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# Page 3 - Reviews of ClassDojo

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AB

Angela B.  
Owner  
Education Management  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### " "ClassDojo" for Classroom Management"

January 23, 2024

5.0

Our Program's overall experience with "ClassDojo" has been a success between the student's Families and Teachers.

Pros

Our Program find "ClassDojo" to be a very resilient digital tool to support Families and Teachers to enhance their student's learning and behavior.

Cons

What our Program found least about "ClassDojo" to assist our staff members would be the "Attendance Tracking" due to our Program having already established an attendance tracking system; however, if we didn't, we would gladly use "ClassDojo" Attendance Tracking.

Reason for choosing ClassDojo

N/A--Our Program has not chose "ClassDojo" over any alternative products yet.

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JC

Jillian C.  
teacher  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Good app, but not ideal for high school"

December 13, 2019

4.0

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!

Pros

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.

Cons

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. I had to click 3-4 times to document one thing. I thought it would be quicker. I can see younger students finding it cute that the little icon wiggles before the pop up appears. But I wanted something faster. I never felt comfortable having my students or parents download it and use it because it looks so juvenile. I wish there were different themes to choose. I just wouldn't be taken seriously as a teacher if they saw some of the art! I also wished that I could have had more flexibility with naming students and arranging them on the screen. Having them arranged like my seating chart would have helped a lot.

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Sharon T.  
Speech-Language Pathologist  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Nice classroom management tool"

July 19, 2019

5.0

Pros

I like that students can instantly know if they have earned or lost points. It makes ClassDojo a nice motivator for my students. I also like that you can connect with parents and use it to send messages back and forth, making it a great communication tool that is easy to use.

Cons

I wish it had more choices for good or poor behavior, or at least a way to customize the labels. I also wish there were more and better graphics to go along with the behavior choices.

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Rebecca R.  
Instructor  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "ClassDojo helps keep communication open with parents"

July 17, 2023

5.0

It is worth every bit of time getting on there to have a good relationship with the parents.

Pros

As a teacher I now find it simpler to exchange various updates and images with my parents thanks to ClassDojo. I have been using ClassDojo around 2-3 years now and have only slightly had issues, which were mostly navigating the site. But using ClassDojo has not only kept me in contact with parents but their homeroom teachers as well, and lets me posts the fun things my students do when I have them in my classes.

Cons

I seem to get easily lost when trying to navigate the site. I think the screen can be too busy so I overlook the particular thing I am looking for.

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TM

Tara M.  
Teacher  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Great Source for Classroom Management"

November 7, 2021

5.0

Overall, I like this program because it's customizable, it captures my students' attention, it allows me to reward my students and give them a consequence, and it's a way to communicate with parents. It's an all-in-one program/app. I like that I can also display it on my projector screen through my computer so that my students can listen for the "ding" of points/point removal and see their characters. I also like that parents receive notifications for specifics of what their child did well/poorly on behavior-wise. For example, if I set up one of my behavior categories to say, "Following Directions," and then take away points from a student, parents can see that that is a skill their child needs to work on behaviorally at school. I also like being able to set a class goal for the students to try for. (i.e.: When we reach 10,000 Class Dojo points, we can have a class pizza party.) Earning ClassDojo points is a huge student incentive.

Pros

The students like getting to customize their individual characters at home, and as a teacher, I like using this software on both my computer and phone (app) to provide discipline (both negative and positive). I can award students points, or take Dojo points away for bad behavior.

Cons

I wish I had to ability to add parents' numbers to the program (sign them up myself) like I can through the Remind software program.

Reason for choosing ClassDojo

Class Dojo is more engaging and provides instant messages to parents who are signed up for it to see how their child is behaving in the classroom.

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HP

Heather P.  
Assistant Property Manager  
Real Estate  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Class Dojo for Parent Teacher Communication"

August 18, 2023

5.0

It is a great tool for parent teacher communication and staying up to date on your child's schooling.

Pros

I like the photos and videos that get posted of my child and the chat feature and important updates about my child that I receive.

Cons

Sometimes the push notifications don't come through and i might get information later than I would have liked.

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sO

sara O.  
Human Resources Generalist  
Hospitality  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Encouraging your child to be Successful"

October 2, 2023

4.0

My overall experience working with ClassDojo was great. If my child was falling behind or missing an assignment, I could immediately fix the problem. I was able to log on any time I'd like and know how my child was doing. The direct communication with the teacher is a plus as well.

Pros

I not only like the direct contact between parent and teacher, but I like that you can send encouraging words and pictures to your child. Mine loved the little remarks of encouragement.

Cons

I don't have anything bad to say about ClassDojo. It was something provided by the school for free and that is a pro.

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JS

Jose S.  
Teacher  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great Class Software"

September 25, 2023

5.0

ClassDojo is a game changer for any teacher working with kids-teens, its helpful not only in the academic areas but in teaching values as well.

Pros

ClassDojo is really simple to use and implement. Students love it and it gives the teacher and parents a window into the class. Its also very helpful when teaching multiple courses as it serves as a quick reminder when preparing for class.

Cons

I really did not come up with any issues in my time using classdojo, it was simple to use for students, parents and teachers.

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Jennifer Y.  
Insurance Agent  
Insurance  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "ClassDojo is Nice but Can be a Bit Hard to Navigate"

June 5, 2023

4.0

I have been a user of ClassDojo as a parent of a child in elementary and middle school. I loved being able to contact her teachers both privately and in a post on the class feed and be responded to quickly. I also liked the reminders for things like Theme Days and Spirit Week. Getting pics of the kids in the middle of the day was always a source of joy for me.On the con side, the app is a little clunky and can be difficult to navigate. I am fairly tech-savvy and have used a lot of team/communication apps in my day and I find that this is common. It's usually because these types of apps offer a lot of features and can be a little too much sometimes. Overall, I was glad to have ClassDojo as a resource and was a bit let down when my kiddo switched schools and they just use email. It felt like a step back. The small issues with ClassDojo are easy fixes, like the difficulty I found in selecting my avatar or finding older chats.

Pros

At the moment updates about my child or her class. Able to receive private messages and general sort of newsfeed updates as well as pics. Helpful reminders.

Cons

It can a bit difficult to navigate on the mobile version. Had difficulty setting up an avatar, for example.

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AS

Angela S.  
Office Manager/Estimator  
Construction  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Excellent Way to Communicate"

August 14, 2023

5.0

I absolutely love being able to communicate with my children's teachers, get class updates and see photos they post throughout the day.

Pros

I love that parents and teachers can be in contact without having to share our personal phone numbers. I also love that the teachers can message all parents without it being a "group chat" where we have to hear everyone's comments.

Cons

Many of the features require a subscription. It seems that some of the features should be available on the free version.

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EZ

Elizabeth Z.  
parent  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "ClassDojo effectively facilitates communication with parents, fosters a positive learning environment, and encourages student accountability"

March 30, 2024

5.0

Pros

Provides methods for documenting, overseeing, and enhancing behavior, learning, and communication.

Cons

Privacy concerns arise when platforms share student information, photos, or videos, as any such sharing could pose a risk to privacy.

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Renee Carmin R.  
ESL teacher  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Great classroom tool"

December 13, 2022

5.0

I love how you can either use it on the computer o in the app for the mobile, it helps keep track of all activities assigned and students can see their scores along the way, it also allows them to know if they have any missing activity througout the course.

Pros

The ease to use and how it makes everything more dynamic for students and teachers. I love the colorfull images and studenst love their avatars.

Cons

When using the free version it can be a little confusing, but once you get the hang of it it makes everything easier.

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Brooke G.  
Special Education  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "The greatest positive reinforcement for students"

March 12, 2019

5.0

Pros

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.

Cons

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.

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Leslie L.  
Graduate Medical Education Resident Coordinator  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Great communication tool and reward system!"

March 20, 2018

5.0

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.

Pros

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.

Cons

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 :(

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Margarita E.  
School Principal  
Primary/Secondary Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great app for school community communication"

May 26, 2020

5.0

Fantastic tool that has lots of cool classroom displays and character education resources. Students are motivated when this is used by all teachers and it has greatly improved Teacher-Parent communication.

Pros

This FREE app enables teachers to communicate with parents about their child's behaviour, and classroom activities, school information, events, homework. For students they can receive (or lose) points according to teacher set criteria for behaviour and dersired skills/qualitities. When used as part of elearning the student portfolio allow students to upload pics and their work. Teachers can share videos, pictures, (schedule or directly send) individual or class messages for students and parents. Students can have their own accounts. We use the behaviour points to give awards and the behaviour reports are issued along with the school's academic reports. Administrators can post whole school posts.

Cons

It would be great if the School Story where administrators can post would allow video postings - not only messages, docs and/or a picture. The main administrator would benefit from being able to access the conversations between parents and teachers.

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HR

Heather R.  
Lead Administrator  
Design  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Parent who uses Dojo per Teacher Instructions"

April 28, 2023

4.0

I like the ease of staying in contact with the teachers but I do wish that there were more features that would allow me to search for the other teachers and connect to them (like the extra curricular classes)

Pros

I love the ability to see my daughters day and also the feature that allows me to give her points at home too.

Cons

That you have to pay for the pro version even when you’re a parent who doesn’t have a choice as the school chose this option

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AF

Anthony F.  
Warehouse Manager  
Warehousing  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Class Dojo Is Great"

February 17, 2023

4.0

My experience with Class Dojo over the past 3 years has been extremely positive.

Pros

What I like most about Class Dojo is that you can keep in touch with the teachers and see important information.

Cons

What I dislike most about Class Dojo is the lack of information about a certain classroom.

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James C.  
Deputy Principal  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Classdojo for Teachers and Pupils"

May 1, 2019

4.0

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

Pros

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.

Cons

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.

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AG

Andrew G.  
Software Engineer  
Insurance  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Not a fan of class dojo"

October 14, 2022

2.0

I use the app daily to track student progress and to be involved in classes.

Pros

It's great in theory the UI is lively and vibrant.

Cons

The parent version of the app is not set up well. It's confusing and klunky although the graphics are nice. I can never find what I'm looking for.

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Ayesha A.  
Substitute Teacher  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Dynamic Teaching with ClassDojo"

July 16, 2019

4.0

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.

Pros

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!

Cons

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.

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Katrina L.  
Event Specialist  
Consumer Goods  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Son's teacher told me to download"

January 23, 2019

5.0

Pros

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.

Cons

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.

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SM

Stephanie M.  
Teacher  
Education Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Excellent parent/teacher communication tool"

December 8, 2018

5.0

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!

Pros

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. Classdojo also allows me to leave messages on the main board about our day, or what the students are working on, which all the parents can view. The program keeps track of who's viewed what and gives the parent the option to like the post. I had the parents sign a photo waver in the beginning and I am now able to post pictures of their child's day. Whether it's doing word work, or just being creative during art, I'm able to post a picture of their child doing something in class, which the parents wouldn't normally have access to. There is also a daily points system for each child that is only accessible to that child's parent to give them an idea of how they behaved. I have chosen not to use this option myself, as I have young, special needs kids. This feature is simple to use and gives options for the points the children earn. The best thing about Classdojo, in my opinion, is the ease of use. It's easy to use and keeps the parents informed of daily or weekly news, such as what happened, or what the kids were learning that day.

Cons

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.

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Ganjar W.  
Founder  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Enriching your students' education"

April 25, 2019

5.0

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.

Pros

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. ClassDojo has made it possible for teachers, students and parents to communicate in positive online environment. This environment will connect school activities with parental guidance at home, increasing the parental engagement on the students' education process.

Cons

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.

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AP

Allison P.  
PMHNP  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Class Dojo"

June 8, 2023

4.0

Very happy with this program. I am able to stay informed of school activities as well as chil’ren progress or needs.

Pros

Class Dojo allows me to stay up to date on school activities, assignments but most of all allows me to message my child’s teacher which is much faster than leaving a voicemail.

Cons

For whatever reason, I’m not alerted when I have a message from the teacher and will miss it unless I just happen to check it.

Switched from

[Remind](https://www.capterra.com/p/234436/Remind/)

School’s choice

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SJ

Sydni J.  
Teacher  
Writing and Editing  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Every classroom need ClassDojo"

March 29, 2023

5.0

ClassDojo has been useful from both the teacher's perspective and the parental perspective in regard to giving and receiving real-time information regarding one's student.

Pros

What I like most about ClassDojo is being able to give an receive real-time information regarding the student. This allows the parent/guardian to know what their student is doing behaviorally throughout the day and be able to address any negative aspects immediately.

Cons

No negative comments/con regarding ClassDojo at this time.

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