Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Class Dojo - New behavior management app
While searching for great apps to implement while using our new Chromebooks I came across something called, "Class Dojo" in the Chrome Web Store. It is an online classroom behavior management program and since my room was experiencing some behavior issues, why not start there? The students had a blast creating their own cute, unique avatars. All day we have an extra Chromebook open with the app up and running. The special education instructor, my para-pro, my math educational assistant and I all take turns keeping track of positive and negative Dojo points. When we see a student doing something great like staying on task, participating, working hard etc. we click on the child's avatar and give them a point. The machine lets out a positive "ding". When a negative action is viewed a negative Dojo point is given to the student and a sad sounding "honk" occurs. The difference in behavior has been amazing. When he kids hear the sounds they may not know exactly who received the point but immediately make sure their own behavior is on track. They enjoy logging in themselves to see how they are progressing, and I give a small reward to the top positive point earners at the end of the week. I print their weekly progress sheet to send home in their Friday folders that allows parents to see in a very organized, friendly way what actions are being noticed in the classroom. I love it!
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