Edmodo Blog

Edmodo Quizzes: Improvements & Updates

By Sitaara Jones, Education Writer and Former Educator June 02nd, 2020

After a school year that ended like none of us would have expected, I’m sure you’re hoping for a return to normalcy in school...

Introducing JumpStart Activity Studio on Edmodo

By Sitaara Jones, Education Writer and Former Educator June 01st, 2020

Ready to bring more excitement for learning to your classroom? We are excited to introduce JumpStart® Activity Studio, a brand...

Supporting Students, Teachers, and Parents with Social-Emotional Learning

By Sitaara Jones, Education Writer and Former Educator May 21st, 2020

Social and emotional learning has been a buzzword in the world of education for a while now and with good reason. Social and...

Classroom Culture in an Age of Distance Learning

By Hsuanwei Fan, Edmodo Team Member and Former Educator April 14th, 2020

In these times of uncertainty, students look to the adults in their life to provide a sense of comfort and stability even if they...

Three Strategies to Use Edmodo for Effective Communication

By Sitaara Jones, Education Writer and Former Educator April 08th, 2020

Communication is a valuable tool in every classroom. With Edmodo, you can reach your students or parents on any device, at any...

Tips and Tricks for Working from Home with Kids

By Sitaara Jones, Education Writer and Former Educator April 08th, 2020

If you now find yourself working from home while managing your family, you aren’t alone. For nearly two weeks now, parents around...

A Letter from Edmodo's CEO: Staying Connected Despite the Distance

By Susan Kim, CEO of Edmodo March 31st, 2020

From Susan Kim, CEO of Edmodo

Social Distancing and Distance Learning: One Parent's Perspective

By Darian Patchin, Edmodo Team Member March 25th, 2020

I saw a Twitter post yesterday that talked about “brain breaks for your kids.” While we could all use a brain break right now, I...

Distance Learning: How to Teach in the Time of the Coronavirus

By Alessandra Pallavicini, EFL Teacher and Edmodo Certified Trainer, Italy March 21st, 2020

These are hard times for schools and for us teachers. Staying at home does not mean rest and relaxation at all, but rather,...

Tips and Resources for Parents to Support Learning at Home

By Windy Lopez-Aflitto, Vice President of Content and Partnerships at Learning Heroes March 19th, 2020

As teachers and parents, we’re all feeling overwhelmed by the news about COVID-19 and the effects on our everyday lives. But,...

How to Video Live Stream to Your Class on Edmodo

By Kaushal Sampat, Edmodo Team Member March 14th, 2020

We understand that due to the coronavirus and school closures, teachers are rapidly modifying lessons to support distance...

How to Use YouTube to Live Stream Teaching with Edmodo for Distance Learning

By Jason Nesbitt, Edmodo Team Member March 14th, 2020

All that is required is a YouTube Account and an Edmodo Class/Group. 1. Login to YouTube and enable your account for streaming....

Three Activities to Get Started with Distance Learning Using Edmodo

By Doreen Wolfgram, Instructional Coach & Tiffany Louie, Educational Technology Coach March 10th, 2020

Effective distance learning begins with structured activities to keep students focused on their learning goals and performance...

Setting Up Edmodo Classes for Distance Learning

By Kate Baker, Senior Community Engagement Manager and Teacher March 08th, 2020

Educators can use technology to deliver instruction and assess student learning in an efficient manner even during times of...

How to Remediate Creativity

By Blair Fitzsimons October 24th, 2019

We’d like to thank Blair for sharing these fantastic insights ahead of his session at EdmodoCon. If you’re interested in more...

Empowering Students Through Connections-Based Learning

By Sean Robinson October 22nd, 2019

We’d like to thank Sean for this insightful analysis ahead of his session at EdmodoCon. If you’re interested in more from Sean,...

Remember to Breathe: Tackling Teaching’s Challenges With Mindfulness

By Jaime Grodberg October 18th, 2019

We’d like to thank Jaime for sharing this story ahead of her session at EdmodoCon. If you’re interested in more from Jaime,...

How to Engage Families with Research-Based Engagement Resources and Tools

By Windy Lopez-Aflitto, VP Content and Partnerships, Learning Heroes September 06th, 2019

Tips For Using Edmodo With Other Apps

By Edmodo HR August 23rd, 2019

Do you ever look at your phone or desktop and wonder “Why do I bother with all these different apps?” Maybe you have them...

Edmodo Quizzes: Formative Practice + Classroom Culture!

By Hsuanwei Fan August 23rd, 2019

As a teacher, I’m pretty conflicted about tests and quizzes. We know that for many students, tests just aren’t the best format to...

The Global Search for Education: Wanted — Student Consultants for a Modern Workforce

By C. M. Rubin August 09th, 2019

When you give students real-world challenges with real-world organizations, everyone can benefit. Infusing curricula with timely...

SEL: Building Classroom Culture To Inspire Students

By Kate Baker August 09th, 2019

Everything about Ray, from his seat choice to his body language in class, indicated that he didn’t want to be noticed. And for...

What’s New on Edmodo for 2019

By Edmodo HR August 05th, 2019

From Messages to Student Planners, we’re proud to roll out fantastic new features for Edmodo users across the globe. We’re two...

A New Edmodo for the New Decade

By Edmodo HR June 16th, 2019

Want to know what’s new for August 2019? You’ve come to the right place.

Clear The Air Contest Winners

By Edmodo HR May 22nd, 2019

See some amazing student art and find out who won the top spot! There were so many amazing entries that we had to take a little...

Announcing Discover on Edmodo

By Edmodo Staff May 04th, 2019

Students are more stressed than ever. Hundreds of apps are competing for their attention. Poorly-tuned algorithms are exposing...

How to Use NexxGen News During Class Downtime and Homeroom

By Guest Author April 10th, 2019

Three easy ways to keep your students focused while taking advantage of downtime Maybe you’ve heard that NexxGen News has already...

Announcing Clear The Air

By Edmodo HR March 18th, 2019

Share the real danger of vaping with your students with lesson plans and a contest hosted by Edmodo Whether you’re a student, a...

NexxGen News Debuts on Edmodo!

By Guest Author March 10th, 2019

Get free videos and news resources for your classroom or assignments, right on Edmodo. We’re excited to announce a partnership...

4 Strategies on How to Add CREATIVITY to Your Lessons

By Guest Author February 28th, 2019

From Droodles to memes to presentations, Judi Holst gives you some new tips on bringing more creativity into your classroom....

Edmodo Partners With Happy Not Perfect to Bring Mindfulness to Global Classrooms

By Edmodo HR January 23rd, 2019

We’re excited to give free games, videos, and audio series from Happy Not Perfect to each of our 100 million users.

Building Computational Thinking with Edmodo

By Guest Author December 07th, 2018

Does Edmodo really help students learn computational thinking just by using it? by Brehaniea Wight

How Social Learning Can Help Everyone in Your School

By Guest Author October 12th, 2018

Strengthen a sense of community across all stakeholders in the learning process and enable better learning. Photo by Jess Watters...

Provide a Scalable PD Solution for Your Schools with Edmodo

By Guest Author September 28th, 2018

Make training more adaptive and exciting for schools in your network with Edmodo’s built-in PD features Photo by John Schnobrich...

Social Learning isn’t the Future. It’s the Present.

By Edmodo HR September 27th, 2018

The classroom is bigger than the teacher. So why do we put so much pressure on one person for student success? There’s a common...

Seven New Ways to Use Edmodo for PD at Your School

By Guest Author September 26th, 2018

From badges to small groups, these teachers found ways to make PD fun and easy for their colleagues. Photo by rawpixel on ...

Solving the Teacher Resource Problem

By Guest Author September 22nd, 2018

Find out how Edmodo can organize and revolutionize your school’s access to resources. There is a lot of bad teaching content out...

Teaching Resources Are More Important Than Ever. Here’s Why.

By Edmodo HR September 13th, 2018

Teachers have gone from relying on a handful of resources to navigating the stormy waters of resources from the Internet....

5 Tips on How to Address Learner Variability in Your Classroom with Personalized Learning

By Guest Author September 10th, 2018

Nanda Krish of WiseWire explains how you can meet every student’s needs with a few small changes. Within any classroom is a wide...

Six Unique Ways to Combine Tech Tools With Edmodo

By Edmodo HR September 08th, 2018

We asked veteran teachers and tech leaders about how they use Edmodo and other apps at their school. The responses were...

Enhance Communication Across Your School, District, or Department with Edmodo

By Guest Author September 07th, 2018

Discover how Edmodo can transform communication for everyone in your school community. Strengthen your community by improving...

Create Conversations that Change Lives with Edmodo

By Edmodo HR August 31st, 2018

Find out how easily you can build a classroom community through the story of Kate Baker and Shari Krapels’ collaborative writing...

EdmodoCon Speaker Spotlight: Michael Clark

By Edmodo HR July 23rd, 2018

Find out how Michael supports his fellow educators before you see him live at EdmodoCon! On August 7th, Michael Clark will be...

EdmodoCon Speaker Spotlight: Kate Baker

By Edmodo HR July 13th, 2018

Find out how Kate supports her fellow educators before you see her live at EdmodoCon! On August 7th, Kate Baker will be...

EdmodoCon Speaker Spotlight: Hatem Radwan

By Edmodo HR July 12th, 2018

Find out how Hatem supports his fellow educators before you see him live at EdmodoCon! On August 7th, Edmodo Ambassador Hatem...

Edmodo Announces Partnership with IBM to Close the Learning Gap

By Edmodo HR June 26th, 2018

We’re working with IBM Watson Education to create the smartest AND largest learning network in the world. At Edmodo, we’re always...

Your Guide to Edmodo @ ISTE 2018

By Edmodo HR June 14th, 2018

How to find Edmodo Staff and Ambassadors attending ISTE 2018 ISTE 2018 Geared up for ISTE yet? Do you have your panels picked...

EdmodoCon Speaker Spotlight: Urmi Chakravorty

By Edmodo HR June 12th, 2018

Find out how Prof. Chakravorty supports her fellow educators before you see her live at EdmodoCon! On August 7th, Professor Urmi...

A Day in The Life of a Digital Convergence Facilitator

By Guest Author June 12th, 2018

After over 30 years as a teacher, I became a tech leader to help my fellow educators. by Sheryl Place

EdmodoCon Speaker Spotlight: Paola Cardona

By Edmodo HR June 11th, 2018

Find out how Paola supports her fellow teachers before you see her live at EdmodoCon! On August 7th, Paola Cardona will be...

The Global Search for Education: Keeping Up With The Machines

By Guest Author June 08th, 2018

This week, Charles Fadel joins us for a discussion on what human learners and curriculum designers have to do to stay on pace...

The Global Search for Education: Educating India for a Digital Age

By Guest Author June 01st, 2018

This week, we welcome Vishal Talreja, Co-founder & CEO of Dream a Dream, helps children in India finish education and lead...

Connecting Public Schools in Japan and Australia with Edmodo!

By Guest Author May 29th, 2018

At the end of 2017, two classrooms on different continents shared their cultural experiences with each other. Here’s how they...

The Global Search for Education: The Holistic Approach

By Guest Author May 25th, 2018

How do you teach children cognitive and emotional competencies? The Global Search for Education (GSE) is a regular contributor to...

The Global Search for Education: Keeping Gender at the Forefront — Millennial Bloggers Weigh In

By Guest Author May 18th, 2018

The GSE’s Millennial bloggers share their thoughts about what gender equality really means and how it can change education for...

How to Use Project-Based Learning in a Flipped Classroom

By Guest Author May 16th, 2018

Save time, work with students directly, and deliver feedback quickly with this new paradigm. by Nanda Krish

Five Editor-Approved Tips for Media Literacy in Any Class

By Guest Author May 14th, 2018

Fact-checking and looking for bias are no longer just skills needed in journalism class or at the school paper. by Stephanie Vatz

The Global Search for Education: Are You as Good as Your Robot?

By Guest Author May 11th, 2018

We invited Stuart Elliott and Dirk Van Damme to discuss the results of a study comparing computer skills with humans. The Global...

Cultivating Community Stories #EdmodoChat

By Edmodo HR May 10th, 2018

For May’s first #EdmodoChat, Buncee and Sharon Clark hosted a discussion on how to capture and share stories from your school...

The Global Search for Education: Yes They’re Ready to Teach in the Fourth Industrial Revolution!

By Guest Author May 04th, 2018

This week, we welcome six internationally recognized Global Teacher Prize finalists to discuss their vision of the future. The...

Five Student Stories to Brighten Your Day

By Edmodo HR May 03rd, 2018

We asked students to share their most inspiring stories from the school year and were amazed by the response. Interested in other...

10 Parent Stories to Inspire Your Child’s Growth

By Edmodo HR May 03rd, 2018

Check out these stories from parents on Edmodo to see how small efforts go a long way for your child. Interested in other tales...

The Global Search for Education: Escuela Nueva Has Much to Teach Us

By Guest Author April 27th, 2018

This week, we welcome Vicky Colbert, founder and director of Fundación Escuela Nueva. “There are many important facets of the...

Flipped Learning #EdmodoChat

By Edmodo HR April 24th, 2018

For April’s first #EdmodoChat, WiseWire and Kate Baker joined us for a discussion about Flipping the Classroom. Kate Baker...

6 Ideas for Using Technology in the Classroom

By Guest Author April 23rd, 2018

Try these beginning tips for integrating technology into the overall learning experience. by Joel Lee

The Global Search for Education: Get Ready for Earth Day

By Guest Author April 20th, 2018

This week, the Millennial Bloggers share their insights on teaching Climate Change to a new generation. According to the Paris...

Cross-Curricular Literacy #EdmodoChat

By Edmodo HR April 20th, 2018

On March 18th, hundreds of educators joined Edmodo and ThinkCERCA to discuss how to incorporate literacy across curriculum....

Whole Child Development #EdmodoChat

By Edmodo HR April 16th, 2018

On March 4th, parents, teachers, and students from across the world joined Edmodo and ASCD for an enlightening discussion about...

The Global Search For Education: Policy, Politics, People and the Impact of Globalization

By Guest Author April 13th, 2018

“Globalization, the increasing diversity of our populations, the consolidation of the knowledge-based society, and the increase...

The Global Search for Education: I Believe I Can Grow

By Guest Author April 06th, 2018

This week, we welcome Carol Dweck and discuss her research on encouraging children to have a growth mindset. “The important thing...

The Top 10 Questions Parents Have About The Flipped Classroom — And Their Answers

By Guest Author April 05th, 2018

Parents are taking a keen interest in the ins and outs of inverted learning. Here’s what you need to know. (Today’s guest post...

A Look Into The Student Mind: Understanding Performance Across Grades (Part 5)

By Guest Author March 30th, 2018

In our final entry, we take a look at how learning changes as students grow in their education. This article is Part 5 in a...

The Global Search for Education: Math Is Beautiful

By Guest Author March 30th, 2018

We welcome Daniel Kunin as he discusses teaching statistics and probability to generations growing up in the age of data. “The...

The Global Search For Education: Impact of Globalization on the North and South Divide

By Guest Author March 23rd, 2018

Brahm Fleisch explains the inequality in Education between the Global South and the Global North “The pressures in systems in the...

A Look Into the Student Mind: Balancing the Stakes (Part 4)

By Guest Author March 22nd, 2018

Discover how students thrive and struggle depending on pressure in the testing environment. This article is Part 4 in a five-part...

The Global Search for Education: What are We Doing about Student Well-Being?

By Guest Author March 16th, 2018

Something needs to be done about student well-being globally. Today students face many different environmental, social and...

Classroom Technology Fails Too Many Students. Here’s How to Change That.

By Guest Author March 16th, 2018

ThinkStock Photos/Oksana Rusalova Talk to a group of teachers and they’re likely to have strong opinions about the pros and cons...

Why You Should Bring National Reading Month to Your School

By Guest Author March 13th, 2018

Find out how students can benefit from these easy ways to incorporate reading across the school. School administrators spend...

Using Whole Child Development to Grow Emotional Intelligence

By Guest Author February 28th, 2018

Laura Seuschek explains how teaching the whole child can help foster empathy and community impact in students. Systems of...

It’s On Us: Why We Need to Advocate Whole Child Development

By Guest Author February 15th, 2018

It’s on us now — even more than before. It’s why we teach. We teach to prepare our children and youth for society, for life. We...

How to Enable Online Global Collaboration in Your Learning Environment

By Guest Author February 06th, 2018

Julie Lindsay walks you through the benefits of connecting your class to another one across the world. There are two important...

A Look Into The Student Mind: Teaching Concepts, Not Formulas (Part 3)

By Guest Author January 16th, 2018

This article is Part 3 in a five-part series. Find the previous articles here: Part 1. Part 2.

7 Ways to Teach and Raise Children who Give, Share, and Care

By Guest Author January 10th, 2018

Grounded in academics and linked to real life, Learning to Give provides lessons, resources, and support to guide K-12 teachers...

Snowed In and Still Learning

By Edmodo HR January 04th, 2018

When there’s heavy snow in the weather forecast, the students and faculty of St. Maria Goretti School in Westfield, Indiana know...

Code to Inspire: A Journey of a Thousand Miles Can Begin with Empty Hands!

By Guest Author December 14th, 2017

Fereshteh Forough tells the story of how she put engineering tools in the hands of young women. Were you born as a refugee? Have...

Crunch Time! 10 Tips on Using Edmodo for Test Review

By Guest Author December 08th, 2017

Edmodian Hsuanwei Fan gives you quick and easy tips on how you can use Edmodo to simplify your exam reviews. It’s exam season!...

We’re Partnering with Clever to Give Districts Automatic Digital Classrooms!

By Guest Author November 20th, 2017

As the world’s leading global education network, we’re announcing a new partnership with Clever to give millions of teachers,...

Empowering Parents and Families to Partner in Their Child’s Education

By Guest Author November 16th, 2017

Bibb Hubbard has dedicated her career to helping ensure all students are prepared for life after high school. She founded...

A Look Into The Student Mind: The Right Logic for the Wrong Answer (Part 2)

By Guest Author November 10th, 2017

This article is Part 2 in a five-part series. Find Part 1 here.

5 Reasons Why Project Based Learning Will Get Your School Ahead of the Curve

By Guest Author October 20th, 2017

Nanda Krish is Executive Chairman & CEO of Wisewire, a learning experience design company that develops smart technology...

A Look Into The Student Mind: Learning How Students Think (Part 1)

By Guest Author October 15th, 2017

Interested in discussing these findings with other teachers? Follow the Edmodo Topic for this series!

5 Tips to Help Students Become Good Digital Communicators

By Guest Author October 13th, 2017

Susan M. Bearden is the author of Digital Citizenship: A Community-Based Approach, published as part of the Corwin Connected...