Class Dojo uses real teachers to make their point...be positive and train kids. The tools are there: timer, randomizer, parent connections, sounds to remind, cute avatars to design…
January was Class Dojo month for Tech Cluster.
Our emphasis was on ideas for use in the real classroom so that we could reach non-users and pros alike using Dojo Channel videos from YouTube in their playlist Ideas From the Classroom: Emily talks about encouraging class participation with the randomizer., Maranda shows us how earning points for behavior helped students see what the behaviors look like, Kendra shows how she connects with busy parents, Kaytlyn shrinks transition time, Marin affects the school environment. Paul wins for intervention needs, Taryn groups non-English students for lab work, and Evan encourages active listening. These range from elementary to high school aged students. Class Dojo also provides a video for introducing your students to Class Dojo which is found on the
Our emphasis was on ideas for use in the real classroom so that we could reach non-users and pros alike using Dojo Channel videos from YouTube in their playlist Ideas From the Classroom: Emily talks about encouraging class participation with the randomizer., Maranda shows us how earning points for behavior helped students see what the behaviors look like, Kendra shows how she connects with busy parents, Kaytlyn shrinks transition time, Marin affects the school environment. Paul wins for intervention needs, Taryn groups non-English students for lab work, and Evan encourages active listening. These range from elementary to high school aged students. Class Dojo also provides a video for introducing your students to Class Dojo which is found on the
The best way to use this tool is with a hand held device, Apple or Android. You can begin with your smart phone if you have nothing else. This allows you to continue behavior observation while nowhere near your desk...or even the classroom. You can look at hall, playground or cafeteria issues. But the class participation and transition videos work nicely in a classroom where the teacher has no tablet. Both are during non-teacher led moments in class.
Some students need to see what behaviors we ask for look like. Perhaps they haven’t encountered respectfulness before. Seeing someone being rewarded for that behavior can build an understanding of it. In the video for ACE-type or special education students the teacher mentions that his students enjoy the immediate reward of the points for something they may not have been successful at before.
Sonya observed, “I can see my students improve not...for the teacher or parent, but for themselves.”
And of course there’s an APP for that available at iTunes or Google Play. Here is a link to a TeacherCast about new messenger tool….private messages can be 2-way while the whole class choice is only teacher to parent.. Messenger is a stand alone tool which can be used without using Class Dojo.
This tool is so helpful in the real life classroom....
