Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Thing 12 Learning Management

Edmodo 
Lesson and Note with Link



Schoology

Both Edmodo and Schoology would be useful tools in the classroom. I prefer to use Edmodo because I have been using it for the past 3 years. I began using it with my 2nd grade class a couple years ago. The following year I was teaching 3rd grade so I used it then too. Now I am teaching 1st grade so it hasn't been used this year.

 I found Edmodo very easy to use and so did my students. My students liked posting comments on Edmodo and I see that is also a feature on Schoology. Teachers are able to monitor post and set up restrictions on both apps.  When it comes to ease of use I am not sure that Schoology would be as easy to use for the lower grades it seems to have too many features. In early elementary students don't need a lot of extra thing to distract them. I like the simplicity of Edmodo.

 Both apps offer ways to connect with other teachers and communities. I have several that I use on Edmodo.  Edmodo added apps a couple years ago and my students enjoyed watching Flat Stanley as he traveled the globe. Flat Stanley was an app that we could download and use. Schoology also offers apps to add to your page so the two are similar in that area.  

Schoology seems to be set up more toward middle school or high school and would be helpful to teachers. In Edmodo I was able to create assignments and even attach links for my students to use. The same is true in Schoology. My students took Social Studies and Science quizzes on the ipad using Edmodo and this made grading easy for me. I enjoy not having to correct papers. Once you have set up your quizzes they are there to use year after year. Having another resource in the classroom is a plus.




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