Exploring Online Applications for EducationBy Sean Nartiff

Application #1:Edmodo

What is Edmodo?“Edmodo provides teachers and students a

secure place to connect and collaborate, share content and educational applications, and access homework, grades, class discussions and notifications. Our goal is to help educators harness the power of social media to customize the classroom for each and every learner.”

Video: Edmodo for Language Arts

Feature #1 Assignments

AssignmentsPost description of assignmentDue dateAttach files, links, and items in teacher’s

digital library

Feature #2 Quizzes

QuizzesCreate multiple choice, true/false, short answer,

and fill in the blank questions

Set time limits

Option for students to automatically see results

Load previously created questions

Feature #3 Groups

GroupsRestricted groups require access code (separate

them for subject, class, or faculty purposes)Option to moderate all posts.

◦Prevent spamming & inappropriate postsAward badgesArchive groups from previous semester/year

◦Provides access to all posts but disables new discussion

Application #2:Delicious

What is Delicious?“Delicious is the place to collect and

showcase your passions from across the web. Save what you like - videos, pictures, tweets, blog posts, or articles - on topics you enjoy and search through others’ collections of links to discover cool stuff!”

Feature #1 Social Search

Social SearchSearch results based on user’s query and the

number of times the page has been saved◦Find the most interesting & relevant information

firstShare button allows you to email page or

send it to another usernameTags make it easy to predict what content will

be on the page

Feature #2 Follow

FollowSee who saved a page and their

commentsView user profiles and find what they find

interesting◦Teachers will definitely have relevant links you

want to see!

Feature #3 Tag Bundles

Tag BundlesOrganize the pages you have previously

savedCustomize tags so that all pages with the

same tags are bundled into a single group◦A perfect way to organize online content for

students by subject, lesson, etc.

Application #3:YouTube Education

What is YouTube Education?“YouTube EDU brings learners and educators

together in a global video classroom. On YouTube EDU, you have access to a broad set of educational videos that range from academic lectures to inspirational speeches and everything in between”

Feature #1 Learn

LearnFind videos that explain concepts well to

studentsDiscover new ways to teach a lesson Videos are divided by subject

◦Languages, History, Science, Math

CreateConsider creating your own YouTube channel

◦A different way to reach your students outside of class.

◦Expand reach to a global audienceHave channel be nominated to become part

of the YouTube’s EDU library

Feature #3 Appropriate Content

Why use YouTube in school?

Video:http://youtu.be/NegRGfGYOwQ

Appropriate ContentAdministration and teachers can log-in

and watch any video but students can’t log in

Well-known organizations like PBS, TED, and Standford

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