The students and teachers of the 21st century are no longer satisfied with the idea that learning is a solitary process meant to take place at separate desks with pens, pencils, and books. The more sociable learner of our time demands an education that embraces the free-flowing exchange of ideas between a cornucopia of individuals, who represent a wide variety of cultures, geographic locations, beliefs, and ideas. This exchange of ideas is not confined by the brick walls of a school, and edmodo is striving to change the way students and teachers are learning and communicating with one another.
How does Edmodo work?
Edmodo is just as simple as a Facebook page. Each student from a particular class is given a code by his/her teacher. Once the student goes home and enters the code, he/she is included as a member of that group on its Edmodo page. The student uses a personal username and password to access the page, which allows the student to communicate with the class as a whole or individually. Communication between the class members is done through posts. Unlike Myspace, where you post whatever you want when you want, Edmodo posts are reserved for subjects pursuant to the specific course. The teacher is meant to act as a moderator for the content posted to a course's Edmodo page.
How can teachers use Edmodo?
Edmodo allows educators to facilitate class discussion between students that continue beyond the ringing of the school bell. As I stated above, teachers can view and monitor student posts through their own account. Teachers can also post class handouts and other class materials with the internal library offered by Edmodo. Any document (a course syllabus, readings, poems, articles, etc.) can be posted to the library. Teachers can also assign, receive, and grade assignments all through Edmodo. Click here to see how homework is submitted through Edmodo! Think about it! No more piles of papers to disseminate or grade, and students will be able to view their own grades through the Edmodo system. Edmodo will give teachers more time to teach and students more time to learn. Gone are the days when class time is gobbled up by administrative activities. Teachers can also take polls to gauge student understanding, or to measure prior knowledge. Even the most simple activities, such as hyper-linking, allows teachers to include videos to be viewed outside of class. 
I bet Edmodo is just for high school students!
No-if a student can use a computer, he/she can use Edmodo. Students and teachers from middle school and college use Edmodo. Edmodo offers security by limiting access to only students and teachers of a course. However, there is always a risk, as with any on-line service, that someone outside the course may gain access, but the risk is minimal. Any time anyone other than an adult is on-line, parental supervision is essential.
My Opinion
For me, Edmodo is very simple to use and makes learning a more social and interactive process. I wish I could connect to different classrooms across the world using Edmodo, and then, students of different cultures could teach one another, however, I can see the advantage in mimicking the close-knit group of the classroom. I am also afraid that students may begin to believe that getting materials from Edmodo can adequately replace attending class on a daily basis. Human to human interaction should be enhanced by Edmodo, not replaced by it.
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