"The Internet has been a revolution to education." This quote from the Pearson
text explains one of the main reasons I am pursuing an MET. There is an
incredible amount of resources available to students and teachers alike. I want
to not just become aware of the techno-tools but understand them well enough to
use them in my room and share with others. In order to select the proper
technology for a lesson, a teacher must know and understand the learning
objective to be met and the needs and abilities of the students.
A
techno-tool I could not live without in my Computer Literacy classroom is
Edmodo. Edmodo is a secure social learning environment that is set up much like
Facebook and provides opportunities for blogging. (The fact it resembles
Facebook automatically makes it cool to 6th graders.) I use Edmodo to allow
students to blog, post reflections to lessons, and demonstrate netiquette.
Polls, quizzes, and assignments are also available to students through Edmodo.
Edmodo is one means for distributing information and assignments to students and
allows teachers to check for understanding quickly. Students can respond to
questions, and I can see there responses immediately. Students can also post a
question and send it to just the teacher. This gives students that might be
confused a chance to ask a question without having to do it in front of the
class. Edmodo can also provide enrichment opportunities through extension
activities, additional post ideas, and applications. Edmodo is a very effective
techno-tool. I witness its effectiveness first-hand through student use. It is
reliable and offers features that can enhance lessons.
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