Welcome Online Learning Environments for k-12 Gifted and Talented Students KAGE February 2013 Rob Paugh, Technology Integration Specialist Bowling Green Independent Schools 1
Online Learning Environments OLE Instruction delivered via the Internet includes real-time (synchronous) and anytime, anywhere (asynchronous) interactions Students become more active, reflective learners. Students and teachers engage in learning by using technology and become more familiar with technology by using it University of Massachusetts (2005) 2
Goals for Today Teachers will learn about Online Learning Environments (OLE) and the skills needed to manage learning. Teachers will discover how to address gifted student needs to create higher-level products and to share ideas in a safe and secure setting. 3
Considerations for OLE Safety Security Ease of navigation Overall appearance of OLE Data storage 4
Why use an online Learning Environment? Educators can share and discuss resources Provides a platform for developing a sense of community among students Students can safely learn how to behave in a social network with peers and adults Participation can different learning styles. Engages students in the curriculum. Fosters the use of 21st Century skills like communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity. 5
Free social learning network for teachers, students, schools and districts Safe and easy way to connect Exchange ideas Share content Access homework, grades and school notices. District and school subdomains give flexible suite of tools Monitor usage Manage users Communicate across district What is Edmodo? 6
Founded in late 2008, Edmodo is now being used by millions of teachers and students around the world Note: Image reflects data as of Oct 11
Edmodo Builds Student Connections 9
Secure Platform Ensures Student Safety and Privacy Closed environment No private information required from students Students join classes by the invitation of their teacher only All communications are archived Teacher has full management control Sub domains allow district administrators greater control
20 Ways to Use Edmodo
1. Student writing projects Give your students an enriching writing experience through Edmodo. Help students tap into individualism, build self-esteem and measure how far they ve come during the school year with writing projects: Class Blog Flat Stanley project This I Believe project Edmodo provides students a platform for sharing their writing with teachers, peers and family.
2. Role Playing* Help students understand key events by reenacting them through role playing activities. Create student profiles for relevant figures and integrate knowledge in action. Inject life into old curriculum and helps students develop the skills of initiative, communication, problem-solving, self-awareness, and working cooperatively in teams.
3. Backchannel Discussions Encourage real-time discussions through Edmodo. Read alouds In-class movies Professional development events Extend learning beyond the classroom walls. (Backchannel during current events- e.g. State of the Union, Elections, breaking news stories, etc.) Mobile website and iphone/android apps provide easy access to Edmodo anytime, anywhere.
4. Language Practice Spice up your foreign language class by having students write and respond to questions in Edmodo. Encourages students to practice their language skills through real life conversations. Create a co-classroom with other students from across the globe to help students learn from each other.
5. Grammar and Punctuation Help your students improve their grammar and punctuation by enforcing proper usage on Edmodo. Require students to post in complete words and sentence (i.e. you not u, I not i ). Teach students proper use of social media tools to help prepare them for our connected world.
6. Communicate with Parents* Keep parents up-to-date on classroom activities during the semester through parent accounts on Edmodo. Send a message to students and parents in your class each week to keep them updated on all of the events and achievements of your class. Provides a way for parents to reach out to you for one-on-one discussions.
7. Book Clubs* Encourage students to read and help make their reading experience more engaging with an Edmodo book club. Host after school book clubs or summer book clubs. Facilitate discussions with writing prompts. Connect with other classrooms around the globe for book discussions.
8. Mobile Learning Give your students an interactive educational experience through mobile devices. Bring Edmodo on your next field trip Post photos and create scavenger hunt questions, polls or quiz questions along the way. Great for backchannel discussions 19
9. Sick days & extended leave Edmodo is great for communicating when you or one of your students are absent from school. Provide notes, assignments or other updates to students who are absent. Communicate updates or check in with your your class if you are absent from school.
10. Teacher Lounge Create a teacher lounge where teachers within your school can discuss ideas and share content. Creates a casual environment where online discussions can take place. Share ideas, files and links between a voluntary group of teachers. Teachers can contribute on their own time.
11. Planning Committees Whether you re planning your school play, the annual fundraiser or next year s curriculum, Edmodo makes it easier through online collaboration. Invite teachers, students, parents, or administrators to join. Share ideas and content with all group members. Allows for ongoing dialogue at the convenience of your group members.
12. Tutor Connection Create a group on Edmodo to connect with any tutors working with your students. Allows you to communicate upcoming assignments, quizzes or tests Enables you and the tutor to share ideas, content and advice to that will further advance the learning potential of the student Include parents in on the discussions
13. Project Based Learning* Take a project-based approached to learning by creating Edmodo sub groups. Students can collaborate and work towards specific goals together in small groups. The Edmodo platform allows for anytime, anywhere communication between students. All group information can be shared and stored in Edmodo for easy access by all group members.
14. Reading Critique Take reading to the next level by having students critique each other. Students can upload and listen to audio files directly on Edmodo. Promotes encouragement between students in the classroom. Helps improve listening skills Not limited to reading, can also do art critiques, writing critiques, etc.
15. Co-teaching* Connect your classroom with other classrooms within your school or around the globe. Co-teachers can help grade assignments, monitor discussions, and post files or comments to the group. Join an Edmodo subject area community to connect with other teachers around the globe.
16. Sub Hub Provide your sub an easy way to help manage students and stay connected with you. Create a student account for your sub so they can participate in your Edmodo class, without gaining access to your account. Allows you to communicate with your sub and students, plus view all classroom activity, even while you re away.
17. Science Probes* Engage your students through science probes on Edmodo. Post videos and other interactive to supplement Those students who are too shy to raise their hand in class, usually feel more comfortable communicating online.
18. RSS Feed Keep up with all your favorite blogs through Edmodo! Create an Edmodo group, retrieve the RSS links for the blogs you like to read and add them to the group. Stay organized and up-to-date with content being shared by bloggers in your PLN.
19. School Clubs Edmodo is a great collaboration tool for district wide clubs like Robotics, Forensics, sports teams, etc. Use the calendar feature to mark important dates/matches/meets/practices. Notifications will help you update the group on important messages. Post results, pictures, etc. for the group to view.
20. Alumni Groups After the school year ends, keep in touch with students and help them stay connected with each other. Create one alumni group for all your classes to join Distribute group code at the end of the year
Create Your Account
Teacher Landing Page Store unlimited content for easy re-use and sharing Post assignments, reminders, polls, or discussion questions Create Groups for Classes and Professional Development Encourage collaboration and participation in classroom discussions
Student View Students receive notifications for new grades, new assignments, alerts or replies Unlimited storage for documents, videos and other resources Students can only join groups, they cannot create them Students can only send messages to the entire group or directly to the teacher
Update Your Account Settings Customize email or text notification Upload a photo or select an icon from our list Choose your privacy settings Claim your personal URL Select your School and connect with your peers
Create Your Profile Tell people about yourself Find teacher connections
Edmodo in the Classroom
Create a Group 1. Select Create on groups menu 2. Complete group info 3. Distribute code or Join URL to group members
Student Sign-Up Student must have group code to register Students are NOT required to give email address
Student Profile
Manage Groups Create sub-groups within your groups View grades, reset passwords and set students to read only Access Parent Codes, award badges and remove members
Badges Access badges from Group Member list or Student Profile. Use pre-loaded badges or create your own.
Parent Sign-up Parent must have parent code to register. Parents can retrieve parent codes from their child s Edmodo account.
Parent View Parents have a dashboard view of all of their child s assignments, grades and calendar notices Teachers can send parents messages.
Post a Message Select to post a note, alert, assignment or poll Send a message to a group, or post direct messages to specific students or teacher connections Embed videos, attach files, links or any documents from your Edmodo Library collection
Edmodo Library Upload, store and edit content to your personal library Organize library into folders and share files and folders with groups Unlimited Storage, accessible anywhere!
Create an Assignment Click Load Assignment to easily pull up a previously given assignment View and grade assignments as students turn them in
Grading Assignments Comments allow you to provide feedback on assignments. Students can also comment back and a permanent record is kept for reference. Students can attach documents, links or embed video. Teachers can annotate assignments.
Create a Quiz Select to create a new quiz or load a previously created one Add a quiz title, instructions, time limit and choose whether you d like to allow students to view results immediately.
Add Quiz Questions Choose from multiple choice, true/false, fill in the blank or short answer questions Add multiple responses and set correct answers
Grading Quizzes View number of correct responses by question Select individual students to view their responses, and grade short answer questions
Progress Export option allows you to transfer grades to another program View grades or badges Scores are updated automatically after each assignment is graded and recorded
Planner View by month or week Filter by group or view all Add class events, school events or view scheduled assignments
Insights and Reactions
Videos and Other Shareables To Embed or To URL? That is the question Edmodo makes it easy to share videos with students and keep them in the secure environment Embed code is provided copy and paste! You will need to type in the Title of the Web Page URL you copy and paste URL Address! When you use the TAB key from LINK to TITLE, Edmodo fills in the appropriate title Some videos / websites will take the students to WWW 55
Linking videos from various websites www.youtube.com www.teachertube.com www.vimeo.com www.history.com www.schooltube.com www.discoveryeducation.com links out to Discovery Ed login required BETTER TO DOWNLOAD VIDEO www.brainpop.com links out can t download videos 56
Linking videos from various websites www.timeforkids.com www.nationalgeographic.com www.scholastic.com/juniorscholastic www.scholastic.com http://dsc.discovery.com/ www.cnnstudentnews.com 57
Linking videos from various websites http://video.pbs.org http://www.khanacademy.org/ - also an Edmodo Channel for Khan http://www.nick.com/videos/nick-newsvideos?navid=shownav 58
Google in Edmodo Teacher must have a Gmail account Google Docs Google Books - http://books.google.com/ Google Maps - https://maps.google.com/ Google Forms 59
Discover
Recent Activity Receive live information about students and teachers in your groups. You will see log-ins, apps and content all surfaced here.
Apps Browse apps in the Store View purchased apps
Store Filter by paid and free apps Browse by subject area, recently added and suggested
Purchase Apps Purchase credit View preview Chose groups to install for Purchase and install
Mobile Access Get updates and notifications on the go Mobile app available for ios iphone, ipad, ipod Touch Android smartphones and tables Access Edmodo on any mobile browser at m.edmodo.com
Edmodo Communities Follow subject and content communities to connect and share best practices with other teachers Access digital content to support classroom instruction
Best Practices for Safe Social Networking Encourage students to create their own accounts to ensure password safety After all students join your group, lock the group code to prevent others from joining Monitor group membership to ensure only students in your group have joined Educate students on proper online etiquette Use Read-Only status to curb inappropriate behavior Always log in though your subdomain If your school or district does not have a subdomain, claim one at http://www.edmodo.com/institutions
Training and Support Resources 1 View an Edmodo Webinar: help.edmodo.com/webinars 2 Explore resources in the Help Center: help.edmodo.com 3 Follow the Edmodo Support Community: edmodo.com/community/support
Support 1 2 3 Join the 20 Ways to Use Edmodo group: Group code: 61ulgl Check out our Edmodo In Action Videos:http://help.edmodo.com/ideas Implement one of these ideas and tell us how it worked: ideas@edmodo.com
Stay Connected 1 Follow the Edmodo blog: www.blog.edmodo.com 2 Follow us on Twitter and Facebook: www.twitter.com/edmodo www.facebook.com/edmodo 3 Connect with me! www.edmodo.com/lucia