Google Calendar and ClassDojo

Let's face it, a teacher's desk can sometimes become a black hole of assignments, meeting announcements, permission forms, calendars, etc... In the digital age, Google Drive allows educators, and any other disorganized individual, become organized.

One tool that I use is Google Calendar. Here I am able to create a specific school calendar, a personal calendar, my son's school calendar and a calendar for my husband's work schedule in one tidy place. Even better, I can share one, or all, of these calendars with the public or specific individuals. Furthermore, I can embed a school calendar on any website such as our classroom page so that parents can keep current on what is going on in the district, school and specific classroom.

The following is a video that introduces a couple of cool calendar add ons that will help with time tasks.

Digital classroom management tools can come in handy! ClassDojo is such a tool. This positive behavior management tool is able to be projected on Smartboards or on individual iPads. Furthermore, parents can also log in and receive messages or reminders on their student. There are several ways to implement ClassDojo in a classroom. 

In a blog by Flap Jack Educational Resources, the author, Tabitha Carro, presents her tools and methods of implementing ClassDojo in her classroom. Additionally, she gives links to free materials to get the system established. Another blog, Tales From Outside the Classroom, shows how ClassDojo was implemented as a Token Economy as well. ClassDojo is very flexible and can be utilized for several age groups.