Edmodo

If you got as excited as I did about the Facebook groups for educators, just WAIT until you hear about what I have to tell you next! This week, I learned that there is an entire "Facebook" world out there specifically for educators. You haven't heard of such a world before you say?? Check out Edmodo and you will be transported to a whole new world of free lesson plans, ideas, on-line tools, and educators galore waiting to answer your questions.  For a quick tutorial on Edmodo, check out the YouTube Video below.

With Edomo, you can join group made by other teachers or communities that are area specific. A few of my favorite are Brain Break, Grades 1-3 (because I teach 3rd grade), Computer Technology, Classroom Inc., and Hooda Math. Honestly though, there is a group for anyone--art teachers, social studies teachers, technology teacher, administrators and more! You can also create your own group. I recently created a group specifically for my third grade team. With Edmodo, we can now share resources and post about other great websites, links, or ideas. When you create your own group, you must send others the link and code to join. If you join another group, you must send a request to be a part of that group. For a complete list of teacher created groups, click here. The video below will show you how to join groups.

I will also be implementing Edmodo with my students and parents next year. After entering all students, they will each be given a code to my group. That way, I can post to parents about any upcoming dates, reminders, or important information. I can also add resources to the group library for easy access to all parents with internet. With students, I can post polls, quizzes and resources for them to use as well. 
What are you waiting for? Explore this new world now!