What is Class Dojo? It's a software program that teachers can use to manage information about students, keep records, communicate with parents and attempt to control children and the classroom. At its core it's a way to rank the children against each other in the hopes that children will try harder so they will move up on the ranking list. The hope is that parents (as they are notified) will push children to do what's necessary to move up the ranking list. How do you move up the ranking list? Do what you are told, how you are told and when you are told. Be a good little soldier and you get a gold star.   What other software does the same thing? This link takes you to a page … [Read more...]