hers and those wanting teacher status have completed the 4-H volunteer enrollment process.

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RB Research Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/mOpaU7cNO2qX The 4-H Youth Development Organization is grounded and founded in research. Formally evaluating the Edmodo-based RB would allow us to answer question about its effectiveness. An ideal research project might look like this:

Counties or clubs (as groups) randomly assigned to one of three conditions o No RB o Traditional RB o Edmodo-based RB

Youth (who nave never-before completed an RB) would participate in RB training (probably online) and supported (by their leaders) in the RB requirements

o Quarterly evaluation would involve youth completing on-line assessment of PYD outcomes satisfaction with the RB process

End-of-year evaluation could include o PYD outcomes for the youth o Proxy PYD appraisals of the youth (i.e., the 4-H leader evaluates the

PYD outcomes in the youth) o RB scores (the same scoresheet would be used for both forms)

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FAQs What if I miss RB assignment deadlines? (or, How should judges respond to missed deadlines)? Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/9jFQb5rCijSq The Edmodo program requires that all assignments have deadlines. We have tried to establish sensible deadlines: recommending that the required SMART goals be due on December 1st, and then spread the optional SMART goals out through the year. Similarly, RB Updates (the quizzes) should be taken within the week after the month ends; quarterly financial reports should be turned in by the 15th of the month after they are due, and so forth. Because a number of 4-Hers and their clubs, may not start RBing until the 4-H year is well underway, please treat the deadlines as guidelines. The 4-Her should simply begin RBing at the beginning, even if they don’t start until January or March. Because the Permanent Record Book Group is an ongoing (year-after-year) group, assignments will be YEARS old. Again, this is not problematic and 4-Hers and leaders should simply ignore the message that the assignment is late/overdue. There is an option within the assignment feature that “locks” an assignment after the due date. This feature should NOT be used. If so, 4-Hers would be unable to submit their RB assignments. While we offer this advice toward flexibility, the Snohomish County RB scoresheet has a category of calendar/journal and in this category is the requirement of “regular logging.” Therefore, once the 4-Her begins RBing, points should be awarded for monthly interaction with the RB assignments (i.e., monitoring goals, financial updates, etc.).

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Why can’t I copy (“load”) RB assignments from one group to another? Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/uE7Z1CKHlRb You can only copy assignments which you (the teacher) have created. Stated another way, you can only copy assignments for which you have login credentials. If you are in a circumstance where you need to copy the assignments on your own, you can open the “RB Training 2013-14” or “RB Assignment Source 2013-14” (Join URL’s provided elsewhere in this manual) in one browser and open your teacher account in another browser and physically copy/paste the assignment instructions from the source to the new group. If you are in Snohomish County, please work through the RB Administrator and we will establish your group for you through the RB Admin account. What if my group wants different RB assignments? Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/MD3M8c7S2H One benefit of the Edmodo-based RB is that it is flexible. Groups are very free to amend the RB assignments (e.g., requiring that a SMART goal address something specific such as leadership or personal development) or add unique assignments. Remember, also, that folders/library tools in the Edmodo program allow for the documents such as alternative financial forms, “add sheets” from different programs, and so forth.

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Can the Edmodo RB be printed? Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/ZJNeW5we7YKr – Not easily (so far as I can see).

3 browsers (IE, Chrome, Firefox) failed in simply “printing” the assignment pages

– Do you really want to/need to print? Assuming there is internet access… Providing judges with access/credentials is easy 4-Hers are able to access their RBs from anywhere (even their college dorm

rooms when they are applying for scholarships and their RB is at their parents!)

Judging can happen anywhere, anytime.

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Lost Password Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/88WG8i71 Enrolled volunteers and leaders who hold “teacher” or “co-teacher” accounts must use an e-mail address to set up the account. Like so many online programs, when a teacher/co-teacher forgets a password, they simply click the “Forgot my password?” link and they will receive instructions for resetting the password at their e-mail address. 4-Hers (students) do not need an e-mail address to establish an account. 4-Hers/students who do not have an e-mail address for password restoration will be instructed to “ask one of your instructors to reset your password.”

Any co-teacher can do this by going to the Members menu in the group to which the 4-Her belongs. Scroll to the member’s name and select “More.” One of the options is to “Change password.”

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Who (What) is “Edmodo”? Screencast link: http://www.screencast.com/t/UwVi5aLDUV – Developed by school IT professionals Nicolas Borg & Jeff O’Hara in 2008

Their charge was to keep SM out of the schools – Available free-of-charge to educational organizations – Recipient of numerous prestigious education awards – Utilized by numerous schools – Appears to have sound privacy/security policies/procedures – More information is available in the Edmodo Help section (click on Me/Help)

or by searching the Internet for information on Edmodo.

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