All+About+Edmodo



==Edmodo is the Learning Management System will are using in our 1:1 Initiative. It is a safe, secure site where teachers and students work together. Edmodo is the place students go for online class discussions, receive documents, assignments, and resources for lessons. It is safe because only those students in the class have access to the community. Also, everyone in the community sees everything everyone posts.==

[|Directions for Students.... How to sign up] This is where we will start.

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The first time a student signs in they must have a class code from their teacher. Wait until you get to class to join.

How to use Google Doc in Edmodo: = Google Docs = To link your Google Docs to your Edmodo Library: 1. Log in to your Edmodo account.

2. Select the Library option from the top navigation panel.

3. Select the Google Docs link on the left panel.

4. Select the “Connect with Google Docs” button and you will be prompted to sign in to your Google Docs account.

5. Select the “allow access” button when prompted about Edmodo permission to access your Google Docs. All your Google Docs will then sync with your Edmodo Library. This will allow you to share documents with your Edmodo groups and students can easily turn-in assignments completed via Google Docs. **Note**: It is recommended that all students within your groups link their Google Docs account with Edmodo before you begin sharing Google Docs with those groups/students.

**Share Google Docs with your Groups**

Once your Google Docs account is linked to your Edmodo Library you can then share your Google Docs in your Edmodo groups. To do this: 1. Type a message in the post bubble.

2. Select “Library” to choose the document you want to attach.

3. Select the “Google Docs” link from the left panel.

4. Select the document you want to share.

5. Set the permissions for the document via the checkbox at the bottom of the page - “Allow users that have connected their Google account to edit.” //Note that you must be the owner of the document in order to give others editing privileges.//

<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue','Nimbus Sans L',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">6. Select attach. You will be taken back to the post bubble where you can choose the group/individuals you would like to send the document to. Click send to share. <span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue','Nimbus Sans L',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">From the Edmodo stream, group members or individuals whom you shared the document with will be able to select the “Open in Google Docs” link to edit the document from their web browser. <span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue','Nimbus Sans L',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Students can also follow the same procedure to turn-in a Google Doc as an assignment.