1. If you have a device and an Edmodo account you can
log on and join our MSA group with this group code:
huzjwr

2.  Go to www.edmodo.com
 Create a teacher account
 Obtain your school code
 Upload a picture and create a profile

3.  Create a group for each class
or subject.
 You will see the “create”
option under the “group”
menu on the left sidebar.
 Once you create the group,
you will receive a group code.
 Your students will enter this
group code to join your group.

4.  Student usernames and
passwords can be obtained
from the Office of
Technology.
 Students will need to enter
these, as well as their first
and last names, and the
group code to create their
account.
 An email address is not
required.
 User names and passwords
can be put on index cards
or displayed by classroom
computers for future
access.

5.  Edmodo is designed to have a similar interface
to Facebook.
 This design is similar and comfortable for students.
 The teacher is able to post questions, files,
quizzes, polls, assignments, or links.
 Students respond just as they would comment on
a Facebook status, meaning very little
instructional time is required to teach students to
use this program.
 Edmodo has a free mobile app that both
teachers and students can access.

7.  Edmodo can be used across all grade
levels.
 Students in third grade are required to
apply higher level comprehension skills in
reading class.
 Third grade students are able to use
Edmodo to develop a deeper
understanding of texts they have read.

8.  In reading, third graders benefit immensely
from engaging in Genuine Conversations.
 Genuine Conversations is a specific
technique that can be taught to students,
enabling them to discuss what they have
read in a more authentic, book club
format, rather than in the traditional
classroom method.
 Students develop listening skills and engage
in conversation by identifying if they have
an opinion, question, or if they want to
piggyback on another students’ opinion.

9.  If the entire class has access to a device
to log on to Edmodo, the teacher can
post a poll as an engagement or
formative assessment.

10.  The teacher can post an open ended
question about the story.
 Students can respond directly to the question.
 Students can then refresh the browser and
respond to classmates opinions.
 There is no “tagging” feature, as on
Facebook, so students will need to address
classmates by name if they wish to respond to
them.
 The teacher will get email notifications each
time a student comments, and will be able to
facilitate the conversation.

12.  While students
are using
computers for
another
activity, an
Edmodo
prompt can
be a
meaningful
extension for
early finishers.

13.  Students can take turns visiting Edmodo on student
computers and respond to a prompt during group work or
independent practice time.

14.  Students learned about Cinquain Poems through a
power point file.
 A poem was written by the class and posted on
Edmodo.
 Students from another Elementary School
responded to the poem and posted their own.

15.  Send home a letter explaining the program
and its educational value to parents, as
well as student user names and passwords.
 Depending on your school communities’
home internet access, students can
complete assignments at home or log on
for extra credit.
 Using the mobile app, teachers can
respond to students easily from anywhere.

17.  Edmodo provides an engaging way for
students to apply reading and writing
skills to other content areas, such as
science.

18.  Students can use Edmodo to practice
explaining their thinking in math.

19.  We will keep the MSA Edmodo page
open for contact and sharing ideas.
 Alyssa Lindsey alindsey@bcps.org
 Kristin Novak knovak@bcps.org