Yesterday I walked my 'students' through the steps of creating and logging into their accounts. At first they were coming up with all sorts of wacky user names and passwords. I realized that if I decide to use Edmodo in my actual classroom with second graders I will create their accounts for them ahead of time (with parent permission, of course) and assign them user names and passwords that would be similar to their Accelerated Reader accounts. This would make it easier for them to remember. I would also write out their user names and passwords on notecards for the students to keep and refer back to. This is something I already do for other log-in info. I would also keep a master list for myself...just in case somebody loses thier card!
Today, I plan to explore the Edmodo site to learn more about it and possibly attend an online webinar. To be honest, I do not know enough about it yet to think that I could use it in my classroom with actual students. My guinea pig neices are excited to help me explore tomorrow, but I hope to have somewhat of an idea of something I can actually 'do' with them beofre they come! Wish me luck!
Emily,
ReplyDeleteI had the same issue with my lesson today with the password. The problem my student had was she would leave the cap lock button on and the password is case sensitive. I had to login to my account to reset her password. Instead of using a word password I am going to try having my students use a 4 digit number.
Thanks for sharing.
Emily--good idea about creating names yourself. That'll make it much easier for you with class lists and grading.
ReplyDeleteSetting up accounts for them is a great idea. In the long run it will save you some time, and you can look up their information in case they forget it.
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