I went to a wedding a couple weeks ago and I interacting with a 3rd grade teacher and she was telling me about her classroom and she mentioned this new fun way to track student behavior. It is called ClassDojo. Basically it is a classroom management tool that helps teachers track student behavior with efficiency.
It comes with built in avatars for different classes and teachers are able to add the names of their students. Teachers are then able to award points (positive or negative) called 'dojo.' Two different sounds are associated with the type of points, so the teacher can have this open on a smart board where students are able to see their points. In the article, the teacher mentioned that she installed the app on her phone so she can record points right away (if students are at lunch are walking in the hallways). Another positive side was that teachers are able to send reports to the parents without much hassle.
I think this is a great idea in a classroom. It encourages students to improve their behavior and the idea of points gets them excited. With the ease of technology, teachers can update on the go. I would love to hear everyone's thoughts on this!
I remember hearing about Classroom Dojo from a previous class, and I definitely think its a cool way to handle classroom management, and also keep track of student progress. I didn't know you could install it on your phone; it'd certainly make things easy with monitoring students outside of class.
ReplyDeleteI have heard about classroom dojo before and I think it is a really neat idea and a great way for students to get immediate feedback and be able to self-monitor their own behavior while the teacher can monitor them as well. I think it is creative and efficient and I would love to see it first-hand!
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