Setting up your profile (Simple) explains why setting up your profile is one of the most important steps in starting your Edmodo experience. This recipe also covers how your profile gives others insight into the professional you, as you will want to provide a snapshot of your educational expertise.

Creating Edmodo groups (Simple) covers the process to create groups in Edmodo. This recipe also talks about organizing your students into manageable groups, which can be maintained, archived, or deleted in future school years.

Creating student accounts (Simple) explains the process to create student accounts once the groups have been created.

Maintaining Edmodo online safety (Simple) explains the importance of maintaining online safety of students, although online classroom environments are perfect for teaching digital safety. This recipe also discusses a few tips to ensure students' Edmodo experience is a safe one.

Creating small groups (Intermediate) explains the necessity to break a full class into smaller sections for a variety of tasks, which will allow you to quickly and easily maneuver students into an array of smaller groups.

Posting on the Edmodo wall (Simple) explains the importance of wall feeds. The feed on Edmodo is similar to that of Facebook. If you are a Facebook user, you will find Edmodo to be an easy transition.

Creating and editing assignments (Intermediate) covers the importance of paperless assignments. You can upload documents, link videos, and assign due dates to help keep your students on track.

Creating quizzes (Intermediate) explains how to create a multiple choice, short answer, true or false, fill in the blank, or matching quiz that can be shared to multiple classes and scored by Edmodo. The results will be displayed as a graph to help you determine any deficient areas of learning.

Using the Edmodo gradebook (Intermediate) explains Edmodo gradebook, which is a scoring method in Edmodo. The use of the Edmodo gradebook will give parents and students immediate online access to their class standings and progress.

Managing your Edmodo planner (Simple) talks about Edmodo's easy-to-reference calendar for teachers, student, and parents. You don't have to worry about students forgetting to write assignment due dates in their planner anymore.

Managing your Edmodo Library (Intermediate) talks about the Edmodo Library that maintains a virtual record of all of your documents, links, and videos. This recipe also explains how to organize your content and share it with others.

Creating parent accounts in Edmodo (Intermediate) talks about giving parents access to your classroom group, which creates a connected experience for them. Parent accounts are automatically linked to the appropriate students by Edmodo, so take advantage of this feature.

Participating in Edmodo communities (Intermediate) talks about using Edmodo to help you grow your personal learning network. Connect with your subject area and then find additional communities of interest with which you can engage to find resources, share ideas, and receive feedback on your work.

Using Edmodo apps (Advanced) discusses the apps available on the Edmodo app store. The basic functions of Edmodo are free. Once you've mastered the ins and outs of the tools, you may be ready for the more advanced, paid offerings that can be downloaded from the Edmodo app store.

To use Edmodo, you simply need an Internet connection. Edmodo is a Web 2.0 tool designed for educators, so you also need to have an affiliation with an educational organization in order to create a valid Edmodo account.

This book is for educators who intend to use Edmodo for instructional support in classrooms or in professional development sessions.

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