Sunday, August 2, 2015
Class Dojo: Behavior Management
Video from: https://youtu.be/tHCDCKy8F6Q
One of my absolute favorite apps is Class DOJO. I have used this as my behavior management system for two years now. In the app, you can give students positive and negative points. You can customize the behaviors to fit the rules and procedures of your own class. Parents have an access code so that they can get on and see the progress reports for the student. They can see that day, last week, last month, and so on. It is all saved. You can also chat with parents on the messenger feature. This is a great way to communicate with parents quickly and even at home without giving them your cellphone number.
I have had huge success using this in my classroom. If parents have a question about why a student received a negative point, you can look back and see what time they received that point. This helps you remember what you were doing at that time of the day, and what the student was doing. Other teachers, specials teachers or librarians, can connect to your class and give/take points when you are not there. This helps with keeping consistency throughout the day even when the classroom teacher is not there.
In my class students get a point for every question that they raise their hands and answer, even if the answer is wrong. This encourages participation. It also helps me see who I have not called on for a while. For every 5 points that a student earns, they get a sticker on their reward chart. When their chart is full, they get to pick a prize out of the mystery box.
For more information about Class DOJO, check out this site: https://www.classdojo.com/about/.
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I have heard great things about DOJO. I have a co-worker that uses it and is very helpful to the parents. Do you feel like it's hard to keep on top of? I've wanted to start this, but feel like I will lose track of doing it consistently.
ReplyDeleteThe first year I did it, it was a little harder to keep on top of. Last year, it felt like a piece of cake. But, I hold my iPad mini in my hand all day. I am constantly giving out points to students. I even play music off of it for my transitions, so it is always either in my hand or within arms reach. It was very beneficial when I had a student who was changing medication. Parents were able to see which days were his good days and which ones were his bad days. At the end of each day I good just shoot them a quick message and explain what had gone on that day.
DeleteMy advice for staying consistent is just to make it part of your routine. One teacher in my school uses it a little different. She only gives out 5 points a day. They get a point for completing reading, math, science, etc. Then on Friday, if they get at least 20 points, they get free time. The students who do not get 20 points have to talk to her about why they lost points throughout the week.
Class DOJO works wonders for some classes. My first class I had it did not work with but my second class it was life changing for them. They loved hearing the sounds and wondering who got the points etc.
ReplyDeleteI love the sounds of Class Dojo! Sometimes that is all the students need to hear and then they get back to work.
DeleteThis was cool to read after the guest blogger post my friend wrote about the new features of Class Dojo on my blog. It's interesting to hear how others use it.
ReplyDeleteI know that now you can make small groups on Class Dojo. I will definitely take advantage of that since we do differentiated instruction most of the day. I will check out your guest blog and see what else I can learn about it.
DeleteI think Class Dojo is great for elementary students. If I was still teaching Kindergarten, I would definitely be using this in my classroom. My daughter is going to be in 1st grade this year and as a parent I think it would be great to get an update on how she is doing through Class Dojo.
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