What is ClassDojo? ClassDojo is an app that allows teachers, students and their parents to record student behaviour in class. A set of expected behaviour is keyed into the class file in ClassDojo and a point is awarded when the teacher catches students doing good... or doing bad. I lean more towards doing good as mot of my students tend to want that recorded, too. :) |
What are the positive behaviours we want to see in our classroom? Shows initiative. Stays on task. Waits for turn to speak. Works well with a team. Goes the extra mile. Ready to learn. Submits work on time. Shares interesting and thoughtful ideas. Perseveres to achieve goals. | What are the negative behaviors we want to discourage? Talking out of turn. Unprepared. No Homework. Not involved in teamwork. Off task. Late for class. |
How do we use it in class? It's always one of the open tabs in my laptop so I go in the class and plug my laptop onto the projector. The students immediately see their avatars and their positive points. I then go ahead and write the objectives of the hour (or half hour on the board). Then we start class. |
I award points as we discuss. If someone shares an interesting thought, I go to their avatar and give them a point. If I see groups of students working well together, I go to their avatars and award them points. If I see them off task and they've been reminded a few times to concentrate then they're given demerits as well. The whole class sees this on the screen when I input the points via laptop.
But the app is in my Samsung Note 8, too. So, sometimes, when I'm not in front of my laptop, I tote my Note 8 with me and use the ClassDojo app in it to award points as I go around. The real interesting thing about it is that it only takes a moment or two for the students to see it reflected on the website. So they see me input their point on my Note 8 and see the actual point enter on the projected screen. This keeps them on task and eager to earn points by doing what is expected of them. |
The app works on laptops, tablets (Android and iPad) and smartphones.
If you'd like to explore ClassDojo, you may click this link: http://bit.ly/1bTNdoB
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