App 2: Edmodo
The second app I looked at was Edmodo. This app was good for interacting with other teachers based on the groups you followed, but I feel it would be a little less useful to use for my students. It becomes a little cumbersome in its design.
To use it you create a class and give the students you want to add the group code so they can join the app. After that you can post polls and assignments for your students to complete, as well as put reminders on the page for them. To get the student perspective on the application I enlisted the help of a friend.
On the teacher side of the app, once you create your class and give your students the code to join, you have a drop down menu of options to choose from. (see below)
To use it you create a class and give the students you want to add the group code so they can join the app. After that you can post polls and assignments for your students to complete, as well as put reminders on the page for them. To get the student perspective on the application I enlisted the help of a friend.
On the teacher side of the app, once you create your class and give your students the code to join, you have a drop down menu of options to choose from. (see below)
For testing the app, I chose to create a poll and an assignment for students to participate in. The poll allows you to give questions to all students enrolled in the course to ask them questions about scheduling or even to give them sample multiple choice questions. The first photo is from the teacher perspective and the second is from the student perspective.
The assignment function allows you as the teacher to post information about the assignment and links to information that you want students to have. Then students can submit the assignment to the app making it easy to ensure that every student has submitted the assignment.
While the app has a lot of good features, I feel that for my content area a different style of app would be more useful. Perhaps one like Remind 101, that allows direct communication with students.