Five Simple Ways to Use Edmodo Everyday

I recently watched an Edmodo webinar about 20 ways teachers can use Edmodo everyday in their classroom. I was impressed with the ideas and suggestions that were shared so I decided to post five of my favorite ways teachers can use Edmodo everyday with their students. In the future I plan on sharing more ways to use Edmodo, but thought these five would be a great place to start.

Create a group: Teachers have the ability to create groups and invite their students to become part of the group. Groups can be created for specific classes, book discussions, clubs, and more! Invite others to your group by distributing the 6 digit code (located in the upper right hand corner of the page).

Check for understanding: With Edmodo's polling feature, teachers can do a quick check to see where students are in their understanding. Polls are also great for gathering feedback on topics, assignments, and ideas.

Post student audio to spark a discussion: Edmodo allows users to embed mp3 files. You can publish a podcast about a lesson or share a student created podcast from a project. Edmodo makes its simple to do, plus students won't have to download it in order to listen to it. Simply press play and listen. Students and teachers can leave immediate feedback or post comments about the audio to spark a discussion. Not sure how to create an audio file? Check out these tools...

Ask students for links or an embed code to share their projects: Students can be granted permission to post their projects to the group by copying a URL or embed code in the note section at the top of the class page. All student projects can now be embedded into one place, offering a higher level of engagement than "file based" projects. Students can share their work and comment back and forth with their teacher and classmates. Class discussions are no longer limited to the four walls of the classroom.

Post a "Ticket Out" for students: Throughout my years of teaching I'd like to wrap up a lesson with a "Ticket Out." In order for my students to be dismissed they'd have to answer the question on the ticket out slip. If their responses met my expectations, their slip would be their "ticket out" the door that day. With an Edmodo account, teachers can post those "ticket out" questions and keep the conversation going about the day's lesson. No longer will teacher have to rush before the bell rings to ask students to share their thoughts, questions, comments, etc. Plus, it'll save teachers time by freeing them from the copy machine.

We've posted some great information in the past about Edmodo and look forward to sharing more ideas, tips, and resources on the ways it can be used. To check out our previous blog posts on Edmodo, click here.