Edmodo Certified Trainer

This past fall I was selected to be part of the 1st cohort of Edmodo Certified Trainers (ECT). It is truly an honor to be selected for this group as only 50 educators were chosen to become ECTs. Edmodo is a secure social networking platform that has spread like wildfire in the education community. The founders and developers have done an amazing job of adapting to the needs of teachers while keeping the integrity and security of the platform intact.

Throughout the ECT training process, I connected with fellow ECTs from all over the globe. I look forward to working with my new ECT colleagues in the years to come.

If you'd like to become part of the Edmodo family, simply follow the Getting Started directions below.

Getting Started with Edmodo:

• Create your account (click on Edmodo above. If you're in Kenton County, KY, click here.)
• Complete your profile
• Add a Picture or Avatar
• Your Groups
• Create a group
• Share the Group's URL
• Add Folders
• Share resources
• Start Posting
• Lead collaborative discussions 
• Give Assignments, Quizzes, & Polls
• Install Apps
• Engage students, Inspire Creativity, & Assess Learning
• Follow and Participate in Communities
• Connect with educators from around the world
• Connect with me
• Discover great resources

If you need any help or need a person to bounce ideas off of I am hear to help, I'm only a message away.

2014 KySTE Spring Conference

This year at the KySTE Spring Conference (March 5-7 at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville, KY) I will be presenting on 2 different topics.  During the TRT/TIS strand on Wednesday I will be presenting on Edmodo, the social networking platform for schools.   Teachers, students, and parents like Edmodo for what it brings to the classroom, and this session will focus on how district and school leaders can leverage the free tools to manage Edmodo at the school and district level.

On Thursday I will be presenting on Simple K12's Teacher Learning Community.  From previous posts you know that I'm a huge fan of the Teacher Learning Community, so much so that I'm featured in their testimonial video.  When SimpleK12 came out with a free version for teachers, I became an even bigger fan.  This session will cover how teachers can get "PD in their PJs."

I'm looking forward to both of these sessions, and hopefully you'll be able to make it to the KySTE Conference.  It's always a great 2-3 days of learning, collaboration, and networking.

Class Dojo

ClassDojo is a classroom tool that helps teachers improve behavior in their classrooms quickly and easily. It also captures and generates data on behavior that teachers can share with parents and administrators.
It's being used by teachers all over the world, who are loving it and having tremendous success with it.

Better learning behaviors, smoother lessons and hassle-free data - and its free!
Even better it comes with a web version and a mobile version.

Follow this link to get your free account.
http://bit.ly/KaRnP5​