Everything You Wanted to Know About Edmodo But Were Afraid to Ask: 23 Resources With Loads of Information

If you aren't already using Edmodo in your classroom, you should seriously consider using it. With a close resemblance to the Facebook interface, (and a secure online community) students will enjoy using Edmodo. Whether you are a beginner or someone trying to get used to the regular changes and updates, this list should have something you can use. I have added this list under the Web 2.0 Tools A-H.

7 Brilliant Ways to Use Edmodo That Will Blow.Your. Mind.- from Edmodo's site

7 Steps on How to Use the New Edmodo- videos were posted in July 2013

10 Reasons Why Edmodo is an Excellent (and Hugely Popular) Digital Learning Platform

15 Things You Can Do With Edmodo and How to Get Started- from Richard Byrne's Free Technology For Teachers

Android App for Edmodo

Class Charts is Now Available as a Free Edmodo App- chart behavior and classroom seating in this app

Edmodo Cheat Sheet- PDF file from 2010

Edmodo Digital Citizenship Poster- available in English, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Portugese and Spanish; different sizes and color or black and white

Edmodo: Extending Learning Beyond the Classroom- Livebinder

Edmodo in the Classroom

Edmodo Free Training Videos

Edmodo Infographic

Edmodo Support Page- ask a question and hopefully you will find the answer here; official Edmodo site

The Edmodo Teacher Guide- very complete 50-page PDF file

Edmodo's Official Blog- get the latest news and updates

Everything Edmodo: Symbaloo Page- links other programs and sites with Edmodo

Getting to Know Edmodo- scavenger hunt

A Handy Guide to Everything Teachers Need to Know About Edmodo

iPhone App for Edmodo

My Flipped Math class and Edmodo

Now You Can Add Educlipper to Edmodo- Educlipper is the educator's Pinterest

Share ThingLink Images in Edmodo- interactive imags

Why You Should Give Edmodo a Try

Edmodo's Update Looks More Like Facebook!

A while back, I did a posting about 35 Social Networking Programs Other Than Facebook and Twitter. The program that still stands out as the best is Edmodo, which recently upgraded its appearance. It now looks even more like Facebook, and your students will enjoy using it for that reason alone. Edmodo offers you and your class a private social network, where you can have class discussions or message students privately. 

 

I love Edmodo's version of the "like" button in Facebook:

 

 If you haven't looked at Edmodo, you're missing a really wonderful free program.

Banned Websites Awareness Day

Wednesday, October 3, 2012 is a day where we recognize how Internet filtering is impacting our students' learning in school. I've already spoken about how we are blocked from everything in my school, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, just to mention a few. Even when YouTube created an education link which filtered out objectionable videos, our school did not back down. Does your school district have excessive filtering of sites? As a media specialist/ teacher-librarian how do you go about convincing the administration that they need to loosen that lock on the Internet? Please share below.

Udemy Offers Loads of Free Online Classes

How would your students like to take classes in product development with Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg? They can on Udemy's wonderful website. With ninety percent of the classes free, Udemy offers an array of categories, such as Language, Music, Test Prep, Technology and Internet and much more. Udemy also allows you to create your own online course.

Students Love My Big Campus' Facebook Interface

The first time I saw Edmodo, I knew that students would find it "cool". That's because the interface looks like Facebook, right down to the color choices. Several teachers in our school have been using Edmodo with great success, enjoying the safe web environment. Enter My Big Campus, an online program which also looks like Facebook, and in a safe environment allows students to store files, (say goodbye to the school's server) monitor assignments and due dates, interact with their peers in class and collaborate. They can also access normally blocked videos. Teachers can create quizzes, create blogs, post videos and more. All of this is within the My Big Campus interface.If you have been using My Big Campus, please share your experience with everyone by posting. I'm interested in seeing how it compares to Edmodo. Here's a short video about My Big Campus:

Facebook in the Classroom: 21 Web Resources (If you're not blocked)

20 Reasons You Should Be Using Facebook in Your Classroom
 

25 Great Facebook Tips and Tricks

100 Ways You Should Be Using Facebook in Your Classroom

The Best Reason for Teachers to Use Facebook- from Tech the Plunge

A Teacher's Guide to Using Facebook- written by Bernadette Rego; 22 pages

Creating a Facebook Page for Your School- written by Brad Flickinger

Facebook Guidelines- Papillion-La Vista School District

Facebook4Education Wiki- started by Michael Zimmer

Facebook as an Instructional Technology Tool

Facebook in Education- Facebook's official page

Facebook Profile Template- created by Suzanne Witlow, this is a Word document

Facebook Strategies For the Classroom

Facebook Templates- choose from a list of six, including a page for JFK

Historical Figure Facebook Project- students will create a Facebook page for a historical figure; lesson plan and instructions are here.

How to Maximize Facebook Privacy

How to Set Up a Facebook Account-from eHow

How to Use Facebook: Video Series- eHow;  video tutorials

Rules and Reasons for Using Facebook in the Classroom

Tips for Teachers on Facebook- keep students from seeing things your friend are allowed to see

Using Facebook in Education

Using Facebook to Teach- history teacher Sara Romeyn talks about using Facebook in her classroom:

Using Facebook in the Classroom: 29 Tips, Templates and Alternatives

My school has blocked Facebook. It's not the end of the world, and I do understand the administration's concerns. Since I don't see anything changing in the next year, I've suggested that  my teachers should use alternatives, including templates, MyFakeWall and Edmodo. The list below covers everything, whether or not you are able to access Facebook in your school. If you have anything to add, please do so. I'm always ready to try new things!


Facebook
10 Tips for Using Facebook in the Classroom- from Michael Zimmer

20 Reasons You Should Be Using Facebook in Your Classroom

25 Great Facebook Tips and Tricks

100 Ways You Should Be Using Facebook in Your Classroom

A Teacher's Guide to Using Facebook- written by Bernadette Rego; 22 pages

Creating a Facebook Page for Your School- written by Brad Flickinger

Facebook4Education Wiki- started by Michael Zimmer

Facebook as an Instructional Technology Tool

Facebook in Education- Facebook's official page

Facebook Profile Template- created by Suzanne Witlow, this is a Word document

Facebook Strategies For the Classroom

Historical Figure Facebook Project- students will create a Facebook page for a historical figure; lesson plan and instructions are here.

How to Maximize Facebook Privacy- YouTube video

How to Use Facebook: Video Series- eHow; 15 videos

Rules and Reasons for Using Facebook in the Classroom

Tips for Teachers on Facebook- keep students from seeing things your friend are allowed to see

Using Facebook in Education

Using Facebook to Teach- history teacher Sara Romeyn talks about using Facebook in her classroom; YouTube video

Facebook Page Templates
Facebook in the Cloud Project- sample from English teacher's project on the book "The Outsiders"

J.F.K. Facebook Template- download the PowerPoint file and edit the information

Facebook Template Page- from TES Connect

Historical Figure Facebook Page- free download

Microsoft Word Facebook Template

Programs Which Look Like Facebook (and won't be blocked at your school)

Edmodo- social network can be used in your classroom; interface looks a lot like Facebook so students will like it

Fake Convos- create fake Facebook newstreams

Fakebook

Historical Facebook Template- from GoogleDocs

MyFakeWall

The Wall Machine