Edmodocon 2014 Summary Videos

Well, Edmodocon 2014, did not disappoint! I learned so much once again this year, watching the 11 hour webcast of guest speakers. Held on August 6, there were teachers, educators, and technology specialists sharing their methods of utilizing Edmodo with students, and I was motivated to try many of the ideas in the coming school year. An app within Edmodo called Snapshot was referred to by several of the speakers, and I'll surely try it for assessing common core state standards we address. The Snapshot app is free to teachers!

Using badges as a way of assessing writing within an assignment was another idea presented. Collaboration of creative writing with another class, and in the example given with a class on the other side of the world, was presented. Many themes of connecting more with our students, and having an equal playing field in the safe online forum were included. 

I haven't used Edmodo's gradebook, and plan on giving that a try. It just was a wonderful day, filled with inspiration, and for me the 11 hours flew by. Here are my two half day summary movies of Edmodocon 2014!http://vimeo.com/102995911 and http://vimeo.com/103004824