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Why I like Edmodo

Connecting 2 the World

We don''t have technical support for Edmodo, but we now have minimal support for the LMS as more people are encouraged to use it but the number of support positions have stayed the same (3 dedicated positions for a university of 10,000 students). So what do I like about Edmodo? My students LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the mobile app.

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Screencasting: Pick the Right Tool for the Job

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

Screencasting is an integral part of my flipped classroom as I can record videos for a variety of purposes that include (but certainly not limited to) i nforming parents and students about class expectations , providing answer key videos , documenting directions and the steps of a project , and informing support staff of technical glitches.

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3 Organizational Apps to Start the School Year

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What became apparent as I researched was that GoodReader was one of several considered Best in Class because of its broad-based ability to read, manage, organize, access, and annotate a wide variety of file formats. It can access many cloud accounts including Dropbox and Google Drive. full access to Google Drive. Educreations.

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Go Paperless for Earth Day

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This may include: Google Apps for Education and/or Google Classroom–this serves as a basic digital portfolio for students, a collaborative tool with classmates, the teacher’s inbox and her tool for returning graded and analyzed student work. Classroom activities should be handled the same.

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How to go Paperless in Your Classroom

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This may include: Google Apps for Education and/or Google Classroom–this serves as a basic digital portfolio for students, a collaborative tool with classmates, the teacher’s inbox, and her tool for returning graded and analyzed student work. Classroom activities should be handled the same.

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YouToo can be a Movie Producer on YouTube

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

The poor students are bombarded with crazy Greek names and interweaving story lines, and it is an epic task to comprehend the info, so I thought having access to the PPT via an embedded YouTube video in Edmodo could facilitate student understanding and would provide students an opportunity to acquire any missed information.

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The Emperor's New Clothes, a Sheep in Wolf's Clothing? Mixing Metaphors for Flipping Instruction

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

So, I''m very intrigued by the flipped classroom concept, but I have a sense of deja vu. Is the flipped classroom model one such tool? Especially for traditional teacher-centered classes flipping can enhance the classroom experience. I need to wrap my brain around the logistics of flipping.

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