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EDMODO USER GUIDE

Table of Contents

A. Getting started
1. Setting up an account
2. Edmodo settings
3. Creating a group

B. Edmodo tools
1. Notes
2. Tags
3. Editing, deleting and popout options
4. Links
5. Files
6. Alerts
7. Polls
8. Assignments
9. Calendar
10. Spotlight, filters and tags
11. Managing a section

C. Edmodo for your students

1. Enrolling your students
2. Types of student activity

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A. Getting started

The pages in this section will show you how to get started with Edmodo.

1. Setting up an account

1. Go to www.edmodo.com.
2. Sign up as a teacher.

3. Enter the required information in the popup and click on “Sign Up”.

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2. Edmodo settings

1. After signing up, the following screen appears. Click on the “Settings” option.

2. The following screen appears. Change the settings as rquired. In the example below, an
edmodo image as your current photo but you can upload one. Also, notifications are set to
“Alerts”, “Assignments” and “Replies”. When a student posts any of these functions in
edmodo, you will receive an email to the address specified. Click on the “Save” buttons
when changes are made. Click on “go back home” to return to the main page.

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3. Creating a group

1. On the home page, click on “Create” to create a group.

2. A popup appears. Type in the name of the group. (Note: It must be unique, so use the full
numeric code for your sections.) Click on the “Create” button when finished.

3. The group appears on the left-hand side. Click on this to enter the group. (Note: An access
code is also created - fsa390 in the example below. You will need to give this code to the
students to join the group.

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B. Edmodo tools

Edmodo provides teachers with a number of tools.

1. Notes

Notes allow you to send messages to students. Students can then reply to these notes.

1. Type in your note.

2. Click in the “Send to:” box to select the group you want to send the note to.
3. Click on the “Send” button. The note appears in the main window below.

2. Tags

Tags are very, very important. They help you organize all the activity in your Edmodo class.
After posting something, you should add a tag.

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1. Add a new tag by selecting the tag pulldown, clicking on “New Tag” and entering the new
tag name in the popup.

2. Select a tag by selecting the tag pulldown and clicking on the required tag.

3. Editing, deleting and popout options

At the top of each post, there are icons for editing and deleting each post. There is also an icon
for putting the post in a popout.

4. Links

The links tool allows you to put hyperlinks or embed links into a post.

1. Select the “Link” option.

2. Type in the address of the website or the embedded code. (Note: If you type in a website
address, it will open in a new window. If you use embedded code, it will open up within the
edmodo page.)

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3. Send it to a section.

5. Files

The file tool allows you to send files as attachments to your students.

1. Click on the “File” option.

2. Type in a short description and add a file using “Browse”.

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3. Send the file to a section.

6. Alerts

The alert tool allows you to send announcements to yor students. Alerts can only be 140
characters long. The have a larger font than the other posts.

1. Select “Alert” from the “more” pulldown.

2. Type in the alert.

3. Send to a section.

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7. Polls

The poll tool allows you to send polling questions to your students.

1. Select “Poll” from the “more” pulldown.

2. Type in the questions and answers as shown below.

3. Send to a section. The poll appears in the main page as shown below.

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Note:
1) In student view, there is a radio button beside each answer. Students use these buttons to
answer the question.
2) After voting, students can see how many votes were cast for each answer.
3) Polling is anonymous. You cannot see how individual students voted.

8. Assignments

The assignments tool allows you to send assignments to your students.

1. Select “Assignment” from the “more” pulldown.

2. Type in the assignment title and add instructions.
3. Set the due date and add an attachment if necessary.

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4. Send to a section. The assignment appears in the main page and in the calendar.

9. Calendar

The calendar tool allows you and your students to dates of specific course activity.

1. Click on the “Calendar” option at the top of the Edmodo page.

2. The calendar shows the due dates for all the course assignments.

3. Clicking on an assignment entry shows a list of all students’ grades for that assignment.

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4. You can add an entry, e.g. “mid-term exams”, by clicking on the top blue bar at the top of
each day.

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10. Spotlight, filters and tags

Edmodo is a form of blog so the newer posts are shown at the top. Finding specific posts can
therefore be difficult. The spotlight, filters and tags allow you to find posts sorted into
categories.

Spotlight

The spotlight in the upper-right

corner shows recent activity
that has happened since your
last login. Click on the new
replies or turn-in assignments
to see the activity in the main
display area.

Filters

Filters, displayed on the right of the page,

allow you to sort posts according to type.
When you click on any of the filters, only posts
of that type will be displayed in the main
display area.

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Tags

Tags, displayed on the right of the page, allow

you to sort posts according to tag type. When
you click on any of the tags, only posts of that
tag type will be displayed in the main display
area.

11. Managing a section

There are a number of section management

tools. Click on the pencil icon beside the
section name to manage a section. There are a
number of options available.

1. Code & Info

2. Members: Information about students
enrolled in the section. You can look at
students’ grades, delete students and
change their passwords.
3. Feeds: Currently disabled.
4. Public: Displays posts you have made
public
5. Edit: Change the name of section
6. Archive: Archives the section and deletes
from display.

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C. Edmodo for your students

Using Edmodo is very intuitive – your students should be able to use it very quickly. However,
the student view is different from the teacher view. This section outlines how a student can use
Edmodo.

1. Enrolling your students

To enroll your students, do the following:

1. Have your students go to www.edmodo.com and select sign up as a student.

2. In the popup, students should enter their sign in data. You will need to supply them with the access
code of the group you have already created for them. You can get this code from the “Code & Info”
of the group.

3. Students will be logged into Edmodo automatically. They should then click on the group you have
set up for them.
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2. Types of student activity

Students can do the following:

• Send notes, files and links to the whole group or teacher.

• Send replies to posts.

• Make tags and tag posts (Note: Encourage your students use tags!!!)
• Turn in assignments.

• View the calendar, uploaded files and grades.

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