Edmodo - 10:1
When
& Where: A couple of weeks ago I was having a conversation
with a technology integration specialist in our district. I happened to mention
how I enjoyed facebook and wish there was something to that level for our
students and parents to have access to. At that time, he said “Don’t use
facebook, use Edmodo. You can be my guinea pig with trying it out with your
classroom.”
Definition:
Edmodo is a social networking site that is designed for teachers. It has a very
similar appearance to facebook, even the pages and the names of their pages.
The difference is, it is more private and you have to invite parents to follow
you. Additionally, you have to set up different passwords for parents to have.
It is definitely not as easy to access when compared to facebook but it’s
landscape lends itself to strong social communication between the home and
school.
Level
of Familiarity: I am very familiar with facebook and other
social networking sites. However, I had never heard or even seen this
application. With all the new apps (applications) that are available, I thought
I would have recognized the little logo but I had never been exposed to that
little, blue e.
Reflective Commentary: Although I have an account set up
for my classroom, I have not had the opporuntiy to really start using it in my
classroom. I love the concept and particularly love the idea of putting up
status’s everyday to show parents what your child is learning in the classroom
daily. If test-taking and student learning objectives were not so salient
throughout public schools, I would have more time to engage in this newer
technology.
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