Free ClassDojo App For Kids And Teachers
Overview of ClassDojo
An online class behaviour and class management app application that assists teachers and their peers. The app came into being to promote and foster positive student attitude and classroom decorum. The app allows teachers to connect with parents their kid's day to day activity and progress via the ClassDojo app. The ClassDojo app encourages kids to follow certain sets of rules and basic etiquettes required in a class and beyond class premises by rewards. Kids can earn dojo points on the basis of their class behaviour and performance. In this way teachers can update parents about their child's progress, performance and classroom activities all and all. It is one of the best apps available for free which brings teachers, parents and kids on the same platform.
Editor's Words
Objective of ClassDojo
ClassDojo's sole purpose is to promote a positive attitude of students and to bring forth a medium through which teachers and parents can communicate and discuss over their child's progress and performance plus all the class activities. The app main objective is to teach students basic etiquettes, classroom culture and maintain a healthy class decorum where the collaborative learning and a healthy conducive education system can spring.
ClassDojo app is available on all leading app stores which makes the application even more accessible. The application can be downloaded on any iOS device or android device as it supports both.
ClassDojo offers three different modes such as;
1- ClassDojo for teachers
2- ClassDojo for parents
3- ClassDojo for students
1- ClassDojo for teachers
ClassDojo firstly allows teachers to connect with parents and keep them updated through the ClassDojo's dojo point system which offers them to message parents easily and have a talk about the progress and performance of their child. ClassDojo assists teachers in maintaining a healthy learning environment and it promotes a positive classroom culture. As mentioned above, the app is easily accessible and it is supported by most of the phones and operating systems which makes it stand out amongst the most apps.
The ClassDojo's official website provides teachers with a few cheat sheets under the banner of teacher resources as to guide them through the working algorithm of the app, there are video tutorials for the ease of all parents and teachers.
The teachers can create their class profiles through the ClassDojo's official website. The process initiates by providing the grade level. Teachers are then supposed to set some rules and class values that needs to followed in the classroom, the ClassDojo for teachers preset values includes a set of six individual classroom values such as;
1- On task
2-Helping others
3- Teamwork
4- Class participation
5- Perseverance
6- Working hard
ClassDojo also offers five "needs work" set of classroom values such as;
1- No homework
2- Disrespect
3- Off task
4-Unprepared
5- Talking out of turn
All these values and sets of classroom do's and don'ts are completely customizable. Teachers can reset the already provided values accordingly. Class values are mapped on dojo points therefore a teacher distinguishes what the weight of each value should be from 1 to 5 similarly the weight of the negative attitude will be set from -1 to -5. After setting all these arguments for class values and rewards teachers can assign different dojo monster profiles to each student. After setting up each students profiles teachers can commence a parents and teacher meeting in which teachers can share students' profiles and all the access to their parents so that they can keep an eye on their child's progress. The ClassDojo app gives teachers a feature where they can post pictures and messages from which parents will be kept aware of all the class activities. In this way parents will know all the insights of their kid's performance if they are doing good or not. The reports can be analyzed on the rewards and points their kid has earned so far. The app keeps a record of each and everything and all the activities of kids which can be seen by their parents and teachers respectively.
2- ClassDojo for parents
Parents can see all the reports and progress of their kid via ClassDojo's android app or iOS app or else they can look through the reports on the ClassDojo's official website. Parents can browse through all the information for different kids across multiple classrooms by adding them using a unique code given to them.
Parents can see their kids reports through a graphical representation and all the breakpoints. Parents are allowed to convey messages like teachers using the message or email medium. They can strengthen the communication lines and discuss all about the children reports and progress. Parents will get notified each time if there is something new such as a new student story, pictures, or a private message if sent by the teachers, at the end of the week parents can view the weekly reports as well and give feedback.
3- ClassDojo for students
Students profiles give students all the access to post pictures, add audio notes, upload student stories, upload their classwork and maintain their personal digital portfolio if and only if their teachers approve the work only then they can post or upload anything.
Safe, Secure, Reliable and Fully Compliant
All of your kid's information is kept safe and intact on ClassDojo. Only parents, teachers and kid's themselves can access their information only. ClassDojo products are FERPA and COPPA compliant.
ClassDojo - How to set up!
Step 1: Create an account and connect to your school
Teachers are supposed to create an account for free at ClassDojo's android or iOS app or they can create an account on the application's web app. Once they find their school, request to join and the moment ClassDojo verifies everything the account will be active.
Step 2: Invite teachers
Invite your fellow teachers on ClassDojo and connect with them!
Step 3: Add to School Story or Notification
Add a fun story of your school or maybe a quick tour around the school will be a great idea to notify people that your school is on the ClassDojo now.
Step 4: Be consistent
Constant feedback from teachers and parents on how to improve classroom values and what should be added or removed in the curriculum will be an idea appreciated by all.
Supported Devices:Â Our apps are supported by all types of Android and iOS devices.
Android:
Our apps are supported on all major Google Android Phones and Tablets:
- Samsung
- OnePlus
- Xiaomi
- LG
- Nokia
- Huawei
- Sony
- HTC
- Lenovo
- Motorolla
- Vivo
- Pocophone
iOS:
Our apps are supported on all iPad devices and iPhones:
- iPhone 1st generation
- iPhone 3
- iPhone 4,4S
- iPhone 5, 5C, 5CS
- iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S Plus
- iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus
- iPhone 8, 8 Plus
- iPhone 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max
- iPhone 12, 12 Pro, 12 Mini
- iPad (1st-8th generation)
- iPad 2
- iPad ( Mini, Air, Pro)