ClassDojo!

If you’ve never heard of ClassDojo … then you are in for a treat!  ClassDojo is an awesome classroom management/communication tool and it’s FREE!  ClassDojo allows you to easily engage students by providing immediate feedback and to keep parents in the loop.  It is super fun and can be customized to meet your classroom’s needs.

To find out more about ClassDojo, click the image below to watch a short intro video.  After watching the video, visit www.classdojo.com and you can quickly and easily set up your teacher account.

ClassDojo supports teachers by providing tools, tips and advice from other teachers on their blog.  Check out their Teacher Resources page to download a teacher info sheet, or to read about ways other teachers are using ClassDojo in their classrooms.

Here are teachers’ top tips for using ClassDojo: (click the image to download the document)

The parents in my kindergarten class LOVED being connected to their students and our classroom through ClassDojo.  It is a quick, easy and fun tool.  Give it a try!

ClassDojo Groups

Click the image to read more about the new groups feature on ClassDojo.  This feature has great potential in quickly awarding points to collaborative groups of students (centers, table groups, etc).  I love this idea - one click points awarding, rather than having to search and award each individual student in the group.  If you have other questions about how to use ClassDojo, they have a wonderful blog as well as Teacher Help Desk with tutorials.  You can also follow them on Twitter @ClassDojo for lots of great tips on how other teachers are using this tool in their classrooms.  Something I love about ClassDojo is that it's a tool that everyone can customize and use depending on how it best fits his/her classroom.