Hi Everyone!
This
week as I had mentioned I would be focusing on how to create a group in Edmodo.
Let me first explain what a "group" means in Edmodo. What this term
means is that you will have the ability to create an area designed specifically
for a subject, where your students can join in order to get documents, as
questions, take quizzes and more!
This process can be completed in about for short
steps, similar to that of the log in. The first step to create a group for your
class is to click on the add group link on the left-hand side of the page. A
small window will pop up that will ask you to type in your group name, grade
range, subject area, and the specific content that will be taught in that
subject area. 
The next step is to create a group size, this is
the number of students that will be in your class, along with a description to
explain what the group is about. This will also make the group easier for your
students to find and add later on when they are prompted.
Once you have clicked on the "finish"
button the group page will open, providing you with a group code that you will
have to provide to your students in order to join your group.
Now that you have a group created, for your class
you can utilize its tools in order to enhance your students' e-learning
experience. Beginning with the use of communication, the group tool allows you
the teacher or any of the students within the group to ask questions or make
comments on the group's main page. This commenting tool allows for additional
asynchronous communication between student to teacher, and students to student,
after they had left the classroom. Additional tools as I had mentioned above
consist of polling and quizzes that the students can take online in a location
that might be more comfortable for them on their own time after school hours.
This is also a good way to collect data from students, since all of the polling
and quizzes are online, all of the information can be easily organized for later
use. I will discuss more quizzes and polling tools later on during this
blogging experience. Leave a comment below if you have any questions or
problems when creating a group.
Have a great rest of the week all!
Alex
Edmodo is a great tool for asynchronous communication between teachers and their students. I wonder if Edmodo have a synchronous communication between teachers and their students.
ReplyDeleteThank you
Alex,
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of Edmodo and I have set up my class account. I also have a class account with KidBlog that we use to interact with each other weekly. My question would be, if I switch the kids over to Edmodo, should I eliminate the KidBlog? Is the home screen on Edmodo similar to a blog where we would all share together? Thanks for all of your very useful tips!
Hi Melissa,
DeleteI have never heard of KidBlog, but from what you have told me it sounds as if Edmodo provides the same tools if not more that can be used during your weekly online interactions with your students. The home screen of Edmodo is most similar to a Facebook - style of news feed. Any new posts, quizzes, polls or comments/questions that other students asked or that were posted can be seen by everyone in the classes or "groups" that they are in. If you are planning on sharing content similar to the blog style, the posts that students can add will appear on the home screen/news feed for others to see.
I hope this helped to answer your question!
Take care,
Alex