Week 6: Edmodo, a SNS for education

Here is my"profile" in Edmodo, a social networking site that is fitted for education.

Edmodo is a fantastic platform that teachers can use to interact with students. Edmodo takes the best form Social networking sites and turns it into an educational-social network. You can post assignments, have students interact with each other and even have students take assessments though the site. Most important of all is that Edmodo is an ad free site, which uses the tools of Social Networking. An ELA teacher is able to reward students with badges that you choose, and which they can display to peers. An ELA teacher can use this site to enhance the use of technology to engage students. With Edmodo, you can assign assignments and have them that can be uploaded and downloaded (by your students). Edmodo also allows students to hand in assignments or work through the site; therefore, diminishing the number of printed work. This is a wonderful way to encourage students to use the Internet and learn how to use basic email/massage and forum functions. You can even purchase apps, which can be used through site. These include, educational apps, studying apps, and even games that pertain to ELA. Edmodo allows you to create polls and gives you the opportunity to see data in a clearly labeled way. An ELA teacher can no doubt use these tools to improve and to engage students with current material that is being covered in class. Another interesting and fun part of Edmodo is the availability of badges which you can award to students for work and effort.