Edmodo is an educational website that takes the ideas of social media and transfers them to a classroom-appropriate apparatus. When running a class through Edmodo, the system allows an educator to create and manage classes, offer students merit badges, and connect with other educators. A cool feature titled Edmodo Spotlight allows educators access to all kinds of free resources for any curriculum imaginable.
Schoology is similar to Edmodo in that it is an educational website that serves as a learning management system, allowing educators to manage online classrooms. Schoology allows the same concepts as Edmodo: assignments, grades, and connection through messaging. The layout is similar to Facebook's, so most people will already be familiar with it.
After giving both a try, I was more impressed with Schoology. I like the layout more; it seems more organized than Edmodo's. Also, I enjoyed creating a course over the Civil War in Schoology. When one creates a course in Schoology for students to participate in, one has all kinds of add-on options, including discussion questions, tests, quizzes, media albums, and more. Online classes are the education of the future, so it's important for high school students to be exposed to this kind of twenty-first century learning. If an educator is looking for a change of pace and to expose his or her students to the future of education, Schoology (and Edmodo) are great tools to cultivate.
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