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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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