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Have You Taken a Look at Edmodo?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Karen Morales Dec 2, 2010. 9 Replies 0 Likes
After hearing about Edmodo from my supervisor, I decided to explore the site. Reading up on Edmodo, I learned that digital student work can be uploaded and graded and commented on. I figured that I…Continue
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Karen Morales replied to Lee Alvin Beamon, Jr.'s discussion Have You Taken a Look at Edmodo?"I had never heard od Edmodo and I think this is great, because students get to share their work and have positive feedbacks on them."
Richard Perrine replied to Lee Alvin Beamon, Jr.'s discussion Have You Taken a Look at Edmodo?"Don't mean to hijack this thread, but anyone compare this with Edu 2.0? I have been trying to get a detailed features list for Edmodo and particularly interested in live chat room features.
Thanks."
Christopher Casal replied to Lee Alvin Beamon, Jr.'s discussion Have You Taken a Look at Edmodo?"We are in the process of getting permission slips signed for such things, not Edmodo specific.
I work within the NYC Dept of Ed. It works far differently than a normal district I'm sure. We have an Internet Acceptable Use Policy and Internet…"
"Well, that's what I thought too. But I wasn't going to be the one going against the grain and getting reprimanded since I still have so many under 13.
Was there a way you got your school on board with the parent approval? I'm hoping…"
Christopher Casal replied to Lee Alvin Beamon, Jr.'s discussion Have You Taken a Look at Edmodo?"You are not breaking the law. The Terms of Service is a complete document and outlines proper use for those under 18.
You quote that first paragraph, but if you are over 18 you basically ignore everything below that paragraph.
If you are under 18…"
"This is what the first line under "Terms" says on their website:
IMPORTANT! IF YOU ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18, YOU MUST HAVE YOUR PARENT OR GUARDIAN READ WHAT'S BELOW AND AGREE TO IT FOR YOU. IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR PARENT OR GUARDIAN…"
Christopher Casal replied to Lee Alvin Beamon, Jr.'s discussion Have You Taken a Look at Edmodo?"It doesn't say "18+".
It's designed for the k-12 environment. The Terms of Service, section 3ci says:
"(i) You represent and warrant that you are solely responsible for complying with the Child Online Privacy Protection Act…"
"I was very excited to us Edmodo for the purpose of sharing and creating a social community within my classroom as well as having quizzes, assignments and activities posted all in one place for them. From what I have read, it seems to be a great…"
David Dean replied to Lee Alvin Beamon, Jr.'s discussion Have You Taken a Look at Edmodo?"I teach 6th Grade Computer and Technology Integration and I am doing it with one of my 6 classes this year. The benefits of my students easily being able to communicate was obvious the first weekend we created our class. I had students making posts,…"
Lee Alvin Beamon, Jr. posted a discussionHave You Taken a Look at Edmodo?
After hearing about Edmodo from my supervisor, I decided to explore the site. Reading up on Edmodo, I learned that digital student work can be uploaded and graded and commented on. I figured that I would dive in and see what I could come up with. I am currently participating in an afterschool program with the media specialist at one of my buildings. I wanted to start small and have students participate without it interfering with regular class work. So far, we have created two groups and they…See More
Lee Alvin Beamon, Jr. replied to Jan Mars's discussion Using Google Apps in the Classroom in the group Google Apps for Education"I am currently looking to get involved with using Google Apps and will be following any developments posting anything new I find."
Lee Alvin Beamon, Jr. replied to Gail Mitchell's discussion e-Portfolios : supporting reflective, self-directed learning, for life"I placed this comment in another discussion area but I figured that it might help here as well. I read recently that teachers are using voicethread.com to post pictures of a lesson that was conducted. The students then viewed the photos and…"
Lee Alvin Beamon, Jr. commented on Dave Eveland's blog post Reflecting more often..."I read recently that teachers are using voicethread.com to post pictures of a lesson that was conducted. The students then viewed the photos and commented on them, hence retelling their version of the lesson and what they learned. I will continue to…"
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