ClassDojo

Name: ClassDojo
Item: ClassDojo
Rating: 5
Author: Educational App Store

Classroom Management App

By Spencer Riley | Updated on June 23, 2023

Android, iPad, iPhone
Free
age 5+

About ClassDojo

ClassDojo is a simple classroom management app for teachers, parents and students. This app is designed to help teachers, improve student behavior and communicate more effectively with parents. Using ClassDojo, parents feel more engaged with what their children are learning. Teachers might have better feedback from those parents about what children are doing at home.

ClassDojo Review

What is ClassDojo

ClassDojo is a classroom management tool that enables schools to bring parents, teachers, school administrators, and students into classroom communities so they can track and enhance classroom behavior in real-time.

ClassDojo is a free app that helps build amazing classroom and school communities. Teachers give feedback to students for any skill, like “Working hard” and “Being curious.” From the mobile app, parents view their child’s feedback, message directly with teachers and school leaders, and see beautiful photos and videos of classroom moments.

ClassDojo digitally tracks each student’s behavior through the addition and subtraction of points that fall in specific categories that can be designed by the teacher and/or children. The purpose is to reward or deduct points from students for the behaviors that they are displaying and the choices they are making.

It provides positive feedback to the child while they are doing well by displaying the behavior for which they earned a point, their rising point total, and by playing a cheerful sounding “ding”. It also provides informative feedback to the child if they make a poor choice by displaying the inappropriate behavior for which they lost a point, their decreased point total, and by playing a more striking negative tone.

ClassDojo helps academic institutions engage students and parents through customized messages, images, and videos. It authorizes teachers to make and share online portfolios, letting students and parents log in by scanning a QR code and write journal entries, record videos, and submit work via images.

Download the free ClassDojo app

On a mobile device, ClassDojo is available for free to download on iOS or Android devices.

Can you download ClassDojo on a computer?

On any computer, you can access ClassDojo's website using any web browser.

Is there a free version of ClassDojo?

ClassDojo is free for teachers, families and students.

ClassDojo for Teachers

ClassDojo also helps teachers to communicate with students’ parents more effectively. Parents are able to view their child’s feedback on ClassDojo, teachers are able to instantly message them with important updates, share photos and videos to their Class Story. Parents can send teachers messages too. For parents who are unable to access the internet or do not have a smartphone, teachers are able to print out their child’s feedback for the week or month, and send it home for them to see.

Teachers can create their own targeted behaviors as needed. Reports are calculated each time student's points are updated and these can be shared with the students and parents if they accept your invitation to an account. It can be used to a small or large extent depending on your time, purpose, and interest.

As part of the behavior management system. the students receive points for specific behaviors (On-task, working hard, persistence, etc.) and receive negative points for negative behaviors such as being off-task, bullying, or blurting out.

How teachers use ClassDojo in the classroom

Create a positive classroom culture
Interact with parents
Motivate students in learning

What is a ClassDojo School?

A ClassDojo school is one that intends to use ClassDojo schoolwide to help their community stay connected—inside the classroom and out. Along with the convenience of having all your school communication in one place, ClassDojo Schools get access to sweet perks and exclusive swag!

ClassDojo for Parents

You can see all of your child’s feedback from teachers, hear important announcements and updates, and see photos and videos from class! You’ll also be able to see your child’s classwork on their own Student Story.

When do parents get notified by ClassDojo?

ClassDojo notifies parents whenever they receive a new private message, a new Class Story post is added, their child has posted to their Student Story, and on Friday to review their child’s feedback from class.

ClassDojo for Students

Students showcase their classwork on Student Stories, their personal digital portfolio. All posts are approved by the teacher. Students can create and upload videos, draw and annotate on photos, compose journal entries, add voice notes, and much more.

Safe, secure and fully compliant

All of your child’s information is kept safe on ClassDojo. Only they, their teachers, and you as their parents can see their information. ClassDojo is COPPA-compliant and fully support FERPA.

ClassDojo - How to get started

Step 1: Sign up and connect to your school

School Leaders can create a free account at ClassDojo.com or on the iOS/Android app. Find your school and request to join — the ClassDojo team will verify your request to keep your school community safe.

Step 2: Invite teachers

Visit School Directory to see who is (and isn't) already on ClassDojo. Invite others to join your school community right from within Directory!

Step 3: Add to School Story

Add your first story to School Story! A welcome message with a photo from around your school’s campus is a popular idea. Parents and teachers will love it :)

Step 4: Create consistency

Ask teachers how they want to encourage skills and school values, and how best to communicate with parents. Aim to gain consistency in all classrooms!

ClassDojo Alternatives

We have compiled a list of solutions that reviewers voted as the best overall alternatives and competitors to ClassDojo, including Remind, Schoology, brightwheel, and Nearpod.

Overall Rating

ClassDojo is a tool that has a whole toolkit of classroom tools, all in one place. With a click of a button, you can easily assign random groups to the class, show the activity you're working on over the projector or digital board, and you can even fill the classroom with soft background music that doesn't distract.