Last week Edmodo, a service I’ve reviewed a few times since its launch,  introduced accounts for parents. This new option allows teachers to add parents to their Edmodo network in which the parents will be able to see what teachers post. It will also enable parents and teachers to exchange messages. You should note that parents will only be able to interact with the teacher and their children. Click here to read Edmodo’s directions for creating parent accounts.

To help parents and teachers learn how to utilize the new parent accounts feature, Edmodo is hosting a series of instructional webinars beginning this Thursday, January 20th at 6pm.  From the Edmodo announcement here are the topics for the first webinar:

Applications for Education
Edmodo is a great platform for communications between teachers and students, students and students, and now between teachers and parents. Edmodo allows you to post messages, files, and calendar dates important for your students’ success in your courses.