In the world of social networking, sometimes the only way to get our students to remember something is by meeting them on their own turf. That is where Edmodo comes in. It looks like Facebook in color scheme and lay out and has a lot of the same features. However, in order for students to join a particular class, or "group", they must be provided the class code by the teacher. Students can send and receive messages, post to the group wall (which is then moderated by the teacher), and receive, turn in, and see their grades on the site. As always, there is an accompanying app that is free for both droid and iPhone. I use Edmodo to post recordings of concert pieces, send and receive assignments for my music tech class, and studetns are able to quickly communicate with me when they forget my email address. Edmodo has become a tool that we all use on a regular basis and the students feel that they are on their home turf with the social networking layout that they have come accustom to.
Here is a great infographic from Edudemic that makes Edmodo even easier to understand.
The Teacher's Cheat Sheet For Edmodo
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