A Guide for Getting Started

What is Edmodo?
Free social learning network for teachers, students, schools and districts Provides an engaging platform for blended learning and safe, productive social networking Safe and easy way to:
Connect Exchange ideas Share content Access homework, grades and school notices.

Founded in late 2008, now transforming classrooms for millions of users worldwide

Note: Image reflects data as of Oct11

Security
Closed environment No private information required from students Students join classes by the invitation of their teacher only Students cannot directly message one another All communications are archived Teacher has full management control Sub domains allow district administrators greater control

Create Your Account

Teacher Landing Page

Store unlimited content for easy re-use and sharing Post assignments, reminders, polls, or discussion questions

Create Groups for Classes and Clubs

Encourage collaboration and participation in classroom discussions

Join Subject and Content Communities

Student view
Unlimited storage for documents, videos and other resources

Students receive notifications for new grades, new assignments, alerts or replies

Students can only join groups, they cannot create them

Students can only send messages to the entire group or directly to the teacher

For the Classroom

Update Your Account Settings

Upload a photo or select an icon from our list Customize email or text notification

Choose your privacy settings

Select your School and connect with your peers

Create Your Profile

Claim your personal URL

Tell people about yourself

Add any previous schools you have worked at

Create a Group
1. Select Create on groups menu
2. Complete group info 3. Distribute code to group members

Student Sign-up
Student must have group code to register

Students are NOT required to give email address

Manage Groups
View grades, reset passwords and set students to read only

Create subgroups within your groups

Access Parent Codes, award badges and remove members

Badges
Award Badges to encourage your students. Use pre-loaded badges or create your own.

Access badges from Group Member list or Student Profile.

Parent Sign-up
Parent must have parent code to register

Parent View
Parents can view only their own students grades

Parents receive notifications for student grades, assignments and events

Parents are invited to a group by each of their students teachers.

Parents can send direct messages to teacher and/ or student

Parents can only view posts by their student or posts and assignments sent by a teacher (no visibility into other students activity)

Post a Message
Embed videos, attach files, links or any documents from your Edmodo Library collection Select to post a note, alert, assignment or poll

Send a message to a group, or post direct messages to specific students or teacher connections

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!

Create an Assignment
Click Load Assignment to easily pull up a previously given assignment

View and grade assignments as students turn them in

Grading Assignments

Students can attach documents, links or embed video, avoiding paper or use of thumb drives

Comments allow you to provide feedback on assignments and students are notified immediately. Students can also comment back and a permanent record is kept for reference.

Create a Quiz

Select to create a new quiz or load a previously created one

Give the quiz a title

Set the time limit

Write directions or a message

Allow students to see their results

Create and Add Questions

Select question type

Write question

Add questions

Write answers and choices

Add answer choices

Grading Quizzes
Post quiz and automatically add scores to gradebook

Sort by student

View number of correct responses by question

Select individual students to view their responses, and grade short answer questions

Gradebook

Export option allows you to transfer grades to another program

Scores are updated automatically after each assignment is graded and recorded

Calendar

Filter by group or view all

Add class events, school events or view scheduled assignments

Mobile Access
Get updates and notifications on the go with our mobile app available for:
iPhone/ iPod/ iPad Android devices

Access Edmodo on any mobile browser at m.edmodo.com

Professional Development

Content and Subject Area Communities

Follow subject and content communities to connect and share best practices with other teachers Access digital content to support classroom instruction

School and District Communities (for subdomains)

Schedule school and districtwide meetings and events

Encourage school and district-wide communication

Creating a PD Group
Select Professional Development as Subject area and distribute group code to attendees

Post discussion questions, polls and training materials

Best Practices for Safe Networking

Encourage students to create their own accounts to ensure password safety After all students join your group, lock the group code to prevent others from joining Monitor group membership to ensure only students in your group have joined Educate students on proper online etiquette Use Read-Only status to curb inappropriate behavior Always log in though your subdomain If your school or district does not have a subdomain, claim one at http://www.edmodo.com/institutions

First Steps for Getting Started

1

Complete your profile Create a group and invite students. Post class materials and initial discussion questions

Join a subject or content community to make connections and access material for the classroom

Classroom Integration and Support

1

Join Weekly Edmodo Webinars: http://blog.edmodo.com/category/webinar/ Explore resources in the Help Center: help.edmodo.com
Ask the Edmodo Support Community: http://www.edmodo.com/community/support Follow http://blog.edmodo.com/ for more ways to use Edmodo in the classroom.

What questions do you have?