Alexander+Garey-+ClassDojo

Welcome to Alexander Garey's ClassDojo Technology Presentation!



Topic ===The topic I chose for my presentation is the use of ClassDojo. ClassDojo is an online behavior management tool that allows teachers to keep track of student behaviors, attendance, and data. ClassDojo allows teachers to reward positive points as well as retract negative points based on student performance, with its many features it is able to be customized to fit each classroom need. The interface also allows for quick, easy, interaction among parents and other teachers in the building through its online sharing capabilities. You are able to send messages directly to parents class wide or on an individual student basis. Each student also gets their own custom avatar in which they are able to create and manipulate if you so choose to give them a 'code' to log in with. ClassDojo comes with many features that allows for easy classroom management and has become a tool that I have implemented within my classroom throughout the years.===

Official Presentation Video

Video 1 of 3 - Presentation of Interface, Usage, and Features View in Full Screen for best results.

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Video 3 of 3- ClassDojo in the Classroom

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Extra Videos for help

Student Introduction to ClassDojo:

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Articles that support the use of this Technology

Classroom Behavior? There's an app for that Class DoJo: Supporting the art of student self-regulation Technology Support for Student Behavioral Development Using Class Dojo to reinforce positive behavior Content uses of this technology ===Since ClassDojo isn't necessarily a tool in order to teach content it is a tool that will allow you more time and comfort in order to teach your content needs. You can use the features of the Web 2.0 tool to assist you in the classroom with such capabilities as a 'randomizer' that will allow you to randomly pick on students and award points as you see fit. One other tool that is useful to assist the teaching content with this technology is the timer. Although it is such a simple tool I found it to be extremely useful in the classroom as a reminder of how much time was left in the class or in the specific lesson. So other than a classroom management tool it also becomes a time management tool as well that will allow you to be better prepared and focused on teaching the lesson at hand.===

Pedagogical Considerations for this technology ===Pedagogically speaking ClassDojo is a tool that you are able to adjust to fit any need that you would have in the area of classroom management for assistance with teaching. It can be used in with any curriculum and it allows for students to visualize themselves and and have the audio/visual perception of how they are doing throughout the day which will allow them to even set goals for themselves (which is a crucial skill in making students independent). Some other pedagogical considerations are that ClassDojo aligns heavily with ISTE Standard 3 which is Modeling Digital Age Work and Learning. Below you will see the 4 sub standards that go along with ISTE Standard 3.===



===The ClassDojo system aligns with ISTE Standard 3 as it will allow you as a teachers to become very fluent in the use of this Web 2.0 tool and share it with others in your building (as you could even be the building coordinator for this program if it was implemented school wide) and therefore would allow you to demonstrate your fluency in the use of this technology and apply it to new situations.=== ===With the sharing capabilities set aside in this tool you are able to share data with other staff members, parents, the students, and even print out daily behavior sheets with messages if you choose to do so. As this is a classroom management tool that will allow for students to become goal setters it will contribute to their successes in the classroom.=== ===As ClassDojo keeps your data for you as long as you would like it becomes an effective digital tool that can be referred to at any point when analyzing and using information about a students classroom tendencies. This is especially useful when it comes to grades, interim reports, and even the RTI process. See above for extra resources and information that supports the use of ClassDojo.===

Where to purchase or acquire:

@https://www.classdojo.com/

Wireless Touch-pad Keyboard (seen in video 3)

Logitech Wireless Touch Keyboard (I apologize that the version I use (Perixxboard 717) is no longer being sold but there are many options available if you Google "Wireless Touchpad Keyboard")