Review on Edmodo

Edmodo is a Social Learning Platform 

Edmodo is a social learning platform for both teachers and students. It is much more secure than any other learning websites because both teachers and students have to create a separate account. So, it is easy for teachers to give tasks by using Note, Assignment, Quiz, Poll, Snapshot for the students. Here teachers can attach e-book, audio clip, video, picture, and any types of documents in teachers’ library that can be used for making the tasks. Moreover, Edmodo gives the chance to create a group for an individual class which helps the teacher to manage all things in the group.

Edmodo is an educational website that takes the ideas of a social network and refines them and makes it appropriate for a classroom. Using Edmodo, students and teachers can reach to one another and connect by sharing ideas, problems, and helpful tips. A teacher can assign and grade work on Edmodo; students can get help from the entire class on these. There is a safe environment. There is no bullying or inappropriate content, because the teacher can see everything that is posted on it.

Also parents can join the class to bring a level of transparency that is difficult to achieve without technology.

Edmodo is a great resource for teachers and adult learners. Teachers have the ability to assign homework and share notes, links, and files. In addition to this, teachers can post alerts, reminders and share events. Teachers report that it is very easy to use. Also teachers have praised the technical support (Techno philia) because they tend to listen to teachers problems and fix them in a timely manner. In addition to this, this is still a relatively new Web 2.0 Tool and the makers are continuously incorporating teacher's feedback to make improvements. It is beneficial for teachers and adult learners in a way that it gives them an opportunity to expand their PLN or Personal Learning Network. Through these, teachers can make connections with other educators with similar interests.

There are many websites, blogs, etc. that list ways that teachers can utilize these tools with their students. Often, other teachers and adults can contribute and collaborate by adding their own ideas.

Finally, teachers can participate in professional developments online through Webinars that cover topics such as how to use this tools and how to use the various features on it.

To create a network, teachers will begin by creating an account. Teachers can do this by going to the website's homepage at: http://www.edmodo.com/

Next, students can join by going to the same website. In order to join, they will need to have a private access code provided by the teacher. The code will enable the student to access the main page for the classroom. Fortunately, students are not required to enter any personal information so the site is completely secure. Not only that, but students do not need to have an email account in order to set up an account.

Teachers can then create subgroups which can eliminate cross posting. When the course is over, the teacher can close out the network. Later, the teacher can create a new network for the next course. In Edmodo, there are 5 types of questions; like- multiple choice, fill in the blanks, true-false, short answer & matching.

Edmodo gives the teachers a huge opportunity for making a test. In Edmodo, a language teacher can design all the four language tests-listening test, speaking test, reading test and writing test. Edmodo is full of features which are able to motivate the learners.