LessonPlan

CreatedBy:

NicoleLewis&MattSurdel

Date:

022215

LessonTitle:

EdmodoTutorial

LessonSummary(CentralFocus):

ThroughthislessonthestudentswillbeintroducedtothewebsiteEdmodoandlearnaboutthe
differentresourcesofferedthroughthesiteasastudent.Thestudentswillbeabletodevelop
andrefinetheirbasiccomputerskills,internetskills,alongwithpracticingonlinesafetyand
reinforcingthefundamentalsofgoodDigitalCitizenship.

LearnerDescription

LearnersGradeLevel:

9thGrade12thGrade

LearnerPrerequisites

Thelearnerwouldneedbasiccomputerskillssuchastheabilitytouseakeyboardand
mouse(orotherequivalenttechnologyforthosephysicallyunableto).Theywouldalsobe
requiredtohaveanunderstandingofhowtobrowseawebsiteandtheabilitytoreachan
assignedwebsite.

LearnersPriorKnowledge
Learnerswillhavebeenexpectedtobefamiliarwithcomputersandemailfromprevious
usageintheirlives.Learnerswillalsobeexpectedtounderstandwhatsocialmediais,while
notnecessarilybeingrequiredtohavepriorexperiencedirectlywithit.

Outcomes
Lesson
Objectives

1) Aftercompletingthislesson,thestudentwouldbeabletocreateand
managetheirownEdmodoaccount.
2) Bycompletingthislesson,thestudentwouldbeabletounderstand
theresourcesofferedbyEdmodo.
3) Aftercompletingthelesson,thestudentwouldbeabletoutilizethe
resourcesandsoftwareonEdmodofortheirownuse.
4) Throughcompletionofthelesson,thestudentwouldbeableto
differentiatetheappropriateusesoftheresourcesandsoftwareon
Edmodofortheirownuse.

Estimatedtimetocompletelesson:

One50minutesession

Standards

Typestandardshereinalist.Clicklinksfor

ISBEstandards
(rightside
navigation),

CCSS
,and

ISTES
.
ISTES2.aInteract,collaborate,andpublishwithpeers,experts,
orothersemployingavarietyofdigitalenvironmentsandmedia

ISTES3.bLocate,organize,analyze,evaluate,synthesize,and
ethicallyuseinformationfromavarietyofsourcesandmedia
ISTES4.dUsemultipleprocessesanddiverseperspectivesto
explorealternativesolutions
ISTES5.aAdvocateandpracticesafe,legal,andresponsibleuse
ofinformationandtechnology

ISTES5.bExhibitapositiveattitudetowardusingtechnology,that
supportscollaboration,learning,andproductivity
ISTES5.cDemonstratepersonalresponsibilityforlifelonglearning
ISTES5.dExhibitleadershipfordigitalcitizenship

ISTES6.aUnderstandandusetechnologysystems
ISTES6.dTransfercurrentknowledgetolearningofnew
technologies

Instruction
MaterialsandResources:

Acomputeralongwiththebasicpartswouldberequired(monitor,mouse,keyboard),an
internetconnection,somemeansofprojectionfortheteacherscomputer(suchasaLCD
projectororSmartBoard,forexample),andhttps://www.edmodo.com/

InstructionalProcedures:

Thisistheheartofdevelopingalessonplan.Youwillspendmostofyourtimefiguringoutthe
tasksinvolvedintheactuallearningactivities.ThesetasksshouldmatchALLoftheLesson
Objectives.Thetaskscanbebrokendownintostepswithinthelessonactivitiesandcanbe
spreadoverafewdays.

Identifytasksbylevelsofthelearningprocess:

Primeactivities:

BeginInitiatingthelessonwithaquestionregardingthedifferentmeansofaccessing
informationonlineandhowtocollaborate:
Connecttotheinternetviaanybrowser.Typeintheaddressbar:
www.edmodo.com
totake
thecomputertotheproperwebsite.
Fromthehomepage,showthestudentshowtocreateanaccountbyenteringtheirpersonal
informationintherespectiveareas.Afterwardsgobacktohomescreenandclickonthe
signinareaandenteryouraccount.
Showthestudentshowtoaccessthetoolsavailabletothestudent(therunning
conversation,assessments,meansofcollaborating,etc.)Bytakingthemtotheirrespective
linksontheteachershomepageasthiswouldbewhattheywouldseeontheirownwhen
theyaccessedtheirownpagefromtheirownaccount.Thiswouldbeginbyshowingthe
studentswhatthehomepagelookedlikeontheirindividualaccountandhowtheycantype
intotherunningdiscussion.Takingthemthroughtheavailablecommunitiesbyclickingonthe
communitytabwouldshowthestudentsdifferentgroupsofintereststheyhadinorderfor
themtofindnews,ideas,andtalktootherlikemindedindividualsontopicstheyareinterested
in.
Takingthestudentstothediscovertabwouldshowthemallthedifferentresources
availabletothem.
GoingbacktothehomepagethestudentswouldbetakentotheLibraryandshownwhatis
availablethere.
Thenthestudentswouldshownhowtoaccessassignmentsfromtheclassroom.

Alloftheabovewouldbedoneviaaprojectorandtheteacherscomputerwhilethestudents
observed.

HaveadiscussionoftheimportanceofDigitalCitizenryinourcurrentsociety.


Developactivities:

ThestudentswouldopenuptheirpreferredinternetbrowserandgotoEdmodo.com.Byfilling
intheirownpersonalinformationinthehomepagetheywouldbeabletocreateanaccount.
Fromheretheywouldthenlogintotheirownaccountusingtheiremailorusernameandtheir
chosenpassword.

FromtheirpersonalEdmodohomepagethestudentswouldthenpostintherunning
discussioninordertohavethemdeveloptheirskillsinacontrolledenvironmentwhenhelpis
amerehandraiseaway.

Practiceactivity:

ThestudentswouldtakeapreviouslydesignedassessmentonEdmodowhichisaboutthe
basicsofdigitalcitizenshiptofurtherpracticewiththetoolsofferedonEdmodo.Theywillneed
toaccessthewebsiteontheirownandlogintotheirpersonalaccount.Fromtheretheywould
needtoaccesstheassessmentassignedtothemonEdmodoandcompleteitwiththe
answerstheyfeelarebestbeforessubmittingit.

DigitalCitizenship

Asthelessonwillinevitablyinvolvecomputeruseandaccesstotheinternet,thelessonitself
isameansofestablishinggooddigitalcitizenshipawarenessaswellasrefineitallthemoreif
theyhadpreviousexperience.

Throughtheverynatureofthesiteitself,thestudentswouldseegoodcommunicationskills
modelledaswellasproperetiquettebetweentwoormorepersonsontheinternet.Literacy
wouldbeenhancedastheverynatureofnearlyallthingsonthesiterequireliteracytosome
degreeandwithmorepracticethestudentswouldonlybeabletobecomemoreliteratewhen
propercommunicationskillsaremodelled.

Asthesiteallowsthesharingofinformation,itwouldbenecessarytosharewiththestudents
copyrightlawsandhowtoprotectthemselvesfromanylegalramificationsaswellasbeing
heldaccountabletotheclassandschoolwithafailureontheprojectaswellasevenmore
severepunishmentsdependentontheschoolpolicymanualfromplagiarism.Thiswouldalso

reinforcethestudentsunderstandingoftherightsandresponsibilitiesofboththemselvesas
wellaseveryoneelseonthewebasthestudenttrulylearnsabouttheirresponsibilitiesto
obeythecopyrightlawsandtherightsoftheirownworkaswellasothers.Thiswouldalsobe
agoodpointonsharingwiththestudentshowcommerceisprotectedandfurtheredbythe
responsibleuseofcopyrightedinformation,andhowplagiarismandpiratingdamages
commerce.

Furtherelaboratingonthepreviouspointofsharinginformation,thestudentswouldalsobe
taught(forthefirsttime,orhavingitreinforcediftheywerealreadyfamiliarwiththenotion)of
passwordsecurityandhowtoprotectthemselvesonlinefromhavingtheirinformationstolen
byotherswhetheritbefromsharingtheirpassword,makingverysimplepasswordsthatare
alltoeasytogetinto,leavingtheiraccountsopenonpubliccomputers,etc.Alongsidethisthe
studentswouldalsobeabletodevelopanunderstandingofwhatisappropriatetoshareona
publicforumandwhatisnot(particularpictures,comments,views,etc).

Inevitablythelessonrequirescomputeruseandprovidesawealthofinformationavailableto
thestudentsoabitofdiscussiononhowtoremainhealthyandfitinaworldwherejustabout
everythingonecandesireisavailablethroughacomputerthatsimplyrequiresonesit.

Extensions,Differentiations,andAdaptations

Forthosewhofinishearly,thestudentwouldbeabletoperusethesiteandtrulylearnabout
allthedifferenttoolsthatareofferedand/orfollowappropriatelinkstoinformationthestudent
findsinteresting.Forthosestudentswhorequiremoretime,oncetheiraccountissetup(the
initialpartofthelesson)thentheycanuseasmuchtimeasrequiredfromanyothercomputer
eitherbeforeorafterclassifoneisunavailableathome,orathomeiftheyhavethemeans.
Thesummativeassessmentwouldnotrequireanyotherinformationoutsidewhatwasoffered
inclassandthusanystudentswhohadtocompletetheassignmentoutsideoftheallotted
timewouldnotbeatadisadvantage.

Assessments

FormativeAssessments:

Throughoutthelesson,thelearnerswouldbeaskedtorecallwheretheygotosigninto
Edmodo,Whattooloptiontheywouldthinkwouldallowforquizzestobeassigned,whatthe
prosandconsofusingthebadgesystemwouldentail.

SummativeAssessment:


Thestudentswouldhavetorestarttheircomputer(toclearanyaccountinformationalready
entered)andthenaccesstheirEdmodo.comaccountfromtheinternet,followtheclasspage
totheassessments,andcompleteandbriefquizondigtitalcitizenship.Thiswouldallowthe
studentstoreinforcethroughfurtherpracticetheirabilitytoaccessEdmodo,showingtheir
computerandwebbrowsingskills,accesstheassessmentwhichdemonstratestheirabilityto
findspecifictoolsthroughthesite,andbycompletingaquizondigitalcitizenshipthestudent
willdemonstrateanunderstandingoftheresponsibilitiesofaprivatecitizeninaglobaldigital
worldandfurtherdemonstratetheirabilitytousethetoolsofferedonEdmodo.com.