A brief introduction to Edmodo as a tool for online course management and collaboration for the classroom, with comparisons to a few other options (including Twitter, Moodle, and Facebook).
35. vs.
•Social: connect! •Social: connect!
•Simple •More confusing
•Handles events •Handles events
•Handles grades •Grading less
•Teacher clear
controlled
•Private and
education-
oriented
36. vs.
•Social: connect! •Social: connect!
•Simple •More confusing
•Handles events •Handles events
•Handles grades •Grading less
•Teacher clear
controlled •Teacher
•Private and controlled
education-
oriented
37. vs.
•Social: connect! •Social: connect!
•Simple •More confusing
•Handles events •Handles events
•Handles grades •Grading less
•Teacher clear
controlled •Teacher
•Private and controlled
education- •Private and
oriented education-
oriented
38. vs.
•Social: connect! more options connect!
Moodle offers •Social: and more
•More confusing
•Simple power in some areas (charts,
embedded online •Handles events
•Handles events tests/quizzes, etc.)
•Handles grades •Grading less
•Teacher clear
controlled •Teacher
•Private and controlled
education- •Private and
oriented education-
oriented
39. vs.
•Social: connect! more options connect!
Moodle offers •Social: and more
•More confusing
•Simple power in some areas (charts,
embedded online •Handles events
•Handles events tests/quizzes, etc.)
•Handles grades •Grading less
clear
•Teacher courses whose students
In 4 different
•Teacher
controlled platforms, all students
had used both
controlled
•Private and usability of Edmodo to
preferred the
education- Moodle •Private and
oriented education-
oriented
43. vs.
•Social: connect! •Not social
•Simple
•Handles events
•Handles grades
•Teacher
controlled
•Private and
education-
oriented
44. vs.
•Social: connect! •Not social
•Simple •More
•Handles events cluttered
•Handles grades
•Teacher
controlled
•Private and
education-
oriented
45. vs.
•Social: connect! •Not social
•Simple •More
•Handles events cluttered
•Handles grades •Events not
updated live
•Teacher
controlled
•Private and
education-
oriented
46. vs.
•Social: connect! •Not social
•Simple •More
•Handles events cluttered
•Handles grades •Events not
updated live
•Teacher
•Grades not
controlled updated live
•Private and
education-
oriented
47. vs.
•Social: connect! •Not social
•Simple •More
•Handles events cluttered
•Handles grades •Events not
updated live
•Teacher
•Grades not
controlled updated live
•Private and •Controlled
education-
oriented
48. vs.
•Social: connect! •Not social
•Simple •More
•Handles events cluttered
•Handles grades •Events not
updated live
•Teacher
•Grades not
controlled updated live
•Private and •Controlled
education-
•Private and
oriented
education-
51. No, really—What is it?
•Answer student questions/messages
•Assign, comment on, and grade work
52. No, really—What is it?
•Answer student questions/messages
•Assign, comment on, and grade work
•Track grades in live gradebooks
53. No, really—What is it?
•Answer student questions/messages
•Assign, comment on, and grade work
•Track grades in live gradebooks
•Update live course calendar(s)
54. No, really—What is it?
•Answer student questions/messages
•Assign, comment on, and grade work
•Track grades in live gradebooks
•Update live course calendar(s)
•Allow student collaboration
55. No, really—What is it?
•Answer student questions/messages
•Assign, comment on, and grade work
•Track grades in live gradebooks
•Update live course calendar(s)
•Allow student collaboration
70. Images
•All website images (Edmodo, Facebook, Twitter, and
Moodle) taken from their respective sites
•Image of “paper and pencil” royalty free and used
with permission from http://www.sxc.hu/photo/
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