Edmodo - would you recommend it?

Edmodo provides an easy way for your students to connect, collaborate and access content. I'd love to hear from anyone who's using it successfully - what's your favourite thing about it? Pros and cons? Reaction of students? Has anyone had a bad experience with it? With the shift towards flip teaching, I think it's an interesting platform to explore more. It's also a great way to link classes across schools, motivating students as they connect with peers.
I'd love your feedback!

"Get Connected!" - 2012

It's on again! On Monday, 2 April 2012, 18 teachers of Asian languages will be coming together to learn about the "Get Connected!" program, which links students of the 100 hours in Languages. We asked the 2011 cohort "What do you see as the program's greatest benefit/s?", and their answers are below:

Stage 4 classes connect with each other

In May 2011, my colleague Leanne Smith and I ran a full-day workshop for teachers wishing to link their 100 hours students with another class, using connected classroom technologies. Providing students with a real audience for their learning is a huge motivator and a vital component in Quality Teaching. Blogs, video conferencing, Bridgit, email, even old-fashioned letter exchanges - linking is now easier than ever before! Teachers of Japanese from four high schools (Armidale HS, Braidwood CS, Camden Haven HS and Glen Innes HS) are linking their students in this way, with students enjoying creating online avatars and speaking in Japanese to each other via video conferences. Why not try it...?
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