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Using ClassDojo in the Classroom

Awards are given when points are earned
As a teacher, you are always looking for something that is easy and effective to use as a behaviour mangement system in our classrooms, that allows that flow to happen in the classroom.

I have been using ClassDojo for a year and for me it has been a good way to manage behaviour in my classroom in a way that the students respond to as well.

The one big advantage I have found is that all the behaviour is recorded of each student. At the end of the day, when the opportunity or necessity arises, feedback can be given to students about their behaviour.
This year I started the year off with all of my students using the same avatar. It seemed to be a great incentive to earn points, particularly after showing them the range of avatars that there are.

I have prizes for each 10 points they achieve. The prizes include changing avatars, sweets, free time etc. which my students have really enjoyed and are always reminding me when they have reached their next level.


Checking in at the start of the day
The feature I have enjoyed the most is the attendence check in. I set the attendence to all absent which is red. As students come in, they change the colour to green to show that they are present at school. I record who is absent and then tap the attendence button, wwhich locks out the absent students for the day so that they are not able to get points for that day.

Another feature that my students have enjoyed this year is being able to create their own avatars using a secret code. They can access ClassDojo and build their own avatar.





Changing avatars has helped keep interest, I have found, when using ClassDojo, so opportunity is given at the end of the day to change Avatars when needed.
It is good to be able to look back at the end of the day and check out the graph and compare positives and negatives as a class, discussing where changes need to be made.

Another feature which I haven't used but would like to, is the facility to be able to email parents a record of their child's behaviour, particularly if you were working with that family to keep them informed about how their child is going at school.



Uisng ClassDojo has been a great way to track students behaviour, while also making it engaging for the students. I like that you can add as many classes to your dashboard. It is a very positive program to use and most of all it works!






Changing avatars
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  1. Kalen Gallagher21 August 2012 at 12:09

    Hi Kate - Kalen from ClassDojo here! Thank you so much for this amazing post - we all really appreciate it!

    If anyone who comes across this post has any questions for us or needs help getting set up, please don't hesitate to reach out - hello@classdojo.com :)

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