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INTRODUCTIONS

Jennifer Weaver – ODL

Benjamin Wagner– ODL

Please introduce yourself to the other people around you as necessary.

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Edmodo Supported PLCsDepartment of Digital Learning

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OUTCOMES:

• Identify tools in Edmodo that support the characteristics of PLCs

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WARM UP

Directions:• Turn and discuss these questions with

a partner

• What is a Professional Learning Community (PLC)?

• How could using PLCs benefit yourself and/or your school?

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ACCORDING TO DOUG JOHNSON:

“Reduced to its simplest definition, a PLC is a group of professionals working collaboratively to discuss and practice effective professional strategies in order to increase student performance.”

http://www.doug-johnson.com/dougwri/blb-or-plc.html

Or “..Maybe we ought to call them BLBs – Blind Leading the Blinds.”

PLC FOR LMS

1. A school librarian PLC might facilitate the sharing of resources and strategies that could help increase student achievement throughout the district.

2. The LMS should be an active participant in any PLCs in their own building by making sure they know how to effectively use tools to enhance their efforts.

CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE PLCS

1. Focus on Learning/Results

2. Shared Values and Vision

3. Supportive and Shared Leadership

4. Culture of Collaboration

5. Collective Inquiry and Learning

6. Mutual Trust and Respect

USING EDMODO FEATURES TO SUPPORT PLCS

1. Folders

2. Notes

3. Communities

4. Planner

USING EDMODO TO CREATE A CULTURE OF COLLABORATION

Feature 1- Folders

• Sharing data resources• Home Access• Unlimited Storage

• 100 MB per upload

Edmodo Library

Upload, store and edit content to your personal library

Organize library into folders and share files and folders with groups

Unlimited Storage, accessible anywhere!

Group Folders

Access shared resources in group folders

Add folders to organize shared resources

Upload files and links to the folder. Also add items from your own library

Download PreviewAttach to

a note

Group Folders

CONSIDERATIONS

Think of bigger picture…

• Descriptive file names

• Avoid redundancy (only one folder per topic is necessary)

• Don’t tamper with files and folders put there by others

• Alert the group when you’ve added new content

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Feature 2- Notes

USING EDMODO TO CREATE A CULTURE OF COLLABORATIONFeature 2- Notes continued

Post a Message

Send a message to a group, or post direct messages to

specific students or teacher connections

Select to post a note, alert, assignment, quiz

or poll

Embed videos, attach files, link to websites or point to

documents from your Edmodo Library collection

Post message immediately or send out at a

scheduled time.

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Feature 3- Communities

Communities

Choose “Follow” to view community updates on

your landing page

Find Communities under the Discover icon

Search or browse for specific topics within content areas

Click on the title to post a

message to the community

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Feature 4- Planner

Planner

Filter by group or view all

Add class events, school events or view scheduled assignments

INTERACTIONS• What’s wrong with this picture?

IN SUMMARY• A PLC is a group of professionals working

collaboratively to discuss and practice effective professional strategies in order to increase student performance.

• You can be part of the district LMS PLC and/or part of PLCs in your school building.

• You can introduce your staff to Edmodo as a tool that can enhance the efforts of PLCs.

• You can be the “vision leading change in your schools – not the blind!” Doug Johnson

QUESTIONS?

THANK YOU!

Jennifer Weaver – jweaver@bcps.orgBenjamin Wagner– jweaver@bcps.org