Digital Age Learning Culture
 Social Learning Media:  Edmodo

No Administrator Left Behind Technologically

Amy O’Dell, MCSS, Hazel Green Elementary

http://tinyurl.com/a89df7l 

 

Student autonomy has excelled my expectations.  Students independently use Edmodo to complete assignments and interact with class friends.  Common conversation in the classroom now revolves around, "What's in your backpack?"....

More information on portfolios:

http://billcarozza.com/category/digital-portfolios/  

How to grade from Scholastic Administrator:
http://www.scholastic.com/content/collateral_resources/pdf/a/administrator_aug05_pdfs_Grading_EPortfolios.pdf

Before beginning things to consider:
http://www.scholastic.com/content/collateral_resources/pdf/a/administrator_aug05_pdfs_questions.pdf

Web source for different assessments: http://www.park.edu/cetl/quicktips/authassess.html

Provides comparisons with traditional assessment and authentic assessment. 

Authentic Assessment Toolbox:  http://jfmueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/ 
Includes information for e-portfolios.

I'm wondering if Edmodo will work as a platform for e-portfolio for students...

A link for using Portfolios:  http://jfmueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/portfolios.htm
Provides questions for students to reflect on writing pieces.

Students are using Edmodo more with purpose.  We still struggle to respond appropriately with a positive thought and suggestion when we blog.  However, students are posting more assignments to Edmodo.  They are excited and motivated to show their learning using the website.

It was a great week.  Students used Word to create a document.  Most of them wrote about their running time in PE.  They were really proud of their time.  After saving their work, they were able to upload the file to Edmodo.  Friends could open the file, read their posts, then add a reply to the posts.  With a little encouragement and conversation the students are now blogging using Edmodo.  I still have some work to do because several students simply post "That's cool" or other superficial replies.  So we're working on adding a positive thought and then a suggestion.