The Potentials of Edmodo...

I really like this site and I completely understand why " the young teachers attending would not stop talking about it." I think that we could use this several ways:

• The Poll Feature. We could have students take polls to see what they are most interested in studying. We could also use polls as an evaluation tool by having students rate whether or not they liked an activity or lesson that we tried out in class.
• The Quiz Feature. Like Blackboard and Scholar, we can administer quizzes. I think that the interface for creating the quizzes is nicer and more user-friendly than Blackboard or Scholar.
• RS Feeds Feature. We could add news feeds that are relevant for our classes so that students can follow them. We can also use this feature to connect to a class blog.
• Assignments Feature. We can use this to post assignments and their due dates...sort of like a bulletin board or planner.
• Badges. I like how we can award students badges for their contributions on Edmodo. I think though that this may be geared more towards the younger students. (good citizen, good question, hard worker, homework helper, participant, perfect attendance, star performer, student of the month). We can also create our own badges for students.
• Profile url. I just claimed my own profile url...http://edmodo.com/tiffanyannbumbarger I will play with this more later.
• Calendar Feature. We can use this as a timetable for topics indicated on the syllabus as well as due dates.