We use Edmodo to collect the homework so it ends up being purely electronic. Great for any of you looking for paperless homework.
Students can download the Duolingo and Edmodo app to their Smartphone and complete the Duolingo homework , take a screenshot of progress and upload image to Edmodo all from their phone. This also can all be done on a computer by going to the websites duolingo.com and edmodo.com.
The students enjoy doing the homework on their phone or computer and like the ease of Duolingo itself and many ask "Can I go farther than what is assigned?" When is the last time you have had students ASK to do more homework than assigned!?!
Student Set Up PowerPoint for Edmodo & Duolingo
A Bit on the Process:
1) On the teacher side of Edmodo, after you have created an account, set up your periods, you will get a group code for each period that you want each student use to join your group. You should create a seperate group for each period because then when it grades the homework, it will keep each period seperately. You are now ready to assign homework.
Click "Assignment" at top and give title, details and due date and type in all periods you want to see this. This will ensure that each period sees this on their student side of Edmodo.
This is an example of what I assigned last week:
Duolingo: Present Tense & Colors (146 words)
Complete rest of Present Tense verbs and Colors for total of 146. Take a screenshot and upload here to Edmodo.
POWERPOINT WITH SCREENSHOT INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENTS
Once you have created the assignment, when students log in or click on app (or some will have notifications set up on phone to notify them when you assign something) they will see the assignment with a "Turn In"button.
2) After students have done their Duolingo homework and have taken a screenshot by holding down the home button and top right at same time on iPhone, using Snipping Tool in Accessories folder in All Programs on PC computers, or whatever other method to capture image on other Smart Phones or Mac they are ready to turn it in. They go into the Edmodo app and click on the "Turn In" button and there is a choice to upload an image/access album. They upload the image and the "Turn In" will turn to "Waiting for a Grade".
3) On the teacher side, you can click on the period and then the "Turned In" button and on left click "Ungraded" and go through each and quickly see the images and assign a grade. At top there is a Progress icon to right of Home icon. Once you have graded the work, click this Progress button and Export the Excel sheet and you will see all the grades in a column and alphabetized. Super easy to put in the gradebook!
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UPDATE 5/17/14: With Duolingo's most recent update, there are MORE steps to getting the screenshot needed to turn in homework. Here is a PowerPoint with instructions on how to upload a screenshot that includes the students' username, profile picture and word count all in one image. This is important as students will just take a screenshot and text to all friends if you don't make it an image with their username and word count in the same image.