For this blog post, I chose to review the Web 2.0 tool, Edmodo. I found this tool at http://web20guru.wikispaces.com/Web+2.0+Resources and I instantly began thinking of ways I could use this in my classroom. This tool is very similar to facebook, which many students are already familiar with so the learning curve already has gone down dramatically.
Getting started.........
As you can see, it is very easy to create an account in Edmodo. It gives you the option to create a teacher or student account.
Once you create an account and sign in, you can see that the interface is very easy to navigate within. The first thing you will want to do is create your classes. On the left, you can see the two groups that I have created, one for the 6th grade and one for the 7th grade bands.
This will be where I will post assignments and for students to complete.
Edmodo also offers a calendar which can be used to post important information such as due dates and deadlines.
One way that I look forward to using this tool is conducting discussions about musicians or musical performances. For example, look at this assignment.
This could also be used for me to post articles for students to read and discuss and then post comments on other student’s posts. I could also use this to post videos that I have created and have students discuss the topic. This could also be used for peer assessment. Students could post their assignments on here and then other students would post comments. Great motivation.
This is a great tool for my classroom and there is a lot of potential.
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