by William Yang Edmodo is a free, safe social networking site
specifically designed for education. My colleagues and I have
been integrating Edmodo with upper elementary students and
discovered that social networking can support learning in many
ways. Engaging Students with Content Have reluctant readers and
writers? With Edmodo, all students were eager to read and
respond. Students who were reluctant to speak in class found it
easier to share their thoughts on topics with Edmodo. They
learned more about science, writing, and social studies through
video public service announcements, author podcasts, and online
articles that were posted to the site. Students gained
additional insight through online conversations and questions
they had about content. Students processed ideas and asked for
feedback with Edmodo. They learned how to effectively provide
and receive feedback by cultivating questions and responses that
elicited further thinking. By sharing links to sites, media, and
discussions, students became reso