Instructional Materials Overview

In order to train teachers how to use Edmodo, I have created video tutorials and set up an Edmodo classroom for discussions and assignment completion. The instructional materials for this project include 22 short video tutorials and 4 assignments or activities to complete on Edmodo, as well as optional collaboration on Edmodo. The videos are embeded on the Canyon Lake Professional Development website. The instruction will be self-paced primarily, but with a short group presentation to begin the training as well. The group presentation is designed to get all teachers started on Edmodo, ensure that they know how to find the instructional materials and can access the Edmodo Training Group, and to answer any questions. This face-to-face session will help ease reluctant teachers into the idea of using technology in their classrooms. Because there are so many video tutorials, there needs to be a self-paced aspect to the course in order to complete each objective on the teachers own time. I also designed the course this way to ensure that more teachers would participate. With the ability to watch one or two very short tutorials at a time, it is more likely that teachers will complete the training and actually begin to use the technology in their classrooms.

Video Instruction Includes:

Accessing Videos and the Edmodo Training Group Creating and deleting groups, notes, polls, quizzes, assignments, and alerts on Edmodo Checking progress, notifications, and setting updates. Managing students, parents, small groups, the Edmodo Library and Calendar

Edmodo Storyboard
Project Information
Instructional Designer: Amanda Sutliff Client: Dave Swank and Cyndi Tschetter at Canyon Lake Elementary School Instructional Solution: Edmodo On The Go ~ Technology Tutorials in 5 Minutes or Less

What is Edmodo?
Edmodo is a secure social network that allows teachers to take their classrooms online. Edmodo allows teachers to digitize their classrooms, collaborate with fellow teachers, motivate reluctant learners, teach to many different learning styles, and communicate effectively to both students and parents.

Why Edmodo?
Social Learning has become a very important learning theory as Neomillennial learning styles become more prevalent. Edmodo allows teachers to immerse their students in their education through accessible online connections, rich experiences with technology, and vast social learning opportunities. For older students, this technology is become a way for teachers to flip their classrooms (assign video lectures for homework, and allow students to work on assignments in class where they can get feedback and guidance from the teacher). Elementary school is a great time to introduce this technology to students to ensure that they can use it later without a learning curve, because they already know how to navigate the technology.

Navigation and Interactivity

Face-to-Face Session
For the opening session, teachers will navigate to the professional development website and access the tutorial videos. They will: 1. Complete the first video together and set up Edmodo accounts 2. Retrieve the Group Code from me and Join the RCAS Edmodo Group 3. Access and Explore the RCAS Edmodo Group 4. Ask any questions that they have about the videos or the RCAS Training Classroom on Edmodo.

Asynchronous Sessions
For the subsequent asynchronous independent sessions, teachers will: 1. Access videos independently, completing each step on Edmodo as they view the videos 2. Create their own Edmodo Group and begin to set up their Edmodo classroom 3. Complete the following assignments: a. b. c. d. e. f. Reply to a Note on the RCAS Edmodo Training Group Take a Poll on the RCAS Edmodo Training Group Reply to the Poll with one idea for how to use Polls in their own classroom Take a quiz on the RCAS Edmodo Training Group Reply to the quiz with one idea for how to use quizzes in their own classrooms Access an assignment on Edmodo in which they will plan how to introduce Edmodo to their parents and students, and personalize an Edmodo permission slip to send home with students in Tuesday Folders. g. Download and upload a file to complete the Edmodo assignment on the RCAS Edmodo Training Group h. Return to the RCAS Edmodo Training Group periodically to collaborate and share ideas with their colleagues.

Accessing the Training Materials Video

Transcript
Hello, this is Amanda Sutliff and today Im going to show you how to access the Edmodo Training Materials on the Canyon Lake Professional Development Website. The first step is to connect to the internet and go to rcas.org. Next, make sure you are logged in to the district site, so that you can see the professional development tab on the Canyon Lake Website. Now go down to schools and click elementary schools. Find Canyon Lake in the list of schools. Because you are logged in to your teacher account, the CL PLC tab should display up on the action bars here. Click on it. Now over here in the links, you can see many useful resources. Our destination today is Professional Development. Click here. This is the Canyon Lake Professional Development website created by Dave Swank. To find the Edmodo Training, hover your mouse over Technology PD. Click on Edmodo Overview. Now you can read the overview of the training and view your training invitation again if you wish. To Access the videos, you will mouse over Technology PD again and click on the Edmodo page you would like to view. I suggest starting with Edmodo #1 and working your way through each video in order. Thats all there is to it. Lets go Edmodo!

Graphics and On-Screen Text

Edmodo on the Go #1: Access Teacher Account

Edmodo on the Go #2: Join RCAS Training Group

Edmodo on the Go #3: Create your own Group

Edmodo on the Go #4: Reply to Notes

Edmodo on the Go #5: Create and Delete Notes

Edmodo on the Go #6: Taking Polls

Edmodo on the Go #7: Taking Quizzes

Edmodo on the Go #8: Completing Assignments

Edmodo on the Go #9: Notifications and Progress

Edmodo on the Go #10: Creating Polls

Edmodo on the Go #11: Creating Quizzes

Edmodo on the Go #12: Creating Assignments

Edmodo on the Go #13: Grading Assignments

Edmodo on the Go #14: Locking and Resetting Group Codes

Edmodo on the Go #15: Monitoring Student Progress

Edmodo on the Go #16: Updates and Notifications

Edmodo on the Go #17: Managing Group Members

Edmodo on the Go #18: Creating and Managing Small Groups

Edmodo on the Go #19: Alerts and Send To Options

Edmodo on the Go #20: Scheduling Function

Edmodo on the Go #21: Edmodo Library

Edmodo on the Go #22: Edmodo Planner

Assessment Materials
The following Edmodo Quizzes will be administered on Edmodo in order to assess the trainees progress and evaluate the effectiveness of this training program.

Edmodo Quiz: Pretest/Posttest

Take a true or false quiz on Edmodo! Stay tuned for answers, or be brave and see if you can figure out how to look up your score.
Question Prompt: 1 Total Points: 1

You can access Edmodo at home. True False

Question Prompt: 2 Total Points: 1

All teachers in the RCAS district have an Edmodo account. True False
Question Prompt: 3 Total Points: 1

You can have discussions on Edmodo like you might have on a blog or wiki or even like the discussions you have in your classroom. True False
Question Prompt: 4 Total Points: 1

Students can send private messages to other students on Edmodo. True False
Question Prompt: 5 Total Points: 1

Teachers can connect to other teachers on Edmodo through Edmodo communities. True False
Question Prompt: 6 Total Points: 1

Teachers can easily change student's passwords. True False

Question Prompt: 7 Total Points: 1

Students can join as many groups as they want to. All they need is a teacher's group code. True False
Question Prompt: 8 Total Points: 1

Teachers can send messages to one student, a group of students, or an entire class. True False
Question Prompt: 9 Total Points: 1

Polls on Edmodo are anonymous. True False

Question Prompt: 10 Total Points: 1

Edmodo quizzes are only available in a true or false format. True False

RCAS Edmodo Training Evaluation

This quiz was created to evaluate the effectiveness of the RCAS Edmodo Training Group and the Edmodo On The Go Video Tutorials.
Question Prompt: 1

On a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being lowest and 10 being highest, how positively do you feel about using Edmodo in your classroom?

Question Prompt: 2

Are you using Edmodo in your classroom now? Or do you plan to start using Edmodo next year?

Question Prompt: 3

How are you using Edmodo in your classroom?

Question Prompt: 4

In what ways do you plan to use Edmodo in your classroom in the future?

Question Prompt: 5

On a scale of 1 to 10, how satisfied are you with the Edmodo On The Go Videos? Do you have any suggestions for changes?

Question Prompt: 6

On a scale of 1 to 10, how satisfied are you with the RCAS Edmodo Training Group activities? Do you have any suggestions for changes?

Question Prompt: 7

Match each Edmodo item with its purpose or function. A.Notes 1.To give students practice or to complete a task

B.Quizzes

2.To track student work and award badges

C.Polls

3.Created to give students access any number of groups

D.Assignments

4.Taking votes on Edmodo

E.Alerts

5.To delay the appearance of any actions on Edmodo

F.Scheduler

6.Classroom Discussions

G.Library

7.Assessing students

H.Progress

8.Access your profile, settings, and log out.

I.Notifications

9.A Catch and Release or for individual feedback

J.Edmodo Planner

10.To organize and archive assignment files and links to websites to provide easy access for students

K.Group Code

11.To access any recent actions your students have taken

L.Account

12.To create and track events and tasks, and as an easy way to access assingments by their due dates

M.Small Groups

13.Choose from E-mail or Cell phone options as a way to keep track of your students' actions.

N.Updates

14.Created to give students more manageable discussion groups or to differentiate instruction.