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Edmodo:A Guide to Getting StartedBCPS Department of Digital Learning

Free social learning network for teachers, students, schools and districts

Safe and easy way to connectExchange ideasShare contentAccess homework, grades and school notices.

District and school subdomains give flexible suite of tools Monitor usageManage users Communicate across district

What is Edmodo?

2Closed environmentNo private information required from studentsStudents join classes by the invitation of their teacher onlyAll communications are archivedTeacher has full management controlSub domains allow district administrators greater control

Secure Platform Ensures Student Safety and Privacy

3BCPS Rules for use of telecommunicationsTechnology Acceptable Use Policy (TAUP) for Employees and Approved Non-Employeeshttp://www.bcps.org/system/policies_rules/rules/4000Series/RULE4104.pdf

Technology Acceptable Use Policy (TAUP) for Studentshttp://www.bcps.org/system/policies_rules/rules/6000Series/RULE6202.pdf

Employee policy: See Instructional Responsibilities starting at the bottom of page 3, particularly C which refers to student passwords.Student policy: See section B on page 3Create Your Account You will need your school code!https://bcps.edmodo.com/

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Teacher Landing PageStore unlimited content for easy re-use and sharing

Create Groups for Classes and ClubsEncourage collaboration and participation in classroom discussions

Post assignments, reminders, polls, or discussion questions

Fill out profilePollAssignment6

Update Your Account SettingsUpload a photo or select an icon from our list

Change your school

Customize email or text notificationChoose your privacy settings

Email and text notifications are global for all groups. You can customize notifications for each group.7

Join a Group1. Select + on Groups menu

2. Select Join

3. Enter Group Code

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Create a Group1. Select + on Groups menu

3. Complete group info

2. Select Create

4. Distribute code to group members9

Manage GroupsView grades, reset passwords and set students to read onlyCreate small groups within your groupsOrganize shared resources in folders10

Student Sign-UpStudent must have group code to registerStudents are NOT required to give email address

Students should sign up with their AD username and external passwordCheck with student to see if they already have an account.11Best Practices for Safe Social NetworkingEncourage students to create their own accounts to ensure password safetyAfter all students join your group, lock the group code to prevent others from joiningMonitor group membership to ensure only students in your group have joinedEducate students on proper online etiquetteUse Read-Only or Moderate status to curb inappropriate behaviorAlways log in through the BCPS subdomainUse BCPS AD username and external password12

Student ViewUnlimited storage for documents, videos and other resourcesStudents can only join groups, they cannot create them

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

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

Storage for students is backpack instead of library.13Parent Sign-upParents can retrieve parent codes from their childs Edmodo account.

Parent must have parent code to register.

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Parent ViewParents have a dashboard view of all of their childs assignments, grades and calendar notices

Teachers can send parents messages.Parents can have multiple students under one account.Parents only see their own childs updates.15

Edmodo LibraryUpload, store and edit content to your personal library Organize library into folders and share files and folders with groupsUnlimited Storage, accessible anywhere!16

Post a MessageSend a message to a group, or post direct messages to specific students or teacher connectionsSelect to post a note, alert, assignment, quiz or pollEmbed videos, attach files, link to websites or point to documents from your Edmodo Library collectionPost message immediately or send out at a scheduled time.17

Create an AssignmentView and grade assignments as students turn them inClick Load Assignment to easily pull up a previously given assignment18

Grading AssignmentsComments 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. Students can attach documents, links or embed video. Teachers can annotate assignments.Teachers can grade assignments using points and/or use stickers.19

Create a QuizSelect to create a new quiz or load a previously created oneAdd a quiz title, instructions, time limit and choose whether youd like to allow students to view results immediately.

Choose from multiple choice, true/false, fill in the blank, short answer, or matching questions

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PlannerFilter by group or view allAdd class events, school events or view scheduled assignments

21Get updates and notifications on the go with the mobile app.Available for iOS and Android devices.Access Edmodo on any mobile browser at m.edmodo.com

Mobile Access

22View an Edmodo Webinar

Explore resources in the Help Center

Follow the Edmodo Support Community

123Training and Support Resourceshttps://support.edmodo.com

Grading QuizzesSelect individual students to view their responses, and grade short answer questionsView number of correct responses by question24

Gradebook/ProgressExport option allows you to transfer grades to another program

Scores are updated automatically after each assignment is graded and recorded

Manually add grades for other assignments.

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