Get in on the ground floor of Edmodo, a free, private microblogging platform that teachers and students can use to send notes, links, files, alerts, assignments, and events to each other. Teachers sign up for accounts, and then create groups. Each group has a unique code which is distributed by the teacher to the class. Students then sign up (no email address required) and join the group using the code.  "Lockers" allow users to store and organize any post or reply.

During the initial stages of edmodo, when a teacher signs up they are automatically added to the edmodo and support groups in order to give all early-adopters a chance to connect and report bugs.

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This new micro-classroom provides social media tools for teachers and students, enabling them to share notes, links, and files in a modern way. Teachers also have the ability to send alerts to students regarding events and assignments. They will also have the option to post any item to a public time line if they so choose. Also handy is a calendar that keeps everyone in the know about upcoming exams and other events and special occasions.

That blog also includes a demonstration video. When Edmodo creator Jeff O'Hara chimed in on the related comments, he noted high use in their home state of Illinois, California and Brazil. In turn, one of those users commented:

I'm one of the Brazilian educators using Edmodo with a group of educators I'm training. For my online session, I use MOODLE as well as other open spaces, like blogs and wikis. I have a forum in MOODLE that I call class lounge. Well, as I started testing edmodo, it's been packed with interaction and we kind of left the calls lounge. Why? The class lounge is a forum, more static. Edmodo is much more conversational, dynamic. For you to have a better picture, you need to try it out. What I can say is that the participants just love to be there!

Source: Edmodo FAQ and Mashable, Edmodo is a Twitter for Education

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