social network – Technology in the Classroom

Who will be the champ?

It’s no secret that I love me some Edmodo. The classroom companion has served me very well over the past two years and as they continue to roll out feature after feature it is no wonder that they have over 3.5 million strong. However, Edmodo isn’t the end all be all folks. Heck no! Omar and I are compiling a list (as comprehensive as possible) of Edmodo challengers out there. We are going to take a look at them and decide if Edmodo is truly deserving of the belt or not. Here’s who we are looking at:

Collaborize Classroom
Edmodo (of course)
Edu 2.0 (edu20.com charges, but edu20.org has a free plan)
Moodle
Schoolbinder
Schoology

The requirements to get into the list must be the following:

Has a free option
Has a social aspect
Assignments can posted and tracked
Teachers have control of their classroom/groups
Must have a significant user base (some websites can disappear overnight. We are looking for large and stable platforms)

If you, our most devoted readers, know of any websites that we missed, please let us know. In the words of Randy “The Macho Man” Savage “Ohhhhh yeaaaaaahh!”