Inching into my grad school class this semester of creating an online learning experience, I am hoping to break ground with Edmodo here at Kennesaw Charter. Here is a link to the many features and aspects of Edmodo. I myself am very new to this experience, and consider it an opportunity to familiarize myself with it's features while the students learn about it as well. A collegue of mine informed me just yesterday that both Cobb County and Fulton County have domains at Edmodo and many schools already utilize this resource for extension of the classroom.
Last night I added Kennesaw Charter Science and Math Academy to the Edmodo map, creating our school's place in cyberspace there. I am in the process of collecting permission forms from my small but awesome class of 9 sixth graders for utilization of Edmodo this 9 weeks. The online class I am creating for grad school, which will be implemented in the Spring, will most probably be created in Edmodo.
So, if you are a parent/guardian of one of our 6th grade technology students this nine weeks, please send in those permission forms a.s.a.p. so we can get moving with collaboration and giving these students a great experience that will carry over for a lifetime of 21st century learning. Students will be required to take at least one online course for high school graduation within the next year, and this will definitely carry over when these 6th graders hit high school. For them to have this experience now would give them a 'leg up' in the future.
Plus, don't we want them getting excited about education even when they are not in the confines of our halls?
Thanks again for your support!
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