This document discusses using micro-blogging platforms like Edmodo in the classroom. It notes that students today communicate differently than past generations, using tools like texting, social media, and blogs. Edmodo allows teachers to communicate with students in these familiar ways to enhance discussion, sharing, assessment, and organization. The teacher can post text, links, files and create assignments. Students can submit work and receive grades. This helps develop students' digital skills while keeping communication open outside of class time and geography.

1. Using Micro-bloggers in the Classroom By: Eldon Germann eldongermann on [email_address]

7. How it is used in my classroom.

8. Discussion Sharing Assessment Questioning and Problem Solving Organization

9. What does it look like in use? This program allows you to tailor it to your class. Teaching for the sub story.

10. Develop Digital Pride Develop Digital Safety Develop Digital Responsibility Develop Digital Respect Develop Etiquette Link, Embed, File Share, Note Student Accountability Student–Group Communication Teacher Model Student–Teacher Communication Edmodo Micro-blogging

11. Communication Rubric (4/4) Able to focus on verbal communication applicable to your learning. Able to continue work when verbal or electronic communication is not applicable to your learning. Able to maintain an efficient work ethic on a number of assignments at the same time. Multi-tasking (Focus Control) Communication is effective, polite and consistent. Courtesy and patience for computer and internet problems. Electronic Communication Punctual Positive body language. Effort towards problem solving. Non-Verbal Communication Polite Respectful Patient Verbal Communication

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