If you haven't checked out ClassDojo, you're missing out. It's an app (and website) that I use to give feedback, or Dojo points, to students for skills they are displaying in class. I give points for everything from participation to focus to teamwork. Students get their very own monster that represents them in class -- they absolutely love it and are SO motivated by it. What's even more amazing is you can take photos from class and post them to your 'Class Story'. Parents are able to sign up, and parent invitations can be printed in Korean! Also, captions on your Class Story photos can be translated by parents, too -- which is amazing for English Language Teachers who struggle with the language barrier. You can also privately message parents in the app, too, and set quiet hours so that you aren't messaged at all hours. Keeps a nice separation between professional and personal communication. Hope you check it out! classdojo.com or search the android or ios app store

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I am trying to set this up as it is such an awesome concept but it is all in Korean and doesn't seem to let me access the English account.
What did you do?

Hello,

 Do you also have 22 classes with 30 students in each? I wanted to use this last year but I found it difficult to do so with that amount of kids.

I used to use it with my extra curricular classes, as the no. of students was more manageable. But even then, I found I was spending too much time trying to find students on the app to give them points. So I used fake laminated dollar bills and handed those out to students who did well and then converted the dollar bills into Class Dojo points at the end of the lesson.

I think Koayashi's idea of using it for different classes to compete with each other is great :D Just wondering how you reward the top classes?

Using Class Story to share VIPs (Visual Instruction Plans) VIPs are lesson plans in visual form. They are made up of a string of visual prompts that provide a clear set of plans for correct performance. I teach EFL in South Korea, and one of the best uses I have found for the

ClassDojo Story feature is to send home VIPs the day before I use them in class.
Sending VIPs home the day before they are used in class gives students an idea of what we will be doing in class and lets them break down the instructional language by previewing it in the comfort of their home (giving them the opportunity to translate anything they don't understand).

Does anyone else use Class Story like this? Any advice on how I could use it more effectively?

Other ideas for rewards that won't cost you any money

For individuals:
- Sit with a friend
- Sit in the teacher's chair
- "Dojo Master" (give points on the iPad, with teacher instruction)
- Teach a lesson
- Shoes off

For the entire class:
- Brain break (check out GoNoodle)
- Movie time
- Choose your seat for the day
- Student's choice lesson

Class Dojo is an awesome tool to have when you are teaching a small class, an afterschool class, or even just a few classes in one grade.
 
If you're teaching 22+ classes and grades 3-6, it gets very messy and difficult to manage along with teaching your classes.

I would suggest trying something else easier to do like stickers or a points chart in the class for individuals or for the whole class (class vs class points). Personally, I go with the individual sticker charts they keep in their books and I give out stickers to groups who did their best during the class.

I don't have computers in my classroom, do you think its useful if I just use it on my phone? or my laptop? Do the kids need to be able to see it on the screen? Thanks!

I don't have computers in my classroom, do you think its useful if I just use it on my phone? or my laptop? Do the kids need to be able to see it on the screen? Thanks!

If we are talking about Class Dojo, I wouldn't bother on a phone. a big part of the appeal to me is that students can see their points.

A laptop maybe, but only for a small class size.