I'm still acclimating myself to this resource, but here's why I love it:

• It works pretty seamlessly on the iPad

• It allows students to highlight and annotate, and allows other students to see those notes (if the original note taker allows it)

• Each annotation can be categorized by ELA standard (each standard has a color)

• It allows you to ask students questions, and students can't look past the question until they answer it

• It uses your Edmodo information, which saves those extra clunky steps

• It's easy to grade and see data

• It allows students to explore and find their own articles of interest, and keeps a reading log for them (time spent reading; words looked up; etc)

• They have interesting articles and lots of stories

 

There are a few drawbacks that I've noticed so far, but almost all of them have to do with not having the pro (paid) version of the app:

• You can only upload three of your own PDFs per month (unless you have the pro version)

• Some of the data reports are restricted unless you have the pro version

 

I'm working on a tutorial, for anyone who uses Edmodo.