1. Edmodo:
A Micro-blogging
Educational Platform
Tutorial
Presented by: Sandra Tucker

2. Procedures for Setting-Up a
Teacher Account
 Complete the registration form,
“Teacher Sign Up” page, by choosing a
username and password. Also enter your
email, title, first and last name.
Visual cue: The words, “Available” will
appear in blue if the username is available.
Visual cue: The words, “Taken” will appear
in red if the username is not available
Visual cue: If for some reason the
username is not acceptable, a message box
in red will
appear.
(The email address that you put in is where
you will receive your notifications about
updates on the Edmodo website that your
students have made)
 Click the “Sign Up” button.
(Once you have logged in with your new
information, you can go to Settings and
customize your profile.)

3. Set Up Your Teacher Account
Set up a teacher
account
Go to the website:
http://www.edmodo.com.
This is the start page.
 Set up your Teacher
Account by signing up
under “I’m a Teacher” and
completing the teacher
Sign Up page.
 Please return to the
presentation slide 9 when
finished.

4. Check on Learning
Edmodo is:
- A private micro-blogging platform built for use by teachers and
students to use in the classroom.
- Edmodo provides a way for teachers and students to share notes, links,
and files. Teachers also have the ability to send alerts, events, and
assignments to students.
- Edmodo is a tool in which teachers can communicate and share skills and
ideas with one another.

5. Check on Learning
To sign up for an Edmodo account
you must submit your email account.
True or False?
True

6. Uploading a Photo
To upload a photo
(You can choose one of the available
images as your photo by double
clicking on it or you can upload your
own.)
 Click on “Settings” under
“Account”
 From the “Settings”
page, under upload a photo,
click “Browse” or Select
one of the available images
on this page.
Visual cue: The “Choose File to
Upload” page should appear.
 From the “Choose File to
Upload” page, find the
photo you want to upload.
Double click the photo.

7. Setting An Alert
Alert Settings
(You could also set what kind of notification that you want
to receive and what kind of event that you should be
notified about. The choices are email and text message.)
From the “Settings” page, under notifications, click your
notification type preference.
If your notification preference is your email, select your
email address from the “Notification Type” box.
Click the box next to “Alerts”
Click “Save Notifications”.
If your notification preference is text message, select
“text message” from the notification type box.
Type your phone in the phone number box using only the
10 digits, no dashes.
Choose your phone provider using the drop down box.
Click the box next to “Alerts”.
Click “Save Notifications”
Visual Cue: A box should appear indicating that the
settings have been successfully saved.

8. Check on Learning
To upload a photo,
under what area
would you click?
Settings

9. Creating a Group
Creating a Group
 On the left side of the
panel from the homepage,
select the “Create” link.
Visual Cue: A pop up window
will appear where you can
name your group and provide
the details of your group.

10. Creating a Group
Create a Group
Once your details are
complete, click the
“create” button.
Visual cue: A 6-digit
group code will appear.
This is the invitation
code you will need to
provide your students,
which will enable them to
join the group.
Visual cue: Your group
will now appear in the
left-hand navigation bar
of your home page.

11. Creating a Group
Create a Group
 Students who already have an Edmodo
account can join you group by logging in,
clicking the “Join” link on the left panel,
and entering the designated 6-digit group
code.
Once a new member has joined your group,
you will be alerted in your notifications
section.

12. Check on Learning
Creating a Group
 On the left side of the
panel from the homepage,
select the “Create” link.
Visual Cue: A pop up window
will appear where you can
name your group and provide
the details of your group.

13. Check on Learning
Joining a Group
 On the left side of the
panel from the homepage,
select the “Join” link.
 Visual Cue: A pop up
window will appear.
 Place the code of the
group in the block provided
 Click “Join”.
Instructions: Please go
back to the your profile
page on the Edmodo
website. Using the group
code below, join the group I
have created.
Group Code: 6egq5r

14. Joining a Community
Join a Community or Professional Learning Network
(PLN)
 From here you can follow subject and content
communities to connect and share best practices with
other teachers or you can access digital content to
support classroom instruction.
 To join a community, click the “Browse” button next to
“Communities” at the bottom left-hand side of your
homepage.
Visual cue: The Edmodo Communities window will pop up.

15. Joining a Community
Join a Community or
Professional Learning
Network (PLN)
The Edmodo Communities
window will pop up.
From here you can click on
the community that interest
you.
Visual cue: The content
page you selected with all of
the teachers in that
communities will come up.

16. Joining a Community
Connect with Teachers
To connect with other
teachers within a
community, click on their
name or profile picture and
you will be taken to their
profile page.
Visual cue: The teacher
profile page will appear.

17. Joining a Community
Join a Community or
Professional Learning Network (PLN)
 From here you can request connection
by selecting the “Add Connection”
button located at the top of the right
panel.
A connection request will be sent to
that teacher. The teacher will have the
option to accept or deny your connection
request.
You also have the option to cancel a
connection request by visiting the
profile page of the teacher you
requested to connect with, and selecting
the “Cancel Request” link in the top
right corner.

18. Check on Learning
Join a Community or
Professional Learning Network (PLN)
The Edmodo Communities window will pop up.
 From here you can follow subject and
content communities to connect and share
best practices with other teachers or you
can access digital content to support
classroom instruction.
From here you can click on the community
that interest you.
Request to connect with a teacher within
that community.

19. Conclusion/Review
 Set-Up a Teacher Account
 Create & Join a Group
 Join a Professional Learning Network
(PLN)

20. References
Edmodo, 2011, Edmodo Help Center, Retrieved on October 2, 2011, from
http://help.edmodo.com/
Edmodo, 2011, Edmodo Training Presentation, Retrieved on October 2, 2011, from
http://help.edmodo.com/wp-
content/uploads/2011/10/Edmodo_Teacher_Training_Presentation.pptx
Google, 2011, Edmodo, Retrieved on October 2, 2011, from
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Youtube, 2011, What is Edmodo? Retrieved on October 2, 2011 from
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