1. Bringing your class online
with Edmodo
COURSE INTEGRATION STRATEGIES
FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
by Kiran Budhrani
July 2013

2. EDMODO FOR CLASS MANAGEMENT
Early Adopters’ Skill Set
EDMODO FOR INNOVATIVE TEACHING
Course Integration Strategies
How can you use Edmodo to enhance or support student learning?
Which strategy will fit the course you teach?
How can you use Edmodo to support common teacher tasks?
Why Edmodo?
Level 1
Level 2
If you intend to use Edmodo effectively, class management (Level 1) is not
enough. You must try at least one strategy for course integration at Level 2
(refer to page 3 and 4).
NOTE
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3. Se#ng
Up
• Personal
Profile
• Group
Se0ngs
• Student
Profiles
• Small
Groups
Class
Announcements
• Public
Messages
• Individual
Messages
• Responding
to
Ques=ons
• Calendar
No=fica=ons
Materials
Repository
• Upload
Syllabus
• Upload
Course
Materials
• Sharing
Web
Links
• Share
Videos
• Google
Docs
Integra=on
Quizzing
• Crea=ng
Tests
• Administering
Tests
• Viewing
Reports
Paperless
Assignments
• Sending
Assignments
• Tracking
Submissions
• Grades
Management
• Giving
Comments
• Online
Edi=ng
• Tracking
Revisions
How can you use Edmodo to support common teacher tasks?
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Use Edmodo to improve
teacher productivity.
Level 1
EDMODO FOR CLASS MANAGEMENT
Early Adopters’ Skill Set

4. Backchannel
Discussions
• Teacher
is
a
FACILITATOR
• Edmodo
is
an
open
floor
for
comments
/
Q&A
• Students
receive
ques=ons
to
ini=ate
deep
thinking
• Students
lead
freeform
discussions
online
• Students
share
web
links
/
references
Project
Advising
• Teacher
is
a
TEAM
MEMBER
OR
ADVISER
• Edmodo
facilitates
project
advising,
project
devt.
and
project
management
• Students
collaborate
• Students
submit
deliverables
• Students
post
ques=ons
or
problems
• Students
receive
comments
and
feedback
• Students
receive
advice
Individualized
Instruc9on
(Scaffolding)
• Teacher
is
a
COACH
• Edmodo
facilitates
1:1
learning
• Students
receive
individualized
instruc=ons,
assessment
and
feedback
materials
(e.g.
extra
drills,
exercises,
assignments)
Flipped
Classroom
• Teacher
is
a
FACILITATOR
• Edmodo
facilitates
an
archive
of
class
lectures
and
materials
for
learning
• Students
receive
assigned
readings,
materials,
and
study
guides
per
week
• Students
are
self-­‐
learning
• Content
is
free
and
open
to
use
and
share
Simple
Gamifica9on
• Teacher
is
a
GAME
HOST
• Edmodo
facilitates
an
environment
of
play,
prac=ce
and
challenge
• Student
receive
game
challenges
• Students
share
/
submit
game
outputs
• Students
receive
points,
badges
• Students
“level
up”
and
are
aware
of
game
standings
(e.g.
leaderboard)
• Students
receive
individual
player
feedback
Personal
Reflec9ons
• Teacher
is
a
COACH
• Edmodo
facilitates
personal
reflec=on
on
class
ac=vi=es
and
learnings
• Students
post
reac=ons,
ideas
• Students
work
on
micro
to
macro
reflec=ons
(blogs,
microblogs)
• Students
work
on
media-­‐based
reflec=on
(videos,
podcasts)
EDMODO FOR INNOVATIVE TEACHING
Course Integration Strategies
How can you use Edmodo to enhance or support student learning?
Apply one or more strategies which fit the course you teach.
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Shift focus to the students.
Use Edmodo to support
student learning.
Level 2