Class Dojo

First time I've heard of this Class Dojo, classroom tool that helps teachers improve behavior in their classrooms quickly and easily. KayYi posted this up in her blog the other day. Really interesting!! A new tool to use! The benefits stated are:

For teachers: in some classrooms, more than 50% of class time is spent managing behavior rather than delivering instruction; ClassDojo aims to greatly reduce this so teachers can do more teaching and less crowd control! In addition, for the first time, teachers have a painless way to focus on developing positive behavior over time, rather than just logging referrals once it is too late to intervene.

For students: research suggests the shorter the time period between an action and feedback for that action, the greater is the effect of the reinforcement. Specific positive reinforcement helps students develop a sense of purpose in the classroom, enhancing intrinsic motivation over time. By giving students visibility and data on their own behavior, ClassDojo makes class less disruptive and creates a more positive learning environment.

For parents: ClassDojo makes it easy to engage parents in their child's development, by allowing teachers to provide them with realtime data from the classroom - with just one click.

How cool is that! Can even use it for my own kids!!

           


source: classdojo (2012). Student Introduction to ClassDojo. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaeNSYJvrn0