AbstractionĮdmodo shares similar visual patterns with other social media sites that students may already be familiar with. Students familiar with the layout of the Edmodo home stream can expect features and tabs to be placed in the same position within the class page and small groups page. These user experience patterns (similarities) are built into the Edmodo design for ease of use and consistency.
When the student posts a note, accesses a folder, identifies the members of a group, likes a comment, updates his profile, changes a setting, or navigates through a thread, the steps taken and the user experience are always the same regardless of their class or small group. Students interact with patterns when using the Edmodo interface. For example, a student can create a subject folder named Social Studies, then create a subfolder named Assignments and another named Class Notes. The backpack allows students to create folders that can store subfolders, files and links. Files, assignments, and links can be saved to a student’s Edmodo backpack and organised for easier, quicker access. In their Edmodo class, students use decomposition skills by breaking the content into smaller, more manageable parts. Students can also use the data collected from these features to make more informed decisions about their learning progress. Students can utilise the progress tab to track and review their assignment scores, quiz scores, and badges. Higher numbers of likes indicate the perceived value of the post. Posts endorsed by positive comments from peers may indicate relevance as well.
Other Edmodo features include comments, shares, mentions, hashtags, and keyword analysis. For the students, the most common measure of a post’s effect is the Like feature.