SchoolLeader_Schoolwide_June16th

Going school-wide with ClassDojo Your communication, engagement, and remote learning all in one place + 100% FREE for schools! Introduction A short overview of ClassDojo and this presentation Introduction Welcome! Estimated duration: hour Intros Why use ClassDojo School-wide? School-wide Set Up a Sign up & Verification b Update teachers in Directory c Update student list in Directory d Create classes & Connect Co-teachers e Connect families Resources Q&A Going School-wide with ClassDojo Introduction Classdojo is FREE forever ● Everything on ClassDojo that is currently free will always be free for schools ● We have some optional additional paid features for families called Beyond School, and may make some for school districts, too ● With a Beyond School subscription, families can ○ Give feedback points to encourage behavior at home ○ Set goals ○ Customize monsters ○ and MORE! Introduction Create a school-wide community ● Use School Story to share photos, videos, files, and Events ● Have your entire school community in one secure space ● See Insights into your school activity, like messages sent, photos and videos shared, and positive feedback given! Introduction Make families part of the school community ● Messaging meets families where they’re at ● Translations can turn messages and captions on posts into 35 different languages ● Read receipts for teachers to see when a parent has viewed a message! Introduction Engage students wherever they are ● Portfolios for the classroom and remote-ready! ○ Students log in via mobile device or computer and submit work ○ Assign activities to the class or specific students! ● Check-ins, lessons, and activities get students involved with Class Story You can now assign worksheets ��🏼 Introduction Join the community 🤗 Teachers like you, around the world! ● Join the community on Facebook to ask questions, share ideas, and celebrate wonderful moments with teachers around the world ● 45K+ in Teacher Community ● 18K+ in Mentor Community ● 2K+ in School Leader Community ● Millions more around the world! Setting up your school Easy steps to getting everyone set up Create and share classes Teachers create classes Have teachers create their class(es), including name(s), grade level(s), and the aligned-upon point-sharing option Make sure your school community is aligned on which skills you are using, what behaviors fall under each skill, the point value for every skill, and norms for giving out points Create and share classes Pro-Tip: Naming conventions! Not-as-ideal A+ Examples Teacher/Staff Names First: Mr / Last: B First: Mr / Last: James First: James / Last: Baldwin First: Mr James / Last: Baldwin First: Mr James / Last: Baldwin - ELA We recommend using school-wide naming conventions It can help make it easy to know who an Student Names account belongs to or which class is being referenced ● For teachers, use full and complete names ● For classes, add the grade, room, year, or Teacher’s name ● For activities, add a date, class, and activity type First: Suzi / Last: Q First: S / Last: Quincy First: Suzi / Last: Quincy First: Suzi M / Last: Quincy Class Names Mr B’s Class ELA Room 201 Mr Baldwin, 3rd Grade ELA, Rm 201 Mr Baldwin’s ELA Class Mr Baldwin’s 3rd Grade Activity Names (Portfolios) Journal Math Notebook June 2, ELA, Daily Journal Week Day (Wed), ELA, Journal Create and share classes Co-teachers Co-teachers both have access to the same class and can pretty much everything the class owner can except: ● Transfer ownership of class or add/remove other co-teachers ● See other teachers’ messages with parents Create and share classes Connecting co-teachers Teachers can invite School Leaders as As a School Leader, you can request to join any “co-teachers” to their classrooms This allows the class in your school school leader to pop in and check on a class! ● Under Browse other classes, select the class(es) you want to join and click Request to join ● Teachers will be notified in their account that you are requesting to be a co-teacher for the class ● Once they “accept”, you will see the class appear in your class menu! Create and share classes Add students from the Directory Have teachers add existing student accounts from the Directory ● From a class page, select Add students ● Type the first few letters of a student’s name and select the student account when it appears below These slides: https://bit.ly/SchoolwideSLWebinar - You will get a follow up email with a recording of this webinar and these slides Create and share classes Add new students When verified teachers add new students to their class that aren’t already in the Directory, those students get automatically added to the Directory 1) For individual students: ● Select Add students ● Type the name(s) of student(s) to be added 2) For multiple students at once: ● Select Copy and paste your student list ● Copy and paste from Excel or Word These new accounts will be added to the teacher’s class and to your school Directory Connect families to your school Connect families to your school Instant connection! When students are added to a class from the directory, those parents will automatically be connected! ● Parents can be connected to as many classes as their child is in and can be connected to multiple students ● Disconnecting a parent from one class, disconnects the parent from all classes their child is in Connect families to your school Invite parents When teachers select Invite parents from the top of their class page, they have three options: ● Enter the family member’s email address ● Enter the family member’s phone number (US only) ● Download a PDF parent invite This includes a “P” code (Example: P1234567) that parents can enter into their account to connect to their child’s class School-wide Resources School-wide Resources Make a plan Easy to use resources to help your staff get set up will be emailed to you! School-wide Resources 10 Steps for Success ❏ Sign up as a School Leader at your school ❏ Request to join your school or create your school listing ❏ Verify your school email address and become verified as a School Leader ❏ Plan a PD introduce staff to your remote ready plan ❏ Confirm your current Teachers and Staff are verified and listed in your Directory ❏ Confirm all students are listed once in your Directory ❏ Check that all old classes are archived and that all current classes are created ❏ Check that all co-teacher(s) and students have been added to their appropriate classes ❏ Invite parents to connect and Post to your School Story to welcome families to your ClassDojo community! ❏ Note where you can find further support ❏ Connect with your ClassDojo Mentor ❏ Join the School Leader Facebook community ❏ Bookmark the Helpdesk ❏ Contact the ClassDojo team at SchoolLeaders@classdojo.com Potential Timeline ASAP Create a plan (ID existing Mentor[s]) PD WEEK/ SOONER NEAR/DURING BTS: BTS AND BEYOND! Onboard Teachers Connect Students and Families Check in, adjust plan as needed Check that students and families are in your Directory Ensure that everything is running smoothly! to nominate them Ensure teachers have accounts, are in your school, and have classes set up ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Update the teacher and staff accounts in your Directory (start with removing accounts) Plan school PD sessions on ClassDojo and your plan Check that teachers have co-teachers and students in their classes Carry out follow-ups and check-ins from your school plan THEN Confirm Mentor(s) + Update Directory Create your and other leader accounts If you don’t have a Mentor, ask an active teacher(s) and email ↓ mentors@classdojo.com Work together to determine create a plan for how your school will use ClassDojo ↓ Request to merge schools if needed ↓ Identify existing Mentor(s) ↓ Update the student list in your Directory (start with removing or merging accounts) ↓ Follow up with teachers who aren’t YET set up ↓ Follow up with families who aren’t connected and with teachers who haven’t finished setting up ↓ Talk to your colleagues in our Facebook groups, and write to us if you need support! We are here to help 🤝 Request 1:1 support to get your school set up Click here to set up a call today! Q&A time! More questions? Write to us at: schoolleaders@classdojo.com Resources are all linked, plus grab your PD certificate here