ClassDojo, in my opinion, is best for communicating with parents and for crowd control in a classroom.

There are two things that I like about ClassDojo. First, it's a way to communicate with parents without having to call them. For some reason, they will respond to me via ClassDojo before they will a phone call. Second, when I give or take points, students can hear it. For sure, this helps improve behavior. ClassDojo is like a modern day form of classical conditioning.

I have had trouble removing students from my class if they switched homerooms. Eventually, I figured it out.

I love this app to stay connected. I've been able to stay in touch with school activities, deadlines for school project, updated information in the classroom and even coordinate birthday activities at my daughter's school with so much ease! It's so nice to be able to speak with the teacher directly rather than having to leave a message with the front office and wait for a call back!

I love being able to communicate with my daughter's teacher through this app. It helps me to stay up to date with information and also allows him to communicate with the parents.

I've used this app for a few years now and have no cons as of yet.

My overall experience with ClassDojo has been amazing! I love it , the kids love and the parents love it. It is a very well-rounded classroom tool!

Classdojo is so much more than just a behavior management tool for your classroom. It is a great way to communicate with parents, display photos/videos on your story and students can even display work in the portfolio area.

The only thing I would like to change, is being able to add a note to a dojo a few minutes after you've given/taken the dojo. If you don't do it instantaneously then you cannot go back to add a note.

I love how creative the idea of this software is. I have used it with students ages 10 - 15. It truly is impressive how students engage in the characters and own their actions. It is such a good software to put a positive spin on behavior. Sure, you can negatively reinforce by subtracting points, but students are motivated by the system.

I honestly love everything about ClassDojo. It does everything I want it to do. It would be neat if students had a way to access their account and see their details without me displaying it for them.

Class Dojo is an effective communication tool for keeping updated on our children's progress in school. It allows us to contribute to our children's learning and address any issues they may have immediately.

I use Class Dojo for communicating with my children's teachers. They provide on time updates of what they did in class and reminders for assignments that will be due. This tool is beneficial to their learning because it allows me to directly interact with the teacher and receive faster responses.

The fact that our correspondence are email based causes me to miss an update or have to constantly search for it.

I've really enjoyed using Dojo and found that it's given my immediate access to my sons' teachers. I feel more informed about what's going on in their classrooms and it's also served as a motivator for them to work harder!

I have direct contact with my kids' teachers and can message them if I need something. Teachers are able to easily message all of their students' parents and fill them in on the daily/weekly activities. The Dojo points have been a huge motivator for my son to perform better in the classroom and get excited about school!

The messaging was confusing at first. I didn't realize that when I sent a message to the teacher it goes directly to her and not all of the parents. The way it's set up, the teacher can send a message to the whole class and then each parent can respond directly to the teacher. That wasn't clear initially. All of your contact is in one chain. I also wish you could download pictures that the teacher posts!

I have used Class Dojo for two years now and continually tell my colleagues about it. It is very user friendly, the staff promptly responds to emails, they take teachers comments and ideas and make it a reality. Class Dojo gives teachers the ability to get in touch with parents, creates a "social media" atmosphere, allows students to post (with teacher approval to the class story). I think this is a spectacular software and the cost now is free!

Ease of use, quick response from customer service, continually growing and improving

Parents can't communicate with one another.

Nothing but all positive experiences with this app

I love that I am able to receive daily updates with photos on what my grandkids are doing, how they are doing, and if they are having a not so good day (which happens). I can easily communicate with the teacher through the app......

There is absolutely nothing that I like least about this app/website, everything is truly awesome. I really love it.....

Class Dojo lets the students bring their parents in to their world at school beyond the quarterly open-house nights. You can pop in and see what is new in class. The children love this aspect. As a parent I appreciate having one place to communicate with the teacher as well as to keep current with my children's life at school. It is very modern and fun to use this program. I can not imagine not having it. We ave only had it for one year but I am looking forward to many more school years using it.

This is an amazing way to bring teachers, students and their parents together in one place. Prior to ClassDojo my children's school was utilizing social media to the extent that it was possible along with email. Even with these avenues of communication we all struggled to get on the same page when it came to lessons, classroom news and coming events. Class Dojo made it possible to have one location where all forms of communication could take place.

The only Con for me (which really isn't a con per say) Is that not all the class parents participated in the Class Dojo. I think if everyone was participating it would have been really fabulous. I am not sure if it was not enough advertising and pushing on the teacher's part of lack of interest or understanding on some of the parent's part. I think for the upcoming school year I will suggest to the room parent to really push for 100% participation to really get the most out of the program.

I have loved class dojo and used it for 7 years now! It gets better every year! I’d recommend it and do to my colleagues!

I love the connection to parents and the portfolios for students to use. This is an amazing app for teachers. I love the positive behavior system. It has the consequence system built in too, but is so focused on the positive and keeps parents connected! I love the messaging system to communicate with parents as well as the storyboard to post pictures with parents.

I did not like the notifications for the portfolio being removed from access on the app after approval. They were on the app after approval in the story, so you could go and like and comment on them after approving them. You can no longer do this. I also do no like that customer support did not communicate with me after contacting them about this problem. I use this feature daily and it’s now a struggle to use. Someone posted they dealt with the inquiry. They did not. I posted dissatisfied and reposted a question and still have not received help. Not sure what caused the change with this, usually customer service in the past has been great.

I was an ESE teacher for several years, then a training and research specialist, and now a Registered Behavior Technician who also teaches Social Skills classes for struggling students. I've used Class Dojo in all of these roles and I love it as much today as I did the first!

It allows me to easily track and analyze student behavior, while making it fun for the kids. It also allows me to easily connect with parents, or sometimes others (therapists, teachers, social workers, etc.), and share their child's behavior throughout the day.

No negatives that I can think of. Except maybe of a child creates their own monster at home, I can't override it if they decide they want a different monster.

I use ClassDojo on the parent side of this application. ClassDojo has helped me in catching up with my child's education process. While I'd love to sit down and talk about my child's daily activities, that is something not interesting to do for my child. With ClassDojo, I can get the latest updates, photos, scores etc from his daily activities and we spend family times doing things my child love the most: playing board games.

ClassDojo is an excellent application which gather teachers, students and parents in one friendly environment. Teachers can create virtual class, assign task and give scores to the students. They can also send reports, photos and messages to parents through the message service. ClassDojo's interface is similar to a social media, thus familiar to everyone.

It would be great if ClassDojo allows users to determine custom size for their graphics/photos. At this moment, most of the graphics in ClassDojo required to be square-sized.

This is an engaging platform that listens to teachers and implements solutions to help technology address needs that teachers have had for years. Not only does it help break down barriers between parents and teachers so that both are on the same page about what is happening in the classroom. They have also added a toolkit with options like random student selector and group maker. These are not essential to the ClassDojo platform, but it adds great value to the teacher who have already spent the time uploading their class information into this system. There is a lot of software out there that is supposed to help teachers, but this is one of the most comprehensive software packages I've seen--and it's FREE!

Free! This is the best software to connect parents and teachers. Teachers already spend a lot of their own money on their classroom, so what's great about ClassDojo is their promise that ClassDojo will always stay free to teachers. It's easy to setup and can be customized for the individual teacher and class. Plus they continue to add awesome features.

When I first started using this software I was teaching overseas where English was not the first language. Allow the icons were very useful, it would have been helpful to have more customization of the behavior icons and students icons so that my students would have better understood when I added points to their character (all the girls wanted pink in their character but there was only so many pink characters). ClassDojo has added the ability to upload your own character but as a teacher I wouldn't have had time to upload the characters needed for my 7 different classes of 15-20 students.

I have used ClassDojo for years and have never had a truly negative experience with it. It works well for the classroom and parents love it.

ClassDojo has been a program I have used successfully for classroom management throughout the school year. It has helped me communicate with parents regarding behavior throughout the day. This program also allows you to keep track of student success by adding and taking away points, if necessary. It informs parents right away of how many points each student has during the day. If they have questions regarding anything, they can directly message you to discuss it. Students can also submit assignments to cut down on pen and paper worksheets and activities.

I wish there was a "mute" or "do not disturb" button option. Sometimes, having parents directly message you during the day can be distracting. If there was an option like this, I would be able to message parents after school instead of having to resist speaking with them in the moment.

One of the main benefits is quick, easy access to my parents that links them straight to our classroom. The kids love that their parents see what is happening day-to-day.

I love being able to take pictures of what my students are doing and share them instantly with their parents. Receiving parent feedback and helping them feel like more of a part of the classroom is a win-win.

I wish the point system was easier for the students to access in upper elementary. It is still a great system, but they are ready for some new features by 5th grade.

Class Dojo is the best communication device for teachers. I can send group emails or individual emails to parents. It is very easy to use and I get notifications on my phone whenever a parent texts me. I can instantly send parents messages as well. It has helped with behavior as well. Parents can see when their child has earn points for good behavior or lose points for bad behaviors.

I wish you can upload pictures to email parents of documents and other pictures. It works on the phone but not the laptop.

Overall ClassDojo has provided me a direct line when it comes to school/home communications. It's a very valuable resource that should be implemented nationwide.

ClassDojo is the software that I have been waiting for! I love the ability to stay connected with all school and classroom activities. There is a direct line between teachers and parents in particular that I can appreciate. Photos, videos, bulletins, and private messages can be shared as well, and the students can create their own ClassDojo account to connect and upload artwork, homework, etc. There is a "like" and "comment" system similar to those found on social media, however content between accounts is not open to the public and can only be seen by other members and parents involved in the school.

The notification system could be a little more refined. Occasionally there is a few hour delay between messages being sent and received, and this can cause problems if the teacher is trying to reach the parents.

I don't have to worry about calling or constantly contacting my kids school or teachers while I am at work if there is any kind of issue with the boys because they instantly contact me through the Class Dojo app and helps us communicate much more easily without any other middle people or machines

I Absolutely Love how it keeps me connected & up to date daily with how well or not so well my kids are doing in school with their behavioral charts & updates or messages from their teachers.

I have used it for doing on 6 years now since all 4 of my boys were all finally in school and I have honestly had no issues with the program or the app other then it freezes randomly if I am logged in for a long period of time

If you are like me, and I know some of you out there are, you struggle with the idea of giving candy and physical treats as rewards in the classroom on several levels. One, they are so costly! When I have felt like I had no other option I have caved and bought candy to try and reinforce behaviors, but the candy is gone by Wednesday, and there is no lasting impact. Enter Class Dojo...this is like digital candy. You and parents can keep up with behaviors in a way that really fits in well with our 21st century learners.

The only real issue I had with this was that even though I was on my phone using the app to track behaviors, I really didn't like setting the example of having my phone in my hand in front of students. Using it on my ipad somehow looked more professional.

Classdojo helps my kids' parents feel connected to our class in spite of everyone's busy scheduals, which has opened up lines of communication that wouldn't have had the chance to develop as easily otherwise. Classdojo has made my life, and theirs, much more hassle free. I love Classdojo, and so do the parents!

Classdojo helps me communicate more effectively with parents that I don't see often, and even the ones I do! It's set up like a social media site, making it easy and accessible to all parents. Via the app or the website, they can private message me. When this happens it will give me a notification on my phone, for exame "Joe will be arriving late today due to a doctor's appointment", and gives me the option to private message them as well.

Once I printed out invitations for the class at the beginning of the year it was difficult to find where to print out new invitations for the two new students I got later in the year. Eventually I just sent the parents a link to accept via their email, which worked as well.

ClassDojo's software is user friendly for teachers. In my classroom, it is used as incentive for positive behaviors. I use it heavily when students are off task or loud, by giving other students Dojo points for being on task or quiet. It is reinforcement of others with tons of verbal recognition to desired behaviors in hopes to change the undesired behaviors from other students. Rarely do I use the option to take away points, but it is usually a large disappointment to my students. Because I'm only a Special Education classroom, we don't have parties for Dojo points like the regular education classrooms. But the points in my classroom affect their regular ed. rewards. The younger grades usually have class points and have parties, where as the upper elementary grades have an auction in my school. Their points get turned into fake money on auction day and students are encouraged to bring in goods to sell or buy.

My least favorite aspect is not concerning software, but that some parents would like photos of the class while others have declined permission to have their student's picture taken. It makes it rough trying to figure out who can be in a picture and who cannot. I enjoy talking with parents with live time updates on their student's behaviors, but I struggle with the picture aspect.

Dojo is easy to use and highly motivating for my students!

My classroom loves ClassDojo. It's incredible to be able to reward positive behavior and provide consequences for negative behavior by adding or taking away points. It's very easy to communicate with students' parents through Dojo as well which saves me a lot of time from emailing parents individually. My students really enjoy creating their own Dojo monster avatar to represent them. It's easy to add and detract points right from my phone as I circulate around my classroom.

I truly love Dojo. I have no complaints!

Overall, I enjoy this software very much. It’s improved communication for sure between myself and the parents of my students. It’s easy to use, easy to add new student(s), and easy to award good behavior with points and give visual consequences for poor behavior, which the parent can also see and track. I also appreciate that I can reach ClassDojo and all its perks on the computer, tablet, and even a smartphone. This program is wonderfully versatile and allows me to do much more than notes home and the occasional conference can do.

Oh there’s so much this software can do and so much GOOD it can do. I will focus, however, on my favorite amenities as that is the prompt for this section.

I don’t actually have a con with the mechanics of the program or the amenities it provides, but one part my students may not be overly fond of is that if I want to show one student how many points they have earned or how many offenses they have made, there is no privacy feature, so that one student can see the points of all their classmates. It’s often too big of a secret to keep. A student with less points then their classmates may get a bit crestfallen at having fallen behind while the student far ahead of their peers gets distracted with gloating.

My overall experience with Class Dojo has been great! I highly recommend it to educators and parents looking to track their students/kids progress and to keep communication open amongst all parties involved.

The thing I like the most about Class Dojo is my ability to communicate directly and indirectly with my children's teachers. I no longer have to wait for returned phone calls or email responses as I can utilize this application to reach my children teacher as well as monitor their progress.

The only issue I have had with Class Dojo is it inability at times to push notifications to my device in a timely manner. There have been occasions where I have received messages from my child's teacher and didn't receive the notification until I had already picked my child up from school.

ClassDojo is a great tool for classroom management, but we find it to be extremely useful for parent engagement, too. We have nearly 100% of families engaged, and we use it for communication primarily. We like safely sharing pictures and information.

The only con has been addressed recently. That was the inability to "cash in" points for use with a token economy system, and they have corrected that!

Overall it is a great tool to both monitor and track behavior and progress and communicate with parents. I'd highly recommend it for any educator from 5th grade and below.

The program puts numerous classroom management and communication tools all in one convenient, easy to use location. You can monitor and track behavior, set and issue rewards and accomplishments and share information with families.

The program does take some training and practice to get used to all of the many features. It is also formatted toward somewhat younger students so it can lose its effectiveness after a certain age/grade level.

It is helping out lessen some bad behaviors and encourage some positive ones.

I liked the ease of setting up classroom lists. It was fun for the kids to pick a Avatar. They loved the visual. I also liked that I could set up my own expectations each day. The sound effect for the negative behavior was also motivating. I didn't have to single anyone out verbally and could keep on teaching. It quickly grabbed their attention if they were not on track. Also having them go up and add their own positive points was rewarding. Also the kids and parents can see their progress at home.

I really don't dislike anything. It is easy to use on computer.

Overall, I loved using ClassDojo as a fourth-grade English and History teacher to manage the classroom and utilize other tools to enhance the learning environment. The students enjoyed using ClassDojo because of the engaging monsters and the ability to receive positive points for their behaviors, such as staying on task or helping another student.

What I liked most about ClassDojo is that it is an engaging, interactive classroom management tool for elementary school teachers. It is a convenient, multipurpose software with a toolkit of features designed to support teachers in the classroom. It not only allows teachers to reward students for positive behaviors, but it also includes a digital portfolio for students to showcase their work. Additionally, I love that this software enhances parent-teacher communication by enabling teachers to message parents and keep in contact with each other, especially about students’ progress and daily classroom happenings. Finally, it is free software!

What I liked least about this software is that it is suitable for younger students and may be immature for high school students. Additionally, it focuses heavily on a reward-punishment points system that encourages extrinsic rather than intrinsic behaviors. Also, it may not always be feasible to be on the application constantly to reward or punish students with the points system. Furthermore, it does not sufficiently track learning other than the digital portfolios feature.

Overall, it's a good app and can cut away may phone calls to teachers , which definitely a plus for teachers themselves. The download feature should be open and leave it with the school to decide to allow download or not or decide to post pictures with other kids or not.

- Very easy to use.. great way to communicate between teachers and parents

One thing I really DON"T like is the lack of way to download the pictures posted. This is restricted on the app level. I actually opened a ticket with ClassDojo and they did replay and told me this was by design due to privacy issue (some other students might not like it)

I'm able to talk directly with the teacher opposed to going up to the school and the teacher can respond either on a break. It's faster than going to school or calling to the school to talk to the teacher. which means that I don't have to stop work early to go to my child's school or to call my child to speak with a teacher.

What I like most about this software is that I stay up-to-date on what's going on with my child in class. I am able to see homework that was given.

What I like least about it would be that when the teacher post certain links for the student the students cannot copy the link or click on the link which means that us as parents have to log on to our class dojo and get the link for that child and I believe that it should be more convenient especially if that homework or that link is directly for the child.

Positively rewarding and motivating students

Class Dojo is like a teacher's digital classroom management assistant! There's lots to love! - First, it's free. Who doesn't like free? - Next, it's extremely user-friendly. Within 15 minutes you can set-up and learn to navigate the features and layout. In just 5 more minutes, you can roll it out to your classroom. Teacher's are already lacking time, and the simplicity of this platform is wonderful.

This is not a con to ClassDojo, but just an observation - ClassDojo will not solve all of your classroom management issues. It is not a quick, easy fix, so don't view it that way. You have to carefully consider usage if you want this to be a main ingredient in your classroom. In that train of thought, it could cause students to act even more negatively because they're now able to gain a bigger audience and receive more attention. Once again, this is not a ClassDojo problem, I just want future users to be aware.

My overall experience with ClassDojo is a positive one. I think it's a really nice additional tool to add to a teacher's "toolbox". With a little fine tuning to make it a little more user friendly, this could be a true go-to app.

I really like that this software allows teachers to quickly and effectively communicate with parents and caregivers. I like not only being able to receive group messages and pictures of what's going on in my kid's classrooms, I like that the teachers can also send individual messages. There is also a pretty cool Report feature that allows teachers to send reports such as Positive, Neutral, or Needs Work and the can assign a specific number to each. It's a nice way to follow the progress of students, especially in a large classroom or large school where individual parent/teacher contact is difficult.

I don't like that ClassDojo doesn't automatically move up to the next grade as your child moves up to the next grade. In my experience of using Class Dojo for two years now, I found that I had to manually adjust with a new student ID and basically re-set-up my kids' information. I also don't like that I get e-mail notifications, but can't access ClassDojo from my desktop. I can only access it through the app on my phone.

ClassDojo was an effective way to track behavior and give incentives to continue.

I liked using ClassDojo in my classroom as well as for piano lessons. In both cases, I only awarded positive points, never negative - per my teaching philosophy. In my classroom, students received points for participating in conversations, being helpful, as well as respectful and responsible. For piano lessons, I gave points for practicing, bringing their necessary materials, and playing with the correct style required for the piece. In both cases I was very pleased with ClassDojo.

When using ClassDojo it highlights behavior - positive or negative. Depending on how you use it, it can make students stand out in a negative way.

Class Dojo is an exceptional software that is easy to use for All ages. Keeping it simple is the key to this software. It is nice to go to the app and have everything in one location. Daily lessons, grades, comments and even pictures are items that this app contains. Being able to communicate to an educator from a parent or child is an important part of education. No more sending notes that get lost, or forgetting what assignment is due the next day, Class Dojo is here to make everything simple in just one app.

Class dojo is an amazing software product. The software is a great tool to keep teachers connected with students and parents. Sometimes notes or texts get lost and this is a one stop app for keeping everything together. I recommend this app for All users, especially children.

When using any software there is always one thing we can find that one may not like or even want to change. Using Class Dojo is an exception, there isn't one thing that I would change about it.

I have had nothing but positive feedback when using ClassDojo. My colleagues in classrooms like that we are using the same system to encourage positive choices and behavior, and parents appreciate the regular contact and communication. I like that kids take ownership throughout the year over inputting some of their information, and I think it's a great way to give support and reinforcement without singling any student out as being different. It's also just a fun platform perfectly suited to visually-motivated elementary students. I highly recommend it to colleagues.

I love that it allows teachers to keep in touch with families easily. Parents appreciate that they receive updates each time their child achieves something, and students are more eager to participate knowing their parents are in the loop. Especially with EL families, the ability to send quick messages helps relieve anxiety and allow for some flexibility with language.

There really aren't any drawbacks. There is an adjustment period when you first use it as you try to remember to incorporate it into your routines, but it then becomes second nature.

I know this tool is generally marketed for elementary classes and teachers, but I heard about it and thought I'd give it a try. I loved it! And the students (7th graders) responded well. So what are my favorite features? First, it's easy to use and set up in a class. You can literally roll it out to your class in 3 minutes. There is not a lot of behind the scenes work that goes into it. Second, it provides an instantaneous and digital method for positive reinforcement. Teaching middle schools requires reinforcement- ClassDojo helps me keep track of that and keeps me conscious of the fact that I need to reward positive behavior and effort. Third, students really get engaged. They like to be rewarded and compete, so I also use it as a scoreboard during activities or long-term projects. Last, I never made use of this feature, but there is a parent connection to, which creates a buy-in and awareness at home and keeps parents in the loop. I'm a big fan of using ClassDojo in a positive manner - not shaming students - but highlighting the good things I saw in the classroom.

I have used ClassDojo for behavior before and loved it. We now use points as currency for our end of year "Market Day!" Students earn points for good behavior and lose points for poor behavior. Their number of points equals how many dollars they have to spend at the market and its great to see the quiet, well-behaved kids so excited that they are now the "richest!"

I love that it's an app that I can carry around all day on my phone or ipad. It's immediate and keeps track of points for you! Class Dojo is customizable for any and all needs of classroom or child.

I really don't know that I would change anything about it! It is difficult to stop and record behavior regardless of system, but this streamlines the process and minimizes the distractions.

It has been a good experience so far. I appreciate the control it allows me to have in being able to connect with teachers and send updates and pictures easily, etc. This has been especially advantageous during the flu season.

I like that it keeps me up to date on all of the activities of my children from behavior to posting pictures of the class activities and celebrations. If one of my kids is having a rough day, the teacher can reach out to me and let me know what is going on.

I like that it keeps me up to date on all of the activities of my children from behavior to posting pictures of the class activities and celebrations. If one of my kids is having a rough day, the teacher can reach out to me and let me know what is going on.

CD is an easy way to provide almost instant feedback to students about their behaviors. Having it as an app on my phone means that I am not tethered to my computer all day. Overall, it's a great benefit for all involved.

I love how involved students get in looking for positive feedback. CD also incorporates some great growth mindset videos that are appropriate for many ages. In addition, one can add and delete behaviors according to your classroom's expectations. You can choose multiple students for feedback at a time or just one. There's an attendance function, a group maker, and a way to get parents involved with messages and photos.

There's really nothing that the developers haven't thought of that would be a negative. It's easy to use, can be used by multiple teachers, and helps with positive behavior management system.

Class Dojo has been a great tool to stay connected with my kids' teachers. I have 2 kids and they have many teachers sometimes it difficult to stay up to date with each classroom. Dojo allows me to message the teachers and see my kids' progress throughout the school year. GREAT PRODUCT!

This app is amazing to stay connected with my kids' teachers. I can easily communicate with them and they can keep me informed with what is going on in the classroom and at the school. It's like social media for my kids' school

I wish there were other ways to interact with other parents to share information. Sometimes I'd like to ask a question to other parents and I am unable to.

My son's teacher (kindergarten) uses Dojo daily. To the point I wonder/worry about the amount of time she spends on her phone while she should be teaching. It is her main form of communication so sometimes important info is missed because it is mixed in with a ton of bull crap I get tired of sifting through. It has become time consuming. My daughter's teacher (2nd grade) rarely uses it only posting important reminders and photos of more important events. I like that because I get the info I need and feel like she is still accessible if I needed anything.

ClassDojo the software/App itself is excellent. Never had an issue with it working like it should. It's a great communication tool for connecting parents with teachers, counselors, and others that are involved in your children's daily life. Makes you feel involved and makes teachers accessible. It's great to see pictures and videos of what your children are doing.

The cost of ClassDojo Beyond which gives you the ability to bring the rewards system home seems extremely high for what you get. I see the value in continuity but not at $8.99 a month, when I can use another free app with many more features. It also seems that parents who do not have internet access could easily miss out on important information from teachers who use Dojo as their main form of communication.

This app allows me to communicate pertinent information regarding my son and his day at school quickly. There are some mornings when he is having a rough time, not feeling well, or requiring a reminder to turn in his lunch money and this app makes it easy to communicate.

I love that I can see my son’s behavior report, teacher’s announcements, school principal announcements, and photos all in one application. This is what the school uses primarily to direct message teachers and specials staff, including counselor, to communicate daily information. It’s more simple than email as I don’t have to remember any addresses and use a separate app. My son loves that he can make his own “monster” too and see what his teachers say positively about him.

When I am not connected to WiFi I am unable to update messages through the app even though I’ve been sent a notification on my phone that shows more of the message downloaded.

This app is very cute, easy to set up, and with some time, very customizable. And it helped with formative assessments. But, ultimately, I stopped using it and went back to just using index cards. However, I think that I'm not the target for this app and that teachers of younger students would love it!

This app was recommended to me to help with class participation in the classes I teach. I wanted to be able to keep track of what students were accomplishing in real time. Some examples of things I wanted to track were answering a question correctly, answering a question incorrectly but persisting to get the right answer, helping another student, or asking an insightful question. Basically, I wanted to use this to help with formative assessments in my classes. I felt like documenting these thing in real time would give me data that would help me teach better, identify issues that students had frequently, and report information to parents or administrators if something came up.

I used it for several years, and it was OK. Setting up the categories that I wanted to keep track of took some time but it wasn't too hard. And, I was able to copy categories among classes. I also found it someone easy to set up classes. But actually using it wasn't fast enough for me.

My overall experience has been positive. I love staying in the know with what's going on in the classroom and throughout the school.

I like that this App allows me to stay connected with my small children throughout the day. I was uneasy about leaving my kids with school personnel because they had previously been homeschooled, however with the use of this app, all my fears were abated.

There is very little to dislike about this app. I am able to communicate with my kids' teachers and get updates about their progress, I know what's going on during the school day, and I am able to communicate effectively with teachers and even Principal.

This program has to be the single most genius app that was created. Parents are able to follow their child’s progress through a virtual interaction with the child’s teacher. My child’s teacher will post assignments and projects that are due. She can send me messages and speak to the parents overall about the behavior or attendance of the children. It is a very informative and interactive Software.

I think that this is a very easy software to you use. They classroom teacher simply send you a code that you enter so that you were able to enter the virtual classroom

The only cons to this program is that it is another app that could potential he take up space on your phone

I enjoy being able to communicate with my children's teachers throughout the day, so it is a win from me. I would buy the app straight out if it was an option, but the monthly subscription is billed annually and that is too high for me.

My favorite part of using this app to communicate with my kiddos teachers is that I am alerted right away if they message me directly. Teachers are also able to upload pics throughout the day of events and tasks the students are doing. Super cute!

I wish we didn't have to pay for the subscription option, my 6 year old always wants to play and customize his avatar guy on there, but it is all purchase only. I feel we are missing out on a lot of aspects of the app, because we only have the free version.

My overall experience with ClassDojo is that it is easy to use to help keep track of student and classroom behaviors. I am also able to communicate with parents easily. Most of my parents are signed up and will usually respond quickly to my messages.

I like that I can choose the positive and negative behaviors. I also like that I can communicate with parents through the software.

As of right now, I do not have any cons about this software. I am able to use ClassDojo in my classroom to help keep track of individual student behaviors and the behaviors of the whole class.

We use class dojo with our Special needs kids to help with behavior. We found it to be useful but it could be a bit cumbersome to use. Some of our newer paras had a difficult time using the software on the Ipad due to the child always wanting to see why the software made a noise when we entered data. It is a bit difficult to set up but once you get used to using the program it comes in handy to help with behavior modification.

Offered incentives for the child to strive for. Made it easy to track behavior patterns. Somewhat easy to use

Had some difficulty personalizing the software to meet outer needs. Somewhat difficult to use at first

ClassDojo is an essential component to any teaching classroom, especially with the diversity of learners and the uniqueness of culture every student brings. It provides a crucial incentive for students to be at their best.

ClassDojo is a must have for creating a culture of respect, accountability to parents and incentives for students to perform at their optimal level. Fun and easy to use, students love the interactive Dojo points they earn when they perform. The software is free to use and customizable. It is not only for educators. It can be used in multiple settings. Points for certain behaviors can be set. The software can be used on laptops, tablets and even phones. The software creatively allows for students to choose their monster, giving them ownership. It allows the user to inform parents of how students are doing and even tells you if the parents have opened the message.

The only problem that I encountered was that it minimized the actual conversations that I had with parents in person. Like any software, the user must be extra careful this does not replace parents coming and talking with the teacher. Many parents thought ClassDojo replaced the annual parent conferences. I had to let them know that this is an essential tool but does not replace us meeting together.

Something that I enjoyed about ClassDojo was the fact that my students were competitively engaged to be successful. If one of my students was growing academically, I could distribute points to them and recognize their achievement; meanwhile, the rest of the class could notice that their classmate had received a point by looking at the screen. This friendly motivator helped other students realize they needed to be focused on how to make the most of their learning. On the other hand, if one of my students was not fully engaged, they knew the possible response of their teacher was to take away a point from them after a positive reinforcement took place.

Since parents have access to view your platform, they may wonder why their student did not receive any points or why their child lost many points during the day. Although, I welcome parent connections, parents may base their biases on the number of points their child has received. Secondly, the software caters mostly to lower elementary. Upper elementary does not value the program as much due to the hindrance towards an abstract mindset. Students within upper elementary (3-5 grade) need something that appeals towards reasoning and collaboration in order to engage them fully. I prefer Bloomz with upper education because it allows for more involvement with parents and families.

This has been a wonderful resource to help with classroom behavior. Another plus is the ability for students to submit work! It's a great way to lesson the multiple piles of paper around the room. Easy to do, easy to grade, and easy for parents to see!

Class Dojo is the perfect classroom management tool. The ability to set any behaviors, good or bad, AND the points they give to or take away from each student make it easy to personalize each class you have. Parents can see a summary each day, if you so choose, and this can even be used as a parent contact tool!

I have not found anything about this software I do not love. It's everything you need for classroom management.

Teachers upload there class roster and assign each student Dojo character. Throughout the class, the teacher can add points to each character or a group of characters. When assigning points, it makes a nice little sound that the students like. Students than can compete with each other or other groups to see who gets the most points. I had one student who was a behavior problem but she loved to add points. I allowed her to be the point giver and she was no longer a class distraction.

ClassDojo is free for teachers! There is no extra purchases that need to be done. It can be used on the computer or on a iPad. You can also communicate with parents through the program. You can text them pictures and messages and they can respond. With some parents, this is easier than email or a phone call to get in contact with them. And it saves everything ever sent.

You have to reward students all the time and have the program up daily. Once you start, you can not stop.

So I used to have two stepsons, I was the one in charge of contacting teachers and keeping in touch with the school for them. When my older one went into second grade, his teacher asked me to download class dojo. I gotta tell you - this was a game changer! So easy to get in touch with his teacher, and stay on top of his progress/issues. I was able to actually see his work, and I always knew when he had homework so he couldn't get out of it! Every parent should use DOJO along with their children's teachers!! I gotta say though - I'm so glad my parent's didn't have this when I was a kid!!

Nothing, This is a game changer for parenting. AMAZING!

I have used Classdojo for 3 years now, and would recommend it! It brings parents into the conversation and makes communication easier and more efficient. Students can track their behaviors and physically see the benefits of good behavior.

I love that it is user friendly, both for students and parents. I can use this software to communicate with parents and it is keeps a digital record of all conversations. I can make announcement and create reminders for parents. After the message is sent out, I can see who has read the renouncement and who I still need to contact. Students can customize their avatars to make it feel more personalized. The parents can see how their child is doing instantly. This helps them to reward and reinforce postie behaviors at home.

The app only works with up to date devices. I work in a low income school, and some parents do not have the latest devices and/or cannot update. It feels like they are excluded from the conversation.

My students take responsibility over their best work by placing it in their online portfolio. ClassDojo is 100% safe and easy to use!

I love using ClassDojo for my classrooms. The kids love the monsters, it gives them instant feedback as to how they are doing, kids can add digital items to their portfolios, and parents have access to how their child is doing. With the app (and the computer), parents and teachers can communicate in real time. I can send pictures to all the parents or just a few or one. Parents love the ease of use, kids love the feedback and I love it all!

I have not come across anything I don't like about ClassDojo.

Class Dojo has been wonderful! My mother and I are both involved with my younger brother's health and education. We can both see messages from his teacher, quickly send her a message as needed, and we know we're not interfering with the classroom. His teacher stays signed in after class hours as well so if we've needed clarification on homework expectations we can get an answer within minutes. The school posts a ton of photos of school events, as well as notifications about upcoming events so we're always in the loop. For the summer there's a subscription option as well to get the kids involved outside of school. We haven't tried it out yet but it looks pretty great- can set goals for the kids and they get reminders and rewards for completing them.

I wish the additional features weren't a charged subscription, we have a ton of extra charges already, but that's really the only negative part we've encountered.

My son's school uses ClassDojo to keep in touch with parents, communicate updates, track your child's weekly progress and send individual messages, and I must say, it's much easier, and certainly faster than having to write notes and hope the teacher gets them! All I have to do is send a quick message and my son's teacher gets back to me within a couple of hours at most. They have a points system and I'm able to keep track of it through Dojo and see if my son's behavior and work ethic is satisfactory or not. It's great. I don't have to ask how he's doing, it's all right there. On top of that, if there are any events or emergencies, the school is able to communicate them right away to all parents and a notification pops up in my email and through the app on my phone within seconds! ClassDojo makes it easy to stay in the loop regarding my son's school and education, I couldn't ask for more!

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Been using this software for three years now and there's really nothing negative I can say about it!

Class Dojo has helped to significantly reduce classroom behavior problems and has increased student ownership of their behavioral choices. Students are engaged and motivated to improve, as they can “see” the positive results of their behavioral choices.

We have been using ClassDojo school wide for 2 years and it has been great in improving and tracking classroom behavior! It is easy to set up and use, and students love creating their own avatars. Students love to earn points and our administration holds monthly classroom behavior contests with rewards such as ice cream and pizza parties. We can connect with parents to share information and classroom happenings, which has improved our parent involvement. It is wonderful that it is free!

I have no complaints about Class Dojo!!!

My daughter's teachers have used Class Dojo for the last 3 years and it's wonderful. We get daily updates on what they're learning in class, and we have a direct messaging route whenever we have questions/concerns. Class Dojo allows the teachers to post photos of projects and events at the school as well so we get a much clearer picture of what's going on at the school during the day. *Parent's have to be invited to view their individual student's class as well, so the messages and updates are all secure and private. If a parent prefers not to have their student's pictures posted they can also opt out with their teacher and arrange that as well.

Student reports only go back one week. It would be great if they were saved in the app for a little longer, perhaps a month. I have no other complaints beyond this though, it's a wonderful tool for parents and teachers alike.

Overall, ClassDojo is a complete package for lower elementary students and teachers. User-friendly with so many features to enhance and modify class behaviours.

ClassDojo is a very user-friendly application for teachers. I would say that it is suitable for lower grades 1-4. Teachers can award or deduct points to their students for both positive and negative reinforcement. One of the great features is the messaging board where teachers can send instant messages home to parents or share photos of what they are doing in class. These messages are confined to only the parent of the child and no other message posts or responses from the parent can be seen by other parents. There is also sounds allocated to the awarding of positive or negative behaviour that makes students perk up and check their own behaviours. I also love the animated video clips by the ClassDojo characters that teach students things like growth mindset.

As a grade 6 teacher, I find that the avatars for this application are more suitable for younger grades as upper elementary/middle school pupils are too cool for this look.

I have used ClassDojo for the past few years. Even my grade 10 students were excited when I was able to carry over their classroom from grade 8 this year. Since I am in a small school, the chances of me having a group of kids for more than one year/one course is high. I just need to get more of my colleagues on board, so that we can share highlights with all parents and teachers.

This program is great at helping to connect with parents, and provide a way for students to show case their work and positive behaviour. There are some neat tools that have been added that allow for teachers to randomly pick people or generate groups, do attendance, set timers and set goals. They now allow students to join your class using their Google accounts which makes it a lot easier than before when you had to scan the QR code or enter a text code.

Now that they have adding the signing in with Google, everything is AWESOME!

It has helped in producing my class management. My class can see their names on the board and understand that they are being held accountable for their actions. It is fantastic.

I love Class Dojo! This is such a fabulous product. I love how simple it is to use and how much the kids enjoy it. I love that the students can customize their own avatar to be whatever they want. I like how you can communicate with the parents through Dojo. It is like sending them a text message, which makes it easy for the parents to read and to understand. I love how you can add and take away points from those being awesome and from those being a off task. It has a ton of benefits and just is a great class management tool.

I do not have any dislikes about this software.

Overall, my experience with Class Dojo has been excellent. I highly recommend it to anyone who's school system utilizes it, as it makes communication with busy teachers seamless and trackable. I also appreciate being able to look back at pictures, records, and past communication, all in one place. Teachers have used this platform to communicate class announcements, requests and updates; as a parent, I have used it to send individual messages to teachers and to keep up with grades. Class Dojo makes it easy to be in the loop.

Class Dojo is a versatile platform that makes communication from teachers to parents and caregivers easy and efficient. As a parent user, I love Class Dojo for the quick updates I see from teachers throughout the day or week, as they frequently post pictures of what is happening in the classroom. Only those with an access code can see the updates. Teachers can easily communicate with the whole cohort of parents, as well as individually with parents; I receive opted to receive updates every time grades are entered (notifications can be turned off), and there is also a way to send and receive individual messages with any of the student's teachers. If there are multiple children in the family, all of their reports, teachers, pictures and classes can be listed under one account. Class Dojo is a one-stop shop for a parent or caregiver who wants to keep up with what is happening with their student.

Honestly, I haven't found anything lacking for my purposes with this app.

I have used ClassDojo for the last 2 years and I have had a great experience! This software allows me to keep in contact with my child's teachers, helps me to keep track of my child's progress, and allows me to always feel like I am included in my child's daily learning experiences at school!

The thing I like most about this software is being able to send and receive messages from my child's teachers and having the option to comment on pictures and videos that are sent directly to me or posted on the classroom wall.

Least like about the software: the alien emojis and not having the option to send videos to the teachers

While meeting my son's teacher she informed of this app. I was told it was a form of communication between she and I and to see what they do during the day while in class. I went through the app and there was not much to it, I could see pictures of daily class duties. I could leave a comment on posts and could see an alert when another parent liked or added a comment to the same post. I would leave rep messages when my phone was off or to change my son's transportation home from bus to car or vice versa. This function was helpful as long as she was in class or near her phone. One time I left her a message and she didn't check it and respond until two days later. I could see his daily progress, whether his color changed for bad behavior.

I had no problems with the app's functions. I wish it had mini games or some sort of activities for the kids to complete, but it was OK. It served up to its purpose, which was a way to see what your child does during class and communicate with the teacher.

I wouldn't recommend this app for schools. I prefer the traditional ways to communicate between schools and families.

Nothing really. Sorry. If I have to say something, it could be the possibility to watch my kid at school, as long as the teacher posted the videos. (very short in any case)

I write as a mother of a 2 year girl. At the beginning of the schoolyear parents had a regular notebook where teachers wrote everything we needed. One day, we were told that we would stop using our notebooks and switch to Class Dojo instead. Most parents were delighted, but for me it didn't work. The teacher took pictures and uploaded them but for privacy reasons they were very blurry and not very clear. We couldn't download them either. Notes were passed using this app but we could not contact the teacher back, so there was no real communication between school and families.

My overall experience with ClassDojo has been very pleasant so far. I have had this app for 3 years for my child.

The app is so easy to use. My child's teacher is able to connect with me instantly about anything from behavior, homework, or just to tell me that my child is doing well. I enjoy getting notifications from the app thru my phone and from emails as well. This app makes sure that parents stay in the know about their child's education. This app is also very child friendly and very colorful.

There are no cons. I really enjoy this app.

Great experience. It is easy to use, and easy for students to understand.

This is a great product that I switch in and out of through out the year. You walk around with your phone or iPad and you can quickly award or penalize students. In a matter of a click or two. It really is easy to use and gives a great edge to classroom management. I have seen teachers have their data always displayed on their smart board to show where kids are. I personally have it opened on my computer so when I do reward or penalize the sound that goes with each is put over the speakers in my room.

I like Dojo for what it started as. Like most products it seems to be trying to be more than it was intended to be. It is trying to be an all in one connection to parents and lessons etc. I hope it stays simple as it tries to be bigger.

The Dojo point reward ringtone! Staying in touch with the parents! The helpful activity suggestions! Synchronization from mobile to laptop and desktop with a login! The tracking and recording both positive and negative behaviors I really like, and students know that parents can be notified not only by phone, but instantaneously by Class Dojo messenger! Love this software!

Would be nice if a seating chart was available, especially when I sub because learning names is a little challenging. Would also be nice to see an integration with the students where the students can log in and see private messages from the teacher instead of being pointed out in front of the class - which sometimes encourages negative behavior.

This was a quick and easy tool to utilize for classroom management and parent connection. You computer, ipad, and phone are linked across the board and kids get connected as well!

I love that I could connect parents to the classroom through pictures and dojo points - I also love that the program adds more features all the time that are easily utilized - made by people who understand teachers and the classroom.

There isn't much I don't like about Class Dojo. I think there is a lot to explore in the program and it is easily adjustable for the different age groups you might work with.

I have used this software for over three years and it has continue to help me each year as a teacher. Even being a teacher who lives abroad, students still respond well to ClassDojo. I love that I can use my phone to give points through the app and the response on the website. So even while I'm teaching, I can easily pull my phone out and give or take Dojo points. I also like the connections I can make with parents through ClassDojo.

One thing I would like to see changed about this service is having the groups and individuals on the same page and not have to change between screens. I would also like to continue playing the music while i. A different windo on ClassDojo. They could create a small music player on the corner of the screen so it doesn't go away when you need to do other things.

Class Dojo is very easy to use and learn. It is fun for students and appealing to the user as well. I enjoy using it daily in my online classroom and I liked having it in my brick and mortar class too.

I loved class dojo when I taught in traditional classroom and I still love it with online teaching with VIPKID. It is helpful to track student behavior. I use it in my online classroom to keep my feedback and info about each student.

When I was in the traditional classroom, I would have liked being able to share my class roster and behaviors with other teachers. When my students went to PE or Art class, the teacher could pull my students up without logging into my account to change their behavior as needed. Just a suggestion.

It has helped behavior improve in my classroom tremendously. Students know that if I give or take a point, their teacher knows immediately. It's also a great way to communicate easily with parents. Most parents have a mobile phone and they tend to check their phones frequently. It is faster than email.

I like that students/classes can be shared with other teachers. If a student does well in Art or has an issue in Music, that teacher can click on Dojo and either give or take away Dojo points from the student. You don't have to wait until the student returns to the classroom and try to find time to talk to the teacher about the issue. It is super quick and easy to use. Bring your ClassDojo up on a computer, iPad, cell phone, etc. and have it open and ready for use. When you need to give or add points, you can do so immediately. If I give a point to a student in my room, the teacher is automatically notified on her device with the point popping up on the student's icon. It's a great way to communicate not only between classrooms regarding shared students, but also with parents that sign up. It includes an email feature with parents that is super handy.

Sometimes it is a little tricky to set up the sharing of a classroom with other teachers. It would be nice to have more of a step by step set of directions to go along with Class Dojo. The directions are included, but it would be helpful if they were more concise and step by step and addressed each area.

I love that parents can see exactly what their child is doing in class through the information that I put in. I also love that it allows parents to communicate directly with me through the app. The students earn or lose points based on their behaviors in class and parents can see the behaviors as well.

What I like least about the software is that it is a pain to add all the students into. If it would sync with Google Classroom to load our students in for us that would make it 100 times better.

It's a great way to communicate with teachers, parents and school administration. I get quick responses to questions, notifications on events, even important messages when school is closing for snow. I enjoy seeing my children in pictures that teachers take and post. Being able to check in on my child's behavior is important, good and bad. Class Dojo lets me see all these things and keeps me in direct communication with the school.

I can message teachers/parents and get an immediate response. I send and receive notifications about school events and activities. Teachers can post pictures of the students directly to parents when they are working on school activities. It's great to "see" what is going on in the classroom. The Dojo points is a great way to keep track of good behavior and behavior that needs work. No more sending notes home that you home the parent/teacher will see and read. You know they are getting the message with Class Dojo. The kids love to watch their Dojo points add up to earn rewards. It is not fun to see them lose points for bad behavior, but this helps them learn there are consequences to their actions.

As a parent, I cannot see their Dojo points. I see how they earn the points and how many points each behavior is worth. So many times my kids say, "Look at how many points I have now!" They are so proud of their work, but I cannot see it :(