Item: Edmodo
Rating: 10
Author: Leticia Citizen

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

While my organization does not necessarily utilize Edmodo, my previous district did and I continue to do so. I use it to connect my students with their global peers to engage in dialogue, receive purposeful feedback on various creative products, and collaborate on numerous projects. Parents also have access to see their child's work. I use Edmodo to communicate with teachers, near and far, to gather resources, ideas, and work on projects.

Pros and Cons

Safe, collaborative platform for teachers and students.
Allow teachers to share and house resources for others to use.
Various engagement tools to assess, promote dialogue, and interact with students.

I do wish they would bring back Snapshots which allowed for brief formative assessments based on standards.

Return on Investment

Since I am a strong believer in global collaborations, Edmodo thrives in this department by allowing connections for teachers and students.

Alternatives Considered

Schoology, Google Classroom, Canvas, Moodle and Weebly

Edmodo provides the services that I love, unlike some of the other sites. Edmodo appeals to teachers connecting on numerous topics and subjects from science and coding to SEL and Professional Development. The groups are all protected and monitored for teachers and students. The space for resources contains lessons and ideas for every aspect of education.

Support Rating

If there is an issue, concern, suggestion, or question, Edmodo support is helpful and willing to listen. Many Edmodians are former teachers and have a sense of how classrooms work. This is crucial when building a platform to use in education. Edmodo does an excellent job of staying connected and collaborating with teachers.

Key Insights

Do you think Edmodo delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Edmodo's feature set?

Yes

Did Edmodo live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Edmodo go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Edmodo again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Weebly, Flipgrid, Google Classroom

Likelihood to Recommend

Edmodo is well suited for teachers to create closed, monitored groups for students to join with a special code. Once all students are in the group, teachers can lock it so no other person may join. Once students are within a group, teachers can set expectations and norms. Groups that contain students from two different classes allows for collaborative experiences.

Connections Built on Edmodo

Overall Satisfaction with Edmodo