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SEL and Classroom Culture In an Age of Distance Learning

Edsurge

Any connected educator has heard buzzwords like flipped classroom, gamification, social-emotional learning (SEL), differentiation, and personalized learning. If I want to teach my students effectively in any learning environment, I have to be willing to experiment with methods that may be out of my comfort zone.

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Student Agency: Moving From Talk to Action

A Principal's Reflections

We also set up an Edmodo group to continue the conversation. Provide avenues for students to provide honest feedback on school culture. I held monthly meetings with all members of school government across all grade levels giving them an open forum to provide improvement ideas.

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How I Solved My Classroom Management Problems

Graphite Blog

I use it with my Spanish club, too, and now there are other groups in the school that use it for field trips and other things. I decided to give another tool a try: Edmodo. One of the nice things about Edmodo is students can reply to a post I've made and ask a general question, and anyone in the class can answer.

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25 Social Networks/Media Sites for Education

Technology Tidbits

Edmodo - One of the most popular social media sites/communities around that educators are using to connect find resources and connect w/ peers, students, parents, and more in a safe educational environment. This is done through collaboration w/ the ability to share documents and create groups.

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Let's Get it Started!!! The Keys to Tech Savvy Teaching!

MSEDTechie

Think of ways to breakdown classroom walls and collaborate through resources such as twitter in the classroom , Google Hangouts & Mystery Skype Google Apps for Education - collaboration in the classroom & with instructor Back Channels like Today’s Meet Edmodo Check out these social networking sites to help build your PLN (Personal Learning (..)

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

”) It was certainly the outcome that investors were hoping for Edmodo , which raised $25 million in 2012, boasting that it had 15 million users. Remember Edmodo? Edmodo was one of the early stars of the most recent resurgence in ed-tech startup founding and funding (circa 2008 onward, that is).

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How to Grow Your Edu-Family Tree

Graphite Blog

Your Global Personal Learning Network (PLN) Why? If your students are learning about Canadian geography, you can find a teacher in Toronto to provide authentic resources. There are many websites that bring teachers together, like Graphite, Google+ Groups, Edmodo Communities, and more.

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