After last Friday's PD sessions I heard a lot of postive feedback but I also heard several people say
"I think I am going to use Edmodo instead of Live" and
"Why do we have to use all of these different things?"
I thought I would take a moment to explain a bit further. There is no choosing of one or the other,the tools are meant to be used collaboratively. They both have different purposes but they also have some commonalities.Though neither may be a tool you choose to use in your class you may find that there are great benefits from using one or both. I created this Venn diagram to help explain the differences betweenthe two services and where they overlap:
The collaboration that both of these resources offer is vast and as creative as you make it:
The main note I want you to take away from this message is this: Live is orignally deisgned to be another tool for the student to use for creation, file storage, and ease of accessiblity (vs our server). Edmodo offers a user friendly interface that allows for the managment of files, live interactions in the class, and creates a space for you to allow your students to submit work as well as recieve digital feedback on the work.Though some of these options can be found it Live it may not be the tool for you to carry this out, so choose the tool that works best for you, ask loads of questions, and collaborate.
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