Edmodo

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Edmodo is a private, secure social learning platform for us (teacher and students) to share cool science content. We will collaborate and share co ntent with each other. Pretty cool, huh? Think facebook but for school. How Exciting!

**Is edmodo safe for school use?**
edmodo was designed right from the start to meet the specific needs of teachers, with security and safety a priority. When students first see edmodo, they usually say "that's like Facebook!" - and they are right in that it's a social application - but when it comes to security, privacy and control, nothing could be less like Facebook!

The most important aspects of the edmodo security model are:
 * edmodo class groups are created and managed by the teacher
 * students need to know the class group code in order to view or participate in the class group
 * teachers have full administrative rights on student participation in the teacher's class group
 * private conversation between students are not possible : students may only communicate to the whole class or the teacher. This reduces opportunities for cyber-bullying
 * teachers may choose to receive automatic notification of student postings into the class group
 * a 'read-only' mode which can be applied selectively for those students who are not using edmodo constructively

How to register for edmodo?
To participate in an Edmodo group, students will need to create their own account. Here’s how to sign up:

Step 1: Visit www.edmodo.com and click on the “I’m a student” button.

Step 2: Enter the group code provided by your teacher, complete the registration form and select “Sign up”. //Note: Students are not required to enter an email address to create an Edmodo.//

Group Codes: 1st Period Science put in code **924z28** 2nd Period Science put in code **774hyb** 4th Period Science put in code **718q9c** 7th Period Science put in code **7lbdac** 8th Period Science put in code **pipqet**

If you have any problems joining, please see Mrs. Shipp and we will sign you up together.

THE RULES OF EDMODO
1) Our classroom is a "safe place" ; you are encouraged to ask appropriate science-related questions without feeling insecure.

2) I will not tolerate bullying or negative comments of any kind. As students respond to each other, comments should be positive. While opinions about discussion board postings are welcomed, negative comments about or toward others are unacceptable.

3) I have complete control over our "Edmodo classroom" and will see everything you do, comments, messages, links, etc. Think about this before you post.

4) This is for school/class use only.

5) This is a completely safe site that will have privacy settings; however, when you sign up you will only use you FIRST NAME and LAST INITIAL. EX. Justin Beiber = Justin B

6) You will not use slang on this site or text lingo to convey an inappropriate message

7) PICTURES: Again, for privacy sake, you will NOT put a picture of yourself on Edmodo. You may use an avatar or a cool image that represents you.

8) You are smart enough to figure out the difference between what is appropriate and what is NOT. See the consequence below for posting inappropriate content:

Any inappropriate content will be deleted. Students posting inappropriate content will be removed from the group for a period of one calendar month. Once reinstated, an additional occurrence will result in removal from the group for the remainder of the school year.

9) Students are encouraged to post interesting findings, questions, etc. to the group. The site may also be used to ask questions about assignments, or to respond to Mrs. Shipp’s discussion board postings. However, there will be NO PERSONAL CONVERSATIONS HELD.